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Mar 11, 2013

Rather disappointing #WBCOOP 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013 Posted by Unknown , , 1 comment
Okay so I played my 10 events and missed the goal of somehow donking my way to a Final Table, albeit being close again with a 7th place in a 4max NLHE. I didn't run well at all and only got one further $5.50 SCOOP ticket besides the $33 from the 4max, that in itself would already be disappointing. But to be honest, something didn't feel right even though we should not necessarily complain much after getting offered something for free.

1) Russian / Eastern European / South American Roulette - the standard of play was quite poo(r) compared to last year.

2) The requirements to actually get the entry and 10 tickets were by far worse and more easy to achieve.

3) Many "first time posters" without active blog got tickets even though they didn't even meet the more than mediocre requirements.

4) The Turbo events with 5 minute blind levels naturally turn the game into a donkfest.

5) Who ever came up with the idea to put the Final on a Monday at 10am EST = 15:00 CET (thanks to the switch to summer time in North America even one hour earlier for us in Europe). Not every blogger earns a living through poker, we do have regular work from Monday to Friday.

If the overall quality itself does not improve again, this was probably my last WBCOOP on Pokerstars. Sure there are some freebies up for grabs, but does that really make up for the loss of certain standards?

How can first time bloggers with one paragraph get entry to these games and should we simply accept that and move along? I don't think so ... there were even German bloggers from Intelli / Pokerstrategy that used their team blog and bragged they "didn't have to write the sh1t" to get the tickets.

So anyways, maybe a miracle happens and I win some extra cash tomorrow in the Final after running like crap all Sunday long. At least the end of the day was greeted with a little win on BuzzPoker, as they hosted their weekly Facebook Freeroll.


Mar 6, 2013

WBCOOP 2013 - A little story about almost some glory

Wednesday, March 06, 2013 Posted by Unknown , , No comments
After the live coverage in Berlin until 3am on Monday morning and a 5 hour trip back by train, I used Monday to catch up on some well needed sleep before getting back into the work routine ... perfect timing for the month end drama. I also decided to play the Stud Hi Lo game of the WBCOOP as my first tournament and I just ran bad, could never get anything going against a very fishy table and two bluffs backfired - think I was out 20 spots from getting any SCOOP tickets.

Yesterday it was similar at the beginning but fortunately one okay player busted and a new big fish arrived that just spewed Chips left and right to get me above average stack. Once we got close to the bubble, I had two big stacks at my table and switched to "push or fold" knowing I get more credit in silly spots. In the money I was out of the door once when I 4bet shoved AsQs into Kings and hit on the Turn before someone graciously felt the need to iso shove behind me with Kh Th and my Ace rag held up on the last 4 tables to get back on track once again.

Twice the last 10 minutes before a break I lost 50% of my stack with moves against bigstacks and was 11/11 after the 3rd break, two players from South America were chatty and thought I don't understand Spanish and that they think I am a bluffer. Well yes, I showed them some bluffs on purpose and proceeded to knock out both when finally finding a spot ;) On the last two tables I wanted to play for stacks and the only other really solid player on my table from Latvia decided to chase with 89os and turned his straight against my top pair after I 3bet him preflop for the 2nd time in an hour.

Final result:


Guess I can't complain much, but once get that far you obviously also want the Final Table as well. Checked the lobby in the morning and edzitsu used my Chips wisely and scooped the $162, well done. I'll take the $33 ticket and the entry to the Final ... this time I will actually be there to play it as well.

Back to the daily work grind we go ...
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Feb 27, 2013

Its that time of the year again, the WBCOOP is here

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Posted by Unknown , , No comments
The biggest poker site on the net is calling all bloggers once again and in March 2013, the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP) on Pokerstars provides the opportunity to win SCOOP tickets in case we can not only write but also play poker. Shocking, I know. So what's the challenge this year to get enrolled? Come up with either a 500-word blog post or short video before March 9 to highlight what has been the best moment while playing on PokerStars and then share it via social media - win win situation for everyone.

