Internet Texas Holdem

People currently living in the United States no longer have a lot of options when it comes to playing poker. PokerStars, UB, and Full Tilt Poker no longer accept Americans, so you will need to go with a smaller network if you want to play online. For example, perhaps you could try a True Poker download. If the smaller sites don’t appeal to you, you will need to travel to a brick-and-mortar.

There are a lot of Americans that want back on the big sites, and so they are considering a move. Clearly this is not a great choice for players with families or jobs, but it is an opportunity to travel and meet new people for others. This entry will have details about relocating to Australia.

It may sound like a good idea to move to Australia so that you can continue to earn PokerStars rakeback, but it would be wise to do a little research first. The first thing to figure out is what kind of documents are required for entry into the country.

Those with the intention to visit Australia must hold an electronic travel authority, otherwise known as an ETA. You must apply…

When the Department of Justice launched their raid on internet poker, part of their goal was to shut down the site’s provision for American players. To that end, they seized the domain names of PokerStars, Full Tilt, Absolute and UB. PS and FT have both seen their .com addresses returned as part of a deal to ensure that U.S. players are refunded.

Blanca Games, parent company of Absolute and UB, recently announced a similar deal, although that did not include a provision to unlock their domain names. As part of the treaty, Absolute made a very clear statement about ending their service to U.S. players.

Their May 4th press release read: “Absolute Poker agrees that for the duration of the agreement, it will not allow for, facilitate, or provide the ability for players located in the United States to engage in playing poker for “real money” or any other thing of value.” This quote has been widely circulated on news and poker forum sites.

However, a report from traffic monitoring site PokerScout seems to indicate that some Americans are still slipping through the net. Their data shows that players from a number of different states have been playing for…

April 20th saw the Department of Justice agree to a deal with Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, providing them access to their domain names that were previously seized. The thinking is that this will make it easier for Americans to receive the money currently locked in their accounts. Americans have been waiting for some news about the money in their accounts for days, so news of this deal was more than welcome.

The US Attorney’s Office released a statement that said freezing accounts held by these US friendly poker sites did not prevent them from releasing funds to their customers. It could take a while to get things sufficiently organized, so both sites are asking for Americans for some time.

Some people are concerned that the Cereus sites were not mentioned in the agreement. It would be reasonable to assume that American cash outs are not the priority for Cereus at the moment. If you have money in a Cereus site, don’t be too worried yet. The Department of Justice is ready to make a deal with Cereus if they wish to do so.

In other Black Friday news, the PokerStars Big Game and Million Dollar Challenge have been…