After PokerTableRatings.com was able to crack Cake Poker’s security encryption last week the popular online poker site underwent a major security upgrade, going from XOR encryption to the more secure SSL encryption. Cake Poker’s card-room manager Lee Jones told Poker News Daily, “Player security is of the utmostRead Full Article

Gambling 911’s Jenny Woo recently scored an interview with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) whose proposed online gambling bill HR 2267 recently passed its first hurdle; clearing the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 41 to 22. During the interview, Frank urged poker enthusiasts to stay active,Read Full Article

Professional poker player Phil “The UnaBomber” Laak was seriously injured after an ATV accident on Thursday during a rafting trip with friends. His injuries included several broken bones and lacerations around his eye. In his usual style, Laak is taking it pretty well, and Tweeting throughout complete withRead Full Article

After one of the greatest World Series of Poker performances in the storied history of the tournament series, DeepStacks University has announced the signing of Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi to its DeepStacks Live operation. The 2010 World Series of Poker Players Championship winner and November Nine member willRead Full Article

The recent merger of PartyPoker and bWin (the OnGame Poker Network) has created the combination of the #3 and #5 online poker rooms/networks, but the combined traffic of the two sites is still well behind both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker according to pokerscout.com’s numbers. PokerScout lists PartyRead Full Article

In a recent press release the World Poker Tour has announced its search for an “Average Joe” type personality to host a new segment on the broadcast known as ‘The Raw Deal’. The job description is as follows: “If you’re opinionated, fearless, watch and play hours of poker,Read Full Article

It’s hard to believe that the 17th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is set to begin on Wednesday August 4th 2010. The 34 tournament series will have a total guaranteed prize-pool of some $19 million, a number which is typically surpassed as players flock to the popularRead Full Article

As much as I was disappointed by ESPN’s broadcast of the $50k Players Championship it didn’t stop me from sitting down to watch the Tournament of Champions which aired last night. And either ESPN reads my work –which I doubt—or they have received a lot of complaints alongRead Full Article

High-stakes online poker fans got a nice treat this weekend when one of the nosebleed’s prodigal sons returned to action; no not Isildur1, but Martonas. For those of you who don’t know, Martonas was the Isildur1 before Isildur1. Both players are hyper-aggressive, always produce big pots and hugeRead Full Article

In the opening week of their 2010 World Series of Poker coverage ESPN focused on the $50,000 Players Championship, which was eventually won by one of the two Mizrachi brothers that made the final table, Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi. This week attention will shift to the highly exclusiveRead Full Article