For me there are actually a few "best moments" despite never having much time to play poker anymore these days due to work. The introduction of Zoom Poker was great, simply because I was able to finally play more hands than usual. Calling stations at the Seven Card Stud tables ... you have to love and fully embrace them for not knowing what they are doing. But yeah, I have never been running that good on Pokerstars and
tend to avoid the mass field tournaments because I i don't ever have the time to finish them either way.

Well and then there are of course previous results at the WBCOOP:

To fold or not to call?!: WBCOOP PLO8 Qualifier

January 2011 - jeez more than 2 years ago already. I love PLO8 and just missed out on the Final Table for this Qualifier.

To fold or not to call?!: My #WBCOOP 2012 at a glance

Last year was actually not bad, I got one Final Table appearance for like 2 hands and busted in one of those usual bad beat stories. No details needed, why bore the readers to death anyways?Again the PLO8 games were the best and I had three top 20 finishes to grab some tickets, but eventually ended up converting the tickets into T$ because the SCOOP changed the structure and I was unable to use them.

Besides that - and it may not necessarily count as playing on Pokerstars - I quite enjoy to run live coverages for Pokerstars events such as the EPT and randomly bump into the biggest names on the circuit. Some remember the bloggers and have a quick chat, that'll count as a few minutes of fame. All Kidding aside I love that part time job because it enables me to travel and see places that I would otherwise not visit as often and also see many old and new friends again.

Upon taking a quick glance on the tournament schedule, I am quite sure to pick the Omaha and Stud events as well as some Turbo and HORSE for my schedule if I eventually find some time to play. And the goal for this year is at least one final table as well as maybe knocking out a Pokerstars Pro - I did knock out talonchick in one event last year but there was not much skill involved as she was short stacked ... well okay, another 5 seconds of glory.

Too bad that I will have to skip the games until March 4th as I am heading to Berlin tomorrow morning for yet another live event coverage until the 3rd. But hey, ya gotta earn money somehow :) Best of luck on and off the felt!

Jul 17, 2012

And so it begins ... PokerStars moves all German players to .eu client

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Posted by Unknown , No comments
It is not really surprising after other nations have already been moved from the .com client to .eu, yet I didn't expect them to react that fast to the potential law changes in Germany regarding online gambling. Anyways, Poker Germany on the market leader will now settle from the evil DotCom to EUrope - coincidence much?

Just to clarify though, the .eu players still share the same player pool as .com, it's more the potential legal implications in the not so distant future that may arise. After all the German government is trying to master the evil gambling beast for some time already even though the existing gambling law violates EU law.

Dear ___,

PokerStars has recently introduced the new PokerStars.eu client! We are fully licensed within the European Union, and regulated by the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

As part of the launch of the new client, your account will be moved to PokerStars.eu. Please note that this applies to all players from Germany, and is compulsory.

The migration of your account to PokerStars.eu will not affect your playing experience in any way. Everything stays the same for you:

  • You will retain the same username
  • You will still have access to all your usual games and promotions
  • Your account balance, VIP Status, Monthly and Yearly VPP counts, bonus and 2012 Stellar Rewards progress will remain unchanged after the migration
The date of the migration will be 19/07/2012.

1. When you next start the PokerStars client on your desktop and log in, on or after this date, you will be prompted to update your software to the new version. Simply follow the instructions on-screen, and the new client will be installed within minutes.

2. If you are playing in any tournaments at the time of migration, you will be permitted to finish these before your account is moved.

3. Please note: Your account will not be moved if you are registered, or playing, in a tournament. Please unregister from all tournaments before completing this process.

If you have any questions regarding the migration of your account, please check out our FAQ site. or email to support@pokerstars.eu.

