The first ever WSOP themed event just concluded at the Emerald Casino in Gauteng, South Africa, and nobody gives a damn. You didn't know that there was to be a WSOP Africa event? You aren't alone. Back before the beginning of the 2010 WSOP, there was an announcement that the WSOP would hold an event in Africa. It was going to be the WSOP Africa.

It looks as if UB. com pros are beginning to abandon ship. It has now been revealed that three pros are no longer affiliated with the site. Those pros are Matt “mattg1983” Graham, Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp, and Michael Binger.

I was up late, as usual, and I got to thinking about how that poker could be made better. Knowing me, it only took 45 seconds before the idea struck me. More redheads in poker. And hot redheads at that.

Continuing our look at the 20 most influential people in poker, we come to #18, Linda Johnson. Linda has been a part of the poker world for over three decades and is affectionately known by her peers as "The First Lady of Poker. " [assets/Uploads/Blog/Linda-Johnson. jpg]As a player, Johnson has amassed over $323,000 in live tournaments winnings.

Full Tilt Poker strikes down on the bots and refunds players who lost money to bots. Bot developer Shanky Technologies apologizes to their customers. Oh come on. You all knew you weren’t allowed to do that.

Monday will kick off the first ever Regional Championship in WSOP Circuit history. For those of you that don't know, the WSOP Circuit has revamped itself this year and players at each stop have a chance to win their way into a season-ending National Championship event that even awards a WSOP bracelet. Now, I applaud the WSOP for revamping their circuit events. The buzz around them has been great and the $10,000 Event Monday should draw a strong crowd.

Is it me, or does there seem to be a lot more articles talking about this player or that player taking down a big pot or they won a couple hundred thousand, etc.    Now, I understand some of the articles that are involving big time players like Daniel Negreanu winning a decent amount on a Televised poker show.   That is more or less a show review with an angle.   However, what is up with telling us about xyz player winning a 100k pot on PokerStars or Full Tilt.

The spin doctors are at work regarding the "newly discovered" instance of cheating involving UltimateBet, now UB. com. Blanca Games, the current new owner of the Cereus Network, made the following statement:. Blanca understands and believes that the incident referred to by the Liquidator dates back to 2004 when the ultimatebet.

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The Poker Player's Alliance put out a list of 58 candidates that they support in the upcoming election in November. I was looking at the list and the candidate they support in my area is by far one that is not well supported, especially after his voting record the last two years over major issues. I don't normally get into politics that much or speak my mind on it because it is usually a battle of people who think they cannot be wrong. But in this case, the PPA is trying to get you to go out and vote on the basis of one issue.