It’s been a strange year for poker especially online poker with the industry turned upside down on Black Friday. Online poker traffic has decrease by 31% as a result of an unstable US market.

Not all online poker rooms suffered a loss in traffic, CarbonPoker and Merge Gaming Network experienced an increase of traffic up to 76%.

Notable Poker players for 2011 include: Erik Seidel new leader on the poker all time money list, Phil Hellmuth, Ben Lamb (Player of the Year) and Pius Heinz (2011 World Series Of Poker Main Event Champion)

Read more for the top poker articles and major event winners of Poker 2011.

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The Micros is a popular animated comedy series based on online poker, the plot is based on three main characters Chase, Rose and Tommy. The comedy poker show features the characters on their quest from micro stakes poker to the big time with a series of web episodes, specials, minivids and music videos on YouTube.

The show was originally presented by Full Tilt Poker prior to Black Friday, it’s just a question of time before another network steps in to sponsor the show.

The writers of the show Jay Rosenkrantz & John Wray plan to release the series in HD DVD version.

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Phil Hellmuth has another 2nd place finish in the 2011 WSOP, this time it’s not John Juanda preventing Hellmuth from winning his 12th WSOP bracelet. In Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, Hellmuth managed to survive a tough playing field of 168 players and was eventually defeated Heads-up against Eric Rodawig.

Phil Hellmuth misses his 2nd attempt at winning a bracelet at this years World Series of Poker, although we have only reached the half way mark of the 58 events in the series. So far Hellmuth has cashed more than half a million dollars for his two 2nd place finishes, not bad even though he hasn’t won Gold yet.

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