Archives for February 2008

Very Unsatisfying
Posted: Friday, February 29 2008 9:14:03
By: Gene Bromberg
Here's one of the problems with heads-up tournaments--it can all be over in a heartbeat, without the opportunity for the players to display their skills. That's what just happened in the heads-up [...]

Heads Up!
Posted: Friday, February 29 2008 2:02:20
By: Gene Bromberg
So Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey had to endure six grueling days of high-pressure poker at the L.A. Poker Classic...and then had to zip over to Vegas today to play in their first-round matches at [...]

Wasn't Meant To Be
Posted: Friday, February 29 2008 11:59:10
By: Gene Bromberg
Both Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey arrived at the final table of the L.A. Poker Classic looking to fill in a [...]

The First Rule of Tournament Poker...
Posted: Thursday, February 28 2008 11:40:44
By: Gene Bromberg
Is to survive.

That's what Dan Harrington has said, and that's what Phil Hellmuth and Scott "r_a_y" Montgomery did on the way to the [...]

So THAT'S Who You Are
Posted: Wednesday, February 27 2008 10:33:26
By: Gene Bromberg
Phil Hellmuth is now the huge chipleader at the L.A. Poker Classic, with a bit more than 2.9 million chips. They're down to 10-handed play and the current shortstack is Scott Montgomery of [...]

To Live and Die in L.A.
Posted: Wednesday, February 27 2008 4:25:16
By: Gene Bromberg
Play has begun on Day Five of the L.A. Poker Classic and UltimateBet's Phil Hellmuth starts today in 3rd place [...]

Apt Pupil
Posted: Tuesday, February 26 2008 3:58:33
By: Gene Bromberg
I mentioned in my previous post that Jennifer Tilly is one of the celebrity players on The Best [...]

What I Did For Phil
Posted: Tuesday, February 26 2008 12:11:52
By: Gene Bromberg
Have you ever seen the musical A Chorus Line? Neither have I. How about the movie based on the musical? I actually didn't catch the whole thing but I [...]

Return With a Vengeance
Posted: Monday, February 25 2008 1:43:00
By: Gene Bromberg
Going deep in a poker tournament can be exhilarating. You've outlasted hundreds (or even thousands) of players who had the same goal as you--winning the damn thing. And now you've made the final [...]

1,000 Or Bust
Posted: Sunday, February 24 2008 3:35:13
By: Gene Bromberg

I'm actually hoping that at least 1,000 people DO go bust in tonight's $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament. Not [...]

Bounty Hunters Be Forewarned
Posted: Saturday, February 23 2008 1:45:56
By: Gene Bromberg
Tonight at 8pm ET UltimateBet is hosting a $100,000 Guaranteed Tournament with a $1000+50 buy-in. It's sure [...]

A Rare Vintage Indeed
Posted: Thursday, February 21 2008 4:13:20
By: Gene Bromberg
Last week UltimateBet introduced its new RAI$E player rewards program and I said that we'd be adding new items [...]

A Brief Lull In The Action
Posted: Tuesday, February 19 2008 12:59:06
By: Gene Bromberg
Last night was the second episode of The Best Damn Poker Show and a few more contestants were sent to [...]

So Close, And Yet So Far
Posted: Monday, February 18 2008 5:22:53
By: Gene Bromberg
We had 984 players in last night's $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament, and thanks to a last-second surge we very nearly cracked that golden 1,000 player limit. I was listening to [...]

Topping Off The Week
Posted: Sunday, February 17 2008 4:56:52
By: Gene Bromberg
It's been a busy week here at UltimateBet. Monday saw the premiere of The Best Damn Poker Show, as Phil [...]

Welcome To UltimateBet!!
Posted: Friday, February 15 2008 1:33:50
By: Gene Bromberg
When you make your first deposit at an online poker site it's not unlike the first time you walk into a new casino. You have to get used to all the new bells and whistles--how do you bet, where [...]

RAI$Eing Your Status
Posted: Thursday, February 14 2008 4:04:04
By: Gene Bromberg
Our new RAI$E program gives players many more options when redeeming their hard-earned [...]

How To Play The Damn Game
Posted: Wednesday, February 13 2008 2:23:58
By: Gene Bromberg
What with the introduction of our new RAI$E program I neglected to comment on the first episode of [...]

RAI$E It Up!
Posted: Tuesday, February 12 2008 2:38:02
By: Gene Bromberg
This is a big day for UltimateBet and for all of our players. Today we're introducing an exciting new program that we hope will delight everyone who plays at UB. It's called [...]

Familiarity Breeds Success
Posted: Monday, February 11 2008 8:55:43
By: Gene Bromberg
It amazes me that the same names keep popping up over and over at the final table of our $200,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament. The last few weeks we've had fields over 1,000 players strong [...]

The Best Damn Poker Show
Posted: Monday, February 11 2008 10:35:27
By: Gene Bromberg
Well, tonight's the damn night you've been waiting for. The Best Damn Poker Show premieres tonight [...]

No Excuses This Time
Posted: Sunday, February 10 2008 2:10:28
By: Gene Bromberg
Super Bowl XLII was the most-watched football game of all time, as nearly 100 million Americans did their civic duty by sitting in front of the TV for five hours waiting to see if this year's [...]

Ho Goes West
Posted: Thursday, February 07 2008 1:23:22
By: Gene Bromberg
Don't get me wrong--they play poker in Las Vegas. Heck, they've got some pretty nice card rooms out there, like, oh, the Bellagio. Nice place.

But many people believe that the center [...]

National Security Is Whatever We Say It Is
Posted: Tuesday, February 05 2008 1:11:42
By: Gene Bromberg
Of course we all know that the United States Trade Representative made a deal with the European Union, Japan and Canada over America's ban on online gaming. What we didn't know were the terms of [...]

So That Explains It...
Posted: Monday, February 04 2008 12:51:19
By: Gene Bromberg
I take it that a fair few of you watched the Super Bowl last night instead of playing in the $200,000 [...]

Super Sunday
Posted: Sunday, February 03 2008 12:16:41
By: Gene Bromberg
Finally, after weeks of impatient waiting, the big day has arrived. Millions of people from around the world will focus their attention on the same event, breathlessly awaiting the outcome of this [...]