Joe Sebok
Encyclopedia
Joe Sebok is a professional poker
player from San Francisco, California
. His stepfather, Barry Greenstein
, is also a professional poker player. He is known as "The Cub
" because he calls Greenstein "Bear
." 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 podcast
produced by Card Player
.
Gavin Smith is one of his best friends. They are constantly involved in prop bets
with each other. Their betting lead to an Internet
-tv show called "Prop Bets" on the site RawVegas.tv
where Joe and Gavin compete in events such as competitive eating
, billiards
, and other things. Other people he considers best friends are Tuan Le
, Nam Le, Jeff Madsen
, Mimi Tran
, radio host Scott Huff and radio host Joe Stapleton
Sebok is a fan of rock and roll
and was a founding drummer
of the San Francisco instrumental
trio
, Parker Street Cinema.
Sebok is featured on the December 2007 cover of Bluff Magazine
. 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 Fox Broadcasting Company
television network
.
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 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
.
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.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. His stepfather, Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein donates his profit from tournament winnings to charities, primarily Children, Incorporated, earning him the nickname "the...
, is also a professional poker player. He is known as "The Cub
Cub
A cub is the young of certain large predatory animals such as bears, lions, wolves, and big cats; analogous to a domestic puppy or kittenCub may refer to:* Cub, a member of Cub Scouts* Cub player, a member of certain sports teams, e.g...
" because he calls Greenstein "Bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
." 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 podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
produced by Card Player
Card Player
Card Player magazine is an industry publication and web portal specializing in poker media, poker strategy and poker tournament coverage. The magazine was founded in 1988 by June Field. In 1998 it was bought by Barry Shulman, who is the current publisher and CEO...
.
Gavin Smith is one of his best friends. They are constantly involved in prop bets
Proposition bet
In gambling, the term "proposition bet" has two definitions.-Primary definition:...
with each other. Their betting lead to an Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
-tv show called "Prop Bets" on the site RawVegas.tv
RawVegas.tv
RawVegas.tv was first launched on January 19, 2007 and is the first venture for Raw Networks LLC, a Las Vegas-based Internet television studio that creates and produces short form video content exclusively for the Internet...
where Joe and Gavin compete in events such as competitive eating
Competitive eating
Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. Contests are typically less than 15 minutes in length, with the person consuming the most food being declared the winner...
, billiards
Billiards
Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
, and other things. Other people he considers best friends are Tuan Le
Tuan Le
Tuan Le is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, known for his aggression and risk-taking....
, Nam Le, Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen is the third-youngest winner of a World Series of Poker event and the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year....
, Mimi Tran
Mimi Tran
Thithi "Mimi" Tran is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player.- Biography :Tran was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam. After moving to the United States in 1982, Tran found work in the electronics industry in Silicon Valley. She began playing poker in 1989, after an auto accident left her...
, radio host Scott Huff and radio host Joe Stapleton
Sebok is a fan of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and was a founding drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
of the San Francisco instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
, Parker Street Cinema.
Sebok is featured on the December 2007 cover of Bluff Magazine
Bluff Magazine
Bluff Magazine is an American magazine specializing in the game of poker. Separate editions are also published for Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia....
. In September 2009 Sebok announced he would be joining Ultimatebet as a sponsored professional.
He formerly hosted the poker television series Poker2Nite
Poker2Nite
Poker2Nite was a poker television series on Fox Broadcasting Company television network. It was hosted by professional poker player Joe Sebok and radio host Scott Huff. The show was sponsored by online poker network UltimateBet....
with Scott Huff on the Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
.
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 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 is United States legislation regulating online gambling. It was added as Title VIII to the SAFE Port Act which otherwise regulated port security...
.
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.