30 Sep 11
Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie Sign Acquisition Agreement
Full Tilt Poker comment in their latest press release on the happenings surrounding the company.
PokerStrategy.com received the following exclusive press release:
"Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie Sign Acquisition Agreement
Dublin, Ireland (September 30, 2011) Laurent Tapie, Managing Director of ‘Groupe Bernard Tapie’ announced today that the group has signed an exclusive agreement with the Board of Directors of Full Tilt Poker to acquire the company and all of its associated assets.
This agreement, which includes the repayment of Full Tilt Poker’s world-wide players in full, is subject to several conditions; the first of which is a favorable resolution with the United States Department of Justice. Discussions with the United States Department of Justice will begin immediately.
‘Groupe Bernard Tapie’ has over 30 years of experience in the salvation of financially distressed businesses, with over 40 companies acquired and managed to profitability, the most well-known being the sport equipment giant, Adidas."
Related news:
• Interview with Laurent Tapie on iGamingFrance.com
• AGCC Revokes the License of Full Tilt Poker
• AGCC Determination Notice: DOJ Seized $331 Million, Full Tilt Insolvent
• Exclusive: Full Tilt Poker Press Release - 29/09
• Opinion: AGCC, you failed
#1
nuno21nt, 30 Sep 11 15:13
Weeeeee#2
Diabl666, 30 Sep 11 15:13
go nanard :)#3
Dan7777, 30 Sep 11 15:13
oh my....GOGOGOGOGOGOGOO!the roller coaster ride is just brutal...#4
Julien, 30 Sep 11 15:13
French for the win :) Bravo !#5
wunderfab, 30 Sep 11 15:14
please let it be true#6
Gabinr1, 30 Sep 11 15:15
Cool?#7
Krach-Bumm-Ente, 30 Sep 11 15:15
me gusta#8
fishlock, 30 Sep 11 15:15
the merry go round starts again#9
ruuuic, 30 Sep 11 15:17
weeeeeeeeeeee#10
ruuuic, 30 Sep 11 15:17
j'adore france#11
Petiu, 30 Sep 11 15:18
License?#12
Heave112, 30 Sep 11 15:18
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE#13
blackaces82, 30 Sep 11 15:18
"several conditions" ... meh#14
djknockout, 30 Sep 11 15:18
yooo, one time!#15
beastFromPrague, 30 Sep 11 15:19
who is in the Board of Directors of Full Tilt Poker?thanks
#16
B0YNAMEDSUE, 30 Sep 11 15:19
I am only wearing Adidas from now on!#17
w34z3l, 30 Sep 11 15:19
I'd use my one-time but this would be the 15th time.#18
boboistina, 30 Sep 11 15:20
hell yeah, go frenchies!#19
FishermansFriend, 30 Sep 11 15:20
le nice#20
nttrung143, 30 Sep 11 15:20
bravoooo#21
txsio, 30 Sep 11 15:21
wooot wooot!!!!!!!!#22
AaronLambert, 30 Sep 11 15:21
wow... everyday we get new FTP news#23
Gabinr1, 30 Sep 11 15:21
This is out of this world, crazy. So FTP is seized by the FBI and black friday happens, everyone panics, it goes online again, everybody is safe... then it goes down because it's license is suspended. In one month everything will be ok... no it's not, it's still suspended, but investors have shown interest. Initial investors are not interested anymore, no more hope... but wait some french group is now interested... hope. The lincese is revoked, everybody says "RIP FTP" and says goodbye to their bankrolls. Then a statement is made where it's said that the french investors are going trough with the deal :D what's next? I actually like the rollercoaster, love it. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.#24
sufix645, 30 Sep 11 15:21
Ok its time for my ONE TIME too :)so.. ONE TIME cmon!
