2010 December 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings
UB announced today that they are parting ways with pros Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke. We sit down with Joe Sebok to discuss the split and what’s next for UB.
It’s been a busy day for all of us in the online poker community. Just hours after Annie Duke announced her exit from UB.com to pursue non-poker business interests, site icon Phil Hellmuth departed as well. A statement posted on UB.com reveals that the two sites “mutually parted ways.”
In breaking news, former “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Annie Duke has parted ways with UB.com. A blog revealing that she had left the online poker site appeared around 1:30pm ET on Thursday. Duke had been with UB.com for nine years, including both the pre- and post-Chris Moneymaker era.
At 4:00pm ET on Sunday, January 2nd, new PokerStars pro Isildur1 will face off against his rumored former backer Tony G in the second running of the SuperStar Showdown. The stakes will be at least $50/$100 No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha and text found on the PokerStars Blog succinctly sums up what we can expect: “Well, this should be good.” Both Tony G and Isildur1 are expected to buy in for $150,000.
PokerNews’ fourth biggest story of 2010 - Peter Eastgate taking a hiatus and auctioning off his 2008 Main Event bracelet is discussed.
A look back on how online poker legislation shaped up throughout the year.
In the latest PokerNews Podcast, we take a look back on the happenings in the poker industry in 2010 and talk to Jared Huggins about his quest to be on the PokerStars Big Game and the support he’s received from the TwoPlusTwo community.
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