UB.com decided to cancel their Aruba Poker Classic this year. They want to get more involved in other online and live poker events. This was a very crowded event that was offered for many years. In 2002, the first year this tournament was held, Juha Helppi was the winner of the event. Winners of other years include, Erick Lindgren, Eric Brenes, Freddy Deeb, Travis Rice, Matt Brady and last year’s winner Brandon Hall who defeated 475 players and took $753,000 first place prize.
Ultimate Bet looks forward to expand their online and live tournaments this year, and this is the main reason behind their decision of cancelling the Aruba Poker Classic. They will invest in new online tournaments that will include a monthly guaranteed tournament for $500,000 and a weekly guaranteed tournament for $200,000 Guaranteed. They expect to bring with this more than 1,000 players.
A press release was given on Wednesday from Tokwiro COO Paul Leggett and he commented, "It is with great regret that we are announcing that the Aruba event will not run this year, but 2010 is going to be an exciting year for UB and its players. Over the last year, we've been redefining the UB brand in every way. We love the Aruba Poker Classic event, but we think we can do a lot more for our players by investing in new events and rewards."
Beside all this, UB.com will continue to send players to the World Poker Tour (WPT) and to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), plus many other great prizes that will benefit loyal players.
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