#25
kirezafirov, 30 Sep 11 15:21
Fulltilt probably is coming back on a big door. Great news.#26
sufix645, 30 Sep 11 15:22
+1 #23 :D#27
B0YNAMEDSUE, 30 Sep 11 15:22
@Gabinr1 Don't be such a Debbie Downer!#28
acerbikas, 30 Sep 11 15:24
Vive la France!#29
BoyRobot777, 30 Sep 11 15:24
omfg#30
eteris, 30 Sep 11 15:25
adidas in FTP store from now on? nice...#31
Nocco88, 30 Sep 11 15:25
C'est magnifique!!!#32
Vinny80, 30 Sep 11 15:26
vive la france !#33
boboistina, 30 Sep 11 15:26
mr.Tapie please get a license from a regulator not named AGCC!#34
Diabl666, 30 Sep 11 15:27
don't be so happy, wait the doj's decision now !#35
JHTAN, 30 Sep 11 15:27
I just hope to get our money back.#36
pleno1, 30 Sep 11 15:29
boom#37
arker, 30 Sep 11 15:31
Allez nanarrrrr#38
conquistadorrr, 30 Sep 11 15:31
It would be much cheaper for the new investors to buy what's worth of Full Tilt (patents, software) after the company declares bankruptcy and just start from scratch. But if they actually go for this - repaying the players in full - I think that would be a big thing in terms of trust and credibility. If they really do that - I'd play on FTP again. Which might be a stupid thing to say, because if they don't - then no one will play. :)#39
MathhNes, 30 Sep 11 15:32
ONE TIME! Used mine now also#40
kukkiwonBG, 30 Sep 11 15:33
Years of me being an Adidas fan are now repaid imo :)#41
IngridN, 30 Sep 11 15:34
no words/.. :)#42
EmanuelC16, 30 Sep 11 15:36
Jizz in my pants!!#43
Kojika, 30 Sep 11 15:37
ONE TIME !#44
Gerovit, 30 Sep 11 15:37
Go Olimpique de Marseille....He managed to get Marseille league of champions bringing fulltilt back will be easy one
#45
Cpwpoker, 30 Sep 11 15:38
Think for the tapis group it a challenge to make bankrupt company to profitable company.After making Full tilt back on rail and kicking ass they will point tell pokerstar "Ha ! In your face your bad beat was fated when the Bernard Tapis group said Tapis !!!"
Tapis = All in XD
#46
amplifyd, 30 Sep 11 15:39
hold now plz#47
boboistina, 30 Sep 11 15:43
DOJ for the love of GOD dont mess this up, PLEASE!!#48
ExternalUseOnly, 30 Sep 11 15:44
pleeeeeeeease hold my little heart cant take much more#49
AGGROFORST, 30 Sep 11 15:46
BÄHM#50
bolachasp, 30 Sep 11 15:46
@48: me too! Think that my money will go to my wife cause I will have a heart attack really soon!#51
Cpwpoker, 30 Sep 11 15:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g#53
Korn, 30 Sep 11 15:48
Fingers crossed everybody!#54
Rothko, 30 Sep 11 15:52
LAST TIME#55
Rothko, 30 Sep 11 15:52
+ posted after Korn#56
kadri7, 30 Sep 11 15:53
1 timeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#57
w4terman, 30 Sep 11 15:53
/dance#58
BOBOsvk, 30 Sep 11 15:54
bernard a casse#59
w4terman, 30 Sep 11 15:58
#51 nice one! :D#60
JuiceQuadre, 30 Sep 11 16:03
So.. we are very very deep, and after sick preflop action, motherfucking crazy flop action and insane turn action we find ourselves all in with only river to come.. hold?#61
bjela, 30 Sep 11 16:06
Finally the French are good for something :)))#62
malcomix, 30 Sep 11 16:09
BERNARD TAPIE and ADIDASGroupe Bernard Tapie bought Adidas from Dassler sisters in july 1990 for 1.6 billon francs (now €243.918 million), made huge changes in the compagny (changed the flower logo to the actual triband, relocations....) and sold it in feb 1993 for 4.458 billon francs (€683.514 million).
He's no longer Adidas owner, but this story is the best accomplishment of Groupe Bernard Tapie.
Hope he does the same with FTP...
#63
topolman, 30 Sep 11 16:10
What doest the "DOJ" stands for? I can't find it anywhere...#64
skyvol, 30 Sep 11 16:11
deparment of Justice#65
noisecore, 30 Sep 11 16:12
Department of justice#66
badgerer, 30 Sep 11 16:14
lol at #63 first hit on google#67
stinkie24, 30 Sep 11 16:19
Yeah Buddy hell yeah lets bring tilt back online a.s.a.p!!! we have been waiting 4 months all the other sites suck!! FTP yes we will#68
soulboy65, 30 Sep 11 16:20
Bernard Bloody Tapie, is this the same man who was owner of french football team Marseille who were several years later found guilty of bribing a referee to win the champions league#69
FlorinCatana, 30 Sep 11 16:24
This is his son, but it looks as they can 'manage' things nicely...;)#70
hansolobp, 30 Sep 11 16:27
I guess a major point in the discussion with the DOJ will be the (non)payment of penalty fees as the money sized by the DOJ is enough to pay players back world wide, not only in the US. Anybody got any any news on this front?#71
soulboy65, 30 Sep 11 16:27
well I won't be back at full tilt if they can do it once they can do it again#72
malcomix, 30 Sep 11 16:27
#68shhhhhhh ya idiot
We take back our BR first, you cashout if you want, then we ll see what happens...
