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Westward H0
For the last month I haven't been able to think about anything but poker. I played in the Bellagio 25k event and even though nothing exciting happened there, the next 2 weeks made up for<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
The tour finishes up
Hello UBers<br /> <br />We finished our Cross Canadian Tour up in Calgary and Vancouver, the turn out was awesome and the people where overly nice. <br /> <br />On the flight from Vegas<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Time for Change
If you have logged onto Ultimate Bet this past week you've undoubtedly seen a wholesale change in the tournament schedule, as well as a bunch of pretty sweet promotions. This is due to a commitment<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Sometimes I feel so fortunate
I am on the tail end of a vacation trip that has seen a lot of action. The first few days I participated as an instructor in the WSOP academy camp at Caesars palace. This was a two day camp with a<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Poker Recap
This had been a long and eventful 2 months. The LA Poker Classic was a really fun time. A group of 20 or so UB players and qualifiers made it to LA and Victor had us all set up to go to a LA<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
RenHO
<a href="javascript:popImage('http://www.ultimatepoker.com/images/gallery/10-139/1207314078-Ho_Reno.jpg', '768', '614');"><img border="0" style="padding: 5px; float: right;" title="P0KerH0 at the WPT<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
WPT Reno
I just arrived back home after spending 15 days playing poker in Reno, Nevada. The WPT stop in Reno is one of my favorites of the year. The Grand Sierra Resort is a decent hotel with tons of stuff<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Cross Canada Tour East Coast Swing
Well this weekend was a fun filled weekend in downtown Toronto when UB's Cross Canada Tour hit the Sheraton Hotel on my home turf. We had Phil Hellmuth, P0ker H0, Debo34, Shawn Rice and yours truly<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
T0rontH0
I am on my way home from Toronto Canada stuck in the airport with a flight delay. It seems like every time I fly there is some kind of a problem. I like to fly, I just hate the airports. UB should<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
LA H0
I just got home from the WPT L.A. classic. It was a great time thanks to UB senting all of its online qualifiers to the LA Kings hockey gameThursday night, hanging out with some old fiends,<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
LA Poker Classic
I just arrived back home from 5 days in Los Angeles. I was in L.A to play the main event of the L.A Poker Classic. The first night we met up with many longtime UB players for a few hours for some<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
UB Cross Canada Tour to name a few
Last year I did more travelling than in many years before, and as fun as that was, it was starting to wear on me. I was missing out on many things at home and decided to step back a bit and refocus<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
My Trip to Vegas
I flew into Vegas from Lubbock on Thurs. Jan. 31th for Super Bowl weekend and to to go to the Sammy Hagar concert at the Pearl Theater at the Palms the day before the big game. I had<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Gearing up
<p>Well it's about that time again, time to hit the road. My schedule is about to get very busy. I leave Wednesday for the LAPC in Los Angeles. I'm looking forward to getting back into playing some<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Giants or Patriots
<p>Hello Ub'ers<br /> <br />This has been a wonderful break. I have been home since the Five Diamond in Las Vegas in mid December. I was going to play the event and decided not to at the last<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Thanks Girls :)
<p>This is the longest I've gone in my poker career without going somwhere to play live. It really gives me a chance to look back and think about how fortunate I am, and how lucky I am to have some<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Some home time
<p>I've been lucky enough to have a long stretch at home before I gear up for a busy upcoming travel schedule. I've been home for about 6 weeks and it has been great. I love spending time with<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Lambeau H0-vs-Bahama H0
Last Thursday, I came home from a week at the PCA in the Bahamas,then on Saturday my wife, Christy, some friends, and I went to the Packers-Seawhawks playoff football game at Lambeau Field in<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Focused on 2008
<p>I have very mixed feelings about 2007 in many regards. The year certainly had it's ups and downs. Most of all it was a learning experience. Everything from poker, to life to arranging priorities.<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
Debo recap's 2007
<p>DEBO'S Top 10 UB Moments of 2007</p>
<p><br />10. Phil Hellmuth makes his grand entrance at the WSOP.<br /> <br />A day after crashing the UB racecar in the RIO parking lot, Phil<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Shawn Rice's 2007 Recap
<p>Early in 2007 I was out in Vegas a lot playing many of the Ultimate Poker Challenges. I was lucky enough to win a couple of these and made several final tables. These were not really big fields<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Phil Hellmuth plays Santa Claus
<p>Every Year around Christmas, Phil Hellmuth comes back to his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin to spend time with his friends and family. When its time with friends, take one guess what we<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Good to be p0ker h0
<p>After filming the show in Temecula, Debo34 and I, along with Wiscomurray, Fatcats, and Jon Green, all drove to Vegas for one of the best parties of the year. Phil's annual x-mas party. <br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
A busy week
<p>This has been a really exciting and busy 10 days. I started off by landing in L.A. on the 3rd and off to Pechanga Casino in Temecula California. That evening we all had a fun dinner party and<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
BC Poker Championships
<p>Well, the past few weeks have been fairly quiet for me. I decided pretty much last minute to fly out to Vancouver to play in the BC Poker championships. I flew out in time to hop into the super<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
The Best Damn Poker Show Period
<p>While in Aruba, UltimateBet held auditions for a reality T.V. show. The show was going to be similar to many reality formats. A group of contestants, competitions, and<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
California and UBOC2
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="en">I just spent 5 days in Temecula <state w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />California</place /></state /> at the beautiful Pechanga<span style="mso-spacerun:<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Back home
<p>Well it's nice to be home. I've been gone the better part of a month and was really missing home. I was in Madison for a weekend of football and fun, then in Costa Rica for 5 days. This was my<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Shawn Rice in a Nutshell
The last 6 weeks have been a little crazy since Aruba, which was by far the best time I ever had in Aruba in the 5 years I been going. When I got back I decided that having a poker room in Houston<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Debo, h0, Shawn live from Madison.
