Only a few
days after BodogLife.com
presented Justin Bonomo as Team Bodog most recent addition, the online poker
site has announced the decision of dropping poker pro Josh Arieh has from the
Bodog Poker Team.
"Bodog
and Josh have mutually decided to part ways at the end of April. We sincerely
enjoyed our association with Josh and appreciate all that he brought to Team Bodog.
We wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors, both at and away from
the table." said a Morris Mohawk Gaming Group spokesman, the North
American Licensee for the Bodog brand.
Josh Arieh was
one of the most relevant players for the Bodog Poker Team, which also features
other professional players including David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert
Bellande. For the last four years, the two-time World Series of Poker
winner and 2004 Main Event final table received Bodog’s
sponsorship at some of the biggest and most important poker tournaments in the
world. Arieh counts with more than $4 million in tournament cash outs.
Arieh won
his first bracelet in 1999, when he won the WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold'em event.
Then he achieved his second victory in 2005, defeating Chris Ferguson in heads-up
play to grab the $2,000 PLO title. Recently, Arieh won a $1,000 PLO event at
the Wynn Classic for $60K. He has also participated in the first Bodog
Poker Open, finishing third in the first event of the tournament.
