Ultimate Bet Welcomes Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin As Latest Sponsored Pro

By any one’s standards, Eric Baldwin (26) has had a terrific year and has demonstrated his talent as a poker player having amassed over $1.2 million in tournaments winnings alone in 2009.
Baldwin’s 2009 results include 17 final tables, 4 tournament wins, including a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament for $521,932, and being voted the 2009 ‘Card Player’ Player of the Year.
Eric Baldwin has now crowned a glorious year by signing a sponsorship deal with Ultimate Bet, and he couldn’t be happier; “I am eager to be a part of UB’s new brand direction,” commented Baldwin. “I carefully weighed my sponsorship opportunities over the last couple of months and after meeting with UB officials and the Team UB pros, it’s very clear that UB is the perfect fit.”
Baldwin can now take his place along a pantheon of top players at the site, which includes Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Adam Levy, Billy Kopp, Bryan Devonshire, Brandon Cantu, Gary “Debo34” Debernardi, Hollywood Dave Stann, Joe Sebok, Liv Boeree, Matt Graham, Michael Binger, Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon, Scott Ian, Shawn Rice, and Tiffany Michelle.
“It’s awesome to be a part of Team UB. Every player has different styles and different outlooks. It’s going to be great to be in contact with such great players and people, and we’re going to make each other better. We’re also going to work to improve the brand and help the site grow and be the best that it can be,” said Baldwin.
To date, the psychology and mathematics graduate, has earned over $2.6 million from tournaments throughout his poker career, including 93 cashes and 10 wins, and you can now watch this precocious talent in action at UB.com, under the name eric_baldwin by using the ‘UltimateBuddy’ feature to locate him.