Some sort of workaround may be the final solution to this mess for US players. As I pointed out before, workarounds are popular enough to attract mainstream media attention:
"Even PartyPoker saw an increase, as U.S. users figured out how to get around the ban on the sites. The company's U.S. audience increased to 1.3 million in December from 1.18 million in November, according to Nielsen//NetRatings."
http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...006_page_2.htm
Some have claimed to get in via findnot.com's proxy server, but we haven't heard whether they can get in or out yet. With Party, I can see how you can get money in there (phone cards), but how would you cash out?
It seems the only way to keep one's chains from being jerked as a "US player" is not to be registered from the US. But how?