Joe Sebok (born March 25, 1977) is a professional

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player from

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. His stepfather,

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, is also a professional poker player. He is known as "The Cub" because he calls Greenstein "

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." Beginning professional play in 2005, as of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000. Sebok is also the co-founder of PokerRoad.com. PokerRoad is a GreenBok Production, and is a joint venture between Sebok and Greenstein. PokerRoad is a poker multi-media outlet that supplies Poker Radio, Poker TV, Poker in Print, among others. Sebok serves not only as the active President, but also as the co-host of PokerRoad Radio with friend Gavin Smith and Joe Stapleton. Sebok is the former host on Pokerwire Radio, with Gavin Smith and Joe Stapleton. Sebok was previously a host for ''The Circuit'', a

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. Sebok is featured on the December 2007 cover of

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. In September 2009 Sebok announced he would be joining Ultimatebet as a sponsored professional. He formerly hosted the poker television series ''Poker2Nite'' with Scott Huff on the

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. Poker Road has been on a reduced schedule over the last year, which Sebok has cited to a lack of sponsorship available in the US market after the

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. On May 9, 2011, Joe and ten other U.S. sponsored professionals were informed by UltimateBet's parent company that their contracts had been terminated.Blanca Games: Absolute Poker and UB Part Ways with Poker Pros
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