<p>Well it's Monday and we have started our recovery. The 3 of us met in Madison, the home of p0ker h0 on Friday for a weekend of fun. <a<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
2007 WPT Niagara North American Championship
<p>Well, I was hoping to carry some momentum from my 2 previous WPT tournaments in terms of my play into this years' Niagara WPT event. I had made it really deep in the Turks and Caico's Islands and<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
Football Sundays, gotta luvum
<p>God I love Sundays! Online poker and football, what could be better? Well winning at both, that's better :) </p>
<p><br />Go-Pack-go! The Packers crushed the Chiefs and I crushed the 3<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Debo On the Road...
<p>I just arrived back home after 10 days on the road. I went to Reno to meet up with some friends and play a series of small tournaments. I needed to get away for a series like this to work on my<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
From Aruba to Spain
<p>Well, my road trip continued after having such an amazing trip to Aruba. <br />I've been to Aruba the past 5 years in a row and nothing compared to the fun times that this trip held. I wasn't too<br><strong>Blog post byKrazyKanuck</strong>
Know when to H0dumb
<p>Over the years I have been known for, lets say playing "questionable cards". But let the truth be known that 99% of the time, the players at my table give me the right odds to<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Got Ultimate Buddy?
<br />I think what separates Ultimate Bet from other sites is the sense of community. This has been done by having exciting events like the Aruba Classic where you visit many of the players you been<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
Thanks for making Aruba a great success!
This was my favorite Aruba trip so far of the five years I have gone down to play this event. I got there a few day early to enjoy the calm before the madness and it's like true paradise for those of<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
One of those weeks
<p>I had one of those weeks that from a poker player's perspective I'd just as soon forget. Seems every time I'd gain momentum in a tournament something would go wrong, or the wheels would just fall<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Poker and Football, I love it!
<p>After getting back from Aruba, it was time to get back into the swing of online poker again. I had only played 2 online tournaments in a 15 day period and I was ready to go. My week started off<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
Just one of those days!
<p>Ever have one of those days that no matter how many times or how good you get your money in, it doesn't matter? This last Sunday was one of those days for me. I always wonder how someone who will<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
Aruba - part 2
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Well, I finally made it home after 13 days in poker paradise. Once again Ultimate bet put on a great show. Melissa and crew went over the top this year offering<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
ARUBA
<p>3 weeks ago, I wrote about how every year I look forward to Aruba, and let me tell you. This year did not disappoint. This year I decided to go a couple days before all the action<br><strong>Blog post byP0ker H0</strong>
On Football, Poker and UltimateBet
<p>Well, it's been a week or so since my last blog entry. I took a couple days off from poker, mostly to spend time with my family. My son started 8th grade and had his first soccer game of the<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
The Days Before the Poker Boom
<p>It's kinda funny when people want to come up to you and talk to you about poker cause they have seen you on TV, when it was only a few years ago if you told someone you played poker for a living<br><strong>Blog post byShawn Rice</strong>
My first UB blog - A change in my life.
