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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.

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PokerStars Sunday Millions winner 17 years old?

PokerStars Sunday Millions is a weekly game that draws in the most competitive online poker players. This week an unusual result has pulled in the scrutiny of millions, a major newspaper in Amsterdam, and an investigative team at PokerStars.
A Dutch poker player by the handle of Zeurrr invested 2 dollars in the competition and came out with half a million. He battled his way through the field to land in 6th place, putting him among the best in the money. Naturally, his local paper wanted to congratulate him on this impressive success.
After doing extensive research on the forums, twitter and other venues, a journalist from Algemeen Dagblad attempted to contact ‘Jimmy Jonker’. From the research done, it was his name that was associated with several posts in the forums and on a twitter account. The reporter was surprised by what happened when they made the phone call.
Expecting, Jimmy and getting Jos Jonker was the first surprise. The next one came when Jos claimed he was the player who competed in the event on Sunday and cashed. As the conversation continued, Jos was either unable or unwilling to yield information about the poker game, hands or match ups.
This unexpected turn of events encouraged the journalist to dig deeper. Jos Jonker’s son Jimmy is 17. The PokerStars terms and conditions clearly state that anyone under 18 cannot compete or be awarded for winnings. The terms continue to show that anyone who provides false information to be able to play on the site also forfeits their winnings. Jos Jonker is 47, well over the required age limit.
This situation has yet to be resolved. As long as there is room for debate, there will be a lot of attention to this issue, all of it asking the same question ‘Who won the money?’

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Anthony Michael Carleo Photo

Anthony Michael Carleo has been arrested and booked for the Bellagio robbery that took place last December. Anthony Michael Carleo is the son of a Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge George Assad. The $1.5 million dollar heist was one of the biggest in Nevada History. Anthony was arrested after trying to sell high value chips to undercover agents. Anthony was actually a guest at the Bellagio at the time of his arrest.

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There is never a shortage of news in the poker world. In this news brief, we will tell you about a new poker league on the horizon, a incident with an infamous WSOP Main Event champion, and the schedule for the Granddaddy of them all has been released.

2011 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

The 2011 WSOP schedule was released yesterday by Caesars Entertainment. The WSOP will be held from May 30th to July 10th of this year and this year’s edition will have 58 bracelet events as opposed to 57 last year. Additions to this year’s schedule are a $25,000 Heads-Up NL Event, a $2,500 10-Game Mix that will include Badugi, a $5,000 Six-Handed PL Omaha Event, and the Omaha 8/Stud 8 Event will be returning this year. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship has been moved to Event #55, and the Main Event will kick off on July 7th.