The poker world is a very forgiving place, with former cheaters, card mechanics, and angle shooters often given a second-chance at redemption, but when it comes to the most infamous poker cheat in the history of the game it seems quite unlikely a second-chance will be forthcoming. Former World Series of poker Main Event champion Russ Hamilton –the alleged ringleader and mastermind of theRead Full Article

It seems Daniel’s ire over players wearing sunglasses has taken a backseat to his latest target UB –or more precisely the Cereus Poker Network of UB and Absolute Poker. Negreanu wrote a fairly pointed blog post about the site and their history of troubles; most notably the super-user scandals at both sites; most recently the security failing uncovered by Poker Table Ratings. Negreanu isRead Full Article

The Cereus Poker Network got a shock a few weeks ago, when an online poker site contacted them to reveal that they had been able to decrypt their security within their custom software, revealing information that could have created a large number of ‘Super Players’. After the story came to light, the network assured players at both UltimateBet and Absolute Poker that they wereRead Full Article

Online poker network Cereus have been within the media for a number of reasons and after the outing that their software encryption, which is custom to their own network, was proven to have a fatal flaw, the members base at the poker network which contains Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet quickly began to decrease. The flaw meant that members where able to break theRead Full Article

Actress and UB poker pro Tiffany Michelle is going to be going out on a blind-date with one lucky poker player courtesy of UB Poker. The site has announced a $2,000 freeroll tournament for its members and in addition to the prize-pool the winner will get to go on a date with Tiffany. Tiffany’s poker fame began in the 2008 WSOP where she wasRead Full Article

If you want to understand the online poker wars just look back in time to the airline wars, where competing airlines simply offered the same promotion and just kept trying to outdo one another. The latest example is the Cereus Network’s ‘Power Hour’ promotion. Beginning December 1st, Absolute Poker and UB Poker have instituted ‘Power Hour’ where players will earn double frequent player pointsRead Full Article

A long-time acronym use by poker players for the online poker site, UltimateBet.com has rebranded itself with the name UB.com. While not a significant change, the move is likely a way to put even more distance between the new management team and the cheating scandal that went down in the past. Since the scandal the popular online poker site has pretty much cleaned house:Read Full Article

When the final numbers were tallied a solid 551 players anted-up the $5,500 buy-in for Ultimate Bet‘s Aruba Poker Classic. However, those numbers are down 14% from last year’s tournament. So, while the EPT is setting records in attendance, the WPT and other tournaments are still seeing dwindling numbers. Going into day three of the highly popular event (it’s in Aruba!) Robert Mizrachi isRead Full Article

Although Sebok is far from a household name like Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth, he is well known in poker circles both for his solid play as well as being the founder of pokerroad.com –an online media outlet where he gives poker fans interesting perspectives on the ins-and-outs of the poker world. UB has been very busy lately signing fresh players to help promoteRead Full Article

Summary Ultimate Bet is one of the best poker sites available to online poker players, right up there with the likes of Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker.  It is represented by a bounty of well-known poker pros, such as Annie Duke and the bracelet leader of the World Series of Poker, the famous Phil Hellmuth.  There was a time where Ultimate Bet wasRead Full Article