Reminded via a Tiffany Michelle MySpace status update — \”Excited about the Cereus launch this week!\”: The player pools, tables, tourneys, etc. from Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet magically merge today. Trying to keep an open mind … because theoretically […]
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If there seems to be a little more action than usual on Ultimate Bet these days, it\’s because a lot of players have been given new cash with the promise \”this time we won\’t cheat you out of it.\” Donkey
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It\’s not quite 60 Minutes … in fact, it\’s closer to 73 minutes. Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet honcho Paul Leggett speaks with the CBC\’s (Canadian Broadcast Company) Susan Reisler for an extremely detailed and stoic Q&A. I can tell you I\’m
For those who recall the sanctions the Kahnawake Gaming Commission gave to Ultimate Bet regarding the \”NioNio\” superuser scandal, UB was given until Nov. 3rd to start dispensing refunds to affected customers. However, the pending litigation between Blast-Off Ltd and
As noted in the original post, I recently interviewed Tokwiro Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Paul Leggett about a number of issues the recent UltimateBet and Absolute Poker scandals. The interview transcript has been broken up into three parts and posted
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The official announcement came on July 29, but the post has been delayed as I decided how or if to mention it. After Tiffany Michelle’s impressive run in the 2008 WSOP main event and 17th place finish, she has been
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Jen, I was just doing a little research on the upcoming Red River Roundup — recently retitled to the Winstar World Championship Series / The River — and I noticed that Annie Duke is one of the hosts (along with
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UltimateBet has been dancing around this superuser/cheating scandal for more than six months. Everything was delayed – acknowledgment of the allegations, investigation updates and results, and developments like the alleged ties of Russ Hamilton to the scandal. Annie Duke has
Registration is finally over for the Main Event, and a record 2,461 took to the felt today in their quest to be part of the November Nine and take down the over $9.1m first place prize. Among those who\’ve already
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What\’s doing tonight at the WSOP while I welcome Tuscaloosa Johnny to the Pokerati fold: The $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better event is down to it\’s last 3 with Casey Kastle, Martin Klaser, and Michael Fetter remaining. Kastle
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