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UltimateBet released a statement Wednesday regarding hand 1162170993 in which Hellmuth was awarded the pot after player DOUBLEBALLER had shown the winning hand. In a press release by Tokwiro Enterprises, the company that owns the CEREUS network, the following explanation about the hand was given:
“We have concluded that the malfunction occurred because the winning »
More fuel was added Saturday to the flame of those claiming that online poker is rigged. On Saturday, a pot was awarded to Phil Hellmuth when he was clearly holding the losing hand. On hand 1162170993, Hellmuth held 10-2 against the K-Q of poker player DoubleBaller. The board by the river read »
The fifth season of NBC’s hit show Poker After Dark now officially has a schedule. Poker After Dark started as a six player sit-n-go tournament where the winner took all of the $120,000 prize pool. As seasons progressed, new formats were tried out including a cash game format that brought 6 players together »
I had the opportunity to cover the World Series of Poker Main Event final table here for theWSOPblog.com over the weekend and I must admit that the final table actually was one of the best finals that I had witnessed for a No Limit tournament in a very long time. Almost every player at »
PokerNews.com has reported today on their site regarding a rumor that one of the oldest online card rooms and one of their player sponsors may be parting ways. From the reaction on the 2+2 Forums, many people are assuming this to be Phil Hellmuth and UltimateBet.com.
UltimateBet has been in the new recently due to »