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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