The Free Poker Experience, which is the parent company of the Free Poker Network, has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The organization, which operates free Texas Hold’em tournaments in bars and other establishments around the country, is looking to break into the New York market.

In a move that has rocked the poker world, professional poker player Clonie Gowen filed a multi-faceted lawsuit on November 14th against her alleged former employer, Full Tilt Poker, and the individuals and corporations that are part of the Full Tilt operation.

Collecting memorabilia is normally associated with sports like baseball, football, and basketball. However, very rarely has poker gear been one that collectors look for. Officials from the World Series of Poker are looking to change that trend by holding the first ever WSOP auction featuring items from the final table of the 2008 Main Event.

Many had questioned whether the decision by Harrah’s to move the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event back 117 days would be effective. Would the decision really generate renewed interest in poker?

On Thursday, the show lineup for the CBS news program “60 Minutes” was announced. Absent from the list of three feature segments once again was an exposé on online poker. With the 2008 WSOP Main Event resuming on Sunday night, the timing could have been right for the story to air concurrently on the network.

The first every Dream Team Poker Tournament at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is sold out. When the tournament kicks off on Saturday, November 8th, there will be 25 three-person teams taking the field, including some of the biggest poker stars and Hollywood celebrities.

The voting for the second annual CAP Awards is now open. Eight different awards categories and 25 total accolades are up for grabs including Best Affiliate Program and Best Affiliate Manager. Voting is open between now and December.

The man who patented the “Hole Card Cam” will be enshrined in the Poker Hall of Fame in November. Entrepreneur and World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Henry Orenstein will be honored during the WSOP Main Event final table on November 9th at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

On October 27th, one man made history at Foxwoods, the site of the World Poker Tour’s World Poker Finals. In the days leading up to the WPT’s televised championship event, a series of preliminary tournaments have been held. Winning a preliminary tournament three years in a row by taking another one down in 2008 was Poker News Daily contributor Bernard Lee.

During the broadcast of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN, two incidents have stood out above the rest as potentially breaching what is considered acceptable behavior by players in poker tournaments.