Nothing was said in post 68
Bernard Tapie is a great guy ladies and gentlemen (applauses plse)
#73
reyjohnny11, 30 Sep 11 16:28
Wow, thats a good news. Gotta visit France next holiday!#74
hansolobp, 30 Sep 11 16:28
What are the several conditions which have to be met for a sucessfull sale? Didn´t find anything on google...#75
hellsbells2008, 30 Sep 11 16:28
about time ,nice 1 tapie ,i will be playing ftp np#76
soulboy65, 30 Sep 11 16:29
If players do get their money back 1st thing I'd do is take it out and deposit in another site.#77
JonikoP, 30 Sep 11 16:31
Meh, the "conditions" will be significant and aren't likely to be resolved in the short term. Favourable resolution with the DOJ probably means the DOJ handing over funds to repay players and a reinstated license.Step in the right direction but I think we have a few more months (if not years) before seeing a penny...
#78
EagleStar88, 30 Sep 11 16:31
Quote #46 amplifyd: hold now plz+1. Been a rough flop & turn, let's hope the river holds :)
#79
dochazard, 30 Sep 11 16:31
#68 ^^Successful company owned by someone who was jailed for cheating for his prized team so they can win.
Yup, FTP is in better hands, we hope.
#80
fishlock, 30 Sep 11 16:32
AGCC reaction to the news http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr-Iw...eature=related#81
soulboy65, 30 Sep 11 16:35
tapie can kiss my arse he denied my team the chance to play in the champions league final coz of bribery i'll never forgive him for that#82
hellsbells2008, 30 Sep 11 16:36
tapie all is for given ,plus its is dad whofix in it#83
lood1, 30 Sep 11 16:37
die $2,68 sind sicher, fick ja#84
soulboy65, 30 Sep 11 16:39
never heard of the saying like father like son and whats the group name trying to buy it oh yeah Bernard tapie group#85
Mandator, 30 Sep 11 16:50
Welcome to the Full Tilt Roller Coaster!!!!#86
oscar8x, 30 Sep 11 16:51
Hasta enero 2012 no abriría según comenta aquí:http://www.igamingfrance.com/full-tilt-exclusive-in-his-first-interview-laurent-tapie-says-he-believes-in-the-full-tilt-project-and-has-the-funds-to-repay-players-but-admits-there-is-“still-a-long-way-to-go”/24972
#89
DessiP, 30 Sep 11 16:57
May this be the beginning of a new Friday.#90
Gabinr1, 30 Sep 11 17:03
White Friday#91
menace4ever, 30 Sep 11 17:20
white friday lol@16 funny:)
#92
nathanrenard, 30 Sep 11 17:26
France fuck yeah?#93
Wacko118, 30 Sep 11 17:36
i remove all previous comments involving cheese eating surrender monkeys.#94
PokerAddict36, 30 Sep 11 17:38
Hold, Hold, please HOLD#95
boboistina, 30 Sep 11 17:41
from #86 link"he expets to open the site by january 2012", the long wait will kill me.
#96
Shevtshenko, 30 Sep 11 18:01
i don't get it. Does this actually mean anything more than FTP announcing: "we're negotiating with potential investor"? Sure this Groupe Bernard Tapie is well known for and can't be bad news but the company isn't rly committed to do anything yet, just as no other possible investors before were.#97
Avatars91, 30 Sep 11 18:03
Im listening to #51 song and I am honestly crying tears of joy.#98
ppedrin, 30 Sep 11 18:03
One time!!!!#99
VorpalF2F, 30 Sep 11 18:03
Paying back US Players will be extremely problematic, since those whose so-called deposits were accepted by FTP but never completed by a payment processor should not be included -- since they never actually paid out any money.But I'm happy. I'm infinitely closer to my FT Bankroll than I was this morning, but still oh so far away.
#100
boboistina, 30 Sep 11 18:07
#96 the difference here is that they signed something, acquisition agreement that is, nobody signed anything with FTP before, they were just rumours#101
matel17, 30 Sep 11 18:24
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg#102
Dublimax, 30 Sep 11 18:27
Bernard Tapie isn't the cleanest guy. He's done many dodgy stuff in the past.But GL anyway
#103
Ka0ss, 30 Sep 11 18:52
All we have to do now is fade the river#104
SilverFace, 30 Sep 11 18:57
holy crap on a cracker !#105
Irish78, 30 Sep 11 19:05
"favorable resolution with the United States Department of Justice"yeah keep dreaming...