<p>All poker players need time away from the game and I am no exception. Sometimes, I like to step away for a week or two, spend time with family, and do anything besides play<br><strong>Blog post byDebo34</strong>
A Bad Beat Never Felt So Good
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Like you, for instance. You're playing poker and look down at two Tens. Nice, a pair, and you raise. A player two to your left puts in a big<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Now We're Talking About Some Real Money
When Jerry Yang won the World Series of Poker Main Event last year he took home $8.25 million. Not bad, I guess. The year before Jamie Gold won the title and $12.1 million. That's nice.<br /><br<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
The Madness Continues
The <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-blog-post/Indulge-In-The-Madness/2584" target="_blank">other day</a> I posted about UltimateBet's new <a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Indulge In The Madness
Before the start of any World Series of Poker event there's a bit of electricity in the air. Someone in the room is going to win a much-coveted WSOP bracelet and a life-altering amount of<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Sen. Jon Kyl Opposed to Online Poker...and Hope
One of online poker's most fervent Congressional opponents is Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ). Sen. Kyl labored for nearly a decade to get some kind of anti-online gaming law passed, and thanks to<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
More Changes At The WSOP
While most of the attention was focused on Harrah's decision to hold the final table of the Main Event in November, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack announced several other changes and<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
I Hope You Have A Lot of Vacation Time
Of course you know that there are several ways you can <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/wsop-main-event" target="_blank">win a free seat in the 2008 World Series<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
In Your Sights
Poker legend T.J. Cloutier once said that he didn't care how many people he knocked out of a poker tournament--so long as he knocked out the last one. Rather a clever way of looking at<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Schedule Subject To Change
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-blog-post/Consult-With-Annie/2572">Of course you already know</a> that UltimateBet has asked Annie Duke to revamp our tournament schedule.<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
The Wonders of the Internet
Over the last two days one of the greatest non-sporting sporting events in the world was held--the NFL Draft. Years ago the Draft was followed by a small cadre of die-hard fanatics, but these<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Let UltimateBet Send You To The Main Event
The story of how Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker is the stuff of legend. Moneymaker was an amateur; before taking his seat in the Main Event he'd never played poker in a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Consult With Annie
UltimateBet has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-news">announced that it's hired Annie Duke</a> as its new Cardroom Consultant. UB is rolling out a number of exciting new<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
A Million Strong
Earlier this week the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/">Poker Players Alliance</a> announced that its membership had <a target="_blank"<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Deep-Run Debo
There's a different dynamic to a bounty tournament. When making your decisions there's another variable to account for--the value of that bounty. Not only are you fighting for the chips in<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Lock Up Your Seat
The busiest part of the poker calendar is upon us. The European Poker Tour's Grand Final just wrapped up and the Bellagio Five Diamonds Classic is under way, culminating in the $25,000 WPT<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Best Damn, Take Two
The first season of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/best-damn-poker-show">The Best Damn Poker Show</a> has come and gone, but if you missed out on your chance<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Marching Toward the World Series
Tomorrow is one of the darkest days on the calendar--April 15th. The day Americans have to pony up and pay their taxes. Some folks will be getting a tidy refund from the government. Some<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Snippy Snippy
That WAS rather a testy exchange betwenn Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan, was it not? It's tough to get knocked out on the third hand of a big event, especially when your Aces get cracked, and so it's<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Heads Up!!
A reminder that NBC's coverage of the National Heads-Up Poker Championships kicks off today at noon. My TV listings don't include it, but I think there's a good chance that we'll see the epic<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Retroactive Bling
Something of an odd story in the poker world this week--the World Poker Tour <a href="http://www.eog.com/news/full-article.aspx?id=36382" target="_blank">announced that it will award bracelets</a><br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Our Shrinking World
I just returned home after spending 9 days in Vietnam. I went as part of a humanitiarian group composed mostly of veterans and those who had family who served in the war. For all that I've read<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
To The Winners Go The Spoils
When I woke up Tuesday morning to find my alarm clock hiccuping 12:00 I thought little of it. The occasional power outage only reminds us how wonderful the gift of electricity really is. I reset<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Make The Deal
Allow me to brag a bit--I'm a trivia savant. Know those games they have in sports bars where you press buttons on an infrared console? Yeah, I never, ever lose when I play. Once I had the top<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
From The Archives
Sports Illustrated has just made it's entire archives--50 years worth--<a href="http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/" target="_blank">available online</a>. For free. You could (and I will) spend<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Who's In Charge Here?
