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Around the felt: UB Scandal, HOF, WSOPE

By Andrew Feldman

Sunday, September 13, 2009

During a time when the poker industry focuses on who will become the next world champion, one former world champion is officially on the hook for being part of the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal from June 2003 until December 2007. After over a year of investigation, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) released a report on Friday that Russ Hamilton, the 1994 WSOP champion, played a major part in the appropriately dubbed "Ultimate Bet Scandal." The KGC said in their report (here) that Hamilton an ...

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