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In 2011, the Full Tilt Poker scandal rocked the online poker world on the darkest day in poker history -- Black Friday. Let's take a look at what went down.

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8 minute read Full Tilt Poker used to be one of the biggest and most popular destinations during the early days of online poker, and while it had to compete with the likes of PokerStars and Party Poker, Full Tilt managed to hold its own over the years for many reasons. The first and the most obvious one was their roster of high-profile players. With the likes of Phil Ivey, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Howard “The Professor” Lederer, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan wearing their colors, Full Tilt quickly became the number one destination for poker fans. Secondly, their softwa...

2 For better or for worse, you can say goodbye to the Full Tilt Poker site for good this week, as PokerStars has decided to officially retire it effective Feb. 25. For many poker players, it will be a bittersweet and sad ending to the once prominent poker site. These pros once proudly promoted the formerly popular Full Tilt Poker site. (Image: Upswing Poker) Full Tilt was the premier place, along with PokerStars, to play cards on the internet during the poker boom era. As the company’s famous slogan went, you could “learn, chat, and play with the pros” at FTP. Many of the game’s bigge...

That's the reported date on which Full Tilt Poker, its former arch rival, for good. The news was first released by Pokerfuse and is confirmed by a FAQ page on PokerStars' website detailing some of the minutiae of the move for its remaining FTP players. Those players will essentially just be migrating over to the main skin of the network, so there won't be much meaningful change in their playing experience. "Our commitment to improving PokerStars software and the PokerStars customer experience in recent years has limited the amount of focus and resources we could apply to the evolution of ...