Its a job that requires skill, luck, and a great poker face. Today we caught up with one poker player who managed to win himself a seat in front of a national audience.

Frankie Gay lost his son Pruitt Rainey to a battle in Afghanistan. The Valdosta resident honored his son's memory by playing in the main event of this year's World Series of Poker. Now, Frankie Gay wishes to do more for US Troops and he hopes the poker world can lend a helping hand.

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DUBLIN, IRELAND-- - Full Tilt Poker has released the Biggest Bonus Ever to coincide with the launch of new software features on July 30th, paying players at least $100 in bonus money for playing on the site - no deposit required.

A Senate companion bill to Barney Frank's legislation to regulate online gambling will be introduced soon, Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas said last week.

The French government has announced amendments to the structure of taxation on online poker, to enter into force in January 2010 when the government will open up the gambling sector to private sector competition following infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission.

This year's World Series of Poker was a great event. I played roughly 10 hours of poker per day for six weeks straight. At the end, I was disappointed with my game, although my friends tell me that my six cashes and deep run in the Main Event made for a successful run.

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His story sounds like something out of a country song, but this Coral Springs poker player whose chips were down is hoping to change his luck at the World Series of Poker in Vegas.