Are you using the PokerStars Mobile App?
If you have been enjoying our Mobile Poker game client, note that you can no longer play on the .com version. After you successfully completed migration by logging in on your desktop game client, please download the .eu Mobile Poker game client to continue playing. It is now available for both iOS & Android handsets. You can find the new .eu iOS version on the App Store. The Android version and more information can be found at http://www.pokerstars.eu/mobile/.

Have fun at our tables

Team PokerStars
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Update July 19th:

Dear ___,

Congratulations,

You have successfully moved to PokerStars.eu

If you haven’t already done so, to begin playing on PokerStars.eu, all you need to do is download the PokerStars.eu software and access your account using the same UserID and password used previously.

If you require assistance with accessing your account please email: support@pokerstars.eu.

PokerStars Support Team

+++ I even witnessed 50% less bad beats and won 3/4 hands where I was massive favor with a huge sample size of 50 hands on Zoom Poker, so it is already proven that .eu is by far better. Just kidding, if you believe any of last sentence, you should probably join the "Poker is rigged" thread on Two Plus Two ;)  +++

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Mar 26, 2012

SCOOP 2012 - The Schedule

Monday, March 26, 2012 Posted by Unknown , , No comments
The SCOOP schedule for 2012 has been announced, time to take a closer look and use the tickets won in the WBCOOP :)

Sunday, May 6th
11:00 ET – Event 01-L: $27 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 01-M: $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 01-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (6-Max)

14:30 ET – Event 02-L: $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET – Event 02-M: $215 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET – Event 02-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em

Monday, May 7th
11:00 ET – Event 03-L: $5.50 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys)
11:00 ET – Event 03-M: $55 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys)
11:00 ET – Event 03-H: $530 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys)

14:00 ET – Event 04-L: $7.50 FL Badugi
14:00 ET – Event 04-M: $82 FL Badugi
14:00 ET – Event 04-H: $700 FL Badugi

17:00 ET – Event 05-L: $11 NL Hold’em (Rebuys, 2x-Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 05-M: $109 NL Hold’em (Rebuys, 2x-Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 05-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em (Rebuys, 2x-Turbo)

Tuesday, May 8th
11:00 ET – Event 06-L: $11 NL Draw
11:00 ET – Event 06-M: $109 NL Draw
11:00 ET – Event 06-H: $1,050 NL Draw

14:00 ET – Event 07-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET – Event 07-M: $82 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET – Event 07-H: $700 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)

17:00 ET – Event 08-L: $27 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 08-M: $215 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 08-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, Turbo)

Wednesday, May 9th
11:00 ET – Event 09-L: $27 Mixed Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 09-M: $215 Mixed Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 09-H: $2,100 Mixed Hold’em (6-Max)

14:00 ET – Event 10-L: $27 Stud
14:00 ET – Event 10-M: $215 Stud
14:00 ET – Event 10-H: $2,100 Stud

Thursday, May 10th
11:00 ET – Event 11-L: $27 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET – Event 11-M: $215 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET – Event 11-H: $2,100 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)

14:00 ET – Event 12-L: $27 NL Hold’em (Knockout)
14:00 ET – Event 12-M: $265 NL Hold’em (Knockout)
14:00 ET – Event 12-H: $2,600 NL Hold’em (Knockout)

Friday, May 11th
11:00 ET – Event 13-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET – Event 13-M: $82 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET – Event 13-H: $700 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)

14:00 ET – Event 14-L: $55 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 14-M: $530 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 14-H: $5,200 FL Omaha Hi/Lo

17:00 ET – Event 15-L: $27 NL Hold’em (2x Chance, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 15-M: $215 NL Hold’em (2x Chance, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 15-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (2x Chance, Turbo)

Saturday, May 12th
11:00 ET – Event 16-L: $27 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET – Event 16-M: $215 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET – Event 16-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)

14:00 ET – Event 17-L: $11 PL Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET – Event 17-M: $109 PL Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET – Event 17-H: $1,050 PL Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)

17:00 ET – Event 18-L: $27 Triple Stud
17:00 ET – Event 18-M: $215 Triple Stud
17:00 ET – Event 18-H: $2,100 Triple Stud

