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RUSS HAMILTON UltimateBet Super-User Cheating Scandal (Exclusive Video)
Russ Hamilton, winner of the 1994 WSOP, named as a prime player in the Ultimate Bet online cheating scandal, refuses to apologize to the online poker community.
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Poker News Daily — ... The Raw Vegas segment was filmed by Dave Farra at a Las Vegas country club. Joining Hamilton as he departed from the golf course was poker player Layne Flack, who, upon seeing Raw Vegas personnel, departed the scene. Farra asked, “Are you associated in any way with the UltimateBet.net super user cheating scandal?” Hamilton did not respond, continuing to walk to his car, golf clubs in tow. Two other unidentified people were also with Hamilton at the time of the interview. Neither spoke on camera. ...

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13th of February
The Hendon Mob Newest Articles — ... is looking rather sheepish and uncomfortable. Fortunately an FBI interrogator has also seen this footage and has provided some extra insight into what Hamilton is saying without actually opening his mouth. Joe Navarro, author of the excellent Read Em And Reap poker book, believes that there are several indicators in Hamilton s behaviour which betray the fact that he feels threatened by the questions he is being asked and that he is able to answer but is having to suppress the truth. The video clip can be seen here . There are a couple of other points worth noting here, firstly ...

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Wicked Chops Poker — ... , but whose are on Tilt? Russ Hamilton could super-user on Tilt and still probably get two-outered enough that he'd be like, "You know what, fuck this shit. I'm going to go play slots." ...

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