Will be interesting to see if any of the crew running FTP erased or altered player account balances knowing what happened today was going to be the end result.

 

Originally Posted by joeschmo

Serious question, If I'm self banned for life from pokerstars but not from Full Tilt, will I still be able to play on FT as I have a balance and account there? Will they likely be cross referencing each player in their database?

 

Originally Posted by alenb10

I also want to know this. Same situation.

 

Originally Posted by Prestonluv

some serious degens itt.

how does one get banned for life on these sites?

I mean cheating is the obvious answer...but if you did not cheat than you must have multiple warning for intolerable threats to others playing.

just curious..but for another thread i guess.

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Congrats everyone! Celebrations begin!

 

Originally Posted by wes_mc

I don't know about you guys, but based on the information available, I am not waiting for further instructions before I begin the process of requesting my money from the DoJ.

There is plenty of information/instructions available here: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/afmls/victims/

I haven't had a chance to read all of the documents yet, but you can bet I will shortly. I have also sent an email to Full Tilt Support (now run by pokerstars of course) requesting any applicable information that they have that will support and expedite my claim with the DoJ.

If it turns out I end up having to wait anyway, so be it. But might as well get the ball rolling now.

There should be very specific instructions sent to players about what to do to reclaim funds from the US Govt in the near future, I would suspect. I'm sure PokerStars' support is getting flooded with inquiries right now.

 

Originally Posted by qjuice14

you're likely not going to need to play on both sites if/when they become available. I assume since it is the same company they will offer the same tournament schedule. instead of a 1.5 mil on stars and a 750k on ftp on sundays, these tournaments will likely be combined into one and offered on both sites.

"pokerstars shared some insight as to the future of its new brand: "We will operate Full Tilt as a separate brand, giving players another leading and trusted platform to enjoy the game. The re-launched Full Tilt site will bring back the innovative features, the authentic poker, and the cutting-edge software that made it so popular with millions of players worldwide."

reading comprehension ftw ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Originally Posted by kevmode

omg guys yessssssssssssssssss I love this!!1 I knew that the players would be paid in the end

Yep and with the DoJ/USAO handling the refunds you still may well get it in the end.

Can I transfer my FTP funds to an account on pokerstars?

We hope to have the functionality in place to allow inter-site transfers between Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, so that you can enjoy playing again on either platform of your choosing. We will provide additional guidance on this in the coming weeks.

http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/

 

Originally Posted by Prestonluv

some serious degens itt.

how does one get banned for life on these sites?

I mean cheating is the obvious answer...but if you did not cheat than you must have multiple warning for intolerable threats to others playing.

just curious..but for another thread i guess.

PLuv... reread the quote ...that you quoted... the guy said its a self made ban for life... so ya he didnt have to do anything other then ban himself.... along w Mr ted STRETCH I agree... some need to step up the reading skillz b4 posting...

Finally!

It looks like stars will run FTP as a seperate site. So it will be a Stars jr, only in FTP coating. I fucking love this! I do miss a lot of the tournaments on my favorite site!

 

Originally Posted by qjuice14

seriously. i have over 3k in value in fpp's and iron man medals in my account. it really wouldn't be fair if people get their account balance compensated and not their fpp's and medals.

What happens to my Full Tilt loyalty rewards?

We are reviewing all previous Full Tilt reward programs and will provide more details on plans for these programs in the near future. We intend to have a fair resolution for players with accumulated points and other rewards under the program.

 

Originally Posted by rebelfd

Despite this good news, I won't be able to play Midnight Madness anytime soon.

multi entry midnight madness

 

Originally Posted by tedSTRETCH

reading comprehension ftw ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

choosing phrases better ftw ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

my post had nothing to do with reading comprehension, I haven't read any releases yet. i made an assumption about how they would operate, I was wrong.

 

Originally Posted by kevmode

multi entry midnight madness

I thought MUPP was the king of that anyway, you're only ever playing for second?

 

Originally Posted by tyson219

lol. pretty sure the computers are backed up. not like FTP ran its business on scrap paper in some back room

im still pretty concerned about my balance. i had 2 checks outstanding and have one worthless one in hand. 6k dif in what my balance last said and what it should be. hopefully theyll be able to tell which checks bounced, but im not completely confident in that. esp since im dealing with the doj and not ftp/ps

 

Originally Posted by CANUKEH44

I think that date was changed to June 29th actually. That's when Alderney pulled the plug on FTP's servers.

This is what PocketFives heard from one of the lawyers involved in the transaction as well. April 14 was in the original documentation.