In this week’s edition of Calling the Clock we bring you the bizarre news of a dead man playing poker; plenty of news from the shores of PokerStars, and financial details for players drafted into the Global Poker League.

Opposite ends of the PokerStars players meeting released their statements this week.

The first to come out and air their opinions were the players. Dani Stern, Daniel Dvoress and Isaac Haxton releasing a statement that ended with the line:

“We deeply regret that we are not bringing back any good news.”