It is hard to believe that it has been this long, but the online poker world is sliding out of its infancy.
One of the first rooms around and the one which continues to be at the forefront of the poker world today, Ultimate Bet will soon celebrate its tenth anniversary. For the past decade, Ultimate Bet has drawn in players from around the world who have participated in its promotions, including the now highly successful Aruba Poker Classic. For its tenth year of existence, the site will up the ante and offer even more for its players.
As a part of the tenth anniversary celebration, Ultimate Bet has rolled out a new logo which features a Roman numeral “X” and Roman motif that ties in with a new philosophy and catchphrase in “Let the Games Begin!” In addition to the new logo, Ultimate Bet will, over the next ten months, feature promotions geared towards a continuing celebration of the decade of online poker that the site has provided. One of these promotions will be for an Ultimate Bet player to take home as much as $10 million at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP).
The latest Ultimate Bet promotion is called “From a Dime to a $10 Million Dream” and it should see action from players of any bankroll. For this promotion, players can win their way into the WSOP for only a $0.10 buy in. Through the STEP qualifier tournaments – in which a player starts in a $0.10 tournament and climbs a ladder to the tenth installment – players can attempt to win their way into a seat at the WSOP for a minimal investment. For those who work their way through the final step, a $12,000 WSOP prize package – which pays for the $10K entry into the Championship Event and $2000 in travel and expenses – awaits them.
As a further way of celebrating the tenth anniversary of the online site, Ultimate Bet is also offering a special challenge for its players. For those who qualify for the WSOP on the site or who register with Ultimate Bet during this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas, Ultimate Bet is offering the potential for a player to get an exclusive ten year sponsorship deal worth $10 million.
All players have to do to qualify for the $10 million promotion is register and wear Ultimate Bet apparel throughout their run to the final table of the WSOP Main Event. If that certain player is fortunate enough to walk away as the next Main Event Champion, $10 million and a sponsorship deal alongside such players as Phil Hellmuth and Poker News Daily guest columnist Annie Duke is their reward. If that player makes the final table, but comes up a bit short, these prizes will be awarded:
2nd – $400,000 paid over five years
3rd – $300,000 paid over three years
4th – 9th – $150,000 paid over one year
“This year, in Ultimate Bet’s tenth year online, we remain dedicated to giving our players the ultimate online poker experience while offering a range of unique promotions and life-changing prize money on the table,” stated Duke, who also is Ultimate Bet’s Card Room Consultant. “Our ten cent WSOP STEP qualifiers are just the beginning of a slew of exciting initiatives to be rolled out over the coming months that are sure to capture the attention of players across the globe and keep them coming back well beyond our Tenth Anniversary.”
