Eric “Rizen” Lynch wrote on his personal blog that he will leave the UltimateBet poker team. Lynch got a sponsoring agreement with UltimateBet.com to play with its poker team at the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas only a few days after the online poker site released a statement admitting the existence of an online poker superuser, a situation that caused a scandal, and since then the online poker site has been having problems cleaning its reputation.

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”.