New month, new thread

Still no poker for me - #retiredlad - graduate in 2 months and will be back to playing after that!

Random news: Esfandiari is the new brand ambassador of Ultimate Poker, which is set to launch real-money poker in Nevada this year. Promising signs for online poker in the US.

Pokerfest III at the end of this month at PartyPoker - there's a thread up in the Tournament Poker section. Lots of buyins from 10 point freerolls to $100

IveyPoker continues to try to take over the world. Now has Merson, Antonius, Shak, Harman, Dempsey, Lichtenberger and many more signed to "Team Ivey".