Sunday, May 13th
11:00 ET – Event 19-L: $27 NL Hold’em
11:00 ET – Event 19-M: $215 NL Hold’em
11:00 ET – Event 19-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em

14:30 ET – Event 20-L: $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET – Event 20-M: $215 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET – Event 20-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em

Monday, May 14th
11:00 ET – Event 21-L: $11 Mixed NLHE/PLO
11:00 ET – Event 21-M: $109 Mixed NLHE/PLO
11:00 ET – Event 21-H: $1,050 Mixed NLHE/PLO

14:00 ET – Event 22-L: $55 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
14:00 ET – Event 22-M: $530 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
14:00 ET – Event 22-H: $5,200 NL Hold’em (4-Max)

17:00 ET – Event 23-L: $11 PL Omaha (1R1A, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 23-M: $109 PL Omaha (1R1A, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 23-H: $1,050 PL Omaha (1R1A, Turbo)

Tuesday, May 15th
11:00 ET – Event 24-L: $11 Triple Draw 2-7
11:00 ET – Event 24-M: $109 Triple Draw 2-7
11:00 ET – Event 24-H: $1,050 Triple Draw 2-7

14:00 ET – Event 25-L: $27 Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 25-M: $215 Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 25-H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo

17:00 ET – Event 26-L: $27 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, 6-Max, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 26-M: $215 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, 6-Max, Turbo)
17:00 ET – Event 26-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (SuperKnockout, 6-Max, Turbo)

Wednesday, May 16th
11:00 ET – Event 27-L: $27 Razz
11:00 ET – Event 27-M: $215 Razz
11:00 ET – Event 27-H: $2,100 Razz

14:00 ET – Event 28-L: $11 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET – Event 28-M: $109 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET – Event 28-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)

Thursday, May 17th
11:00 ET – Event 29-L: $27 (2) 8-Game
11:00 ET – Event 29-M: $215 8-Game
11:00 ET – Event 29-H: $2,100 8-Game

14:00 ET – Event 30-L: $7.50 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 30-M: $82 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET – Event 30-H: $700 PL Omaha Hi/Lo

Friday, May 18th
11:00 ET – Event 31-L: $27 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
11:00 ET – Event 31-M: $215 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
11:00 ET – Event 31-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (1R1A)

14:00 ET – Event 32-L: $55 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
14:00 ET – Event 32-M: $530 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
14:00 ET – Event 32-H: $5,200 FL Hold’em (6-Max)

17:00 ET – Event 33-L: $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (10-Minute Levels)
17:00 ET – Event 33-M: $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (10-Minute Levels)
17:00 ET – Event 33-H: $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (10-Minute Levels)

Saturday, May 19th
11:00 ET – Event 34-L: $55 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 34-M: $530 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 34-H: $5,200 PL Omaha (6-Max)

14:00 ET – Event 35-L: $27 HORSE
14:00 ET – Event 35-M: $215 HORSE
14:00 ET – Event 35-H: $2,100 HORSE

Sunday, May 20th
11:00 ET – Event 36-L: $27 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 36-M: $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET – Event 36-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (6-Max)

12:30 ET – Event 37-L: $215 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
12:30 ET – Event 37-M: $2,100 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
12:30 ET – Event 37-H: $21,000 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)

14:30 ET – Event 38-L: $82 Main Event – L
14:30 ET – Event 38-M: $700 Main Event – M
14:30 ET – Event 38-H: $7,500 Main Event – H

Mar 6, 2012

My #WBCOOP 2012 at a glance

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Posted by Unknown , , No comments
Yesterday was the Main Event of the WBCOOP with a prize pool of $5,000 and after signing up early, I already knew I won't be able to cash in the event with ~ 100 paid at the time and more than 600 registered. May sound a bit sarcastic at first, but I was actually off to watch a football match with my dad and uncles a few hours away at the stadium ... and I should have stayed home to play poker instead. As usual it was the worst match of the season thus far once I get to see one live ... some things never change.


