There’s been heavy advertising for this and it’s great to see it have such a mainstream take up - hopefully there’ll be lots of fish. MMmmm. Fish.

Anyway - I’m going to do my best to try and keep updated with this a little and may even post some updates on this here little old blog. I’m not sure ‘full coverage’ is exactly what it is but I like the badge so here you go:

Want a badge for your blog? 888.com WPC badge

Read more about it from the official site: http://www.absolutepokercheats.com/

From the site:

Recently, the online poker operator, Absolute Poker, has been discovered to have certain players able to see the hole cards of other players. This has been revealed through extensive and detailed statistical analysis, and consideration of a large number of hand history records.

Please show your support for this movement in the following ways:

Digg these stories:

http://digg.com/world_news/Major_Online_Poker_Room_Caught_Cheating

http://digg.com/security/Online_Poker_Operator_Caught_Cheating_by_a_credible_source

Join this facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4999108811

Sign this petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/absolutepoker/

Although this is all serious. There have been some very funny things to come out of it. Namely the following photoshops:

It all seemed to go smoothly, but if you spot anything acting ‘a bit odd’ please let us know.

Here I present you 5 poker videos and a quick lesson next to each one. Enjoy!

1. Don’t play high stakes poker while tired,drunk or high on weed brownies.

Final pot $95,795.50 won by limp-re-raising pre-flop with 86 off-suit. Textbook.

You can read the hand history and back story and more funny comments here. Go wake up emil, go wake up emil!

2. ZOMG - Full House, can’t fold!

A sick big pot between Gus Hansen and Daniel Negranau - “You’re looking at a man who just lost almost $300k cash.” Final pot $575,700.

3. Don’t bet unless you have a hand. Or, more to the point, don’t play against Phil Ivey.

Phil Ivey bets, Paul Jackson raises, Phil Ivey re-raises, Paul Jackson re-re-raises, Phil Ivey pushes all in.. With nothing! Heads up at the final table of the Monte Carlo Millions. Although this wasn’t the final hand it was clearly an important one and the difference between first and second place here is $400,000.

4. Always keep your cool. Stay focused.

Tuff Fish: A legend among poker players provides entertainment, you most certainly need sound for this. He hits his set and already he’s complaining “We couldn’t get an ace-king out here could we!?” I hear ya tuff fish.

5. Always pay attention to your hand and the board.

Tuff Fish again! This time, he hits the mortal nuts (with a straight flush) and doesn’t even notice… 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Nothing!

If your blog is gathering virtual dust, clogging up the airways of jamie gold then you needen’t bother applying, if however you have a poker blog which is regularly updated (or, hell, even if it is old, if you take the mick out of Jamie Gold I’ll let you in!) then drop me an email to tom [at ] livewirepoker.co.uk or leave a link in the comments.

Also - if you play any cash poker then why not add a link to which games you play in! It’s simple!

At the moment you can find me in the following games:

Mon night at Napoleons

Wed night at Napoleons

Sun night at Napoleons

See you at the tables!