Life's A Bluff returns today with Ryan Estrada. Every M-W-F you can count on a brand new comic. In fact, today I make this pledge; Should we miss an update at any time this next year (expires Oct 1, 2008) I will shave my head.

The spinoff strip Laak & Loaded starts Friday. Don't miss it!

Interview with Phil Laak: This LaB 'Random Questions' interview first appeared in the debut issue of Under The Gun DVD Magazine this year during the World Series of Poker. Some questions here have not yet been seen by the public. Be sure to check it out, it is a great read.

Photoshop Contest: Photoshop this picture of the Unabomber and you could win yourself a deck of Copag playing cards. ($20 value) - Details here.

The Unofficial Official Comic of Poker is back! And better than ever!

Phil's unique style and persona is a perfect fit for a comic like Life's A Bluff. He is also going to lend some of his creativity and insight to a new LaB series called Laak and Loaded. It will be an action packed, poker filled, hilarious, strategic, look at one of the world's finest players.......and his friends... and you can only find it on Lifesabluff.com!

So the other day when I said, webcomics will never be the same... I meant it!

Again starting October 1st, we will be bringing you 3 LaB comic strips a week minimum on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday update schedule. One of those days being the L&L comic series...

Today is a big day for everyone involved and we are all proud to be a part of the NEW and IMPROVED Life's a Bluff!

Ryan Estrada has joined the Life's A Bluff team and will help usher in a new era for both webcomics and poker. Ryan is a well known artist in the industry and has ongoing projects all over the Internet. See ryanestrada.com for some of his work. It is both an honor and a privilege to be able to work with him and bring quality and character back to LaB.

I want remind everyone about this Sunday's Bad Beat on Cancer tournament going on over @ Full Tilt. Life's a Bluff has teamed up with professional poker player Rafe Furst and will be donating some prizes to the overall pool.

There will be a bounty on my head, so whoever knocks me out will get a deck of Copag playing cards and a Copag wooden box to keep them in. You will get a choice between the EPOC deck & the 4-color deck. (details and pics below) approx. value $40

The winner of the tournament will also receive a deck of Copag playing cards and a signed Life's A Bluff limited print. approx. value $45

Should I win the tournament, the bounty prizes will be awarded to 2nd place. I will also donate 100 percent of the winnings back to the BBoC.

This really should be a good time.. I hope to see you all there!

Life's a Bluff is looking to hire an aspiring professional comic artist for it's upcoming relaunch. This is a paying gig and it pays quite well including perks. Poker knowledge definitely a plus but not a requirement. Please take a look at our comic archives for an idea of the kind of style I am looking for. (Think Family Guy.) The task requires 12 strips a month for a M-W-F update schedule and you must be able to handle the spur of the moment news worthy items.

+EV creator Bobby Crosby has been interviewed for the July 5th edition of the PocketFives.com Podcast, one of the most popular poker-related podcasts. Also appearing on the episode is Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV), one of the biggest proponents of legal reform to improve the landscape for online gambling. The episode is now available for download.

On the show Bobby discusses +EV's increasing popularity, Bodog's exclusive sponsorship of the site, plans for a +EV book collection, his other comics Last Blood and Marry Me, and more.