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UltimateBet.com's Online Championship.


Online Poker Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide. In 2005, revenues from online poker were estimated at US$ 200 million per month.  Players Compete to Win $2,000,000 Guaranteed

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 -- Leading poker site, UltimateBet.com, holds their premier Online Championship Event (UBOC UBOC Union Bank of California ) for poker players. From December 1-10th poker players world over will compete for huge prize pools totaling a guaranteed $2,000,000.

Inspired by 10 time world poker champion and UltimateBet poker pro Phil Helmuth, the UB Online Championship provides players to the opportunity to play in daily poker tournaments. Daily guaranteed events culminate in a $1,000,000 Guarantee on December 10 where the winner not only cashes in, but plays heads up against Helmuth for bragging rights and an additional $10,000.

Live online expert commentary will be provided throughout the event by UltimateBet's poker pros Annie Duke Annie Duke (born September 13, 1965) is a professional poker player and author. Family and early life
Duke was born in Concord, New Hampshire where her father, Richard Lederer, a writer and linguist, was teaching at St. Paul's School.
, P0kerH0, Shawn Rice, and others. Bluff Radio host, Nick Geber Nick Geber (born in London, England) was a radio show host on the World Soccer Daily, broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio. His favorite football club is still Liverpool. He moved to the United States in 1979, where he soon joined in the United States Army. , will co-host commentary during the championship.

Players can qualify for UltimateBet's Online Championship through daily feeders or buy in to the events. Additional information about UltimateBet's Online Championship can be found on their web site. (www.ultimatebet.com)

About UltimateBet

Designed with the assistance of the best poker players in the world, Phil Hellmuth Phillip J. Hellmuth, Jr. (born July 16, 1964 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a professional poker player. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame[1] and holds the record for most bracelets won at the World Series of Poker (11). , Annie Duke, and Antonio Esfandiari, UltimateBet provides the best poker games available on the Net. Players can download the free poker software, play in free ring games and tournaments and get tips from these pros to learn the sport or to enhance their playing strategy. UltimateBet is a member of the poker network licensing their poker product from Game Theory Ltd., a subsidiary of Excapsa Software Inc., with over 2 million registered players.
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