#106
Tim64, 30 Sep 11 19:08
Y, existence of a signed agreement is by far the most positive thing we've heard in months. Jan 2012 is a long time to wait, by which time inflation will have turned my BR into around 20 cents... but w/e, good news is good news.#107
Pe6o0o, 30 Sep 11 19:08
If FT opens again im never leaving !!! This will be the most secure site for at least another 3-5 years !#108
Fubu27, 30 Sep 11 19:21
"Level up! Your respect for the French has gone up 10 points!"is how I feel right now.
Excuse me now, I gotta go out and buy some Adidas.
#109
Anger86, 30 Sep 11 20:10
+1 #23 Had a good laugh :)#110
stinkie24, 30 Sep 11 20:31
2012 i dont care to bad the doj is such a litle bitch!! i hope ftp reopens sooner ime dying to play!! lets do this!#111
Blade90, 30 Sep 11 20:51
Come onnnnnnnn ONE FING TIME :)#112
ipo44, 30 Sep 11 21:28
je vais à tapis!!!#113
vladimir980, 30 Sep 11 21:45
nice one ... respect ;)#114
Tudazul, 30 Sep 11 22:13
great step :)#115
ProlinePoker, 30 Sep 11 22:21
#44: don't forget that after winning the CL, Marseille was relegated to divison 2 due to active corruption so all those titles won by Marseille weren't probably won in the pitch only...I'm don't trust this Tapie group, they just represents another mob, probably a more powerful mob, but a mob nevertheless, who will use our money to laundry even more money, make dubious investments, and so on. That is, they'll do whatever Lederer did, with the exception of being more "professional" on behind-the-scene business than the amateurs surrounding Lederer.
I just can't believe why people are just focused on having FTP back (either because they miss Rush poker, are poker addicts or whatever reason) and keep having their eyes wide shut at the big issues that Black Friday should have rinsed in every poker player mind...
#116
Schrader69, 30 Sep 11 22:39
instant boner#117
fishlock, 30 Sep 11 22:46
50 years old and I haven't used my one time yet, so here goes. ONE TIME#118
MrS212i, 30 Sep 11 22:46
HOLD UP#119
eteris, 30 Sep 11 22:57
"I just can't believe why people are just focused on having FTP back" - um... let me think, BECAUSE THEY HAVE MONEY THERE?#120
gunni80, 30 Sep 11 23:50
time to run good#121
cpers, 01 Oct 11 00:49
always love the french than the american:}#122
Titicamara, 01 Oct 11 02:51
Good news#123
JBCD71, 01 Oct 11 03:45
If this means the players getting their money back,i am all for it.Thats all that matters for me here.I couldnt care less about Fulltilt anymore.I will never play there again even thou i didnt lose any money there...well i did in the past...this is not a first by any means.Fulltilts credibilty for me is out the window wether it was management or not...the name brand has been tarnished.And also the poker industry online as a whole has taken a huge hit.I at least hope somethin will happen to those higher up..but most likely not now that they got all the players money to hire the best lawyers of the land to get off.Lets hope there is a happy ending to all this and all players gets whats theirs.JBCD71 AKA Johnyy ACES Cabral#124
RenatoPK, 01 Oct 11 05:30
ill have my 70 bucks weeee#125
philhellmutt, 01 Oct 11 06:09
Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker... two names that define integrity and honesty in business dealings.#126
doncarlucci, 01 Oct 11 06:55
Italians players VOTE for FRANCE !!!viv la France! viv FTP!!
the best poker software have to come back!!
#127
VicoII, 02 Oct 11 05:21
trying again...#128
MojaDunja, 02 Oct 11 08:10
hu hu hu :)#129
DrDunne, 02 Oct 11 12:27
give it to me baby#130
Heffron89, 02 Oct 11 18:36
To Pokerstrategy, where have u got this from? in the Interview with Bernard Tapie, he denies that Laurent have made any statements like this.#131
T3rMiT3, 03 Oct 11 07:24
Hahahahahah... Another bullshit.... Aren't you tired of all this lies?! ... Half a year of stupid news regarding FTP recovery. Your money is gone. Get used to it. No need to get excited by any so called good news about FTP... What's next?! In january you will say that FTP will be back on june and so on... Bla bla bla, bullshit.#132
Sowieso23, 06 Oct 11 03:06
@ #115 signed !!!#133
ariord63, 06 Oct 11 08:09
hu hu hu