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"...don't try to bleed me, cause i've been here before, and i deserve a little more..." 16 hours ago ![]() |
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2010
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January
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Jan. 29 6:36 pm
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Jan. 29 6:19 pm
Seboks Leap of Faith Freeroll; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 28 3:51 pm
"Sebok's Leap of Faith" Freeroll; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 24 11:09 pm
Hermosa Beach, Here I Come; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 10 10:29 pm
UB Update, 4 Months In; Nassau, Bahamas
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Jan. 5 10:52 pm
PCA Bound & New Prop Bets; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 29 6:36 pm
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2009
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December
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Dec. 31 4:21 am
My End of Year Top Albums '09 (Take II); Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 29 8:06 pm
My End of Year Top Albums '09; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 21 3:38 pm
Bah, Humbug; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 10 1:38 pm
Twitter Tournament Password!; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 7 1:19 pm
My Twitter Celebration Tournament; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 2 4:21 pm
Shronk Memorial Tourney & Sportsvite; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 31 4:21 am
My End of Year Top Albums '09 (Take II); Los Angeles, CA
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December
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2008
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December
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Dec. 31 4:34 am
See Ya 2008!/Albums of The Year List; New York, NY
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Dec. 29 12:36 pm
Gorgeous Moments Along East River; New York City, NY
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Dec. 25 6:52 pm
Acceptance & Happy Holidays; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 9 11:36 pm
Hangin' In Sin City, Doing Nothing In Particular; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 1 2:09 pm
Post TurkeyDay Update; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 31 4:34 am
See Ya 2008!/Albums of The Year List; New York, NY
- November
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October
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Oct. 26 5:19 am
9thBok Was The Finish, Sorry To Disappoint You All; Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 25 4:09 am
One More Day To Final, Bellagio, Day 4; Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 24 4:00 am
3rd Day Over At Bellagio...Feelin' Good; Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 23 3:59 am
Day 2 From Bellagio In The Books; Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 21 3:05 am
Quick Update From Bellagio, Day 1; Las Vegas, NV
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Oct. 14 8:08 pm
Another Wasted Opportunity; Niagara Falls, Canada
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Oct. 5 4:39 am
Chicago Cubs & Political Thoughts on America; Los Angeles, CA
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Oct. 3 7:15 pm
Heading Home & Hang Tough, Cubs Fans; Aruba
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Oct. 26 5:19 am
9thBok Was The Finish, Sorry To Disappoint You All; Las Vegas, NV
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- August
- July
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June
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Jun. 28 5:48 am
Luckily I Couldn't Sleep At The WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 20 4:57 pm
PokerRoad Hex?; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 16 10:20 pm
Congrats to Bear & $10k Limit, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 13 1:02 am
$5k No Limit & $2k No Limit, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 10 1:21 pm
Congratulations to Amanda Leatherman! WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 7 8:07 pm
$5k Shootout, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 6 1:12 am
$2k No Limit & $1500 Short-Handed, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 3 3:47 am
$1500 Pot Limit & $5k Mix, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 2 1:06 am
$1500 NL Hold'em & Cubbies, WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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Jun. 28 5:48 am
Luckily I Couldn't Sleep At The WSOP; Las Vegas, NV
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May
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May. 31 4:33 am
WSOP Event #1, 10k PotLimit; Las Vegas, NV
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May. 29 7:35 pm
The Time Is Near; Las Vegas, NV
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May. 19 2:22 pm
The Raconteurs &
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May. 17 2:44 pm
Well, That Was Fun; Los Angeles, CA
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May. 7 9:14 pm
A More Serious Tone; Los Angeles, CA
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May. 3 5:14 am
"The Fly", WSOP, & Atlanta Hawks; Los Angeles, CA
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May. 31 4:33 am
WSOP Event #1, 10k PotLimit; Las Vegas, NV
- April
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March
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Mar. 29 6:03 pm
PokerRoad Freeroll!
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Mar. 26 8:32 pm
Frustrations A'Brewing; Reno, NV
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Mar. 15 9:25 pm
High Hopes Dashed in Bay Area; Los Angeles, CA
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Mar. 9 1:49 am
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly; San Jose, CA
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Mar. 7 12:14 pm
Bay Area Bound!; San Francisco, CA
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Mar. 2 5:25 pm
Hectic Back & Forth; Los Angeles, CA (for now)
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Mar. 29 6:03 pm
PokerRoad Freeroll!
