Joe Sebok sent a message to Jon Aguiar that threatens to reveal personal information

Joe Sebok Blackmailing Online Poker Players?

March 17th, 2011

Joe Sebok Blackmailing Online Poker Players?

A previously respected poker player in the world of Poker has taken steps to defend Ultimate Bet’s reputation in the worst possible way. Joe Sebok took the time to contact another regular poker player through twitter with a clear threat to him and his girlfriend. The choice has reflected poorly on Sebok and Ultimate Bet, who he works for, and stirred up the pot of chaos on 2+2.

Based on information that is clearly seen on Twitter and in the forum, Joe Sebok sent a message to Jon Aguiar screen name Fatalerror that threatens to reveal personal information about him and his girlfriend if he doesn’t stop spreading Ultimate Bet hate. On the twitter timeline, he’s been backpedaling ever since. Many of his tweets indicate that he didn’t intend it to be menacing, however the words were very clearly such. An image of the Direct Message (DM) can be seen in the Two Plus Two forum; News, Views and Gossip.
In recent days there has been a lot of additional scrutiny focused on Ultimate Bet due to the cheating scandal. This has been stirred up because of additional information coming out around it. Until now, some players have received money back, many accounts have been seized and /or frozen while the issue continues to be investigated. The aspect that has many upset in the forums is that this company continues to operate as if little has occurred. Very little about the investigation has been revealed by the company itself, which only continues to indicate their direct involvement in the cheating ring.
When Joe Sebok signed up with Ultimate Bet, one of the things he indicated he wished to do was to find the source of the problems within Ultimate Bet. Although that has yet to occur, he is solidly attempting to protect the tarnished company. This was demonstrated by his actions in the conversation both on the main timeline and through private messages with Mr. Aguiar. It was Mr. Aguiar that brought the conversation to the knowledge of the online poker community.
Although there has yet to be a resolution to this situation, it is clear that the online poker community is watching it closely.