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The Top 5 online poker sites and networks have changed so much over the last decade but has since seemed to stabilize after Black Friday.

One of the constants for the most part of the decade has been PokerStars leading the way since 2006 when PartyPoker withdrew from the US market after the UIGEA was introduced.

Full Tilt has since fallen from the list of top 5 online poker sites and focused on online casino games which now includes a Liver Dealer casino. Amaya Gaming acquired The Rational Group, the company which owns both PokerStars and FullTiltPoker, under new ownership the online poker giant hopes gain first position in the regulated poker market in the United States.

888 and bwin.Party were amongst the first to start operating in New Jersey, 888 also provides it’s software for the official WSOP poker site which operates in New Jersey and Nevada. 888 also operates the All American Poker Network and provides software for the Delaware Poker Network which features three online poker sites.

The iPoker Network of more than forty online poker sites keeps their current position in 3rd place with only a few hundred players difference between 2nd place poker site 888poker.

Top 5 – Online Poker Sites and Networks in 2014

The Poker Hall of Fame 2014 Nominees have been announced, the list of 10 finalists who will be selected for the 2014 PHOF.

The list includes: Daniel Negreanu, Chris Bjorin, Humberto Brenes, Jennifer Harman, Mike Matusow, Huck Seed, Bruno Fitoussi, Bob Hooks, Ted Forrest and Jack McClelland.

Nominees were selected through public nomination and the PHOF Governing Council will select up to two finalists to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame 2014.

Inductees will be announced just before the final table of the 2014 World Series Main Event on the November 10th.

Poker Hall of Fame 2014 Nominees

The pilot episode of Underground Poker airs on the Discovery Channel this Wednesday and features poker hosts Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak.

The classic team of poker pros search for the biggest Underground Poker games around the World with the hopes of playing high stakes poker home games.

The Underground Poker TV show will focus more on the characters they meet along the way, with no scripted or staged content. It won’t be the regular format that normally features many televised poker hands and statistics for poker enthusiasts.

Underground Poker on the Discovery Channel

Bruno Foster is the latest 888 Poker Ambassador added to the roster of poker pros to represent the online poker site Worldwide and in Brazil.

The November Nine player will return for the final table of the 2014 WSOP Main Event with an 888poker patch hoping to bring the title home to Brazil for the first time.

Bruno Foster achievements over his 12 year poker career and reaching the final table of this years Main Event have earned him a sponsorship deal from 888poker.

888poker Brazilian team now includes: Bruno Kawauti, Nicolau Villa-Lobos and latest addition to Team 888Poker – Bruno Foster.

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Bruno Foster 888 Poker Ambassador

Poker Night in America sponsored by 888poker is a new poker TV show which features some of the best poker pros in the industry in a televised cash game.

The poker TV show is available for free streaming on YouTube and broadcast on CBS Sports on Sunday nights brought to you by Rush Street Productions.

Each episode is filled with highly entertaining action including prop bets, Phil Hellmuth in a baby costume and some great poker hands.

Poker fans will definitely enjoy the shows content, Poker Night in America delivers the best in poker entertainment with more focus on the fun side of playing poker.

Poker Night in America