Eric “Rizen” Lynch leaves UltimateBet shortly after signing
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Eric “Rizen” Lynch wrote on his blog that he will no longer be an official pro with UltimateBet.
Lynch joined the site shortly after UB admitted to a superuser scandal on the site that had been uncovered.
First, Lynch wrote that he would be leaving UB, but would not give any details:
After a lot of reflection and thought, I have decided to separate myself from the Ultimate Bet brand. I hope that everyone will respect my privacy, as I wish to not go into the decision in any great detail at this time. At this point in time I just believe that the things I’m trying to accomplish in my career are not in sync with the Ultimate Bet brand.
It was not an easy decision, and I would like to thank Annie and everyone else at UB for taking time out of their busy schedules at the World Series of Poker to talk to me about many things as I worked through my decision. They were extremely gracious with their time and extremely understanding, and I cannot thank them enough for that.
Later, he decided to write more about why he left:
My main points of contention (and I outlined this very clearly for them) had to do with the way the signing of (Johnny) Bax and myself was handled as well as much of the handling in the press that was going on or is going to go on. I was also upset that the guarantees on the new tournament schedule are being lowered and that it was taking longer than i would have liked for some things I had been promised to be taken care of.
Since my main thesis behind joining in the first place was that UB had all their ducks in a row and that going forward they had all the pieces in place to make sure everything was handled smoothly and correctly, when doubts started to surface around that thesis I had to start to re-evaluate it. I had a few discussions with many people I respect and a heart to heart with my wife since obviously this decision had some big financial implications for my family.
Lynch wrote that he still believes UB is a safe place to play.