One of the most frustrating aspects of the push to ban online gaming is the rank hypocrisy of those leading the movement. Federal lawmakers tried in vain to get anti-online-gaming<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Every Man For Himself...Almost
What did we learn during last night's episode of <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/best-damn-poker-show" target="_blank">The Best Damn Poker Show</a>? Well, don't re-raise<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Joining The Band
Our $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament kicks off in about fifteen minutes, and tonight's event is the debut for the newest member of Team UltimateBet--Scott Ian, the guitarist from Anthrax who<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
The Great White North
The <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.net/cross-canada-tour/" target="_blank">UltimateBet Cross-Canada Tour</a> hits Ottawa today, with Annie Duke leading the team of instructors. The <span<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Uh, What Did You Say?
So, I watched the fifth episode of <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/best-damn-poker-show" target="_blank">The Best Damn Poker Show</a> a dozen times and wasn't able to maintain<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Spring Forward
If you're like me you've been scrambling all day to catch up with Daylight Savings Time, which pushed the clocks ahead one hour. If by some odd chance you haven't changed your clocks (or you<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Behave Yourself
The vast majority of poker players know how to act at the table. When I covered the World Series of Poker last year I really didn't see that many examples of ghastly behavior. Oh sure, Hevad<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Game On?
The gauntlet was thrown down. The challenger knelt and picked it up. All that remains is for the combatants to choose their ground and commence the battle. I'm of course referring to the <a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Wheels Within Wheels
Watching the fourth episode of <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/best-damn-poker-show" target="_blank">The Best Damn Poker Show</a> the other night I found myself wondering who's<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
One Is The Lonliest Number
As the $200,00 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament started yesterday I watched the number of entrants climb inexorably toward 1,000. The tournament began and as there was still time to seat alternates I<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
When Three Hands Just Aren't Enough
We're counting down to the start of the <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/sunday" target="_blank">$200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament</a> (are you registered yet?) but<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Oh-For-Two
Annie Duke was just eliminated in her match at the NBC National Heads-Up Tournament. J.C. Tran won the pivotal pot when his pocket Eights held up against Annie's A-10 of diamonds, and a few minutes<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Very Unsatisfying
Here's one of the problems with heads-up tournaments--it can all be over in a heartbeat, without the opportunity for the players to display their skills. That's what just happened in the heads-up<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Heads Up!
So Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey had to endure six grueling days of high-pressure poker at the L.A. Poker Classic...and then had to zip over to Vegas today to play in their first-round matches at<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Wasn't Meant To Be
Both Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey <a href="http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/13949" target="_blank">arrived at the final table of the L.A. Poker Classic</a> looking to fill in a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
The First Rule of Tournament Poker...
Is to survive.<br /><br />That's what Dan Harrington has said, and that's what Phil Hellmuth and Scott "r_a_y" Montgomery did on the way to the <a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
So THAT'S Who You Are
Phil Hellmuth is now the huge chipleader at the L.A. Poker Classic, with a bit more than 2.9 million chips. They're down to 10-handed play and the current shortstack is Scott Montgomery of<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
To Live and Die in L.A.
Play has begun on <a href="http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/13949" target="_blank">Day Five of the L.A. Poker Classic</a> and UltimateBet's Phil Hellmuth starts today in 3rd place<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Apt Pupil
I <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-blog-post/What-I-Did-For-Phil/2481" target="_blank">mentioned in my previous post</a> that Jennifer Tilly is one of the celebrity players on The Best<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
What I Did For Phil
Have you ever seen the musical <span style="font-style: italic;">A Chorus Line</span>? Neither have I. How about the movie based on the musical? I actually didn't catch the whole thing but I<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Return With a Vengeance
Going deep in a poker tournament can be exhilarating. You've outlasted hundreds (or even thousands) of players who had the same goal as you--winning the damn thing. And now you've made the final<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
1,000 Or Bust
<p>I'm actually hoping that at least 1,000 people DO go bust in tonight's <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/sunday" target="_blank">$200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament</a>. Not<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
Bounty Hunters Be Forewarned
Tonight at 8pm ET UltimateBet is hosting a <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/pro-bounty-100K" target="_blank">$100,000 Guaranteed Tournament</a> with a $1000+50 buy-in. It's sure<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
A Rare Vintage Indeed
Last week UltimateBet introduced its new <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-rewards-loyalty-program" target="_blank">RAI$E</a> player rewards program and I said that we'd be adding new items<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
A Brief Lull In The Action
Last night was the second episode of <a href="http://www.ultimatebet.com/poker-promotion/best-damn-poker-show" target="_blank">The Best Damn Poker Show</a> and a few more contestants were sent to<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>
So Close, And Yet So Far
We had 984 players in last night's $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament, and thanks to a last-second surge we very nearly cracked that golden 1,000 player limit. I was listening to <a<br><strong>Blog post byGene Bromberg</strong>