The online poker bill put forth by Joe Barton in the US could be reviewed as early as this week. The online poker bill would go before the US House of Representatives. If the bill were turned into law it would regulate online poker rooms in the US, allowing poker players to get on with their past times without any concerns they were violating poker law. In keeping with the small- government attitude of many in the US, the bill would allow for a provision that would give individual States the opportunity to opt out of the law.

In the US the state of online poker is currently in limbo, and one lawmaker would like to see that change. The poker law suggested by Joe Barton, R-Texas, would clarify the legality of online poker play. Barton took action to put together this online poker bill by poker players who followed him on Facebook, and made their opinions on the current state of online poker very clear. Barton is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee who plays poker and sees the discrepancy between online poker play being legal and processing payments for online poker being illegal.

The Chapel Hill House is to benefit from a poker run. The cabin was converted to provide a place for families to stay while dealing with cancer. It was supposed to be a retirement vacation home for Jason Joseph's father when he was diagnosed with cancer. He went through with obtaining the cabin but then donated it to become a charity retreat. A recent poker run had poker players from the area participate in the Ride for a Cure, the Friends of Chapel Hill House poker run.

Poker players are looking for their online poker money, and wondering if it was part of the money given to law enforcement officials in the US state of Maryland. The news was released last week that the Anne Arundel County Police Department in Maryland got online poker money. The poker law crackdown resulted in funds siezed, and $470K of those funds were given to the cops. Poker players are upset that the money is not being given back to them, especially considering that the actual playing of online poker is not considered illegal in the US.

On the ninth day of the 2011 WSOP one of the cheaper events has found its winner. Most WSOP events have a buy in greater than a thousand dollars, but there are plenty of those as well. In the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event, final table poker players were eliminated until just Sadan Turker and Sean Getzwiller were left in a heads up battle. In the end it was Getzwiller who won the World Series of Poker bracelet and $611,185 in prize money, his first such victory in his poker career.

The latest offering in the iTunes App Store for poker games is one Push it Poker Free. The game is advertised as a fast paced Texas Holdem poker game. The game is based on the idea of playing poker socially with fellow poker players who happen to be your friends on the iPhone and iPod touch. Push it Poker Free is a poker app from Tripwave, Inc. The game is part poker and part chess, in that the game can hold while the other player makes their move. A 24 hour clock is in effect for each and every play, with push notifications keeping players abreast of their turn to play.

With all the attention on the US vs online poker some are surprised to find that the WSOP attendance numbers are up this year. With players not able to win seats at online poker rooms experts thought it would signify a downturn in WSOP numbers. Compared to 2010, however, the 2011 World Series of Poker has so far drawn in more poker players than last year. Six out of the nine events so far have shown higher numbers, while three have shown lower.

In a bid to push the poker envelope even higher next year's WSOP will boast a $1 Million Buy-in Event. The event will be called The Big One for One Drop. This will be a partnered event with One Drop, which is a charity from Montreal that works on granting access to water in 3rd World countries. The event will play starting next year on July 1. This $1 million entry fee will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest buy in of its kind, and certainly the biggest every held as part of the World Series of Poker.

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one lawmaker has asked for more time for poker law to come into effect. Bars with poker tournaments are the target of the cops, and Damon Baldone wants them to slow down. In a measure filed by Baldone, a state representative, poker law could change to make the poker events legal, and he doesn't want the bars and poker players to suffer in the short interim time frame. House Concurrent Resolution 117 was filed by Baldone, D-Houma, and specifically asks local law enforcement to refrain from taking action to give the bill a chance to be addressed.

The first events of the 2011 World Series of Poker got underway on Tuesday. The WSOP is being held once again at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The first event was the $500 Employee Event. To participate in this event the poker players had to work at a casino. Also kicking off on the first day of the World Series of Poker was Event #2,the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. It is worth noting that the most expensive event started the same day as the cheapest.