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Ultimate Poker (UB.com) and Absolute Poker Lays Off Team of Pros

Monday, May 9th, 2011

UB.com and Absolute Poker’s parent company Blanca Games has issued a statement recently in regard to their team of professional players.

“Recently, Absolute Poker and UB ceased their U.S.-facing operations due to legal developments in the United States. To ensure the on-going viability of the business, it has been necessary to downsize certain aspects of Absolute Poker’s and UB’s operations. These efficiency measures have been taken to enable the brands to continue to operate their non-U.S.-facing business.”

“These actions are the result of the severe impact of Black Friday on the business, and these efficiency measures have negatively affected not only the financial position of the brands, but also their staff and personnel. Regrettably, the negative effect of Black Friday has extended to the Company’s highest profile group of poker professionals, known as Team UB. Consequently, Blanca’s executive management team today informed its roster of sponsored pros that, in accordance with the provisions of their agreements, their contracts have been terminated. Each of the ten Team UB pros, plus one player representing Absolute Poker, has received personal notification that their sponsorship arrangement with Blanca’s respective online poker room is now invalid.”

The pros who were laid off by Absolute Poker and Ub.com are Joe Sebok, Prahlad Friedman, “Hollywood” Dave Stann, Eric Baldwin, Maria Ho, Trishelle Cannatella, Scott Ian, Tiffany Michelle, Brandon Cantu, Adam Levy, and Bryan Devonshire.

“This was a difficult task for Blanca’s management, and we are very disappointed that we have been compelled to sever ties with our sponsored pros. Over the years, the Company has been successful in gathering a group of young, extraordinarily talented and brand-appropriate poker professionals who have proudly sported its logos. We are truly saddened that circumstances have dictated this course of action, and we regret that we are no longer in a position to partner with our sponsored pros, or to provide them with a source of income for playing the game that they love. We appreciate their significant time and dedication shared with us, and we thank them for the loyalty and patience they have continued to show us even during the unsettling events of the past few weeks. We respect and admire them for their many accomplishments, both at the poker tables and away from them, and we will always be grateful for their valuable contributions to building the UB and Absolute Poker brands and to creating a rock-solid community at the pair of online poker rooms.”

Many sources indicate that Absolute Poker and UB.com are still negotiating with the U.S Attorney’s Office to help return the funds of US based players.

Several pros have been issuing comments in regard to this matter on Twitter. Joe Sebok has posted a new blog entry titled “Black Friday” Fallout/My Final UB Statement.

“Hollywood” Dave Stann said on Twitter “Godspeed #TeamUB. So close 2 relaunching the coolest new blackjack tourney platform on the web, gonna have to find a new home now. Blog 2moro.”

Bryan Devonshire stated on his Twitter account – “UB released me today, has promised return of funds. Go fuck yourself DOJ. We beg for tax and regulation and you claim we’re criminal. FFFUU.”

Poker Affiliates – What to do after Black Friday if you Advertise Online Poker

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Many people in the poker affiliate industry are confused and undecided about what to do now that the DOJ has shut down Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars, Absolute and Ultimate Bet to US players. Black Friday, as it has become known to poker fans around the world, will with no doubt have a huge effect on poker affiliates who rely on players who reside in the United States. Poker Stars and Full Tilt have attributed a large percentage of income to poker affiliates around the world, but especially the affiliates who are targeting the US market. In wake of Black Friday, many poker affiliates are worried that they will not be able to survive in the current market without the big three poker rooms to advertise on their sites and blogs.

I have seen reports of many affiliates that are leaving the business altogether and putting their poker sites and blogs up for sale at discounted prices. This is a personal decision and I can understand if people in the industry are deciding to get out now. It may not be a bad idea, considering the current outlook for online poker players living in the US. Without Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet the options for playing online if you are from the US are not very intriguing at the moment.

Currently there are still poker rooms online which continue to take new signups from players who are from the United States. But, they all pale in comparison to the action and huge prize pools which Poker Stars had to offer before being forced to leave the US market. In addition, I have heard reports of online players who are reluctant to make a deposit at a new poker room because they are worried about the safety of their funds on these sites. In particular the issue is with payment processors who have been targeted by the DOJ in the recent crackdown. Some players feel they may have to deal with withdrawal issues down the road. Will I be able to get my money from these poker rooms in the near future? Will this poker site be the next victim of an online poker crackdown by the DOJ? These are just a few of the questions that online players from the US are asking themselves in the current online atmosphere.

