Author Archives: Joe

How Involved was Doyle Brunson?

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Doyle Brunson is one of the most popular and well known figures in the poker scene. Over his career he’s won a record tying 10 World Series of Poker bracelets and was the very first poker player to reach $1 million in earnings. He is considered a living legend in the poker world. His involvement…

doylesroom Shutdown

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Breaking News: The popular and well known online poker room, doylesroom has been shutdown by the US DOJ and Homeland Security Investigations today. An indictment was unsealed that listed two companies and three individuals resulting in the doylesroom along with nine others in being seized. Due to the time that it takes for sites to…

Full Tilt’s Withdrawal “Update”

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May 27th, 2025: UPDATE:Find the latest news on Full Tilt Withdrawals here. A month after the indictments and we were expecting better news. Full Tilt poker has made promises that by May 15th, 2025 they would provide you, the player with an update about withdrawing funds as related to the indictments. If it’s any consolation,…

Pokerstars Paid out $100 million since Indictment

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In what appears to be an effort to distance themselves from rivals Full Tilt and Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet who were also indicted by the US DOJ over one month ago, PokerStars has issued a statement. The following statement is clearly a message to international players that all is well and PokerStars is going no where….

Pokerstars Indictment: Three Weeks Later

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By now everyone who remotely follows the online poker industry knows about Black Friday, April 15th, the day that Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and the Cereus Network were indicted by the US DOJ. When the indictment was unsealed many thought it was the end for the largest US poker rooms, but after 3 weeks some…

Pokerstars players getting paid

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Pokerstars players from the US have now reported that payments are hitting their bank accounts. It has been almost two weeks since the world’s largest poker site was indicted by the US DOJ on Friday April 15th. So far only 4 of those indicted, all payment processors, are in custody. Non of the Poker company…

Pokerstars Issues US Player FAQ

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After being indicted on April 15th Pokerstars players have been asking a lot of questions from "what the heck is going on?" to "when I will get my money?" After reaching a domain name use agreement with the US DOJ Pokerstars has put the domain to good use to communicate with players and answer many…

Breaking News: Withdrawal Full Tilt Funds

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Since Full Tilt was indicted on April 15th for charges of money laundering, bank fraud, wire fraud and illegal gambling, US players have been asking "Can I get my money?" Most in the industry made the assumption that it would be tied up for years while the indictment was battled out in courts. In a…

Breaking News: Players can withdrawal pokerstars bankroll

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Since the Pokerstars indictment on April 15th US players have been asking "What about my money?" Many poker players thought that it would be tied up in the legal battle that could take years to unfold. However in a somewhat surprising move, US players will soon be able to withdraw funds from Pokerstars and Full…

DOJ Indictment Update: Three plead Not Guilty

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Three men have pleaded not guilty as they are the first of 11 arraigned in the case aimed at shutting down Poker Stars and 2 other online poker sites. Last Friday, in what many are calling Black Friday in the online gambling world, the US DOJ unsealed an indictment that named 11 men on allegations…