Poker Pro and media darling Tiffany Michelle, the last women standing in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, found herself consistently in the news this week surrounded by some pretty impressive adjectives.

Not only did UltimateBet announce recently that they've resigned Michelle for yet another year to represent the popular online poker site, but cbs.com has just confirmed past rumors that Michelle is to star in the fifteenth incarnation of their popular reality show, The Amazing Race, along with fellow poker pro and PokerRoad blogger Ms. Maria Ho.

Michelle will not of course be the first UB sponsored pro to be prominently featured on a non-poker related, prime-time reality show- PokerRoad's Annie Duke recently made it all the way into the finale on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice- but it's still quite a coup for the ever growing site, and a deal that Michelle seems just as excited about as they are.

"I'm happy to be signing on for another year with UltimateBet and I'm eager to get back to playing in live tournaments and exclusively at their online tables," said Tiffany Michelle. "The corporate team at UB has been so welcoming and supportive and I'm thrilled to be working with them. I can't wait for the exciting things in store for us."


Story by Mark Anderson