Kort inden tirsdagens fortsatte forhandlinger mellem Full Tilt Poker og Alderney Gaming Control Commission offentliggjorde en af Full Tilt Poker's mest værdifulde affiliate-partnere, sitet hendonmob.com, at de nu bryder det nære samarbejde med Full Tilt Poker.
Udover affiliates, så er hendobmob.com også det førende sted, at hente oplysninger om alverdens pokerspillere, når der skal søges oplysninger om hidtidige meritter på live-filten.
Bruddet med Full Tilt betyder også, at de hidtige fire Full Tilt pro's og stiftere af The Hendon Mob, Barny Boatmann, Ross Boatmann, Joe Beevers og Ram Waswani ikke længere er at regne som Red Pro hos Full Tilt.
Her kan du læse det statement de fire britere bag The Hendon Mob udsendt:
The Hendon Mob were the first European players to sign up with FTP and this site has been a major affiliate. In the past five years we have made many good friends amongst the Full Tilt staff, Red Pros and of course the growing Hendon Mob community who played with us on the site and supported our league. For all their sakes, and for the wider poker community, we would be delighted to see positive developments in the weeks and months ahead.
We are well aware that a great deal of players including many who signed through The Hendon Mob still have money on FTP, as well as steps tickets, player points etc. going forward, and in any scenario where Full Tilt Poker resumes trading, we will as an affiliate continue to look out for the interests of our players and to try to achieve the best possible outcome regarding their funds. We do not take the loyalty of our community for granted.
The Hendon Mob employs a sizable staff of full and part time people who are dedicated to maintaining and improving the database, the forum and everything else that the poker community expects from our website. We are currently running at a substantial loss and this is not sustainable in the long term.
We have therefore chosen, as well as ceasing to be Full Tilt Pros, to end The Hendon Mob.com's exclusive relationship with Full Tilt Poker. This frees us for new opportunities, both as a website and as players and we look forward to an exciting future that we hope you will all be a part of.