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In addition to the commemorative tournaments, I’m very hopeful that one particular member of the original seven will be honored for his achievements, and for being one of the games most important ambassadors: Of course I’m speaking about Doyle Brunson, who is still recognized as one of the top players in the world some 40 years later. How many people do you know that are at the top of their profession for over half a century?

Last year we saw the "Hevad Khan" rule implemented -- you know, the one about excessive celebration-- this year's rule change (rule 30) has been dubbed the "Phil Hellmuth" rule:

Hopefully this six part series was eye-opening for you; while cheating is not rampant online, you definitely should be taking the appropriate measures to protect your money.
Part 1: To begin the series I quickly went over some of the safety features the sites implement to protect the integrity of their games: from the initial download of the software to the RNG used to determine the shuffle of the cards. Sites like PokerStars also make it very clear they do not use player deposits for operational expenses

After months of submissions to Change.gov -an initiative allowing U.S. citizens to voice their concerns- the final vote is in, and legal online poker was the #1 concern in technology, and #11 overall garnering 46,890 points.

The entry that shot online poker to the top was written by Aaron Huertas of Washington D.C., who submitted the following:

For anyone who doesn’t know, a poker bot is not the latest villain in the new Transformers movie. Although a 20’ tall alien robot wreaking havoc on earth is a scary proposition; even scarier to online poker players is the idea that a computer generated program is beating them in a game of poker!

As we celebrate our nation’s mothers today, I sat down to reflect on what I learned from my own Mom. It turns out that everything I learned about poker, I learned from my mother.

We want to become the poker news website with the most followers on Twitter! And we know we can do it. Currently Joe Sebok and his website PokerRoad.com is the leader with 79,621 followers.
So, we need your help. And you will be rewarded!

A look at the conflict going on between online poker rooms, rakeback affiliates, traditional affiliates, and players when it comes to the subject of rakeback.

European poker has absolutely exploded over the last few years, with armies of young, hoodie-clad players set to invade the World Series of Poker this summer in their quest for a bracelet.

Cigital, a software security and consulting firm based out of Virginia, released the findings of a study this week that backs up poker player's long held belief, that skill not luck is the major determining factor in poker. The study’s authors, Paco Hope and Dr. Sean McCulloch, claimed that the analysis provided statistical evidence that poker is in fact a game of skill, not luck.