We hope those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving enjoyed some time with your loved ones, stuffing your face with turkey reflecting on those things and people for which you are thankful. Meanwhile, the poker world keeps turning, and we're here to keep you abreast of what's happening.

UNICEF had 147,500 reasons to be thankful this week, as Peter Eastgate's 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet sold on Ebay to an anonymous bidder. Eastgate has promised to donate all proceeds to UNICEF. Also thankful (we think) is Tony G's dog. The gregarious poker player had promised to submit the winning bid and use the bracelet as a dog collar. We suspect when Eastgate gets older, he'll look back on his decision with regret.

Swede Kent Lundmark may not celebrate Thanksgiving like his American friends, but he certainly had a week to be thankful for, as he took home €825,000 and first place at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. The €5,000 main event drew an astounding 758 players competing for a prize pool of over €3.7 million.

Also underway is the World Poker Tour Marrakech, sponsored by Chilipoker. Some of the notable players include Surinder Sunar, 2008 WSOP final table player Antoine Saout, and WPT Bucharest winner Guillame Darcourt. As always you can keep up with all the latest news at the WPT's official site.

In charity tournament news, Phil Hellmuth announced that he will be hosting a poker tournament in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin on December 18th. Tickets to the tournament cost $300 (VIP tickets go for $500) and proceeds will go to HospiceCare. Prizes will include a $10,000 seat in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event.

In legal news that should probably surprise nobody, eWalletXpress announced that the feds have begun seizing funds. The company is no longer accepting funds from US players. Online rooms that have used eWalletXpress include Cake Poker, Carbon Poker, and Bodog.

In more positive legal news, on Monday New Jersey’s senate passed 490, a bill which would allow the establishment of legalized online gambling for New Jersey residents. Under the terms of the bill, those games which are legal in land-based casinos would also be legal for online players within the state of New Jersey. Next the bill goes to the New Jersey Assembly, where it is expected to pass. Though it is difficult to read the tea leaves in these uncertain political times, we at CaseJack believe that intrastate legislation concerning online gambling will proliferate, forcing the federal government’s hand.

Did you ever wonder how much a World Series Of Poker Main Event bracelet is worth? Well now you can find out. 2008 WSOP champion Peter Eastgate is auctioning off his bracelet on eBay. If you're wondering what could possibly compel anyone to sell their bracelet, the answer might surprise you.

According to Eastgate, the reason for the sale wasn't financial issues, or a bad beat on a prop bet. Nope. Eastgate's just not into jewelry. All proceeds go to UNICEF.

Jonathan Duhamel has just won the 2010 World Series of Poker! Immediately after the win, he went crowd surfing as his jubilant fans, dressed in red Canadiens jerseys, swarmed him. Duhamel then draped himself in the Canadian flag, clearly proud of becoming the first Canadian to win the World Series of Poker.

During heads up play, Duhamel put relentless pressure on Florida native John Racener, who entered play at a 6:1 disadvantage. He was only able to double up once with pocket Q's but otherwise seemed card dead. Finally Racener looked down and saw K8 of diamonds and called Duhamel's shove. Duhamel held AJ and when neither player paired up, the rest, as they say, was history.

After an interminable shuttle ride last night, we finally arrived at the Rio, Ground Zero for poker players and afficianados. Shortly after arrival, we learned that WiFi would cost a king's ransom. But it gets better: upon firing up the fossil Mac, we were introduced to a vivid light show, the colors more dazzling than any performance downstairs. But we got it resolved and ended the night on a high note, enjoying some libations with the poker media degens. This morning is all business, though, as we will be covering the World Series of Poker November Nine for Minnesota Poker Magazine. Please follow us there for updates throughout the day.

Click here to see photos from the "November Nine."

USA Today is the latest mainstream media to show some love to the World Series of Poker. This article marvels at the youth of the November 9, with all the players except Soi Nguyen in their 20's. For his part, Nguyen, a 37 year old amateur, hopes his maturity, level headed play, and life experiences will help him overcome his young, aggressive opponents.

If you haven't read it yet, there's an interesting article in Bloomberg about Ann-Margaret Johnston (or if you prefer her online poker nom de plume, EvilCPA). For $250 per hour Ms. Johnston helps over 200 poker players, including November Niner John Dolan, navigate the murky waters of taxes and financial planning.

Johnston gained the players' confidence in large part due to her own poker expertise, having recently placed 3rd in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Ladies' Event.

Jim Anderson is the winner of the innaugural World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Championship in Chicago. The former bartender from Ohio, who claims he's only been playing poker seriously for about a year, overcame some stiff competition to win his first tournament championship. For his efforts, Anderson earns over $500,000, a WSOP ring, and a seat in the $1 million National Championship next May.