One thing is for sure, the closure of Poker Stars, Full Tilt, Absolute and Ultimate Bet have had a drastic effect on how affiliates have been marketing online poker. Check out any of the major poker news reporting sites or poker authority sites and you will see that they are not pushing Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet like they were before April 15th. Many of these sites do not have any advertising of the big three on their front pages and have moved to marketing sites which continue to accept new US players. These affiliates have clearly changed their marketing to capitalize on sites which players from the US can still play.

Many of these poker sites have relied on Poker Stars and Full Tilt in particular for a large amount of their income from online poker affiliate commissions. Now that they can not market to US players, they have decided to stop advertising these sites so aggresively. But are they doing the right thing? Are they missing out on traffic and conversions from players who are from international markets?

It seems that time will tell if these affiliates are moving in the right direction or not. For now, many sites will continue to promote brands like Cake Poker, Lock Poker, Carbon Poker and others which continue to take deposits from players in the US.

The question is will these millions of US players from Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Ultimate Bet seek out alternatives for playing poker online? Will the DOJ seize another online poker domain if they remain in the US market and become big like Poker Stars?

Feel free to leave a comment as we would like to hear any of your thoughts regarding this situation.

Where to Play Online Poker if you are from the United States

Monday, April 18th, 2011

We have been contacting various online poker rooms to get their reaction to the recent seizure of the PokerStars, Full Tilt and UB.com domains. Below are some statements that we have received so far.

Carbon Poker, PDC Poker and Aced Poker issued the following statement:

“To keep things short and to the point, – It’s business as usual around here!”

They have assured me that US based poker players funds are safe at any of these poker rooms. They have said that they are still letting US based players on real money poker tables. In addition, they have said that they are processing deposits, transfers and withdrawals for US based poker players.

Carbon PokerPDC PokerAced Poker

Lock Poker has issued the following statement:

“Lock Poker is staying in the US market. US funds are safe at Lock. Deposits, transfers and withdrawals are all going as fast as usual.”

Lock Poker

Cake Poker has issued the following statement:

“Cake Poker is not a party to any ongoing US legal proceedings and it’s business as usual.”

Cake Poker

We are also waiting on statements from several other online poker rooms in regard to their policy on United States online poker players.

I have personally been playing on PDCPoker and have been able to play any real money game at their room. I have not tried to process a withdrawal since April 15th, but I will in the next several days. I will keep you updated on what is going on at PDCPoker.

We will have some additional information on this situation as soon as we receive new facts.

Amanda Musumeci – Interview with Team Bodog’s Newest Pro “BodogMander”

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Team Bodog recently announced that they have signed a new team member, a 25-year-old poker professional from Philadelphia, PA named Amanda Musumeci.

Amanda Musumeci, AKA “BodogMander,” lives in Las Vegas and is best known for turning a small initial deposit into a six figure bankroll playing poker online at Bodog.

I was fortunate enough to be able to catch up with Amanda and discuss poker with her in a recent interview. Below is a list of the questions I asked Amanda along with her replies.

Poker Professional and Team Bodog Member Amanda "BodogMander" Musumeci

Tom: Hi Amanda. When did you first start playing poker?

Amanda: I first started playing poker in August of 2007 when I was attending Kutztown University in PA. I was waitressing at the time. Once I had my first 1k+ score, I was sold, and quit my job so that I could play poker. The poker money helped me to pay for my schooling, and also was helpful because it allowed me to stay and work from home, so I could still do homework, draft up study guides, etc while I was playing.

Tom: Your Bodog profile states that you turned a small initial deposit into a six figure bankroll playing online poker. What was the amount of your initial deposit?

Amanda: I initially put on $150. Since that first deposit on Bodog, I’ve been blessed enough to never have to ever deposit any more money onto the internet for the sake of poker. I built my roll all from that one deposit back in late 2007.

Tom: When you first started playing online at Bodog, what was the buy-in for the sit-n-go’s that you would play in?

