The waters in Congress are extremely murky when it comes to Harry Reid’s proposed online poker legislation. Unlike say tax policy or universal health-care, Reid’s peers in the Senate and the House of Representatives are for the most part unwilling to publicly take a stand on the issueRead Full Article

Scattered throughout the starting field of 191 players on Day 1a of the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event were a number of Europe’s’ top poker players including the likes of French poker pro Arnaud Mattern, last year’s EPT Prague champion Jan Skampa, and Poland’s Marcin Horecki. ByRead Full Article

According to the website TampaBay.com, the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up John Racener was pulled over at around 4AM Saturday morning in Tampa Bay, Florida and was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after he refused to take a breathalyzer test. Racener was laterRead Full Article

This week’s poker headlines were dominated by the mysterious Swedish pro Isildur1 and the possibility of online poker legislation in the United States. But also making headlines was a big tournament win for Full Tilt Poker’s Gus Hansen, a new promotion from Full Tilt Poker, as well asRead Full Article

Gus Hansen’s skills put the Dane in a very elite group of top tournament poker players, which he once again proved by winning yet another major live poker tournament. Friday night Hansen bested a strong final table of poker pros in London to win the Full Tilt PokerRead Full Article

What makes the Isildur1 signing at PokerStars so interesting is that unlike the signing of say Daniel Negreanu or other big-name poker players who are fairly scarce at the online poker tables, Isildur1 plays online poker, and plays a lot! Isildur1’s latest encounter on PokerStars saw him onceRead Full Article

As rumors continue to swirl over whether the bill will even be introduced in the current lame-duck session of Congress –never mind its chances of passing—Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to talk candidly for the first time about his decision to back legalized online poker. In a statement ReidRead Full Article

Full Tilt Poker has brought back one of its more popular promotions this past week, the Short-Handed Happy Hour promotion. The promotion will run through December and January, and runs around the clock, giving players two months to rack up a massive amount of Full Tilt Poker PointsRead Full Article

Well, that didn’t take too long now did it! Just hours after PokerStars unveiled its latest signing by way of the PokerStars Blog, Isildur1 could be found by playing a heads-up match of $50/$100 PLO against “MrSweets28”, who just happens to be online poker legend and BlueFire PokerRead Full Article

In recent times, it has become increasingly difficult for online poker players, especially for US players, to deposit onto their favorite poker sites. However, thanks to the increasingly popular deposit option of eChecks, players have had much more success depositing. An eCheck, short for electronic check, is nearlyRead Full Article