2008 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Peter Eastgate has signed on to represent Team Betfair Poker.

The popular Danish player, who was last seen jumping off a bridge into a frigid canal after losing a $6000 prop bet, hasn’t exactly had the greatest impact on the live poker circuit of late. He only won $14,345 in 2011. In late 2010, Eastgate retired from poker, only to return a few months later (February to be exact). [more]

If you’ve always wanted to be a poker pro, where someone else pays your entry fees to play in casino poker tournaments, your day has come!

HogWildPokerLeagues.com, the original online poker league community, is launching today a new program that rewards multiple players each month for their outstanding play by staking them to $500 toward live action tournament play at a casino of their choice.

But that’s only the beginning– HogWildPokerLeagues.com will also grant one player the dream of a lifetime–a $13,000 package to play in the World Series of Poker! [more]

An Iowa Senate subcommittee consisting of three panelists approved an online poker bill for the Hawkeye State despite objections from opponents that legalization would be harmful to Iowans, believing that minors would find ways to gamble online and gambling addiction among state residents would skyrocket.

Iowa Senate Study Bill 3164 now makes its way to the Senate State Government Committee and is reportedly on a fast track for discussion and debate, as Senate committee members are expected to consider the measure in a matter of days. [more]

A bill to legalize Internet poker in Iowa is anticipated to be fast tracked through the legislative committee over the coming days.

Iowa could potentially become a Midwest hub for online poker should a system be put in place similar to that of the multi-state Powerball lottery.

From the Quad City Times:

A late-arriving bill to bring illegal online poker activities beamed into Iowa from offshore operations under state regulation is expected to get fast-track consideration in subcommittee on Monday. [more]

By: Corey Moullas

Jonathan Duhamel’s WSOP Bracelet FoundWe have just learned that Jonathan Duhamel`s stolen bracelet was found late on Wednesday night in a dumpster. The bracelet was only found by chance, it seems, as the dumpster was being hosed down following a street cleaning operation near the Ville-Marie tunnel in Montreal. [more]