Posted by James Guill on May 10, 2011 Posted in Op-Ed, Poker Gossip, Poker Industry News | No Comments »
bankruptcy

When the April 15th indictments hit, many in the poker world agreed that PokerStars and Full Tilt would honor their commitments and return player’s bankrolls. However, just as many felt that player could kiss their money on Absolute Poker and UB goodbye. In recent weeks, a combination of information released by Cereus as well as actions taken by the company have players convinced thatRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 07, 2011 Posted in Poker Room News | No Comments »
friedman

Say hello to the newest UB Poker pro Prahlad Friedman! UB Poker officially announced the signing of Friedman today –although it was one of the worst kept secrets in poker over the past week—with an extensive blog entry including a welcome interview with Friedman. Friedman’s picture is now prominently displayed front and center on the Team UB Poker page, taking the place of oneRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 02, 2011 Posted in Op-Ed | No Comments »
2011

A very contentious year of online poker is now behind us –the poker world has not seen this kind of shakeup since the infamous UIGEA legislation was passed in 2006—so I thought I would take a look forward and examine what online poker players can expect to happen in 2011. Mind you, these are just my personal beliefs and opinions: 1.    Big site willRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 31, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
hellmuth and Duke

Yesterday it was revealed that both Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth would be leaving UB Poker, the site they have been with since its inception in 2001. According to UB Poker both splits were 100% amicable, but were obviously a long-time in the making. I say this for three reasons: #1 – Hellmuth has not donned a UB Poker logo since October, which fueledRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 03, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
MacPoker

Online poker players who are using the MAC operating system now have even more options to choose from as the Merge Gaming Network has officially launched a MAC download for all of their poker sites. Merge Gaming joins the likes of PokerStars, UB Poker, Full Tilt Poker and Lock Poker plus other big name poker rooms who have added a fully downloadable version ofRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 03, 2010 Posted in Poker Room News | No Comments »
cereus

With their clouded history revolving around the Super-User scandal that plagued both UB Poker and Absolute Poker under their old ownership group, the Cereus Poker Network has taken many steps to give their players –current and potential—the peace of mind that the Cereus Poker Network is safe and secure. The latest addition to the sites’ security is the capability for UB Poker and AbsoluteRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 23, 2010 Posted in Poker Player News | No Comments »
Phil Hellmuth and UB

The speculation is growing about whether Phil Hellmuth and UB Poker are going their separate ways. For the second straight major tournament –not to mention a Poker After Dark appearance—Phil Hellmuth has not been sporting the familiar UB Poker logo we have grown accustomed to seeing on his person. The first person to notice the absence of the UB Poker logo was outspoken VictoryRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 15, 2010 Posted in Online Poker News | 1 Comment »
free poker money

Believe it or not but online poker rooms aren’t all about taking your money and simply giving you a place to try to go head to head with other poker fanatics, in fact they can be very generous at times, just look at all the free bonus money that they offer you through our bonus codes. But if that wasn’t enough, we have teamedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 07, 2010 Posted in Poker Player News | No Comments »
Liv Boeree

2010 EPT San Remo winner, and everyone’s favorite rocker/poker player Liv Boeree, and UB Poker have “unofficially” parted ways. Poker News Daily first reported a possible break-up between the two parties at the 2010 WSOP where Boeree wasn’t sporting the UB logo, and now the site has taken Boeree’s name off their site and in an odd move basically erased any mention of herRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 13, 2010 Posted in Online Poker News | No Comments »
cereus

The Cereus Poker Network has put in a lot of hard work to repair the damage their brand suffered after the Super-User scandals at both Absolute Poker and UB Poker: The site’s changed platforms, management, and even brought in some of its most vocal critics as consultants. Despite all these changes –or perhaps because of the numerous changes—a small hole in their encryption wasRead Full Article