PokerStars Full Tilt Poker Deal Still On Despite Rumors to the Contrary

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PokerStars Head of Corporate Communications, Andrew Feldman, shot down rumors Wednesday that the company had backed out of a deal to purchase the assets of shuttered Full Tilt Poker.  Stars was widely expected to pay back monies owed to players of the one time second largest online poker company in the world. 

This tweet appeared late Wednesday: 

Andrew Feldman @AFeldmanESPN

The Head of Corp Communications for @PokerStars @erichollreiser says the Twitter rumors of PS folding on the FTP deal is "false"

This assertion came following a series of tweets from a sometimes reliable source covering the Full Tilt Poker fiasco, attorney James Barnes.

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James Barnes @JamesBarnesEsq

Pokerstars folds on FTP deal. Never real deal, just a bluff to prevent Tapie from bringing FTP back to market - great bargaining chip with DOJ

James Barnes @JamesBarnesEsq

DOJ have rejected proposal by Isai to have civil charges dropped. He's worried about jail time. Pokerstars have gone all-in! Will DoJ fold?

James Barnes @JamesBarnesEsq

@_tizzle I'm afraid I can't divulge source or go into detail, but I stand behind it. And TBH not entirely surprising! #FTP #PokerStars

Mr. Barnes was invited to contact Gambling911.com with further collaboration.

- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher

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