While they agreed the prop bet would last for a period of one year, Phill Ivey recently called Tom Dwan to tell him the deal was off. As a punishment to the early ending of the prop bet, Ivey had to pay Dwan a nasty fine of $150.000.

The agreement with this prop bet was that Ivey wouldn't eat "anything that moves" for a period of 1 year. If he could manage, he would win a massive amount of $1.000.000. On the other hand, if he did eat meat, he would lose the same amount to Dwan.

Prop bets are common under poker professionals. The usually are aranged in ongoing poker tournaments, to break the monotonous rhythms.

Software development company Enterra announced that they have succesfully integrated their own product into Facebook, the most famous social networking sites internationally. Enterra Poker is free to play, and contains only the necessary features to enjoy a nice game of poker. The design is basic, but smooth; it reminds me of Full Tilt poker.

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Gene Gioia, founder of realdealpoker.com, is giving a live webcast at this moment (25-03-2010 20:00 CET). While i'm listening, i am sensing this man is on a mission. He talks with passion about his invention, the online poker real deal shuffling machine.

The shuffling machine itself is not connected to the game directly, but shuffles ahead while the game gets underway. Thats a good thing, because if one machine breaks down, it won't affect the current game.

In his presentation Gene showed some statistics how current poker players think about online poker rooms. The most concern is about the honesty of the poker rooms. They believe that some of the rooms are rigged, or at least favorable against players who play wild or deposit much. Poker rooms make money from the amount that gets into the pot, so any player who puts a lot of chips in, is a good thing.

Anyway, i have been anxious about realdealpoker since the first messages came in about their plans to start this new poker room. I hope they will succeed and finally deliver a healthy environment for online poker players to play a nice game of poker, online!

An exact date when the room will be opened is still unsure, but it will be soon, thats clear.

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A small amount of the loot of the German poker robbery has been returned. One of the suspects gave back 4000 euro of a total loot of 242.000 euro.

According to the German public ministry this suspect had only a 5000 euro share in the total loot and used the money in the escape. A german inspection team searched a garage on Saterday night, after the got a tip that the money was held there for a short period after the robbery.

The total loot was not equally divided among the thieves. Word goes that the leader of the group grabbed a total of 100.000 euro from the bag.

Many professional poker players are participating in the Austrian Saalbach-Hinterglemm EPT Snowfest starting on monday.

Among the top contenders are dutch poker pro's (and celebrities) Fatima Moreiro de Melo, Lex Veldhuis, Jorn Walthuis, Pieter de Korver, Rob Hollink and Jasper Wetemans.

Besides the dutch pro's, also Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier and Daniel 'Kid Poker' Negreanu participate. Besides the poker fun, they combine their stay with some skiing.

While the European Commission put out a warning towards Finland back in 2006, Finland keeps ignoring the gambling legislation put up by the European commission.

Finnish gambling monopolies where in contradiction with the european law on the free movement of goods and services. A recent study shows that the Finns didn't learn a single thing.

RAY, the Finnish slotmachine association, got the exclusive rights to offer online poker to Finlands citizens. Besides RAY, also Veikkaus Oy, the Finnish lottery organisation, got permission to offer online poker and casino games.

In reaction to the Finnish decision to give these two companies the exclusive rights, the European Commision is shocked.

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Two weeks after the brutal poker robbery in Berlin the german police have apprehended a third suspect. The 20-years old Mustafa U. was apprehended on saterday after he was landed on the airport of Tegel.

The other two apprehended suspects (20 and 21 years old) are allready in jail, while the fourth and final suspect is still missing.

The last thief goes under the name Jihad (?) C. from the Berlin area called Kreuzberg. Rumours go that he's taken 40.000 euro and took of to Libanon.