Amanda: For my first week on Bodog, I played the low limit beginner sit-n-gos, I think ranging from $4-$16. After I got my account up to about $350, I decided that each day, I would take half of my SNG profits, and put that back into my SNG bankroll to add to it, and then with the other half of my daily profit, I’d take some chances in the bigger fields in the MTTs on Bodog. I think I won something like the 5th tourney I’d ever played there… the $10 Rebuy 3k Guaranteed tourney for $1,000. Later that week, I won the Bodog $12 Rebuy 4k Guaranteed for $1200. That was when I took off into taking poker more seriously.

Tom: What was your largest cash playing poker online?

Amanda: Something which I feel deserves attention is that in online poker, the winnings are much smaller than you would see in the big buy-in live events. However, we as online players get to play every single day, not just in event seasons or by following circuits around the globe… and we get to play many tables at once with smaller buy-ins than you’d see in live event series as well. So the difference for us as onliners is that I think we generally make the same if not more than the live tourney pros, just in smaller more regular/consistent increments. Mindful we should all be of how the onliners are still grinding and improving in the online poker arena even between the live event series, playing hundreds of tournaments online per week. Also, some players are backed and some aren’t, which allows some of us to play higher buy-ins, thereby winning the bigger prize pools. Luckily for me, I got backed last spring by two TOP 10 online players in the world. They’ve mentored and coached me over the past year, and have let me play some of the buy-ins I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford (Since I was paying for my college out of my own poker roll for my first year in the industry). Over the past year of playing the mid-high stakes tourney schedules online, I’ve had several notable scores. Some of them are a 3rd place finish in the FTP Sunday $150 150k guaranteed special for around 27k, a 1st place finish in the FTP $200 50k 6max turb for 20k, two 15k scores, one as a 5th place finisher in the FTP Sunday Mulligan, and another with an outright win in the Sunday PokerStars $20 cubed event. Also, I’ve had a few scores right in-and-around the 10k mark, being an outright win in the FTP Sunday fifty-fifty event, another outright win in the PokerStars nightly fifty-fifty event, and an outright win in the PokerStars $109 40k guaranteed 6 max event. I’m not really sure what my total winnings are for the year since I got backed, but my best estimate for winnings for the year would probably be in the ball park of 250-350k.

Tom: Do you have any cashes in live tournaments?

Amanda: I’ve always been an online grinder. I like having the ability to mass-table and give myself a better shot and running deep in a tournament on a given evening than if I were to say play one live event. This is why I’ve chosen online poker as my chosen profession over live poker. Now that I’m a sponsored pro, I have much more incentive and desire to branch out from behind my computer screen, and to really diversify my game. I’m hoping that this next year or two of my career will prove to be equally as rewarding as the past few years, and that I can continue to work towards becoming one of the ‘Poker Greats,’ by conquering both the online and live tournament circuits.

Tom: Do you prefer to play ring games or tournaments? Explain why you prefer one over the other?

Amanda: Surprising as it may seem, I, matter-o-factly, do not like gambling LOL. I prefer tournaments and always have because I like the idea of making a small investment to gain a large return. Cash games always seemed a bit more risky to me, because you could sit down, bust your stack, rebuy, bust your stack, rebuy, bust stack etc, etc. To me, that seemed dangerous, and I know that I’d personally feel awful if I dropped heaps of money in one night like that. I can sit down at a 1/2 table and win or lose maybe something like $1000-1500 in a night I would imagine. But by playing online MTTs, for $1500 investment per night, I have the potential to win 10′s of 1000′s, even up into the hunderds of 1000′s of dollars if I had a stellar night on the online felts. Tournaments also offer that ‘built-in’ bankroll management/discipline built into it since you can’t just keep rebuying and rebuying if you bust out (unless of course it’s a rebuy tourney). People seem to have a hard time walking away from the cash tables when they are up or down money. That seems like another thing that is dangerous about cash games. In tournaments, when you bust, you’re done, and its over. If you’re tilted, you just finish up and get over it. In cash games, you can tilt, and just keep tilting and spewing chips. Considering the risk:reward ration, I find that tournaments are a bit more safe for someone who can competently and regularly beat the games.

Tom: You have recently joined Bodog‘s team of poker professionals. Tell me why you feel that Bodog is an online poker room that you can personally endorse?

