Horse racing operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has moved to acquire all of Bluff Media's assets, including Bluff Magazine. The takeover could hint further towards the arrival of real-money poker in the United States.

Eugene Katchalov enjoyed outstanding success in 2011 and finished the year as BLUFF Magazine's Player of The Year. The Ukrainian-born pro took home the title in close competition with fellow Team PokerStar Pro, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

Eugene Katchalov is holding on to his lead on the Bluff Magazine Player of The Year ranking and is looking to end the year with the title. Bertrand Grospellier and Ben Lamb are in the next two spots.

José Macedo has been disqualified from the Lock Poker Challenge, which was held in collaboration with Bluff Magazine. The young Portuguese won the challenge, but was found to have broken the rules.

Full Tilt Poker has canceled the upcoming Onyx Cup series in the wake of Friday's indictment against the company. The cancelation is temporary, but it remains unknown when the tournaments will return.

Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi has become the first player to qualify for Full Tilt Poker's Onyx Poker Cup premiere in Las Vegas in May. Mizzi won his way into the tournament through a $640 satellite.

Howard Lederer is topping Bluff Magazine's Top 20 list of poker's most powerful individuals. The Full Tilt guru is heading the list ahead of PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg and Phil Ivey.

Canadian Sorel Mizzi took the BLUFF Magazine title Player of the Year after 12 amazing months with several final tables. Cardplayer of the Year, Tom Marchese, came in 2nd.

One of the poker bloggosophere's hottest names, Kevin Mathers, has landed a new job at Bluff Magazine. Mathers will leave Pokerati in one of the more spectacular career moves in the poker news business.