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A week on the beach with the UB Army. The chance to party with Phil Hellmuth and the pros. And a shot at a million bucks.UltimateBet Poker are sending a ridiculous number of UltimateBet players to the Aruba Poker Classic - FOR FREE. Your chance to secure an $8,500 prize package and live in paradise for a week on them starts right here, right now.

STEP 1 - Play poker at UltimateBet.com between 12:00:01am ET on June 20th and 11:59:59pm ET on July 17th.

STEP 2 - Follow your rank on their Aruba Giveaway leaderboard. Climb your way to the top by earning RAI$E Status Points through play in any real-money poker Sit ‘n Go, ring game or multi-table tournament at UltimateBet.com.

STEP 3 - On July 18th, they’ll take a look at the leaderboard and award prizes as follows:

• 1st place - Congratulations, king of the leader board. You’re on your way to Aruba to play in the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic this September. The prize package is worth $8,500 and includes the $5,500 Main Event buy-in and $3,000 for travel and accommodations.
• 2nd through 70th - Kudos are still in order. You’ve secured a spot in their exclusive freeroll at 1:30pm ET on July 19th where you’ll have a 1 in 10 chance of scoring an $8,500 prize package. That’s an additional 7 Aruba Poker Classic prize packages at stake.
• 71st through 225th - You’ve earned a spot in the 50-seat Guaranteed Tournament (a $500+30 value) to be held on Saturday, July 19th at 5:30pm ET. For those keeping track, that’s a whopping 155 seats in the 50-Seat Guarantee.
• 226th through 1025th - You’ve secured a spot in a freeroll at 11:15am ET on July 19th where you’ll have a 1 in 5 chance of winning your $500+30 seat in the 50-seat Guarantee.

FIVE REASONS TO PLAY POKER AT bet365

More Prize Money

bet365 give away more than $10,000,000 in Tournament prize money every month. They have a wide selection of Tournaments to choose from, and with buy-ins starting from as little as $0.50 they ensure no one is left out of the action. Not only that but they also offer four Progressive Jackpot Sit & Gos with Guaranteed Jackpots ranging from $2,000 to $250,000+.

bet365 also offer prize packages to some of the world’s most popular land based tournaments, such as the World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour. For all of these events a series of Satellite tournaments are usually on offer, allowing you to qualify for a fraction of the cost of the main buy-in.

More Games and Players Than Ever

At bet365 they offer all betting variations for Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 5 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud. There is a game for everyone, with blinds starting as low as $0.01/$0.02 and increasing to $100/$200. With over 20,000 people online during peak times, you will have no problem finding a table that will best suit your needs.

For those wanting to practise their skills they also have a wide range of free play tables, as well as several daily Freeroll Tournaments.

Secure Banking and the bet365 One-Wallet System

In addition to a Poker room, they also have first-class internet based Casino, Sportsbook and Games areas. bet365 operate a simple one-wallet system, meaning you have the same username, password and payment method to play at all of the above with the minimum of fuss.

The bet365 site uses Thawte SSL web server certificates to offer secure communications by encrypting all data to and from the site. SSL is used to protect the sensitive information that is sent and received including personal information and credit/debit card details.

Promotions

bet365 like to reward their poker players with some of the biggest and best promotions around. All new players will receive a massive 200% bonus on their first deposit up to $600! Simply deposit $10 or more and your bonus will be activated instantly.

You will also earn Merit Points for simply playing poker with bet365. The more poker you play at bet365’s tables the more Merit Points you’ll accumulate. What you then do with those points is up to you. You can decide to cash them out, or another great option is to use them to play in bet365’s amazing selection of tournaments, where your Merit Points can win you some fantastic cash prizes!

They will also give everyone the chance to enrol for the bet365 VIP programme. This rewards frequent players with a chance to increase their VIP level and receive a selection of benefits such as increased Merit Points accumulation, special tournaments and a number of exclusive monthly bonuses.

First Class Customer Support

You, the Customer, are very important to bet365 and that’s why they put a great deal of time and energy into customer service. They pride themselves on their speed, efficiency and friendliness when dealing with any questions or queries that may arise.

Their highly trained customer service team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and can be reached by telephone, email or live chat.

Even if you can’t make it to Vegas for the WSOP*, you can still be part of the action. With more than $700,000 in guaranteed prize money spread over more than 50 events, Full Tilt Poker’s Mini Series of Poker is your chance to share in the thrill of poker’s most prestigious series from the comfort of your own couch.

From now through July 5th, the MSOP will let you play the same day’s tournaments that will be running at the WSOP* in Las Vegas for anywhere from $10 to $500 – just 1/100th of what it would cost you to play at the Rio. Check out the full schedule to find all of the events you want to play, and look for satellites starting for as little as $2 + $.25 or 50 Full Tilt Points.

And because no poker series is complete without a special prize, we’ll award each event winner with a limited edition Full Tilt Poker Champion’s Watch in addition to their first-place prize money. Go deep in as many events as possible to work your way up our MSOP Leaderboard and your play can even earn you a $10K seat at the 2009 Main Event in Las Vegas.

Play for your chance to become an MSOP champion and see why what happens in Vegas doesn’t have to stay in Vegas anymore.

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