A great episode of This Week In Poker this week thanks to some great guests and questions from viewers via Twitter and Ustream chat. The main topic this week was online poker legislation, including the recent mark-up and committee approval of Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Bill, H.R. 2267. Appearing in the studio was poker pro Annie Duke, who discussed her recent appearance on Capitol Hill to testify on the aforementioned bill. Also on that subject, Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas joined in to discuss the possible legalization of online poker and the current bills future. Lastly, but not leastly, Dan Michalski of Pokerati.com weighed in on the matter.

A lot of in-depth discussion took place between all the guests, with over an hour of discussion on the topic of HR 2267 and online poker legislation in general, including the chances that the bill will reach Obama’s desk before mid-term elections, where things stand in the Senate, the support and opposition from brick-and-mortar and Indian casinos and what the US online poker market may look like post-regulation.

Up first on the show is a brand new segment with the “Tina Fey” of poker Jess Welman, a ginger/woman and Bluff Magazine, WPT, etc…, etc…, where she breaks down the biggest poker news of the week, like the WPT’s search for a new host and Beth Shak’s appearance on “Millionaire Matchmaker.”

Later in the show, Annie talks about all the non-poker stuff she’s busy with including her new venture, MyMixedNuts.com. Finally , Annie is challenged to a speed round of “Poker Metaphor Signifying You Have to Act Quickly.”