Fresh off the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Brandon Cantu has re-signed with the online poker site UB.com for one year. The Las Vegas resident owns more than $3.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings.
Cantu had originally signed with UB.com in May 2009 and appeared at the site’s party at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand last year sporting its gear. Cantu is a two-time bracelet winner. His first accolade came four years ago after taking down a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament for $757,000. The event, the second on the 2006 WSOP schedule, featured a starting grid of 2,776 players and Cantu defeated a final table that included Brent “Astrolux85” Roberts and Carlos Mortensen, the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) all-time money leader.
Last year, Cantu proved he wasn’t a one-trick pony by taking down a bracelet in a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better tournament at the WSOP for $228,000. The top five in that event featured WPT champion Tommy Vedes and Lee Watkinson, while fellow UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth took 14th. Cantu is also a WPT champion, having taken down the Bay 101 Shooting Star event in 2008.
In addition to his prowess at the WSOP, Cantu took down the Main Event of the Wynn Classic for $363,000 in March. Cantu defeated Jared Jaffee heads-up in a final 10 that also featured Thomas “Kingsofcards” Marchese and Erick Lindgren. The Main Event of the Wynn Classic drew a field of 242.
On re-signing with UB.com for another year, Cantu commented in a press release distributed by the USA-friendly online poker site, “I am very pleased to extend my relationship with UB. I have appreciated the commitment UB has shown me over the last year and I look forward to a longstanding relationship with them. I hope to be able to not only play for UB at a high level, but also contribute to making UB an amazing place to play poker for the entire community.” Cantu will continue to sport the UB.com brand at live events around the world.
In other CEREUS Network news, time is running out for players to submit videos as part of the Craziest Last Longer Bet promotion. All players have to do is record a 90-second or less video about – you guessed it – a crazy prop bet. The folks from Team UB.com will then select the top 10 videos and distribute them via a newsletter to the entire community. The makers of the top-voted video will receive a trip to Las Vegas, hotel, and seats in the final open $1,000 No Limit Hold’em event at the WSOP (#54).
Players must be members of UB.com in order to submit videos. All submissions must be given by June 8th, so time is running out to send in the zaniest prop bets you can think of. Just upload the video to YouTube and then fill out an online form found at UB.com’s website. The form includes a place to enter the URL of your masterpiece.
At the time of writing, YouYube videos posted included Bryan Micon against “Hollywood” Dave Stann and Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon against Gary “Debo34” Debernardi.
UB.com pro Joe Sebok has made waves for his prop bets against Full Tilt Poker’s Gavin Smith and Jeff Madsen. He briefly hosted the show “Prop Bets” on RawVegas TV. Other members of Team UB.com include reigning National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke, 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, 2008 WSOP Main Event Last Woman Standing Tiffany Michelle, and 2010 WSOP Rincon Circuit Championship winner Bryan “badbeatninja” Devonshire.
UB.com and its sister site, Absolute Poker, happily accept players from the United States.
