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The "first day" consists of four actual days of play, each day is set up to host a separate group of players. Similarly, the "second day" is made up of two days of play, and from there the play will go on until day 8 at which point the field will be narrowed down to the final table. However, the final table will be postponed for several months, probably taking place on November 7th-10th.

For the record, Full Tilt has given out 541 Main Event packages to winners of various tournaments at their poker room, 487 of which include an extra $2,000 above the $10,000 buy-in.

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Politico has a piece up highlighting the latest details in Rep. Barney Frank's attempt to see common sense laws on the books when it comes to online gambling. So far, all of Frank's attempts at passing legislation which would nullify the UIGEA or otherwise create a new regulatory framework for online gambling websites have run into opposition, but this time around the buzz on the hill is that the bill has a much better chance.

Early last week the federal government seized $34 million in online poker room bank accounts that were used to pay players who withdrew from their individual poker accounts. This move did not achieve the government's desired result. It has failed to effect the games at either of the two poker rooms targeted, Full Tilt or Poker Stars, and both poker rooms have since resumed paying out withdrawals to players. It has also reminded people what a powerful and murky law the UIGEA really is.

The recent bank seizures, which targeted accounts managed by two companies that process payments for online poker sites such as Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker thrust the issue back into the news and renewed old questions about the clarity of the existing law.

"It was terrible idea," Frank said last week.

Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), a gaming advocate whose staff is drafting a formal response to the administration, argues the seizure "shows the inappropriate excess of government power."

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Control of the domain was lost during a legal battle between Bodog and the company that handled their software. While this has in no way affected players betting at Bodog, having the domain back in their hands means that the legal case has been resolved and everyone can move on. Bodog can now spend resources on upgrading their service and perhaps helping to lobby the U.S. government as opposed to fighting for their original domain.

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The online poker games available include Texas Hold 'em (NL, PL, and FL), Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. The stakes vary and should be able to accomodate every player looking for a table to play at, whether it's a ring game or tournament.

Pacific Poker has a reputation, as all good poker rooms do, for constantly upgrading their service to players. Just last week a Loyalty Program was launched which rewards players with points for every hand played, these points can later be converted into cash, used to enter exclusive tournaments, or spent at a new online store run by Pacific Poker.

Unfortunately, Pacific Poker does not accept Americans, but players from the rest of the world are free to create an account and start playing poker in a matter of minutes.

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The EU has called out the United States on its' 'gambling ban'. While the UIGEA does not specifically ban online gambling, it does make transferring money to and from a betting service much more difficult. What the EU is talking about here is the ban on foreign companies being able to operate in America.

The EU says it could seek compensation from the World Trade Organization because the 2006 ban unfairly prevents foreign Internet gambling sites from operating in the United States.

But it said it would hold off launching legal action until it had the chance to negotiate a solution with President Barack Obama's administration -- another sign of a thaw in EU-U.S. relations since President George W. Bush left office.

The European Commission said the U.S. ban shut out gambling sites such as Britain's PartyGaming PLC and Sportingbet PLC from the lucrative $4 billion U.S. market, causing companies to lose revenue and stock market value.

And now we wait to see how the new administration in Washington responds to the Europeans.

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From Rushmore's description of Pai Gow Poker:

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Fresh in my inbox from the good people at Poker Stars. The following tournament, worth a Main Event Package to 200 poker players, will take place on June 14th starting at 4:30p.m. ET.

This special Main Event Qualifier replaces the Sunday Million on June 14. You can buy in directly to our mega satellite for just $370. We also have a full range of qualifier satellites available to win your seat in the mega Main Event Qualifier, starting from as little at $2.20 or 460 FPPs. All satellites are located together with the main tournament under the Events > WSOP tab in your PokerStars.com lobby.

The PokerStars.com Main Event prize package is worth $12,000 and includes the Main Event buy-in, hotel accommodations and $1,000 in cash for expenses. The World Championship begins July 3, 2009, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

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