Ujogo Expands Its Team By Hiring Two Poker Industry Gurus, Sponsoring Pro Susie Isaacs
Released on: October 24, 2007, 9:27 am
Press Release Author: Lisa Christopher
Industry: Entertainment
Press Release Summary: Fastest Growing Internet Poker Site Diversifies Its Team to Cater to Both Online and Offline Gaming Enthusiasts
Press Release Body: SAN FRANCISCO -- October 25, 2007 - Ujogo (pronounced "you-joe-go"), a free, socially-networked, online poker site, which is now the fastest growing stand-alone poker site in the US, today announced the addition of two poker industry superstars, Kelli Griggs and Chris Hughes, as well as sponsorship of poker pro Susie Isaacs. They will all play a significant role in positioning Ujogo as the number one destination for free online poker in the US.
Chris Hughes takes on the role of vice president of architecture. As Ujogo's "poker geek," Chris will use his poker industry experience to continue to enhance Ujogo's poker software and the overall user experience. Formerly, Chris was a technology director at Tiltware LLC, the software development firm used by Full Tilt Poker, now one of the top poker-for-money sites in the world.
Kelli Griggs joins the Ujogo team as director of sales and player relations. Through her resources and poker knowledge, Kelli will focus initially on partnerships with in-person casinos and poker rooms. Kelli is best known for winning the 2006 Legends of Poker Ladies Night at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. This win landed her a seat to compete against the pros as the only amateur in the 2006 World Poker Tour's televised Ladies Night. Kelli ended up taking second place, beating out other top female pros.
Ujogo has also signed on Susie Isaacs, back-to-back winner of the prestigious World Series of Poker ladies\' championship in 1996 and 1997. She will be invaluable in helping promote Ujogo among the poker community across the nation. She is a regular contributor to Casino Player, Strictly Slots, Poker Digest, and Card Player magazines, and she has a popular blog site at www.susieisaacs.blogspot.com. In addition, Susie is the most published female writer on the subject of poker in the world.
"Chris, Kelli and Susie are going to be pivotal to Ujogo's continued success . . . Chris's experience from Tiltware/Full Tilt will be invaluable as he is already very familiar with internet poker and knows what it takes from a software standpoint to build a successful site," said Eric Gonzales, CEO of Ujogo. "Kelli and Susie bring tremendous credibility and contacts from the offline poker world, which will be extremely important as we work with in-person poker rooms and help them embrace an online strategy."
About Ujogo Ujogo (derived from the Portuguese word for "game") provides free, highly competitive and rewards-based online games for millions of US enthusiasts. The company's first game, online poker, is now in public beta. Founded in 2006, Ujogo is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.ujogo.com.
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