- February
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January
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Jan. 28 11:07 pm
WPT Borgata, MY Damn End of Day 2; Atlantic City, NJ
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Jan. 27 11:22 pm
WPT Borgata, End of Day 1; Atlantic City, NJ
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Jan. 24 6:35 pm
Business, Poker, Randomness, & Our Environment; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 15 6:39 pm
Fallout From
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Jan. 15 12:39 am
Frustration, Baby...Aussie Busto; Melbourne, Australia
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Jan. 11 5:03 pm
Down Under Bound; Los Angeles, CA
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Jan. 5 8:21 pm
Now I Know Why They Let Me In So Easy; Nassau, Bahamas
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Jan. 5 8:18 pm
Aha! Phase I Complete; Nassau, Bahamas
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Jan. 28 11:07 pm
WPT Borgata, MY Damn End of Day 2; Atlantic City, NJ
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December
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2007
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December
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Dec. 28 1:25 am
Sebok's Top Twenty(ish) Albums of 2007; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 21 6:06 pm
Being Sick Sucks, Man; Los Angeles, CA
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Dec. 15 8:18 pm
Doyle Brunson Bellagio Classic, MY End of Day 3; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 15 4:28 am
Doyle Brunson Bellagio Classic, End of Day 2; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 14 3:39 am
Doyle Brunson Bellagio Classic, End of Day 1; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 9 11:16 pm
Just Livin\' The Dream; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 6 2:40 am
My Thoughts On Chip; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 2 12:23 am
Bellagio $5k; Las Vegas, NV
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Dec. 28 1:25 am
Sebok's Top Twenty(ish) Albums of 2007; Los Angeles, CA
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December
poker fan | We all know you have the poker community's interests in mind Seebs, but the fact remains that UB/AP software was not sufficiently tested before it went into production. The mis-awarding of a pot to Hellmuth only got the attention it did because of who it involved. The 'encryption' of client side data with XOR is purely negligent coding. The statement that this was an exploit/vulnerability and that there wasn't any cheating going on is simply unfounded. Unless there's a complete analysis of hands SINCE Cereus was launched, you will never know if someone else had figured this out before PTR did. And if someone WAS exploiting this vulnerability, and wanted to be smart (unlike the Russ Hamilton and company) they could easily disguise their knowledge of their opponent's cards by folding to a bluff once in a while etc. I don't understand how anyone would play real money games on the Cereus network when there's reputable alternatives. | |||
jackhigh | Seebs, don't you guys think you should just shut down until the problem is fixed? More people (hackers) now know of the securtiy problems at UB. It will take at least a week for proper encryption to take place (saying it will be sooner is just not being truthful). If you truly cared about your customers, doesn't it make sense to shut it down until you can do it right? I know you need that UB paycheck to pay the bills right now and you need to paint a positive picture for your employer etc. but this is an incredibly horrendous securtiy oversite and glossing it over isn't the right way to go. Please, tell your bosses to just do the right thing and shut down the site until you can guarantee your players security. | |||
panda | Joe, why is the email you quote anonymous? There is no good reason for that. You have failed to give any critical analysis of either this or the cheating scandal. To quote your blog from 21st September 2009, "I would never be a P.R. spinning machine for them... I would never be comfortable with Ub's history unless I could have a direct impact on making sure that it [cheating] never happened again." Will you accept that you have clearly failed to do so given such a serious, and easy to spot, security hole? Paul Leggett has claimed many times that security had since been verified by a 3rd party, did you oversee this at all? I would guess not seeing as you now describe your role for UB as nothing more than a "conduit for information to flow through," which is markedly different from what you claimed in September. | |||
I_Like_Ham | Will everyone get off seboks back. He has a lot on his plate at the moment, getting those ever elusive hand histories for one. Have you ever tried to get hand histories from stars you know it takes a long time. Second he as to address how phil hellmuth was shipped a pot with the losing hand, then how the same account won the bad beat jackpot twice, and now this. Leave joe alone. peace, I | |||
sdjaytee | just dont see how anyone can have piece of mind while playing for any kind of real money on UB | |||
Foucault | Thanks for the update, Joe. I appreciate that you understand why, particularly in light of UB's history, people are skeptical about some of the claims being made now. In particular, what about the past claims by Leggett and others that Cereus is now the safest place to play and has had "countless" security audits? Can you get them to release the names of the companies that performed these audits? Can you get them to authorize the auditing companies to make the results of the audits public? What will be done in the future to ensure the security of the site? Clearly all the audits that took place to date were not sufficient. Why should anyone believe the site is now secure, given that such an obvious vulnerability was overlooked until now? Personally, I have my doubts as to whether rigorous audits ever took place, and I will not play on Cereus until I see proof. Given the company's history, the claims of its spokespeople have no credibility and need to be supported by verifiable evidence. | 0 | ||
