<span>So...I have been contacted by a bunch of friends and by a ton of people on several web forums in the last week regarding the nionio thing at UB. I want to thank everyone all for your comments and your passion on the topic.<span> </span>

First, I want to let you know why I didn’t respond initially.<span> </span>I am not conducting the investigation so didn’t really feel it was my place to comment. My role at UB is limited to revamping the tournament schedule and re-energizing the UB brand, a brand I am very emotionally invested in. Although several people have suggested otherwise, I do not have a direct line of contact with the senior management at UB on a day to day basis nor do they write my posts for me. I do all that myself. I do not have any direct information from management day in day out as to what is going on with the investigation into alleged cheating on the UB site.

I can say that before agreeing to take on a larger role at UB, I needed a high level of comfort with the way the investigation was being conducted. <span> </span>That it was being conducted in an upright and forthright manner that was thoughtful and thorough. I definitely sought those assurances from the management team at UB was thoroughly investigating this issue and working in a way to come to a quick resolution the issue of alleged cheating. After some super frank discussions, during which I have to say I was not kind and, in fact, rather blunt about my feelings on the issue, I came away satisfied with both the intent of the management team to deal honestly with the allegations, as well as with the integrity of the management team itself. That is coming from someone who was as skeptical as could be.<span> </span>As skeptical as you all might feel, trust me, I was more skeptical than that going into meeting this new team. But I have to say they are seriously guys who “get it.”<span> </span>Let’s all remember this management team inherited this investigation and I am satisfied with how they are approaching it. I have no reason to believe that management is not pursuing the investigation fully and completely.

That being said, I want to see the results of this investigation and UB’s final report as quickly as possible, and as quickly and badly as all of you do. I know that the management team is eager to make its findings public within the month, and I am hopeful that all the details will be released very soon, I have been told perhaps within two to three weeks. I fully expect that management will be true to its word and that we will see a full and accurate report on these serious allegations.

Until then, I will continue to promote the UB brand because it is a brand I believe in and love and am deeply emotionally invested in. I sincerely want thank you all for your comments on the schedule and I hope you will keep them coming.<span> This is a group effort. </span>Dialog is the only thing that will make all this better and better and give you the most kick ass schedule on the net! (At least that is my goal!).

Annie</span>

Thanks very much for the update. Hopefully this will all end soon and (although I doubt it will happen right away) we can all get back to playing happily and safely on UB.

UB sucks nothing but cheats! only fools play there

Will this be the same type of "closure" as we saw when Absolute was required to pay $500k to (co-owners?) KGC? Do you think this "emotional investment" might be preventing a properly objective view of this whole situation?

This post has all the sincerity and honesty of an appeal by a battered, co-dependent wife of an abusive, drug-addicted husband that "I really threatened to leave him this time, and he swears this time he's really going to change."

"I would just like to see more Omaha 8/b or HORSE tournaments... How about a weekly HORSE tournament?"

comfsign!!!!!!!!!!!! $50 weekly HORSE with a $5K guarantee plzzzzzzzzzzzz

Annie, since you will probably be handling all of the microphone time in Aruba this year will you be jumping in the pool at the wrap up party?

Yeah, $50 sounds right. In the meantime I'll take down some HORSE SNG's on Full Tilt.

Thank you for responding to the ugly post's. I wish people would get a grip and quit bashing you. There is no doubt in my mind that you will produce a kick ass tourney schedule. Keep up the good work Annie you have a lot of people out there that really do support you. If you could add a little more Omaha and beef up the morning schedule that would be awesome. Good luck in your quest to make UB the best.

She really didn't have a choice but to respond, her credibility was going downhill fast. This statement has the intended effect of "buying more time" while they complete their investigation. Although it has been said that AP/UB have the same owners, I have no way of knowing if this is true. However I think all agree that the AP scandal and the resulting investigation/outcome was a kind of weak. Lets just hope that this is not a repeat. If so I well then GG UB.

I am very pleased with all of the recent changes at UB. It would be great to receive regular updates on this issue leading up to the press statement and would hopefully squash all of the P5 members who spam the forums with hate posts.

Rube

After some super frank discussions, during which I have to say I was not kind and, in fact, rather blunt about my feelings on the issue, I came away satisfied with both the intent of the management team to deal honestly with the allegations, as well as with the integrity of the management team itself. That is coming from someone who was as skeptical as could be.

I don't believe you. My first response after being "as skeptical as could be" would not be to promote the site without some type of closure or atleast progress in the cheating scandal investigation. Instead, you simply ignore any mention of cheating scandal which is hurting the whole industry right now and begin advising people to "get the free money while its still there".

The real reason for this post is that someone finally realized how stupid it looked ignoring all the comments about cheating at UB while trying to promote a new schedule at the same time.

I would never put my name behind a site with proven cheaters until that matter was resolved completely. I guess we just differ in that regard.

Yeah, you could tear the whole thing apart, but seriously would the person who was most skeptical of what was going on then start promoting it before anything got resolved? Such BS.

it was a non turbo last night Annie made a post about it a few days ago. She is alternating non and turbo to see what people are responding too best

I am not going to respond too much to these kinds of post but I will say this...I was quiet on the issue because I am not conducting the investigation. I have a specific job to do and am trying to do it to the best of my ability. I love this brand and I would not have gotten involved to the level I have if I were not satisfied with the way the investigation is being conducted. I am really please with the change in UB. The new management is awesome. They have tremendouse integrity. They inherited the investigation and have been doing a great job with the burden of that, IMO. Take that for what you will.

I am done commenting now.

Annie

UB is the worst site ever, I'm amazed at all the idiots that still play there. How can you trust them when both of their sites have been found to be cheating. Their software blows, takes 2 weeks to get a response from support ect ect...

Boycott UB/AP