U.S. players residing in select States got your wish because another online
poker room has decided to reenter the U.S. market - and it's none other than
Doyle's. That is, Doyles Poker Room (Yep, the online room of the poker legend
himself). I guess Doyle's has either realized how ineffective the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement really is or how likely it's going to be
overturned with the whole World Trade Organization and European Union debacle
taking place, that they've decided to challenge the UIGEA. Or perhaps it's just
that Doyle is so old, going to jail is no longer a threat to him?
Well, he's not that old. In fact, I love Doyle. Not only is he a nice guy,
he's an environmentalist. Doyle himself logs online under the screen name
Texas_Dolly. My advice? Don't join a table if you see him there. The ten-time
WSOP champion still has the goods, and the poker God's only know how bad I want
to see him win another WSOP championship and usurp all the young guys and gals
who are taking over the professional poker circuit.
Anyways, not only is Doyle's accepting U.S. players, they are openly
marketing themselves as being U.S. friendly. In fact, they are being so open
about it, I'm surprised they are not offering a U.S. players only bonus! Doyle's
does not offer online casino gambling, unlike some other poker rooms, which is a
bummer for U.S. online casino gamblers. However, their poker offering is very
good. They have $4 million in guaranteed monthly jackpots, as well as several
large badbeat jackpots. Not sure if they are as large as Ultimatebet's, but
still get up there. There is a weekly Sunday tournament offering a guaranteed
$175K jackpot, and new players are entitled to a $27.50 bounty rebate.
Okay, news flash. I think I just realized why Doyle Brunson would do
something so brash as challenge the UIGEA while things are still pretty volatile
if you ask me. I don't think he has actually anything to do with the ownership
of Doyle's online poker room. He is simply the central endorser of the site
(more like integral endorser), and probably gets paid more than the owners make
anyways! But then again, he calls it his room. One thing's for sure. You won't
find anything about the owner's on their website (at least I didn't) other than
they are powered by the Doyle Brunson Poker Network (DBPN), which is a
corporation owned and licensed in Curacao, where they are obviously regulated.