Let's ignore the Intelli ticket (no idea how I got that one or what I can use it for lol) and take a look at the WBCOOP tickets I earned in the last ~ 2 weeks. One $33 entry was from one year ago that I actually didn't use last year during the SCOOP, besides that the $5.50 one was a sit out 93rd place where I totally forgot I was registered for an early game. Well played, maybe a bit too tight though ... lol.

I had my best results definitely in the PLO8 games, but an 8th, 9th and 17th place were as far as I got and only one final table appearance where I was knocked out first with AK

Right now I am not even sure if I can use the tickets this year because I haven't checked the SCOOP schedule yet and have up to 3 tournament coverages in April as well as two in a row as of this Wednesday March 7th. Guess I better start packing and wrapping up things here though, only a few hours before I have to catch a train and head to Frankfurt for my flight to Heathrow.

Jun 2, 2011

PokerStars taking next step: Sunday Majors moving

Thursday, June 02, 2011 Posted by Unknown , No comments
They were the first to act after Black Friday and already pay out US customers, whereas AP/UB don't have any updates at all besides reaching an agreement with the DoJ and FullTilt has postponed to announce their solution to pay out players from the US again. I could also go on and talk about the mud fight between Tiltware and Phil Ivey, but to be honest you can also read a summary of The War of the Roses (1989) - same topic, different people.

But PokerStars handled the situation in a professional way and even though they had to leave the US market, it looks like everything will get back to normal due to the fact that a lot of their business operations was outside of the US as well. Another step forward to normality is the change of structure for the Sunday Majors - in fact most of them got moved 2 hours earlier and the upcoming weekend of June 5th will see double Guarantees (this weekend only) and a total of $5 Mio up for grabs!


The Sunday Warm-Up will start at 11 am EST and instead of 4:30 pm EST, the Sunday Million will start at 2:30 pm EST - the only Sunday Major that was not moved into another spot is the Sunday Kick-Off, who remains at 8pm EST. You can check all tournaments for the upcoming weekend by launching the software, or you can click on the screenshot above to get a preview already.

Apr 22, 2011

Pokerpocalypse - To bank or not to bank?

Friday, April 22, 2011 Posted by Unknown , , , , No comments
The consequences are not fully visible yet and the agreement between Pokerstars, FullTilt and the Department of Justice to regain the right to use their world wide .com domains went through pretty quickly. American players are now able to log into their accounts on both sites again and can access the cashier to request a withdrawal. This has currently been disabled at Pokerstars to “prepare the technical solutions and formulate the plan and processes required” to allow Americans to cash out their balance.

The same deal would also be available for AbsolutePoker and UB, however despite pop up notifications on both brands Americans are still able to log in and play for real money. Today, AbsolutePoker released the following statement:

“Absolute Poker has retained Blank Rome LLP as United States counsel to provide legal advice in relation to civil and criminal matters filed in federal court in Manhattan and made public on April 15, 2011. Absolute Poker is aware that on April 19, 2011, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York entered into separate agreements with FullTilt Poker and PokerStars. These agreements concern the use of the respective www.fulltiltpoker.com and www.pokerstars.com domain names. The US Attorney, in a press release dated April 20, 2011, stated that the government is willing to enter the same agreement with Absolute Poker and UB.

“At this time, Absolute Poker’s top priority is, and must be, the refund of balances to its and UB’s US players. However, given the far-reaching consequences of the US Attorney’s actions for Absolute Poker and for the entire poker community, Absolute Poker believes that the responsible course of action is to review with its attorneys the relevant court filings before taking any action."

“Absolute Poker believes that the US Attorney shares the view that refunds to US players are an immediate and pressing concern, and Absolute Poker wishes to make clear that it wants to work cooperatively with the US Attorney to safely and efficiently return its players’ funds. To that end, Absolute Poker’s counsel has initiated communications with the US Attorney’s office and plans to continue proactively advancing those discussions."

