Bitcoin is liberating the online poker world. I'm a poker player, live and online. Because I live in the United States I can't play on a big named site like PokerStars. Bitcoin and poker are match made in heaven because you can deposit and withdrawal faster than ever before. Passionate poker players who have in the past Waited weeks/months for a payout via check/western union/money laundered bank transfer know the true power of a bitcoin poker site is that the government can't tell me no. They can't tell me Im not allowed to deposit fiat currency to play. They can't tell me I can't withdraw my money into my bank. They can't force me to play in a state/government run poker system.
I too am a professional poker player living in the US (although I did move to Costa Rica and Macau for some time after Black Friday). The withdrawal/deposit speeds made possible by Bitcoin are exciting for poker players, however sites allowing US based players are no more legally allowed to operate in the US then PokerStars or Full Tilt. SealsWithClubs could be shut down tomorrow in the US if the DOJ wanted to do so. The fact that you are playing with Bitcoin rather than USD does not matter, it is still a real money game.