UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic

The World Series of Poker may be over but you best not rest, another major poker tournament is just around the corner, the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic. This year will mark the 6th year that UltimateBet has put on this event and each year the competition gets greater. Set to kick off September 29th from the Radisson Aruba Resort and Casino in the beautiful Caribbean, it will feature the best live and online poker players as well as the best tournament director in Matt Savage.

The Aruba Poker Classic has been set back a week but UltimateBet expects close to 750 entrants into this $5,500 but in poker tournament. According to George MacLean, a spokesman for UltimateBet, "We're injecting the hottest poker tourney of the year with even more energy and excitement. With the top tournament director signed on to help us give away an estimated $2.5 million in prize money, online poker players have an unprecedented number of reasons to drop their jaws."