Archives for March 2007
The Mouse Roars AgainPosted: Saturday, March 31 2007 9:02:21
By: Gene Bromberg
Yesterday the World Trade Organization ruled that the United States has failed to comply with an earlier ruling made [...]
Drink Your Way to Victory!
Posted: Friday, March 30 2007 6:00:01
By: Gene Bromberg
If you ask a group of poker players what attributes are essential for success, a few traits would pop up on just about every list. [...]
Live Like A Pro
Posted: Thursday, March 29 2007 3:16:18
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 [...]
Time to Plan Ahead
Posted: Wednesday, March 28 2007 12:34:48
By: Gene Bromberg
Spring's arrival means the busiest part of the poker schedule is almost upon us. Some of poker's biggest events will be contested over the next few months, and [...]
A Great Run
Posted: Tuesday, March 27 2007 3:30:37
By: Gene Bromberg
Crap, we won't be seeing Court Harrington on TV this summer. After doubling up through Brandon Cantu early on, Court was eliminated in 22nd place by the remorseless [...]
Full Court Press
Posted: Tuesday, March 27 2007 9:56:09
By: Gene Bromberg
When I covered the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic last September I shared Press Row (which was actually a table draped with a [...]
What's In A Name?
Posted: Monday, March 26 2007 7:56:13
By: Gene Bromberg
They say you can't pick up tells playing poker online, but there are subtle little cues that sometimes provide information. How quickly [...]
There Are No Guarantees In Life...Except One
Posted: Monday, March 26 2007 7:13:14
By: Gene Bromberg
So yesterday I had the rare pleasure of rooting for an Ohio State athletic team. I went to Penn State and so I naturally look upon those who attended THE Ohio State University as, [...]
Boost the Bankroll
Posted: Saturday, March 24 2007 3:47:11
By: Gene Bromberg
It happens to everybody sooner or later--you have a night where everything goes wrong. You get outdrawn, you get sucked-out upon, and the deck is so cold icicles dangle from the dealer's fingers. A [...]
Doubling Up, Doubling Down
Posted: Friday, March 23 2007 3:08:15
By: Gene Bromberg
Last Friday I posted about a conference call between reporters and World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, who [...]
Freerolling to Aruba
Posted: Thursday, March 22 2007 3:45:23
By: Gene Bromberg
A reminder that UltimateBet is running six [...]
Neteller Funds To Be Released?
Posted: Wednesday, March 21 2007 3:13:10
By: Gene Bromberg
Some very, very good news for people who had funds frozen when Neteller decided to withdraw from the U.S. market. [...]
Protect Yourself!
Posted: Tuesday, March 20 2007 11:00:05
By: Gene Bromberg
After you log-in to UltimateBet you're greeted by a message in the lobby. The message reads like this:
[...]
Hammer Time!
Posted: Monday, March 19 2007 3:48:18
By: Gene Bromberg
When I sit down with my blogging brethren we make playing a certain junk hand a point of pride. Every time we're dealt the worst starting hand in [...]
Repeat Offenders
Posted: Monday, March 19 2007 9:27:18
By: Gene Bromberg
Those who say that poker isn't a game of skill should consider the familiar names that keep popping up on our tournament [...]
Sunday Madness
Posted: Sunday, March 18 2007 11:24:26
By: Gene Bromberg
March Madness is in full swing, and my Pitt Panthers are in the Sweet Sixteen after blowing a 19-point lead in the second half. Sometimes I think I play poker to give my heart a rest after the abuse [...]
Winning For Two
Posted: Saturday, March 17 2007 5:03:45
By: Gene Bromberg
If you don't like hearing about who won poker tournaments that'll be on TV later this year, then [...]
WSOP News, WSOP Satellite
Posted: Friday, March 16 2007 4:24:00
By: Gene Bromberg
As always, UltimateBet hosts our World Series of Poker satellite at 9:30pm ET tonight. The WSOP starts on June 1st and the time is [...]
A Glimmer of Hope?
Posted: Thursday, March 15 2007 12:06:54
By: Gene Bromberg
Lately the words "poker" and "legislation" have not been a happy combination for players, but a [...]
Last Chance at Reno
Posted: Wednesday, March 14 2007 2:30:00
By: Gene Bromberg
The World Poker Tour has included a stop in Reno each and every year and 2007 is no exception. And if you'd like to visit the Biggest Little City in the World and play in it's biggest [...]
Last Week's Tournament Leader Was...
Posted: Wednesday, March 14 2007 11:04:00
By: Gene Bromberg
...the player known as mhbschwab2, who amassed 475.75 Tournament Points last week and will play one of our Team UltimateBet pros [...]
Bounty Hands
Posted: Tuesday, March 13 2007 12:51:51
By: Gene Bromberg
Seven members of Team UltimateBet played in last Sunday's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament with [...]
Deal or No Deal?
Posted: Monday, March 12 2007 11:26:07
By: Gene Bromberg
We had 879 players fighting it out for first place in last night's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament, and with the winner taking home a [...]
Guarantee Sunday
Posted: Sunday, March 11 2007 2:13:23
By: Gene Bromberg
If it's Sunday that means it's time for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament. And that also means that those playing tonight [...]
Move Up The Leaderboard
Posted: Friday, March 09 2007 12:35:15
By: Gene Bromberg
In case you weren't aware, UltimateBet tracks how players do in our multi-table [...]
Here We Go Again
Posted: Thursday, March 08 2007 12:05:28
By: Gene Bromberg
It seems like every week or so there's a newspaper article published about the evils of gambling. Especially when it comes to teenagers gambling. Look, I'm not saying that gambling addiction doesn't [...]