The event drew 226 players, leading to the largest prize pool ever for a poker tournament in Chicago, and the largest pool in 3 years for a WSOP Circuit event. For a complete recap, check out the official WSOP site .

In yet another poker Clash in Londontown, 23 year old Scot David Vamplew outlasted 847 other players to take home the PokerStars.com EPT title. Vamplew battled John Juanda heads up for four hours before finally earning the victory.

The EPT wrapped up a whirlwind month of poker in the LDN, with the WPT, WSOP Europe, and EPT all staging large tournaments this past month.

Gus Hansen took home first place in Event 4, the High Rollers No Limit Hold Em Heads Up event. The highly regarded Great Dane took down Jim Collopy to win his first WSOP bracelet. Meanwhile, in the Main Event, we're down to the final table! American Dan Fleyshman leads the pack, which includes Englishman Roland de Wolfe.

Best of all, for the first time you can watch all the action live on a webstream broadcast at the official WSOP site!

Some very big names head the field of 16 players remaining in the No Limit Hold Em High Roller Heads Up Event (#4). Among the more interesting matchups are Phil Ivey vs. Gus Hansen and Howard Lederer vs. Huck Seed.

Play resumes at 7:00 pm London time and updates can be found at the WSOP site.

Meanwhile, across the pond from the WSOP Europe, the WPT Borgata Open Main Event is in day 3. The WPT tour stop, which began with a record field of 1042 players, is now down to just 58 players. The event has featured a controversial donnybrook of sorts, as well as a strong run so far by a crowd favorite.

First, the controversy: Steve Buckner takes a nice pot from Larry Wolf and reacts a little too exuberantly for Wolf's liking. Wolf takes umbrage and exhorts Buckner not to act like a "jerk." The two proceed to exchange pleasantries when a railbird decides to get in her two cents, coming to Buckner's defense and provoking Wolf by asking him if he's a Jew. This comment infuriates Jeremy Schwartz, who goes George Brett Pine Tar on the railbird's face. Got all that?

Things quickly calmed down and play resumed. Which leads us to our next big story: crowd favorite and Tour Host Mike Sexton remains in the money and is poised to make an appearance at the Final Table. Most fans of the WPT are surely routing for Sexton, a true gentleman and a fine player in his own right.

But it begs the question. If Sexton makes it to the Final Table, who'll join Vince Van Patten in the booth? You know, I can clear my calendar... Just sayin'

Defending champ JP Kelly was denied in his bid to not only defend his title but also become the youngest player to win three bracelets by local amateur Scott Shelley in Event 3 of the World Series of Poker Europe (no limit hold em).

The final chip count can be found on the official site of the WSOP.

We took a little break from the poker world to enjoy some college football action this weekend, but we’re back refreshed and ready to go! The cards kept shuffling while Case Jack was gone, so we’re here to get you caught up on all the action.

First off, in the WSOP Europe, Jeffrey Lisandro came back from 4th place at the final table to take home his 5th WSOP bracelet in event 2 (pot limit Omaha). His fifth bracelet places Lisandro in some rare company, including Chris Ferguson and Scotty Nguyen. Finishing fifth was November Niner John Racener, who gained some valuable experience and confidence.

We’re now down to 8 players at the final table in Event 3, another No Limit Hold Em game. Kaveh Payman leads the field.

25 players remain in Event 2 (pot limit Omaha) of the WSOP Europe in London. Chip leader is Englishman Chris Bjorin, with Jeff Madsen breathing down his neck.

As always, updates are on the official WSOP site.

Six players remain in the first event at the WSOP Europe. Canadian Andrew Pantling, an online casino exec, leads the field. The final table resumes at 2:00 pm tomorrow, London time. Phil Laak has been keeping us updated with several Tweets.

Chip counts and an update can be found on the official WSOP site, here.

31 players remain in Event 1 of the WSOP Europe (six handed no limit hold em); 24 players will get paid. Andrew Pantling heads the list with just over 106,000 chips. Phil Laak has been running hot and looks poised to make a move. Play resumes at 2:00 pm London time.

You can see the leaderboard here.

The WSOP Europe began at noon in London today and immediately sold out; over 271 players entered. Some notable early exits include: Tom "durrr" Dwan, The Devilfish (Dave Ulliott), and Huck Seed.

One face you won't see is Scotty Nguyen, who announced on his website that he would forego the WSOP events and instead tour the nation's casinos, giving his fans the chance to go heads up against "the prince of poker."