Annie Duke, the ace poker player and activist who is joining the online poker Web site UltimateBet.com, can add credence to its damaged reputation which it suffered after the cheating scandal at sister Absolute Poker along with the allegations against the credibility of its own operations.

Duke was added this week by UltimateBet.com's management team to its new poker tournament schedule and introduced as its new poker room expert. In a bold move by the Web site's management team, the tournament schedule of the online poker site has been handed over to Annie Duke, who is known to be widely respected for her dedication to the game and for her own integrity.

UltimateBet.com spokesperson George MacLean was reported as saying that the company felt that Annie Duke had achieved a proven track record both as a game player and as one who knows exactly what online poker players want to see as a part of a tournament schedule. McClean went on to say that UltimateBet.com is confident that Annie Duke's incomparable insight will appreciably improve the Web site's poker offering as well as strengthening their online poker community.

Annie Duke is well acquainted with the UltimateBet brand. Duke was instrumental in the design of UltimateBet software as well as being a consultant for the poker room some time in the past. Dike expressed her excitement at being once again a part of the company's efforts to build a schedule that will draw both old as well as new players to their site.

Duke says that only after conferring with UltimateBet.com's  new senior management team did she decide to accept the poker room Consultant position. She says that she is convinced of their commitment to providing the very best poker players. She also system that she has a renewed sense of enthusiasm as regards the future of UltimateBet.

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