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Posted by on Oct 18, 2013 in Blog | 2 comments

Thoughts on Sneak Preview of “Ultimatebeat: Too Much to Lose” (Documentary About the UltimateBet Poker Scandal)

 

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Last night I joined a select group of Las Vegas poker players who were invited to preview a rough cut of the explosive film documentary called Ultimatebeat:  Too Much to Lose.

The film gets its title from some wordplay on the Ultimatebet scandal, which rocked the industry at the tail end of the poker boom.  According to investigators, the unsuspecting high-stakes poker-playing victims were defrauded out of tens of millions of dollars.

So, where did all that money go and who got away with the crimes?

That’s what Ultimatebeat:  Too Much to Lose seeks to answer, in painstaking detail.

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Posted by on Oct 15, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment

Doppelganger: Edward G. Robinson

 

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“Lancey Howard” Spotted at Mimi’s Cafe in Las Vegas

 

Many of us likely remember the actor Edward G. Robinson from his legendary role as Lancey Howard, a.k.a. “The Man,” in the excellent 1966 poker movie, The Cincinnati Kid.  It was arguably the most notable performance by anyone playing a professional poker player — ever.

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