The Ultimate Bet Online Poker Championship (UBOC) will enter its second season in December 2008. Hosted by the Ultimate Bet team of professionals, including Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, this event promises fast paced action - packing 13 events into a 10 day schedule.
With 13 events guaranteeing $2 Million in prize money the UBOC promises to be the biggest tournament event held at this premier online poker site. Reflecting the popularity of No-limit Texas Holdem 9 of the 13 events will be in this format. This includes the 'Main Event', a $1000+$50 buy-in with a guaranteed prize of $750,000. Other No-Limit Holdem events include 2 re-buy tournaments and a 6-seater tournament. Limit Holdem, Pot-limit Omaha High and Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo events are also scheduled.
In addition to a satellite schedule which aims to include players of all bankrolls there is a 'leader board' in place for the UBOC. This will distribute an additional $100,000 for those players who have the best finishes throughout the event. $30,000 will go to the overall leader who will be crowned the OBOC Champion. Ultimate Bet will also provide web-radio commentary by their team of pros for the main event.
There is an opportunity for literally every player to win a seat in any of the UBOC events, with the list of qualifiers available reading like a novel. These start at just $2+20c with the most common entry fees being in the $5 to $10 range. Qualifiers are divided into two stages for the majority of events. The 'stage 1' qualifiers awarding seats in the 'qualifiers' which in turn award places directly in the events. The direct qualifiers can be bought into from between $30 and $40. While most of the satellites will award seats depending on the buy-ins collected there are also several which guarantee a fixed number of seats.
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