Amanda: Bodog is the site that I started my entire poker career. How could I not endorse the site from which I blossomed? It’s like my mother-site, my home-site. I’m a native there, I’ve networked with many of the regular Bodog players, and I’d love to see the site continue to grow from the inside out, which now I’m lucky enough to be able to witness and be apart of.

Tom: Obviously you have strong bankroll management skills as you turned a small deposit into six figures. Bankroll management seems to be overlooked by many poker players. Tell me why bankroll management is important and give some pointers on managing a poker bankroll.

Amanda: I think that many poker players have gambling problems. I don’t think that people who have addictions such as that should be indulgent in them. Those are the folks who need to get help. There is a difference between playing for fun, and playing to pacify an unhealthy gambling problem. But beyond that, there is a new catagory of poker player that is surfacing… the demographic of poker players is no longer just comprised of hobby players and gambling addicts. We’ve all noticed in the past few years more and more poker ‘professionals’ hitting the circuit. As poker continues to diversify over the next decade, we’ll all see how it’s turning into something that can be a monetarily lucrative, and likewise rewarding as a career choice. Bringing in and accepting the idea of poker as a business should help dictate how one is going to manage their bankroll. If you’re a hobby player, and have money to drop and just want to have a good time… then do whatever makes your heart happy. If you want to take poker seriously and build up a roll on your own however, it’s going to take several commitments and compromises to find a happy balance. You not only need to commit to never stop learning about the game, but also you need to have a fond, realistic idea of your bankroll and also a firm grasp on the ‘swings’ or ‘variance’ that can occur in the format of poker you might be interested in playing. Sit-n-go players will have different basic guidelines than an MTT player will, and same with cash players. Any basic internet search on bankroll management will return infinite sites that can recommend excellent strategies, spreadsheets, and calculations to help the average player manage their own bankroll. I think it’s equally important to have a realistic view on your own skill set, so that you aren’t playing in games that you won’t beat often enough to be super profitable from. Rather, I think it’s safest to play games we know we can crush, and once we’re up money, then maybe take the occassional risk in a higher buyin.

Tom: Do you prefer to play poker online or in live games? Explain what you feel is the major difference between playing online and in live games?

Amanda: The biggest part of why I play primarily online is because I can play several tables at once, and the buy-ins are cheaper for bigger prize pools than anything you’ll find in Vegas on any given day. I have a better shot at running deep and making a couple thousand dollars in one night than if I were merely one-tabling a live tourney. One more obvious reason I enjoy online more is that I can play within the comfort of my own home, and I have the freedom to travel or live whereever, whenever I want! That’s an obvious huge perk! The live players MUST live in a city with a decent poker scene otherwise they’d be traveling to and from Vegas all the time, making it hard to manage any kind of home-base elsewhere. The onliners definitely have the benefit and flexibility in this area that the live guys simply don’t, and will never have.

Tom: When you are not playing poker online at Bodog, what are some of the casinos in Las Vegas that you prefer to play at? What games and stakes are you usually playing?

Amanda: I don’t play a ton live, as I’ve mentioned. When I have friends come to town or family, they usually want to play in the live rooms, so we’ll go down to the Bellagio or Venetian. I’ll usually just play whatever stakes my guests want to play. I also do participate in some of the live local event series that run around here. I’ve played in a few of the Venetian Deep Stacked events last year, and a few Bellagio events sprinkled in over the years as well.

Tom: Why do you think that women poker players prefer to play live games instead of online? What advice do you have, specifically for women, about playing poker online?

Amanda: I think there are several catalysts that factor into what makes it so difficult to really gauge how many women play online poker. I think it’s obvious that the online poker players don’t get nearly the same notoriety that the live players do, so that’s one reason we don’t hear or see as many women OR men for that matter coming out of the online industry(YET!!). Another is that you obviously lose that face-to-face dynamic that you achieve when you’re playing live. You’re playing just one table, and usually people at the table talk and engage one another. We’re more apt to notice a female in live poker than online. Online, you don’t know who the ‘person’ sitting next to you is… but I think it’s just assumed it’s a male because it’s a male dominated sport. I think that women should definitely pick up on the online poker play. It’s great again because you don’t have to live in Vegas to do it. You can grind cash games online and still raise a family and stay at home with your kids. I hope that as poker becomes more commonplace around the sporting channels and in mainstream media, that people, women included, will become more open and less objective towards this game we love! Women who currently play live and online both should all definitely join the poker forums and become more active among the poker community. There are also forum sites that are directed at women, sites that sponsor events for ladies in different cities, and will post all ladies event calendars, etc etc. Let’s go ladies!!!

