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Ever since mainstays Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth left Ultimate Bet Poker, UB has been looking for a suitable replacement(s) to fill their shoes. And it looks as if they’ve found at least one solid replacement in cash game specialist Prahlad Friedman. Friedman is a perfect addition to Ultimate Bet because he already plays a lot of poker games there; he can usually be found on the $25/$50 and $50/$100 Pot-Limit Omaha tables taking advantage of UB’s 30% rakeback deals. Friedman has been playing cash games since 1999, and has earned millions of dollars over the years. In addition to …

After nearly a decade of promoting fantastic online poker promotions and 30% rakeback deals, both Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth announced that they are leaving Ultimate Bet Poker. So was it a fiery argument or shocking scandal that forced both Duke and Hellmuth to leave? Not in the slightest since UB is one of the most reputable poker rooms in the industry, and both players left the company amicably. Earlier this month, we reported that Hellmuth might be leaving Ultimate Bet and those rumors were confirmed last night. The news broke when Hellmuth sent out a Twitter post that read, …

While Phil Hellmuth’s status as the lead man behind Ultimate Bet and their 30% rakeback deals may be up in the air, he’s still made time to entertain the online poker world through Twitter. Hellmuth’s latest Tweet reveals that he might appear as a contestant on the hit ABC show “Dancing with the Stars.” Hellmuth’s recent Tweet read, “OMG! Phil Hellmuth (me!) on ‘Dancing with the Stars!’ Outrageous! Might make a fool of myself on worldwide television one more time.” If this Twitter post is accurate, Hellmuth would be the first professional poker player to appear on Dancing with the …

Ultimate Bet player Phil Hellmuth has a penchant for grand entrances.  Last year Hellmuth dressed in a military uniform while being escorted by 11 scantily-clad women – one for each of his poker tournament gold bracelets.  And while Hellmuth has been busy promoting the excellent 30% rakeback deals that UB offers, he still made time for yet another grand WSOP Main Event entrance. This year, Hellmuth showed up dressed as a mixed martial arts fighter along with world famous announcer Bruce Buffer.  Hellmuth entered the poker table area from a stage as Buffer bellowed out, “He’s loved by many, hated …

The Poker Players Alliance, which is the biggest lobbying organization for online poker, recently unveiled a new iPhone application that costs just $0.99.  Unlike many other poker-related iPhone programs, the application offered by the PPA has nothing to do with playing poker games or teaching people poker strategy.  Instead, this iPhone program was created with the intention of promoting internet poker worldwide, and convincing governments in countries such as the United States to pass favorable poker laws. Some features of the PPA’s new iPhone app is that it alerts players about starting times for various poker tournaments, delivers messages from …

RakeTheRake has paid out $75 million in rakeback to online poker players. Both RakeTheRake.com and Twitter have something to shout about having reached the high flying figure of 75 million. But that’s where the similarity ends as a recent study found that only 17% of Twitter users actually send regular tweets. Whereas RakeTheRake’s online poker players are actively playing online poker and generating monthly rakeback payouts for themselves. In recognition of its players’ achievements in getting the most from their game, RakeTheRake is running a special $750 freeroll on Sunday 27 June. Visit the freeroll entry page and check out …

The Facebook revolution has changed a lot of things about how we keep in touch and contact people. Status updates are used all the time to keep people informed on what’s going on in their lives and other important information. For instance, you can check up on what’s happening with your favourite online poker rooms and even the latest rakeback promotions by following them on facebook and twitter. Now just imagine that you are signing onto your Facebook page and you see an update that tells you that you have just won the lottery! That is exactly what happened to …