2011 October 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The 2011 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London Poker Festival Main Event is down to 24 players. Leading the way is Mattias Bergstrom.

The ten finalists for the 2011 Poker Hall of Fame class have been announced, not only that, we’ll tell you when Elky and Lex Veldhuis will be kickboxing.

Barry Greenstein, Annie Duke and Scotty Nguyen among Poker Hall of Fame nominees in 2011

LAS VEGAS — The commercial casino industry wants Congress to skip proposals already on the table for regulating the estimated $6 billion online poker industry and pass new legislation that would let states decide whether to allow online gambling and would require online casino companies to be licensed. Read full article >>

The commercial casino industry wants Congress to drop proposals already on the table for regulating the estimated $6 billion online poker industry and pass new legislation that would let states decide whether to allow online gambling and require online casino companies to be licensed.

We caught up with 2011 World Series of Poker November Niner, Eoghan O’Dea, to see what he’s been doing to prepare for the upcoming final table.

This week, Full Tilt Poker, Groupe Bernie Tapie, the biggest poker event ever, Phil Hellmuth’s drafting, and the 2012 PCA schedule are all in our Five Thoughts.