2011 August 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Full Tilt Poker, which was the world’s second-biggest online poker company until two of its founders were indicted by the U.S. government in April, on Tuesday released its most detailed explanation for why it has been unable to pay back poker players who bet on its site. In a one-page statement, Full Tilt blamed the …

Full Tilt Poker, which was the world?s second-biggest online poker company until two of its founders were indicted by the U.S. government in April, on Tuesday released its most detailed explanation for why it has been unable to pay back poker players who bet on its site.

EPT Barcelona is down to 24 players. Bartolome Gomila may lead but Katchalov and De Meulder are lurking close by.

A man armed with a knife tied a 56-year-old male cashier and robbed a poker establishment in Sadog Tasi Monday morning. Saipan Tribune learned that the suspect took off with an estimated $2,500 to $2,700 cash from Capitol Poker during the robbery at 9am.

Two Royal Flush Girls resign and the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta speaks out against Lock Poker.

A small Utah bank tied to the Internet poker crackdown and to fraud suspect Jeremy Johnson has been hit with another Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. enforcement order.

The WPT is changing, Parx is growing, Gold is creating, Hellmuth is talking and Arnett is streaking. What a week!