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60 minutes bluffs the online poker world

TG — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:36:08 +0000

After threatening the online poker nation with taunts of airing the dirty laundry from the Ultimate Bet / Absolute Poker scandal, 60 Minutes bluffed and will air some crappy commentary on the new President of the US (is it THAT big of a deal?). We actually hear the new Obama Poker game is going to turn the poker world on its collective ear (not to mention empty a few pockets).

So for at least one more week, Internet Pokers is safe.

There’s definitely no shortage of material for the show to cover when it comes to poker. The drama in Kentucky, the above-mentioned scandal, the recent UB refund bullshit, and the WSOP final table being played out this Sunday. Reportedly they’ve interviewed several high profile poker players (even a few posers) as well as Harrah’s officials to discuss the state of poker.

Just in case the Internets are shut down and the pipes do become clogged or worse, the politicians succeed and close down online pokers, you’d better get in all the play you can while it’s still “legal”.

Ultimate Bet refunds some players from cheating scandal – screws others

TG — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:56:34 +0000

The refunds from the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal have begun trickling down to the poker players who were caught in the middle of things. The interesting twist to the story (twist, get it?) is that some players who claim to have NEVER played against the superuser accounts are getting small refunds as well. Astute readers may quickly surmise that perhaps there were more superuser accounts than originally disclosed. Let that roll around your noggin for a few….

On top of that, there is a large disparity in the amount that some players are being refunded versus others. Some players who have never even hit the high limit tables where most of the shenanigans took place are getting refunds in the hundreds of dollars. Others who felt that they were clearly cheated and did play against Russ and other superuser accounts are getting back insulting amounts. So essentially the whole refund effort is going about as smoothly as the investigation into the whole scandal to start with. The short version – it’s a cluster fuck.

On the flip side, some high rollers are getting PAID lotto type cash. Taylor Cabby got a whopping 191K from the UB ATM. Josh Arieh told players at Foxwoods today that he got 200K. Many others have reported refunds of 20K, 30K, and up.

So if you’ve ever donked any cash at UB, go check your account to see if there’s a gift from the UB ATM. If so, a good next move may to be move it somewhere safe like your wallet or better yet, a nifty site like Cake Poker.

Annie Duke – Full Tilt Poker bound?

TG — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:24:05 +0000

Rumors are swirling that Annie Duke may leave Ultimate Bet and head over to her brothers camp at Full Tilt Poker. In addition, it appears that she may have won Celebrity Apprentice or at least made the final two of that show. Of course, the taped episodes haven’t been released for airing yet and the results are supposed to be “top secret” so take it with a grain of salt.

While no one cares much about Celebrity Apprentice anyway, the bit about her heading to Full Tilt is interesting. Considering she’s one of the original pro players that have backed UB it would be a pretty big blow for her to leave. Of course, the UB scandal and the fact that it’s going to play out on an upcoming 60 Minutes episode could be driving forces in this as well. Like her or not, you have to respect her business wit if she does decide to bail on UB and head to FTP.

Will we see a new Duke Family table in red over at Full Tilt Poker? Will Annie really win Celebrity Apprentice? Will anyone care? We will continue to track this developing story provided by our friends at Wicked Chops.