Archives for January 2007
Resistance is FutilePosted: Wednesday, January 31 2007 5:20:36
By: Gene Bromberg
If you needed any additional evidence of how deeply poker is woven into our society, look no further than Redmond, Washington, the [...]
Poker in Deutschland
Posted: Wednesday, January 31 2007 12:15:47
By: Gene Bromberg
Germany is the next stop for the European Poker Tour, where the city of Dortmund hosts the German Open from March 8-11. This �5,000 event will be held at the [...]
Antonio and Phil Up Late
Posted: Tuesday, January 30 2007 8:28:40
By: Gene Bromberg
I've been remiss in not telling you that two of Team UltimateBet's signature players, Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari, are [...]
At The Top Again
Posted: Monday, January 29 2007 9:36:55
By: Gene Bromberg
Back in December the Main Event of the UltimateBet Online Championship was won by one of the top online [...]
Super Mega Pro Bounty!
Posted: Sunday, January 28 2007 11:56:15
By: Gene Bromberg
Every Sunday UltimateBet hosts a $200+15 buy-in tournament with a guaranteed payout of $200,000. Is that enough? Heck no. Because we also [...]
The WSOP Is Just Five Months Away
Posted: Friday, January 26 2007 11:18:34
By: Gene Bromberg
Tonight UltimateBet hosts another of our $200+15 satellites for a seat to the Main Event. Every Friday night at 9:30pm ET through June [...]
Applause for Brian
Posted: Wednesday, January 24 2007 4:27:27
By: Gene Bromberg
Sigh, UltimateBet's Brian Gabrielle won't be making his television debut at the World Poker Open in Tunica. Brian was just knocked [...]
The State of Poker Address
Posted: Wednesday, January 24 2007 12:28:31
By: Gene Bromberg
Last night President Bush gave his State of the Union Address to the United States Congress and the American people; last night Michael Bolcerek, the president of the [...]
Brian Gabrielle Makes His Move In Tunica
Posted: Tuesday, January 23 2007 10:44:45
By: Gene Bromberg
During last year's Aruba Poker Classic Brian Gabrielle won the Pro For A Year tournament held before the Main Event. The World Poker Open in Tunica is Brian's first event as a [...]
Going Deep In Copenhagen
Posted: Tuesday, January 23 2007 1:33:20
By: Gene Bromberg
Twenty-four players qualified at UltimateBet for the European Poker Tour's Copenhagen event, and two of those players made deep runs to [...]
In The News
Posted: Monday, January 22 2007 2:12:03
By: Gene Bromberg
It seems like every day brings more news about the legal issues surrounding online gaming, and today is no different. Everyone who plays online [...]
Bountiful Sunday
Posted: Sunday, January 21 2007 1:53:00
By: Gene Bromberg
Sunday means it's time again for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament. And it also means that several members of Team UltimateBet have bounties on their heads and will be looking over their [...]
Ultimate Satellite Saturday
Posted: Saturday, January 20 2007 3:10:12
By: Gene Bromberg
Once again UltimateBet is hosting our Ultimate [...]
Live Like A Pro
Posted: Friday, January 19 2007 12:36:39
By: Gene Bromberg
Isn't that the dream of every poker player, to circle the globe playing in the game's biggest events? To walk into the most [...]
Neteller Halts US Gambling Transactions
Posted: Wednesday, January 17 2007 9:34:45
By: Gene Bromberg
Well, that didn't take long. If you log on to Neteller you'll see a flashing graphic that says, "Are you a US Member/Important Service Update".
And [...]
More Bad News
Posted: Wednesday, January 17 2007 2:12:28
By: Gene Bromberg
In case you hadn't heard, on Monday two founders and former executives at Neteller were detained as [...]
Bad News From England
Posted: Tuesday, January 16 2007 3:16:21
By: Gene Bromberg
Poker hasn't fared very well at the hands of lawmakers or the courts recently, and today brought more [...]
If You Can't Beat 'Em...Cheat
Posted: Tuesday, January 16 2007 1:12:34
By: Gene Bromberg
Ever lose a hand and wonder how on God's green earth the other guy called? You run your first bluff in 3 years and get called down by fourth pair, no kicker. Do you have some horrible tell, did your [...]
The Return of High Stakes Poker
Posted: Monday, January 15 2007 2:30:48
By: Gene Bromberg
A reminder that tonight marks the return of High Stakes Poker[...]
