Many Cardplayer Lifestyle poker blog readers used to play on Full Tilt Poker before they disappeared from the online poker landscape. The rumor mill has been churning ever since as to the future of the former #2 online poker room, with plenty of trending topics of discussion, including “Where’s Phil Ivey?”, a possible European buyout of the site, and the potential of frozen monies to be returned to the players.
The only guaranteed news fact is that Full Tilt has a hearing scheduled with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (the guys who used to license them) for tomorrow, July 26th. Naturally, anyone with money stuck in Full Tilt, from low-stakes grinders up to nosebleed stakes regulars like Tom Dwan, has a vested interest in being able to play again on the site, or at the very least being able to cash out their funds.
PaddyPower.com is trying to cash in on Full Tilt’s miseries by offering betting lines on whether or not Full Tilt Poker will be able to offer real-money online poker again. If you believe that on Wednesday, the day after the hearing, there will be real-money poker on Full Tilt, Paddy Power will lay you 9:2 odds. If, however, you’re like majority who believes that Full Tilt won’t be back online, you’ll just be getting 1:8 odds on your wager. Either way, winning a bet like this one will be a sweet silver lining for anyone who’s had their funds frozen.
About Robbie StrazynskiRobbie founded the Cardplayer Lifestyle poker blog in 2009.
Having quite literally learned how to play poker around the kitchen table as a child, "living a Cardplayer Lifestyle" is something that he's always aspired to. After having worked as a copywriter and marketing professional in the online gaming industry for a number of years, Robbie transitioned to become self-employed in the poker media industry in March 2017.
Robbie translated Pulling The Trigger: The Autobiography of Poker Pro Eli Elezra, from Hebrew into English.
Robbie is also the host of the Red Chip Poker Podcast, co-host of PokerNews' Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast and creator of the Poker Notes Live mobile app.
Connect with Robbie on Twitter @cardplayerlife, or via email: robbie@cardplayerlifestyle.com.