Tom: I noticed on your Twitter account that you mentioned your Bodog WSOP clothing is being made up. What events do you plan on participating in at this year’s WSOP?

Amanda: I’m going to try to play all the 1k’s as long as I don’t get shut out!!! Probably will play some 1.5′s and 2k’s, and definitely the main event. The ladies event is also an obvious MUST PLAY event for me. And if I do well leading up to the main, then you can expect to see me in a bunch more than just those!

Tom: Do you have any advice to offer poker players who may be thinking about playing professionally?

Amanda: If you’re in school, stay in school. You can play and manage school if you try! Also, just try to handle the money as a mature adult. So many young people are coming into the game now, so I just hope they all know good money management and wealth accumulation strategies. Have plans for your money so once you win it you can capitalize immediately. And again, just be careful as you move up stakes…. a quote from my Bodog page…”In life and in online poker, it’s important to make every decision with clear intentions.”

You can play online with Amanda Musumeci at Bodog Poker.

- by Tom Sangenito

Annette ‘Annette_15′ Obrestad Signs with Full Tilt Poker

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
Annette Obrestad Signs with Full Tilt Poker

Annette Obrestad Signs with Full Tilt Poker

Annette Obrestad revealed on her Twitter account that she would announce some big news soon. Well, the big news is that she is signing a sponsorship deal with online poker room Full Tilt Poker.

Obrestad is best known for her first place finish in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Annette also made an Aussie Millions Main Event final table as well as a second place finish in a European Poker Tour event.

Annette Obrestad, 21 years-old, has been previously sponsored by BetFair for the past few years.

On her Twitter account she stated, “So, as I’m sure some of u have seen already, My name is Finally in red on ftp! Sooo excited to be part of my favorite online site :D .”

You can follow Annette’s Twitter account here: http://twitter.com/Annette_15

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Rednecks in Kentucky Trying to Seize 141 Internet Gambling Domain Names

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The Kentucky Supreme Court issued a non-ruling on the 141 Internet gambling-related damin names the state attempted to seize. The Supreme Court officially reversed the Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association and Interactive Gaming Council, but only temporarily.

The court ruled that iMEGA and IGC did not demonstrate standing to litigate on behalf of anonymous domain registrants. An individual who owns one of the companies that is a member of one of the associations must step forward and admit ownership to one of the domain names. iMEGA and IGC have 20 days to refile with the Kentucky Court of Appeals and present an affadavit from an individual stating that he is a member of one of the associations and that the association has the right to represent him.

The ruling in this specific case, where there is a finite number of 141 injured parties, iMEGA is not representing the industry as a whole but these specific injured parties. So one of the individuals has to admit ownership of a company associated with iMEGA.

iMEGA chairman Joe Brennan Jr. offered this statement. “Our thing has been since we sued the federal government not once but three times, it’s no small thing to do something like that,” Brennan said. “From the beginning, the reason we kept company names confidential is we didn’t want to make anyone a target for some retaliatory investigation. We didn’t want to put anyone in the position to be on the defense because of that. Up until now, that kind of representation has been OK with the federal courts.”

Want to stop the rednecks in Kentucky from telling you that you can not play on PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker? Join the Poker Players Alliance today, and write to your local representative.

Re-Launch of Ultimate Poker Forum Community Discussion Board

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

We have re-launched our Community Discussion Board where you can discuss poker topics such as tournaments, no limit hold’em, limit hold’em, beginners questions, televised poker, WSOP, WPT and much more.

If you have a bad beat story or a great win experience you would like to share with other poker players, register then post a topic in our Ultimate Poker Forum Community Discussion Board.

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Poker Tips from the Pros – Keeping the Pot Small by Jennifer Harman

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Keeping the Pot Small by Jennifer Harman

Jennifer Harman Full Tilt Poker

Jennifer Harman - Full Tilt Poker Pro

Poker is a game of decisions. Some decisions are very easy to make, while others will keep you awake all night if you choose poorly. In my experience, the larger the pot size, the harder the decision you’ll be faced with.

