personally I like the first one better (logo), however in the second one, i kinda like the placement of "the poker blog" let me know what you think
I agree with you the first one look better and the placement on the second one is best. You made the logo a bit too big it will not fit perfect with the site as the menu will cover part of the logo.
Resized it to fit where it should. I would like to darken the diamond a bit. Let me know what you think! and good luck with your Poker this weekend! *edit* I also went with the spade through the diamon becuase you could also use it as your Favicon!