From Poker Fuse
At midday on Thursday, November 6, Full Tilt Poker was successfully relaunched under new management.
As part of Rational Group’s settlement with the US Department of Justice, $186 million, the sum of all non-US player deposits prior to Full Tilt’s closure, was returned to poker players. It could be immediately withdrawn, transferred to PokerStars or—as the new FTP management hoped—left online and used to play on the relaunched site.
To encourage players to stay, FTP was launched to much fanfare: “relaunch week” included freerolls, happy hours, and big cash bonuses for all. “The Professionals” graced the high stakes tables and players flocked to the site.
Today, six months on, this early euphoria has died down. Players have made their decision whether to play on the new site or withdraw, and FTP battles with other dot-com networks like PartyPoker and iPoker for the second place spot.