On the other hand, the smaller the pot is, the easier the decision. Which is why, especially in tournament play, you want to keep the pot small when you’re holding a marginal hand. You don’t want to be facing a decision for all of your chips in a situation where all you’ve got is something like top pair with a medium-strength kicker. You want to avoid that scenario as much as possible. It’s better to keep the pot small by checking and calling rather than building a huge pot, even if you do hold an advantage in that hand.

Let me give you an example from a hand I played at a World Series of Poker event last year. We were still fairly early in the tournament, and I was in the cut-off (the seat before the button) holding K-J. The action folded around to me, I put in a raise and was called by the button. Both blinds folded, and we were heads-up going to the flop.

The flop came J-9-3 with two diamonds. Yes, I had top pair with a strong kicker, but with straight and flush draws on the board I was in no mood to go crazy with my hand. So I checked, and the button bet about two-thirds of the pot.

A check could also tempt my opponent to bluff in this spot, especially if he put me on something like A-K or A-Q. With a bluff or a drawing hand being the button’s most likely holding, I made the call.

The turn was a harmless 5, not a diamond, and very unlikely to help out the button in any way. Once again, I decided to control the size of the pot and keep it small by checking. If I’d bet and the button had a monster draw, there’s a good chance he’d come over the top of my bet to try and push me off the pot. I liked my hand there, just not enough to go broke with it.

After I checked, the button put in another bet, which I called. The river was a non-diamond 2, meaning that neither the flush draw or the straight draw got there. Confident that I had the best hand at this point, I still decided to check the river.

Why? Well, there was a small chance the button had made a set or two pair somewhere along the way, and it’s better to check-call in that spot rather than face a tough decision for a lot of chips if he raises. Also, if he did have nothing but air, checking might induce a bluff on the river.

As it turned out, the button checked behind me and I took down the pot with my K-J. I didn’t win a big pot with that hand, but I also didn’t lose a huge pot. The decisions I faced on each street were made much easier by the fact that I kept the pot small.

Jennifer Harman plays online poker exclusively at Full Tilt Poker.

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World Series of Poker Satellites at Cake Poker

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) satellites are beginning at online poker room Cake Poker.

Many online poker rooms require satellite winners to wear their logo. Cake Poker satellite winners do not have to wear a Cake Poker logo, though they wouldn’t discourage you if you did decide to wear their gear.

Cake Poker is currently offering their players the chance to win $2,500 and $12,500 prize packages for the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas. You can use your prize package to enter any WSOP event, you are not obligated to buy-in to a specific event like many other poker rooms require.

They are running Steps Sit n Go Tournaments with buy-ins starting at just $1. There are also $350 + $24 multi-table tournament on Sundays at 4 PM ET. Satellites into the $350 tournaments start at just $3.

For more information on 2010 World Series of Poker satellites at Cake Poker, click on the link below:

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Satellites

2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Satellites at Ultimate Poker

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Ultimate Poker is currently running satellites where players can win a seat into the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

Here is a list of tournaments at Ultimate Poker where you can win a seat into the 2010 WSOP Main Event:

* Weekly Super Satellites Every Sunday – $500+30

* Satellites to the Sunday Super Satellite – from $10+1

* Step Tourneys – from $0.10

* VIP Tournaments – Watch your email for exclusive invites

* 25-seat Guarantee – Sunday, June 6th at 4pm ET – $500+30

* 50-seat Guarantee – Sunday, June 20th at 4pm ET – $500+30

* Satellites to both Guarantees – from $10+1

They have Weekly Super Satellites every Sunday with a buy-in of $500 + $30. But, you don’t have to buy-in directly to the Super Satellites, you can get in for as little as $11.

They also have Step Tournaments with buy-ins starting at only $0.10 – you could actually get into the World Series of Poker for investing a dime.

On June 6th at 4PM ET there will be a 25-Seat Guaranteed tournament with a buy-in of $500 + $30 – get into this event for about $10.

On June 20th at 4PM ET they will have a 50-Seat Guaranteed tournament with $500 + $30 buy-in – satellites starting at only $10.

There are several ways to qualify to get into the 2010 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. Ultimate Poker gives you more chances to win a seat into poker’s most prestigious tournament – the World Series of Poker.

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