Stakes Too High
Posted: Monday, January 15 2007 2:08:03
By: Gene Bromberg
From the Too Horrible To Contemplate files comes a news story my friend [...]
Bounty Time
Posted: Sunday, January 14 2007 2:32:56
By: Gene Bromberg
Once again it's time for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guranteed tournament, and once again you have the chance to turn this event into a freeroll by knocking out [...]
Reloading, Not Rebuilding
Posted: Friday, January 12 2007 9:44:54
By: Gene Bromberg
One of the best ways to build up your bankroll is to take advantage when your favorite site offers a reload bonus, and [...]
Saving A Seat
Posted: Friday, January 12 2007 1:18:48
By: Gene Bromberg
With the schedule of the World Series of Poker announced isn't it [...]
Poker On Trial...Again
Posted: Thursday, January 11 2007 5:51:26
By: Gene Bromberg
One of the best ways to build up your bankroll is to take advantage when your favorite site offers a reload bonus, and [...]
L.A. Poker Classic
Posted: Wednesday, January 10 2007 7:05:31
By: Gene Bromberg
Just a reminder that every Wednesday night at 9:30pm ET UltimateBet is running satellites for [...]
The 2007 World Series of Poker Schedule
Posted: Tuesday, January 09 2007 4:31:18
By: Gene Bromberg
Harrah's has announced the schedule for this year's World Series of [...]
Sun, Surf, and the Snarler
Posted: Monday, January 08 2007 4:30:59
By: Gene Bromberg
There was a piece about the Aruba Poker Classic in the Sunday Times (of London, not New York) [...]
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks
Posted: Sunday, January 07 2007 6:11:51
By: Gene Bromberg
As you might expect, poker players aren't afraid to take shots against the pros when they know that in addition to bragging [...]
Fashionably Late, Even Online
Posted: Sunday, January 07 2007 5:42:31
By: Gene Bromberg
Phil Hellmuth officially took his seat at 5:37PM, greeting his tablemates who kidded him about showing up late by saying, "I'm NEVER on time, in real world, or internet, TRADEMARK!"
A few [...]
A Price on Their Heads
Posted: Sunday, January 07 2007 3:32:40
By: Gene Bromberg
Tonight in our weekly $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament you'll have the chance to play against some of the biggest names in [...]
One Last Time, Promise
Posted: Sunday, January 07 2007 3:16:52
By: Gene Bromberg
In case you missed the repeat of Poker After Dark last night, well, behold the glory that it YouTube:
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Live From New York, It's Phil Hellmuth!
Posted: Saturday, January 06 2007 11:14:42
By: Gene Bromberg
No, Phil isn't hosting on Saturday Night Live, but if you missed the, ah, contretemps Phil had with his tablemates [...]
Satellite Saturday
Posted: Saturday, January 06 2007 12:48:44
By: Gene Bromberg
We're comfortably into 2007 now and it's time to start flipping through the calendar and see what lies ahead.. There are some major tournaments coming up this month and today at [...]
Phil On Phil
Posted: Friday, January 05 2007 1:36:03
By: Gene Bromberg
Phil Hellmuth has posted a short piece about his confrontation with the table last night on NBC's Poker After Dark. It's a [...]
About Last Night...
Posted: Thursday, January 04 2007 5:18:16
By: Gene Bromberg
See Poker After Dark last night? No? No biggie, nothing much happened, nothing much at all...
Well, except that Phil Hellmuth had a little [...]
Poker After Dark, Continues
Posted: Wednesday, January 03 2007 8:37:32
By: Gene Bromberg
Some highlights from last night's Poker After Dark:
- Phil Hellmuth talked about an upcoming golf match between Phil Ivey and former U.S. [...]
Poker After Dark, Episode I
Posted: Tuesday, January 02 2007 8:27:24
By: Gene Bromberg
So last night NBC aired its first episode of Poker After Dark. I don't know why I thought they would shoehorn the entire [...]
Beat the Author
Posted: Tuesday, January 02 2007 1:12:06
By: Gene Bromberg
Sunday means it's time again for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament. And it also means that several members of [...]
Poker After Dark
Posted: Tuesday, January 02 2007 1:22:33
By: Gene Bromberg
I almost forgot that tonight (well, this morning) is the premiere of NBC's new show Poker After [...]
