Barney Frank’s Payments System Protection Act has been voted through by the Financial Services Committee with 30 – 19 votes in favor of the bill. Great news for US players as this is a step forward for online poker to be legal, unless it is forbidden by state law like it is in Washington.

The bill was written to ensure that UIGEA regulations would not effect the bank systems or financial industry in the USA.

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PokerStars have added an extra £250,000 to the EPT London prize pool with a guaranteed £1,000,000 for first prize, which makes this event one of the biggest EPT events ever. There is a special high rollers event named PokerStars £1M Showdown, which guarantees £1,000,000 prize pool! Satellites are available for this Showdown.

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Scotty Nguyen won the 2008 HORSE WSOP event in a drunken state, Doyle Brunson states that Nguyen is a “good friend” and there was no excuse for his behaviour except to say that the event winner had way too much to drink.

Although Scotty Nguyen was drunk, his victory in the 2008 HORSE WSOP won him $1,989,120 which was also his first win since 2001 when he received two bracelets. Doyle Brunson stated that the tournament director should have dealt with the situation with Scotty Nguyen’s behaviour much earlier.

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Pacific Poker are awarding over $69,000 in cash & prizes, including seven impressive $8,500 packages prizes for players to represent their country at the international the 888.com Poker Open V which has a guaranteed prize pool of $648,000. Those interested in playing for their Countries need to compete for valuable spots between 27 October – 7 November 2008. Get all the details along with great sign up bonus codes for Pacific Poker & 888.com

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DoylesRoom Poker have kicked the NFL Season kicked off with a bang with celebrations held throughout the week with piles of cash! DoylesRoom poker have a special 2 day only Reload bonus code for you by giving you a chance to increase your bankroll with a 25% redeposit bonus up to $250 in cash! The DoylesRoom Poker Reload bonus code is valid all day Saturday and Sunday.

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