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Status Update; Pre-WSOP Edition
If you have not been following over the last week, a new wave of interest in the UB situation occurred when Mr. Makar finally released something close to the full audio recordings of two meetings in 2008. There remain some inconvenient cuts in the audio suggesting more damaging material, but what exists is strong stuff. [...]
Same Shit, Different Day
Most of the investigation/script/edit is occurring behind the scenes and under the waves now. I expect to have some new clips shortly as we work through the final stretch. It has been a little surprising to see which people are willing to chat with us directly, in fact leading to a minor epiphany. In nearly every case, [...]
The Jack Bates Story
At the bottom of this post is a file attachment with all of my email traffic with Mr. Bates. This is not an exciting post but one I make due to Bate’s recent attempts to malign our project and myself with threats of defamation lawsuits. As always, I stand behind my work. Bates was an [...]
Cleaning Out the Closet
When we finished principle photography last year, the final stop was in Las Vegas in October. The shoot looked to be helpful with several folks in town to do interviews. All in all, the trip was good. It also resulted in one of the more bizarre pieces of the UB investigation puzzle. Rewind. On August [...]
What Was That About?
This post is long, but worth it if you are interested in the UltimateBet case and our effort to document it in film. As the new year began, I resisted issues threatening to stall production and release of UltimateBeat. People are seldom satisfied with delays in these projects but circumstance conspired to force the issue, even perhaps [...]
Notes on Current Funding Effort
With the successful launch of our Kickstarter campaign, we enter into a critical phase for the success of the project. One of the most interesting things about the case against UltimateBet is the nature of the original investigation. The legal gray area of online poker rooms and the crazy-quilt of multi-jurisdictional shell companies impeded law enforcement from [...]
Good for the Game
I’ve been asked if our project might not be harmful to legalization efforts and the game in general. The idea being that exposing the underbelly of poker might somehow alter opinions about the game. This cannot be correct. The game has a long and storied history of hustling and other behavior antithetical to where players [...]
Project Genesis
The idea of a documentary came about late in 2011 but has its genesis a bit earlier. As 2010 wound down, I was focusing heavy on the hand history angle, which plays a large role in the film and includes discussion few have heard. At least two individuals could have easily forced UltimateBet to pay back more [...]
I Guess We Stepped In It
After several years of investigation and several months of preparation, we are finally ready to announce the documentary about the UltimateBet cheating scandal in online poker. We recently shot several great interviews in Las Vegas and are combing through the footage to build some teaser trailers, along with a Kickstarter project to get funding to [...]

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