After lobbying from fans and poker players Phil Ivey has taken a stand against Full Tilt Poker’s treatment of their American players by suing them ^ Phil Ivey Speaks Up against Full Tilt Poker ’s treatment of players by suing them and boycotting the WSOP^^Mary Ashton^Phil Ivey is suing Full Tilt Poker^WSOP Boycotted by Ivey

The US government has continued its crackdown on online gaming by targeting a dozen more online gaming sites including the legendary Doyle Brunson’s site and several others ^ Those who thought the crackdown started and finished on April 14th were mistaken as the US government swoops again^^Mary Ashton^Several sites have been closed by the US government^US Government Swoops

It has been a tough year for poker but the EPT is still going strong with Fernando Brito being awarded the EPT Player of the year. ^ At the end of season 7 of the EPT Fernando Brito is the top dog of the prestigious EPT.^^Mary Ashton^The Awards Have Been Given Out and Brito Wins The Big One!^Brito Player of Year

Poker players from all over the globe gather for the European Poker Tour in Madrid, which kicked off with the High Roller €25,000 buy-in event. ^ ‘Elky’ takes first place in the European Poker Tour High Roller event, beating 57 other players to take home €525,000.^^Mary Ashton^EPT Grand Final Kicks off With High Roller Event^High Roller EPT victory

Politicians in Saipan have found that it may well be easier to make loads of money from poker than distribute it. ^ Politicians in Saipan can’t decide how to distribute the massive amounts of cash gotten through poker^^Mary Ashton^Saipan Lawmakers Struggle to Distribute Poker Funds^Poker Cash Floods Saipan