Ultimate Bet has added a little more spice and diversity to the 5th edition of its popular Aruba Poker Classic with the inclusion of the inaugural Ultimate Blackjack competition.
The Ultimate Blackjack Tour kicked off day one of the overall event this week at the Radisson Hotel Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. It was followed on day 2 by the start of Poker Classic. With a million dollar prize pool up for grabs, competition is fierce in both games. Keeping the adrenalin levels up, even for those eliminated early on from the main event, There are $500 tournaments scheduled every day at noon, a $1 000 event each evening, qualifying satellites running around the clock, and plenty of live action along the Palm Strip.
Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, James “Krazy Kanuck” Worth, and Mark “PokerHo” Kroon are back for their fifth consecutive year, while newest UB team member Devin Porter is competing against nearly 400 other online qualifiers.