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On Monday, September 27th, online poker room UB.com announced that it will be sponsoring the tour bus of legendary metal band Anthrax during the rest of its United States tour in September and October. As many poker players know, this is not just a random sponsorship, as Team UB member Scott Ian is [...]
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UB.com Sponsors Anthrax Tour Bus, Gives Away Tickets
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Veteran Texas Poker Player Cracks UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot For Over $200K
A 60 year old Ferris, Texas woman is the latest person to capture the UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot, taking down a sizeable six-figure payday. Early Tuesday evening, “KAPPIT” took to the felt of the $0.25/$0.50 UB.com Bad Beat Jackpot tables, not knowing that this would be a “good news, bad news” [...]
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UB.com COO Paul Leggett Responds to Questions about Cheating Scandal
Paul Leggett, the Chief Operating Officer of UB.com parent company Tokwiro Enterprises, posted a blog on Monday responding to questions regarding the cheating scandal that occurred on Ultimate Bet between 2004 and 2008. Around $22.1 million was stolen from players during the scandal, resulting in a [...]
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UB.com Poker Pro Adam Levy (Roothlus) Finishes 12th in WSOP Main Event
Nearly becoming the newest member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine was UB.com pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy. The Los Angeles native finished 12th in poker’s most prestigious tournament over the weekend and collected a hefty $635,000 payday. Levy was largely quiet during [...]
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Two UB Qualifiers Remain in WSOP Main Event Entering Day 6
It’s not every day that an Average Joe stumbles across $48,000. However, the five-figure bankroll boost is officially reality for two UB.com online qualifiers still standing in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event after Day 5. Oman’s Meenakshi Subramanian owns the 98th spot on the le [...]
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Three Team UB Pros in Contention in WSOP Main Event
Day 4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is in the books and the remaining players likely slept well last night, as they had all made the money shortly after Tuesday’s dinner break. Now is also about the time that the online poker rooms start to dream about their sponsored pro [...]
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Poker Community Reacts to Phil Hellmuth WSOP Entrance
“I’m glad I’m not playing today so I won’t see Hellmuth make a fool out of himself with his entrance. I can’t help thinking it’s terrible.” That was the Tweet of 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson shortly before UB.com pro Phil Hellmu [...]
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Liv Boeree and UB.com Renegotiating Contract
Rumblings around the Amazon Room, site of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, have Liv Boeree and UB.com parting ways. However, Poker News Daily can independently confirm that the two sides are actively renegotiating Boeree’s contract. Boeree made waves in April after taking down the [...]
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Tale of Two Days for Team UB
Two flights of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1 are in the books, and while there have been plenty of ups and downs for the 2,600 players so far, it has been a story of contrasting days for the members of Team UB. Day 1A drew 1,125 runners, two of whom [...] [...]
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UB.com Sends Team Pros, Online Satellite Winners To WSOP Main Event
The World Series of Poker’s Championship Event is now halfway through its four Day Ones, with UB.com sending its stable of pros from Team UB to battle. Joining the crew from UB.com are a slew of online players who won their way into the event through satellites on the site. According to a spokespe [...]
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UB.com Celebrates Independence Day With Freedom Tournaments
With the celebration of Independence Day coming up this weekend in the United States, UB.com is getting in on the party by offering two tournaments that could earn players some green while celebrating the Red, White, and Blue. The fireworks start on Sunday at Noon ET, when UB.com opens the doors wit [...]
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Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke Vying for WSOP Tournament of Champions Title
While the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions (TOC) takes a break until July 3rd, the leaders of Team UB.com, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, find themselves right in the thick of things. With 17 of the original 27 players remaining, Hellmuth and Duke are back-to-back in the midd [...]
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Phil Hellmuth Excelling in 2010 World Series of Poker
“Gave myself a great chance to win today. Should be proud, but instead I feel absolutely horrible.” That was a Twitter update from UB.com’s Phil Hellmuth moments after he took seventh place in Event #41 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Eight or Better [...]
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Phil Hellmuth Vying for 12th WSOP Bracelet in Omaha High-Low Split Event
A win for UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth in Event #41 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, would be monumental on several levels. First, a “W” would mean Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, a new record. Also, it would mark the “Poker Brat’s” f [...]
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Poker Pro Tiffany Michelle Celebrates 26th Birthday at Crystals
UB.com’s Tiffany Michelle turned the big two-six last week and to celebrate, she had a Friday night of dinner and dancing at Crystals, part of the new CityCenter development in Las Vegas. Michelle was joined by fellow Team UB pros Liv Boeree and Adam “Roothlus” Levy, sponsored adul [...]
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Team UB Members Devonshire, Levy, Binger into Day 2 of WSOP $1,500 Shootout
A massive field of 1,400 players came to the felt for Day 1 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout, Event #39 at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). UB.com’s Bryan “Devo” Devonshire, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, and Michael Binger survived to play Day 2. In a Shootout format, a player [...]
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Joe Sebok Recaps First Month of the 2010 WSOP
We’re halfway through the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), which wraps up on July 17th at the Rio in Las Vegas with the final nine runners in the Main Event. Camped out in the Nevada desert is UB.com pro and PokerRoad personality Joe Sebok. Poker News Daily: Tell us how your WSOP has gone [...] [...]
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More Team UB.com Tweets from the WSOP
Whether you are into it or not, there is no denying that Twitter has revolutionized communication and information gathering in the 21st century. And as it turns out, it is perfect for getting updates on poker tournaments. That is, provided players decide to Tweet up a storm. One player who wasn& [...]
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UB.com Offers Two Routes for Players to Get to the WSOP Championship Event
Over the next two weekends, the online poker site UB.com and the free training site UB.net will be giving the opportunity for poker players to earn their way to the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), with one participant earning their seat without spending a dime. Currently running righ [...]
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Annie Duke Kicks off the 2010 WSOP
Poker News Daily: Thanks for joining us. Tell us how you’re feeling headed into the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas? Annie Duke: I’m feeling pretty good. I really want another bracelet, so we’ll see how it goes. I’m physically good and mentally ready. I have a big confidence b [...]
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Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke Lead Team UB in WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo Championship
With almost half of the 57 events at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) either completed or in action, Team UB.com has been battling some early WSOP bad luck. With many in the stable in action this weekend, fortunes may be turning for its members. The top two players from Team UB, Phil Hellm [...]
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UB.com Pros Tweet it Up at the World Series of Poker
UB.com’s Phil Hellmuth earned his second cash of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) this week, but his bid for a 12th bracelet fell short in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em event (#17). Hellmuth, in typical fashion, Tweeted throughout the tournament about big laydowns and greats reads he [...]
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Scott Ian Sending UB.com Poker Players to Sonisphere Festival
Through the UB.com Pro Social Freerolls, the online poker site has offered the chance for its players to skydive with Joe Sebok and head out on a date with Tiffany Michelle. Now, it will give players the chance to hang with sponsored pro Scott Ian as his band Anthrax performs at one of the premier [ [...]
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Phil Hellmuth Previews WSOP Entrance Getup
Some love them, some hate them, but no matter people’s feelings, it is hard to ignore Phil Hellmuth‘s grand entrances to the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) the last few years. He used to just arrive late so that everybody could see him strut into the room, but starting [...]
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Win WSOP Main Event Final Table VIP Trips from UB.com and PND
Last year, the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in November was electric. The finale featured Full Tilt Poker pro and industry icon Phil Ivey along with CardPlayer Magazine’s Jeff Shulman. In the end, Joe Cada became the second champion of the November Nine in dramatic fa [...]
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