Play chip poker brings back memories at Empire Poker and the simple push and pray with $100,000 in play chips on the line. Its funny that the same internet thugs who cursed your bad play on the real money tables could be found slinging chips worth as much a used ketchup packet.

Here's a new play that makes those used ketchup packets worth real prizes. Ujogo.com brings the excitement of poker to those who are not quite ready for prime time playing at real money sites like PokerStars.com or FullTilt.com and want the rewards of fading a flush draw or two with those pocket aces.

Later in the week, I'm going to sign up at the site and take it for a spin. For now, here's the press release from Ujogo.com about their free poker site that awards real prizes:

Ujogo Expands Its Team By Hiring Two Poker Industry Gurus and Sponsoring Pro Susie Isaacs Fast Growing Internet Poker Site Diversifies Its Team to Cater to Both Online and Offline Gaming Enthusiasts SAN FRANCISCO - October 25, 2007 - Ujogo (pronounced "you-joe-go"), a free, interactive, online poker site, today announced the addition of two poker industry superstars, Kelli Griggs and Chris Hughes, as well as sponsorship of poker pro Susie Isaacs. They will all play a significant role in positioning Ujogo as the number one destination for free online poker in the US. Chris Hughes takes on the role of vice president of architecture. In this capacity, Chris will use his poker industry experience to continue to enhance Ujogo's poker software and the overall user experience. Formerly, Chris was a technology director at Tiltware LLC, the software development firm used by Full Tilt Poker, now one of the top poker-for-money sites in the world. Kelli Griggs joins the Ujogo team as director of sales and player relations. Through her resources and poker knowledge, Kelli will focus initially on partnerships with casinos, poker organizations and poker rooms. Kelli is best known for winning the 2006 Legends of Poker Ladies Night at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. This win landed her a seat to compete against the pros as the only amateur in the 2006 World Poker Tour's televised Ladies Night. Kelli ended up taking second place, beating out other top female pros. Ujogo is also sponsoring poker pro, Susie Isaacs, back-to-back winner of the prestigious World Series of Poker ladies' championship in 1996 and 1997. She will be invaluable in helping promote Ujogo among the poker community across the nation. Susie is the most published female writer on the subject of poker in the world. She is also a regular contributor to Casino Player, Strictly Slots, Poker Digest, and Card Player magazines, and she has a popular blog site at www.susieisaacs.blogspot.com. "Chris, Kelli and Susie are going to be pivotal to Ujogo's continued growth and success," said Eric Gonzales, CEO of Ujogo. "Chris's experience from Tiltware/Full Tilt will be invaluable as he is already very familiar with Internet poker and knows what it takes from a software standpoint to build a successful site. Kelli and Susie bring tremendous credibility and resources from the offline poker world, which will be extremely important as we work with poker rooms and help them embrace an online strategy." About Ujogo Ujogo (derived from the Portuguese word for "game") provides free, highly competitive and rewards-based online games for millions of US enthusiasts. The company's first game, online poker, is now in public beta. Founded in 2006, privately-held Ujogo is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.ujogo.com.