Top players in the world in all games play at UltimateBet such as Annie Duke, Joe Sebok, Bryan Devonshire and Phil Hellmuth. This next January, all of them will combine to play for $4 million dollars in 12 days of tournaments.
The group of tournaments is called the UltimateBet online Championships (UBOC) and this is the 4th time the event has been played on UBet.
The tournaments will keep track of your standings throughout the 12 days, giving you a shot to be the leader of the tournament and win additional prizes other than the main pot.
Here is the list of tournaments:
| 01/20/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 1- Sniper NLH | $300+20 | $250K | Joe Sebok |
| 01/20/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 2- 8 Game Mix (HORSE+PLO, NLH, PLO8) | $150+12 | $50K | Michael Binger |
| 01/21/10 | 8:05 PM | UBOC 3- NLH 4 MAX | $300+20 | $100K | Debo34 |
| 01/22/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 4- Sniper NLH | $120+10 | $30K | L. Jones & T. Cantanella |
| 01/23/10 | 13:00 | UBOC 5- HEADS UP (capped at 128 players) (2 day event) | $1K+50 | $128K | No Host |
| 01/23/10 | 14:00 | UBOC 6 -NLH triple chance (3 rebuy max) | $150+12 | $100K | Brandon Cantu |
| 01/24/10 | 14:00 | UBOC 7- NLH | $200+15 | $300K | Scott Ian |
| 01/24/10 | 16:00 | UBOC 8- Deepstack NLH 6 MAX | $2500 +100 | $1 million | Annie Duke |
| 01/25/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 9- Limit Hold’em 6 max | $100+9 | $30K | Tiffany Michelle |
| 01/25/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 10- PLH/PLO/PLO8 (Pot Limit Championship) | $300+20 | $150K | Bryan Devonshire |
| 01/26/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 11- PLO 1 rebuy+1 add on | $200+15 | $100K | Matt Graham |
| 01/26/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 12- HORSE | $200+15 | $50K | Hollywood Dave |
| 01/27/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 13- Omaha 8/b and Stud 8/b mix | $150+12 | $30K | Poker Jo |
| 01/27/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 14- Deepstack NLH | $1K+50 | $300K | Adam “Roothlus” Levy |
| 01/28/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 15- PLO8 | $300+20 | $100K | Billy Kopp |
| 01/29/10 | 20:05 | UBOC 16- Deepstack PLH 6 MAX | $500+30 | $100K | Liv Boeree |
| 01/30/10 | 14:00 | UBOC 17- NLH Turbo unlimited Rebuys | $100+9 | $100K | P0kerH0 |
| 01/31/10 | 16:00 | UBOC 18- UBOC Championship (10K starting chips) | $1K+50 | $1 Million | Phil Hellmuth |
When winning one of these tournaments, not only will you take down the first place cash, but also you will be issued a Tourneau watch as a congratulations. Also, if you happen to do the best overall in the tournaments, you as a weekly leader will also earn some wrist bling.
Full Tilt Poker isn’t the only site conforming to the smaller bankrolls. UltimateBet is also taking this approach and setting up smaller tournaments simultaneously for players of all levels. These tournaments are hosted by some of the most frequent and best players on UltimateBet that are listed as a team Ultimate Bet professional.
Here is the list of mini-UBOC:
| 1/20/10 | Sniper NLH | $30+3 | $20K | SPIN31 |
| 1/20/10 | 8 Game Mix (HORSE+PLO, NLH, PLO8) | $15+$1.50 | $6K | TRAMBOPOLINE |
| 1/21/10 | NLH 4 MAX | $30+3 | $10K | GUIGUI_88 |
| 1/22/10 | Sniper NLH | $12+1 | $3K | AIRKID3 |
| 1/22/10 | NLH triple chance (3 rebuy max) | $15+1.50 | $15K | Z06FANATIC |
| 1/23/10 | HEADS UP | $10+1 (2 day event) | $5,120 | FLOATACHECK |
| 1/24/10 | NLH | $20+2 | $20K | NUTINSIDER |
| 1/25/10 | Limit Hold’em 6 max | $10+1 | $3K | IWON2 |
| 1/25/10 | PLH/PLO/PLO8 (Pot Limit Championship) | $10+1 | $3K | PATIZZIE |
| 1/26/10 | PLO 1 rebuy+1 add on | $20+2 | $12K | FOOLISHGOLF |
| 1/26/10 | HORSE | $20+2 | $8K | BIGDOGPCKT5S |
| 1/27/10 | Omaha 8/b and Stud 8/b mix | $15+1.50 | $3K | JDAWG217 |
| 1/27/10 | Deepstack NLH | 10+1 | $10K | CRUDEBAR25 |
| 1/28/10 | PLO8 | $30+3 | $10K | MAKE_IT_RAIN |
| 1/29/10 | Deepstack PLH 6 MAX | $5+.50 | $2K | YELLOWDAWG |
| 1/30/10 | NLH Turbo unlimited Rebuys | $10+1 | $15K | 7TEMPEHEAT7 |
| TBD | Main Event Super Satellite (turbo) | TBD | TBD | TWOLIP69 |
Although, you will not have the chance to win a watch from Tourneau by winning these tournaments, unless you happen to be on top of the overall weekly leader board. With that in mind, try to play in as many tournaments as possible, you will have the chance to get a fantastic watch.
Ultimate Bet has done everything in its power to regain a good reputation with the online poker world, and these string of tournaments and great monthly promotions is putting them back onto the top. Be sure to get involved in these tournaments, and good luck on the tables.