As was posted here over the weekend, it has recently been made public knowledge that Tom “durrrr” Dwan has officially signed with FullTiltPoker.com. The online poker site has given the poker celebrity a warm welcome with an Official “durrrr” Prosite featuring a welcome video and other highlights from the career of Tom Dwan.

One of the nicest areas of the Official “durrrr” Prosite is the welcome video from Team Full Tilt Poker members Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Jennifer Harman and a few others. The Tom “durrrr” Dwan video on FullTiltPoker.com also features an appearance from the legendary online poker player, Tom Dwan.

Dwan has been keeping himself very occupied as of late with a new Tom “durrrr” Dwan blog, which will actually be authored from experiences of Dwan himself. Without mentioning the durrrr Challenge which is on its 27,185th hand out of the scheduled 50,000 total hands.

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Shortly after the beginning of last week’s charity poker event to support the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Ben Affleck goes all-in with a flop of Ace-Nine-King and two diamonds. He winces when two of his challengers call the bet. He yells “Re-buy”, but the turn is a seven of hearts. Affleck is upset when a jack of diamonds is dealt on the river. He took the hand seriously even though there was no actual cash at stake. This is just the kind of thing that Affleck and several other online poker enthusiasts are lobbying for.

Over $100,000 was raised for the paralyzed victims, but this was not the only function of the poker tournament held in Coors Field. Members of the Poker Players Alliance are working very hard to legalize internet poker in the United States. As part of their agenda, they are pushing to repeal the 2006 legislation Congress passed which forbids U.S. Banks and credit card companies from processing transactions related to internet gaming websites.

John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, is optimistic about the direction that the new congress will lead this decision. Pappas says that the alliance is pushing for a licensed industry, just for online poker, and not for all online gaming. Pappas is interested in having a safe, regulated industry that all Americans can enjoy. The group is fighting for the rights of people and the privacy they deserve in their own home.

“There are misconceptions about poker and about online poker,” poker pro Andy Bloch said in between hands during the charity poker tournament. “Some people think that online poker is gambling like a slot machine, and it’s not.”

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