Received a bit of sad news this evening. Harrah's Tunica is shutting down as of June 2, 2014. This is somewhat disheartening due to the fact that Harrah's Tunica was the first place that I ever played live tournament poker. January of 2006 was the first year I ventured down to the "Grand Casino Tunica" as it was known then.

I was going to continue my breakdown of WrestleMania XXX this week but there are only three matches (besides the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal) that we know for certain are happening. Instead, I want to talk a bit about the state of the man that is currently the WWE's greatest Superstar, John Cena. John Cena is easily the top dog in the WWE, and whether you love him or hate him, you have to admire his work ethic and commitment to the company. He does everything that the company asks of him and more, and is the hero of kids all over the world.

I just got done reading about the controversy last week during the final table of a $1,100 event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Justin "Stealthmunk" Schwartz was disqualified after various antics at the final table that included "verbal abuse" of players and a questionable "all-in" situation. You can read more about it at 2+2 forums. Reading over this blog, it reminded me of the last tournament that I played with the late, great John Bonetti.

Full Tilt Poker is released a new tournament variant on Wednesday called a Flipout tournament. The way these tournament works is that the entire field goes all-in on the very first hand and the winner are then in the money. For example, in an 81 players SNG, the final table would be reached after the first hand. It is part Kamikaze and part single-table SNG all in one.

I was listening to Bluff Magazine's "The Rundown" yesterday and they mentioned an article on PokerListings. com written by Lee Davy that asked whether Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson should be banned from the World Series of Poker. *The WSOP nor Caesars Have Been Harmed* The first, and most relevant point against the banning of Ferguson and Lederer is the fact that both are in good standing with both Caesars and the World Series of Poker. As players, neither have cheated the company nor behaved inappropriately during their play at the WSOP, or at least not at any level that would warrant a ban.

If you follow the Poker Player's Alliance on Twitter, you are officially a creeper. or at least that is what Sheldon Adelson's camp believes.

Some of you already know that I am a fan of professional wrestling, or rather "sports entertainment" as it is known today. Starting today, I will begin a regular column where I comment on some of the major storylines / events in the professional wrestling world. Currently the WWE is on the road to WresleMania XXX and the biggest storyline, or at least the one that most fans care the most about is Daniel Brian vs. "The Authority.

It appears that Ben "bttech86" Tollerene has decided to opt out from having his stats tracked by HighStakedb. I discovered this earlier today when putting together a "high stakes report" for another website. Chad Holloway has advocated against online poker players opting out in the past and this appears as good a time as any to readdress the issue. First, I don't really have an issue with players choosing to opt out from HighStakesDB or any other online tracking database.

I was about to pack it up for the night, but the following tweet was too good to pass on: found this guy @Bay101Casino[https://twitter. com/Bay101Casino] today pic. twitter. com/cl8cdCRKc9[http://t.

Believe it or not, I think the recent cheating scandals have been a good thing for poker. Below are a few other quick takes in my first installment of "Good for Poker, Bad for Poker. " *Recent Cheating Scandals - Good* I'm sure I just raised a few eyebrows there, but I truly believe that the recent cheating scandals are good for the game. First, it gives concrete evidence that tournament officials are keeping a close eye on events and ensuring a certain level of integrity in the game.