Another round-up of poker news including the coming and going of sponsored pros, online festivals and new TV deals.

I want to start with PokerStars and the decision not to renew the contract of Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. Yes, that happened this week. The Frenchman was on a pretty good, pre-Isai Scheinberg deal, and PokerStars had a difficult choice to make.

Out came the lighter.

The soul of that once opulent contract now sits in a fireplace somewhere.