Hatchet Job
Posted: Wednesday, March 07 2007 9:12:52
By: Gene Bromberg
If you woke up in a good mood this morning, here's something to put you in a bad one--a [...]
Join the Fight
Posted: Tuesday, March 06 2007 11:02:29
By: Gene Bromberg
Let me ask a couple of questions here: Do you enjoy playing poker? Do you play online? If you answered "yes" to those 2 questions, [...]
All Hands Great and Small
Posted: Monday, March 05 2007 6:48:10
By: Gene Bromberg
Collecting a bounty on one of the Team UltimateBet pros is often easier said than done. Actually, it's always easier said than [...]
Big Field, Big Winner
Posted: Monday, March 05 2007 10:47:34
By: Gene Bromberg
Last night's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament had one of our biggest fields ever, as 1,001 players sat down to battle it out for the [...]
Big Sunday
Posted: Sunday, March 04 2007 1:53:33
By: Gene Bromberg
If it's Sunday that means it's time for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament. [...]
On the Horizon
Posted: Friday, March 02 2007 11:23:07
By: Gene Bromberg
It might seem hard to believe but the World Series of Poker starts in just three months. Yes, in just [...]
He Stole the What?
Posted: Thursday, March 01 2007 11:36:45
By: Gene Bromberg
While it's pretty much a given that armed robbery is, well, a bad thing, sometimes the perpetrator [...]
Hammer Time!
Posted: Monday, March 19 2007 3:48:18
By: Gene Bromberg
When I sit down with my blogging brethren we make playing a certain junk hand a point of pride. Every time we're dealt the worst starting hand in [...]
Repeat Offenders
Posted: Monday, March 19 2007 9:27:18
By: Gene Bromberg
Those who say that poker isn't a game of skill should consider the familiar names that keep popping up on our tournament [...]
Sunday Madness
Posted: Sunday, March 18 2007 11:24:26
By: Gene Bromberg
March Madness is in full swing, and my Pitt Panthers are in the Sweet Sixteen after blowing a 19-point lead in the second half. Sometimes I think I play poker to give my heart a rest after the abuse [...]
Winning For Two
Posted: Saturday, March 17 2007 5:03:45
By: Gene Bromberg
If you don't like hearing about who won poker tournaments that'll be on TV later this year, then [...]
WSOP News, WSOP Satellite
Posted: Friday, March 16 2007 4:24:00
By: Gene Bromberg
As always, UltimateBet hosts our World Series of Poker satellite at 9:30pm ET tonight. The WSOP starts on June 1st and the time is [...]
A Glimmer of Hope?
Posted: Thursday, March 15 2007 12:06:54
By: Gene Bromberg
Lately the words "poker" and "legislation" have not been a happy combination for players, but a [...]
Last Chance at Reno
Posted: Wednesday, March 14 2007 2:30:00
By: Gene Bromberg
The World Poker Tour has included a stop in Reno each and every year and 2007 is no exception. And if you'd like to visit the Biggest Little City in the World and play in it's biggest [...]
Last Week's Tournament Leader Was...
Posted: Wednesday, March 14 2007 11:04:00
By: Gene Bromberg
...the player known as mhbschwab2, who amassed 475.75 Tournament Points last week and will play one of our Team UltimateBet pros [...]
Bounty Hands
Posted: Tuesday, March 13 2007 12:51:51
By: Gene Bromberg
Seven members of Team UltimateBet played in last Sunday's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament with [...]
Deal or No Deal?
Posted: Monday, March 12 2007 11:26:07
By: Gene Bromberg
We had 879 players fighting it out for first place in last night's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament, and with the winner taking home a [...]
Guarantee Sunday
Posted: Sunday, March 11 2007 2:13:23
By: Gene Bromberg
If it's Sunday that means it's time for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament. And that also means that those playing tonight [...]
Move Up The Leaderboard
Posted: Friday, March 09 2007 12:35:15
By: Gene Bromberg
In case you weren't aware, UltimateBet tracks how players do in our multi-table [...]
Here We Go Again
Posted: Thursday, March 08 2007 12:05:28
By: Gene Bromberg
It seems like every week or so there's a newspaper article published about the evils of gambling. Especially when it comes to teenagers gambling. Look, I'm not saying that gambling addiction doesn't [...]
Hatchet Job
Posted: Wednesday, March 07 2007 9:12:52
By: Gene Bromberg
If you woke up in a good mood this morning, here's something to put you in a bad one--a [...]
Join the Fight
Posted: Tuesday, March 06 2007 11:02:29
By: Gene Bromberg
Let me ask a couple of questions here: Do you enjoy playing poker? Do you play online? If you answered "yes" to those 2 questions, [...]
All Hands Great and Small
Posted: Monday, March 05 2007 6:48:10
By: Gene Bromberg
Collecting a bounty on one of the Team UltimateBet pros is often easier said than done. Actually, it's always easier said than [...]
Big Field, Big Winner
Posted: Monday, March 05 2007 10:47:34
By: Gene Bromberg
Last night's $200,000 Guaranteed Tournament had one of our biggest fields ever, as 1,001 players sat down to battle it out for the [...]
Big Sunday
Posted: Sunday, March 04 2007 1:53:33
By: Gene Bromberg
If it's Sunday that means it's time for UltimateBet's $200,000 Guaranteed tournament. [...]
On the Horizon
Posted: Friday, March 02 2007 11:23:07
By: Gene Bromberg
It might seem hard to believe but the World Series of Poker starts in just three months. Yes, in just [...]
He Stole the What?
Posted: Thursday, March 01 2007 11:36:45
By: Gene Bromberg
While it's pretty much a given that armed robbery is, well, a bad thing, sometimes the perpetrator [...]
