In this week’s Calling the Clock we get you up to speed with all the political manoeuvrings in the American poker scene, a look at the three people attempting to win three bracelets in this year’s series, and more.

It’s been an important week in the lifespan of online poker in America.

First the good news, and on Wednesday, California’s Appropriations Committee, rubber stamped the progress of Assemblyman Adam Gray’s online poker bill. AB 2863 is now heading towards an Assembly vote where it will need a two-third ‘aye’ vote for the bill to end up in front of the State Senate.

Several members of the committee decided to keep their powder dry. One voted ‘no’. Several made it clear that they could change their mind if their concerns aren’t suitably addressed in future iterations of the bill – namely how to deal with the ‘PokerStars problem’.