Get involved in PPA Poker Week

Things for me have been pretty normal, grinding away doing ok. I am going to start getting involved in more of the multi-table tourneys online, in hopes of hitting a big score, but I have been doing fairly well grinding the heads-up sngs. My biggest problem is that in the summer I have trouble sitting inside playing online poker as much as I would during other times of the year, so maybe if the weather gets cold or it rains more I will be forced to put in some long sessions. With that said there are some cool things going on in poker.

• Phil Ivey is part of the November 9!! The fact that not only a well known pro made the final table, but one that is widely considered the best poker player in the world, is incredible. This is going to be great for the hype that ESPN will generate in the upcoming months, and could really boost the ratings for this years final table coverage, which is always a good thing for the health of poker.

• Both Full Tilt and Poker Stars are offering promotions in relation to the PPA announcement of National Poker Week. By signing a petition in support of online poker for the PPA’s National Poker Week you are automatically entered into a freeroll at the site in which you go through. I strongly urge any online poker player or just anybody that is in support of the freedom to play online poker to check out both Poker Stars and Full Tilts website for their promotional details. Also check out the poker players alliance site to see how you can make your voice heard at pokerplayersalliance.com. Its good to get some letters sent to Al Franken, introducing him to the strong support of online poker in Minnesota.

If you are in the dark on some of the legality issues of online poker below is a link to a brief summary written by ESPN recently, and also a video from last month of PPA chairman Alfonse D’Amato addressing many issues and giving a brief overview of the legality of online poker.

ESPN article: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4338365

The video is a bit outdated by a month or so, but its a good video and worth a watch

Chad Flood is a professional heads-up SNG player who won the College Poker Championship in 2005. Look for him on Full Tilt as Fluddy85. Email Chad at Fluddy85@yahoo.com