Author Jennifer Newell's poker week in review for Sept. 16-22.

Our consolidation of the week's news is quick and to the point — seven stories, to be exact — for the week ending Sept. 22. Let's go.

No. 1 — WSOP.com Launches in Nevada

Caesars Interactive Entertainment revealed and released its WSOP.com online poker site to players in the state of Nevada last week. The real-money venture offers hold'em, Omaha, and stud games, with versions for PC and Mac users. More specifically, the hold'em games are no-limit and fixed-limit, Omaha games are pot-limit Omaha high and Omaha eight-or-better, and seven-card stud and seven-card stud eight-or-better. There is also a VIP program that runs in sync with the land-based Total Rewards program used in Caesars' casinos. Using 888poker software, the action got underway on Sep. 17 for pre-registered players in the soft launch, and the official launch came two days later for all players.

Differences between WSOP.com and the April-launched Ultimate Poker are many. One is that WSOP.com has chosen not to sponsor players in any type of endorsement deals, and another is that players cannot deposit funds at a land-based Caesars property, as Ultimate Poker players can do at Station Casinos.

The first few days of action saw some initial issues reported by players, such as problems with players being able to deposit funds with their bank-issued credit cards. Other issues with player registrations and game availability were being addressed by WSOP.com immediately, with action increasing over the weekend to more than 150 players.

No. 2 — Full Tilt Poker Remission Process Begins

As promised, the remission process for former Full Tilt Poker players based in the United States began last week. The claims administrator, Garden City Group, began sending e-mails on Monday, and the process was complete on Tuesday. Many players reported finding those emails in their spam folders, and some players didn't receive e-mails at all. The administrator did put out a late notice saying that 2-3 additional e-mail days were in process in order to resend e-mails that bounced back as undeliverable. Players who did receive their petition and control numbers from the e-mails could start the filing process, which runs through Nov. 16, 2013.

The Garden City Group also launched a secure website on which players could file petitions, check balances, and accept or dispute those numbers. Those disputing the April 15, 2011 balances are required to upload supporting documents for consideration. Some, however, are being left out of the process altogether, including sponsored pros and those who received money to their Full Tilt accounts via affiliate payments, staking by other players, or payments from Full Tilt Poker for services.

No. 3 — New Jersey Reportedly Ready for Affiliates

While New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement prepares for the launch of online poker and casino games in the state in less than two months, it seems that several sites are prepared for the date and anticipate full readiness. Bwin.party and 888 Holdings look to be included in that group.

Meanwhile, Poker Affiliate Solutions reported that many of the companies prepared for the online gaming market in New Jersey have plans to work with affiliates. Jeremy Enke said, "Within a regulated market, poker affiliate programs will be far more selective in which poker affiliates they choose to partner with. Some may even look to abandon an in-house affiliate program and only work with experienced networks as we have seen in the past within retail markets." Even so, the Division of Gaming Enforcement in the state has yet to issue affiliate licenses or discuss the plans in detail.

No. 4 — Spanish Regulator Ready for Liquidity

The European online gaming market has experienced many difficulties with the separation of markets in France, Italy, and Spain. While some online poker sites have thrived, most struggle with the issue of smaller player pools and higher-stakes players leaving the countries in order to gain access to the global market. France, Italy, and Spain have begun to acknowledge the problem as profits fall and revenues decrease.

Pokerfuse reported last week that the Director General of the Spanish regulator DGOJ, Carlos Hernandez, spoke candidly in an interview recently and noted that he would love to see international liquidity by the middle of next year. He greatly anticipates upcoming meetings with Italy, France, and Denmark to discuss sharing liquidity, and he admitted that it was a mistake to close the markets. Moreover, he anticipates that sharing player pools with Italy may be the first step, even if only a temporary solution to the problems.

No. 5 — Carbon Poker Leaves 2+2 Forum

Carbon Poker is the latest online poker site to shutter its 2+2 support forum. The move came with no notice except a note saying that the sub-forum closed, and all questions can be addressed to the site's support team through the Carbon Poker website via e-mail or the live-chat function.

Many players were deeply concerned due to some overdue withdrawals, but mostly because of the recent closing of the Lock Poker forum on 2+2. Lock Poker has had many more serious complaints of non-payment and cashier problems than Carbon, but the decision for Carbon to leave the most popular online poker forum worries many in the community, whether justified or not.

No. 6 — Chris Moorman Set to Make Online Poker History

Chris Moorman plays online as "moorman1" and is no stranger to live or online poker success. He has been a fixture in the high-stakes tournaments for many years, amassing 15 online poker Triple Crown titles in the meantime. Most recently, though, his online tournament earnings eclipsed the $9.9 million mark, and he is set to become the first poker player to ever garner more than $10 million in online tournament winnings. With less than $100,000 to go and Moorman grinding many online poker events these days, it may not take much longer for him to reach the goal and make poker history.

No. 7 — Phil Ivey Admits Using a System in Punto Banco Case

Phil Ivey is known for his poker prowess, but he is now becoming known for his Punto Banco play. Winning nearly $12 million at Crockfords casino establishment in London was something Ivey claimed he did legally last year, but the casino decided to withhold the majority of that money — £7.8 million, to be exact — which spurred Ivey to sue the casino for his winnings. The casino responded by accusing Ivey and his friend of cheating the casino.

Ivey's court documents then claimed that he did use a technique to win, something called edge sorting, which allows him to identify design flaws in the decks, request new cards, and identify cards that help make winning hands. Ivey claims this is a legal tactic, and the casino should have been aware of this technique.