As we all know, UB.com got hit hard in the “Poker Black Friday” and they had to sack their Pro Team. Maria Ho was one of the sacked players, but luckily she has already managed to find a new sponsorship deal with WinStar World Casino. Maria has already made over half a million dollars during [...]
Historically, May is the month I choose to do absolutely nothing but golf, but this year both the EPT Grand Final and the WPT Championship have moved to May which puts a hamper into those plans. I have been able to golf for a couple weeks and get my brown on, but I’m now in [...]
Blanca Games Inc. (“Blanca”), operator of online poker rooms Absolute poker and UB, issued the following statement: Blanca can confirm that Costa Rican officials visited the office of Innovative Data Solutions (“IDS”), the former customer service centre of Absolute poker and UB in Costa Rica. The Organismo de Investigaciones Judiciales (“OIJ”) took action yesterday to [...]
Both Cereus Network sites, UB.com and Absolute Poker, are most likely closing their sites for good. According to MSNBC.com, both of the sites are heading towards bankruptcy. Cereus Network have already dismissed 300 of their employees in Costa Rica and it is about 95% of their whole staff. According to Pokerscout.com, the Cereus Network has [...]
Last Friday was dubbed Black Friday for the poker world when the founders of three top poker sites in the industry faced indictments. This was taken further when the primary domains of these sites were seized. The Department of Justice has warned players of FullTiltPoker.com, PokerStars.com and Cereus Network’s AbsolutePoker.com and UB.com. The department states [...]
Friday evening PokerStars, Full Tilt poker and Absolute poker was seized by the U.S. federal police, the FBI, which also has issued arrest warrants for the owners of the three sites. Americans have probably played their last hand at PokerStars, Full Tilt poker and Absolute poker for a very long time. Friday evening, it was [...]