“Further information and timely updates will be provided to Absolute Poker/UB’s players as we move forward.”

In the meanwhile, an article at The Australian revealed, that Australian banks have been handling payments to overseas-based online poker sites that have been illegally taking up to a $1 billion a year. Whilst this might be legal for gambling sites outside of Australia, it is prohibited for Australia itself since 2001 already. The potential profit for local companies was probably too tempting though and part of this business was also FORMER Brisbane IT tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff, who’s  company Intabill allegedly processed more than $500 million worth of illegal online payments through US banks.

It has been reported that he kept the names, bank details and addresses of up to 500,000 customers of online poker websites – considering that he has turned into an informant for the FBI and Department of Justice during the current investigation and provided these details, we may not have seen the end of the allegations yet. At least the situation has somewhat calmed down after the agreement from PokerStars and FullTiltPoker with the DoJ and hopefully soon, American players will be able to cash out their funds from the poker sites.

Apr 16, 2011

Doomsday at Online Poker: Update

Saturday, April 16, 2011 Posted by Unknown , , , No comments
As a lot might panic at the moment after the shockwave yesterday, I thought I would give a little update what is going on and what happened in the last few hours.

Link to the press release from the DoJ: DoJ press release Scheinberg

More Info about the person that "delivered" all the info: Daniel Tzvetkoff

First of all, they are not after the players, just after the poker sites itself for those illegal bank transactions - poker itself is not illegal and you are allowed to play online. The player funds are on separate bank accounts, for example Europeans do not have to fear that there funds are not safe. But the bank accounts with US traffic are most likely frozen at the moment and the upcoming days and weeks will show what direction this dilemma gonna take.

Pokerstars is not on the .com domain anymore and switched to .eu, all American players have been booted from the real money tables and the cashier / p2p is also frozen right now. If you are from the US, the automated updated will fail and you have to reinstall the software from the following URL: http://www.pokerstars.eu/ - the normal update for non US accounts and IP addresses still works.

Same goes for FullTilt, they also had a quick update and are now linking to the .http://co.uk domain, players got booted but I seen a few "survivors" that have been lucky so far and are still playing in a long session. It is only a matter of time though before they will also get booted. Same scenario as Pokerstars though, new domain for US to redownload: http://www.fulltiltpoker.co.uk/

Concerning AP and UB (yes, UB is now also seized), they didn't switch to non .com domains yet and it also seems that as US player you can still login and register for real money games (as of 10.00 server time on April 16th 2011). But p2p transactions have been disabled by now - same here, it is only a matter of time until players will be booted.

It might even be the case that all american IP addresses get blocked and that nobody from the US will be able to access any of the "gambling" sites - but this is yet to be confirmed and would be the worst case scenario. Most likely all withdrawals will be put on hold or denied, but this doesn't mean the poker sites want to steal your money or that it will be lost. They want to avoid a mass panic and need to settle down after yesterday's shock - right now, nobody really knows what will happen in the next few days.

Update as of April 16th 10.00 EST: It was possible to initiate a cashout at AP / UB from a non US acc (Canadian in this case).

Of course we are trying to keep you updated, but unfortunately given the circumstances and everything what happened in the last 24h, we might not be able to have any control over the situation and can only wait.
Please do not try to "dump" your money on AP / UB to non US players, you risk to have all accounts locked! The best advice is to log into your accounts and take a screenshot of your cashier, in this case you at least have evidence of how many funds you had when all this started.

There are a lot of tweets going back and forth on twitter right now, if you have an account there you can stay up to date if you check out the following accounts:

@Kevmath
@Pokerati
@oskargarcia
@GamingCounsel
@GaryWise1
@ckrafcik
@grange95
@scarlet_lv
@markgahagan
@bjnemeth
@ftrainpoker
@taopauly
@hardboiledpoker

Dec 11, 2008