UBOC5 Returns with $4 Million in Prize Money, More Events and Bigger Prizes
July 14, 2010
UB’s popular Online Championship features a $1 Million GTD Championship Event, 20 Mini-UBOC events, and additional cash prizes – Satellites and STEP tournaments are available from July 11th.
Miami, FL (Marketwire) Monday, July 12, 2010 – Today, UB unveiled details of the upcoming 2010 UBOC5 schedule, while also launching UBOC satellites to qualify early for all of the lucrative UBOC events running from August 18th through 29th. This year’s follow up UBOC series boasts a super impressive line-up of 20 guaranteed online poker events, including the $1000+50 buy-in $1 million GTD NLH Championship and three new events. Also, the Mini-UBOC schedule will mirror all 20 UBOC events but at a fraction of the buy-ins, and provides the chance for ALL PLAYERS to earn their share of over $4 million in combined tournament guarantees and competition prize money.
Whatever your poker preference or bankroll, UBOC5 has it covered with an exciting calendar of daily events, each one hosted by a Team UB pro player, and offering a mix of popular online poker games including No Limit Texas Hold’em, HORSE, Pot Limit Omaha, 8-Game Mix, 4-MAX, 6-MAX, Heads Up and more.
Highlights of the Summer UBOC series include the $1 million GTD NLH Championship event hosted by the legendary Phil Hellmuth on Sunday, August 29th at 16:00 ET, and the all-new $200+15 buy-in $100K GTD Pro Bounty NLH Turbo event hosted by the entire Team UB on Saturday August 21st at 16:00 ET.
“With the WSOP on hiatus until November, poker players don’t have to look far to get their big series fix,” stated Annie Duke, UB’s Cardroom Consultant. “UBOC 5 is really shaping up to be UB’s best online poker series yet, offering the excitement of a major land-based event no matter what your bankroll is.”
UB’s ‘extra-curricular’ contests will also return. Designed to reward players with added cash prizes, tournament dollars, and freeroll entries, they’re back due to popular demand. Introduced during UBOC4 earlier this year, the Bubble Buster Contest is the ultimate aside to the battle for UBOC domination. Cash in more UBOC events to pocket extra cash, with a staggering $1 million going to any player who can clock up 11 or more cash results throughout the run of UBOC5.
Also, win as many seats as possible for any single UBOC event in the Single Event Satellite Contest to pocket extra prizes in tournament dollars. In the All-U-Can Satellite Contest, satellite into two or more separate UBOC events to earn entries into exclusive $5K freerolls. Any player who successfully satellites into 17 or more different UBOC events will automatically win a seat into the $1 Million GTD Championship Main Event ($1050 buy-in). Please see http://www.ub.com/poker-tournaments/uboc/promotions-all-u-can-satellite for all the details.
For players looking to get in on the action for less, there are 20 events in a parallel series tagged as Mini-UBOC. Each UBOC tournament will be mirrored by a separate Mini-UBOC event where online players can buy in for a fraction of the corresponding UBOC event and compete for an attractive prize pool. UB has even added the all-new Mini-UBOC Championship Monster Stack NLH $50+5 buy-in $50K GTD event running concurrently with the UBOC Championship Main Event on August 29th at 16:00 ET.
The 12-day string of tournaments is touted to attract the best online poker players from across the globe. It’s all about the game and the competition as players vie for the money, the bragging rights and one of a limited edition 2010 UBOC Championship wrist watches, presented to each of the UBOC event Champions, to the Mini-UBOC Main Event Champion, as well as the Mini-UBOC Leaderboard winner.
Players eager to test their UBOC skills now should check the “SATELLITES” tab in the UB tournament lobby for the full UBOC satellite schedule.
Find further details on the UB Online Championship series and for the complete tournament schedule at http://www.ub.com/poker-tournaments/uboc
Team UB’s Tiffany Michelle will Host the July 11th $10 Buy-in Second Sundays Fundraiser for the Crystal King Benefit Foundation
July 2, 2010
UB and PokerPlayersUnite.org join forces to support Crystal King on her road to recovery, and poker players can help Crystal and her young family with a small outlay of $10.
MIAMI, FL (Marketwire) Thursday, July 1, 2010 — UB.com and PokerPlayersUnite.org is teaming up for a second time in as many months to deliver another amazing ‘Second Sundays’ online fundraiser, this time to support the Crystal King Benefit Foundation (“CKBF”). The July 11th $10 buy-in event at UB.com is scheduled for 14:45 ET, and will be hosted by Amazing Race contestant and Team UB Pro Tiffany Michelle. UB will match 100% of the prize pool, with all proceeds donated to this month’s chosen charity, plus all participants are automatically in the running for $2150 in added prizes.
On May 3rd, just outside of Tallahassee, Florida, Crystal King and her 3 year-old twins, Camrea-Rose and Caden, were involved in a horrific accident with a semi-trailer. Tragically, Caden suffered a major head injury and died on impact. Camrea-Rose escaped with some minor facial bruising and a slight nose fracture, while Crystal incurred extensive injuries, including a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, fractures to both femurs and a shattered right knee.
“There is a lot of money thrown around in poker on a regular basis and it’s causes like this and the ability to help that make what I do for a living worthwhile,” said Team UB pro Tiffany Michelle. “I’ve seen first hand the emotional and financial stress that comes from awful accidents like this one. As a friend or bystander it’s hard not to feel completely helpless. This is such a significant way to lend a hand.”
Crystal King’s story first came to UB’s attention via several mentions of the Florida resident’s traumatic road accident on PokerRoad Radio, and by way of the champion of charity in poker, Rick Blumenthal of PokerPlayersUnite.org renown. UB has been quick to rally to the cause, with the July 11th Second Sundays event set to raise much needed funds for Crystal’s ongoing care, counseling and rehabilitation.
The upcoming CKBF charity poker tournament payouts to the top ten finishers include entry to UB’s weekly Sunday $200+15 buy-in $200,000 Guaranteed tournament. The winner will receive a bonus wireless poker controller. There’s also a bounty on Tiffany’s head, with the player who sends her to the rail picking up a $66 entry to UB’s $7K GTD tourney at 21:30 ET on the same day.
Last month’s Second Sundays event, hosted by Team UB’s Joe Sebok, benefited the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association (“NTSAD”). A total of 284 players participated, raising an overall figure of $5690 (includes a $10 direct donation) for this worthwhile charity. BOB5BOB from Massachusetts not only went on to win the Second Sundays event, but he also won the bounty on Joe’s head.
“Fortunately, I was able to hit a few flops and pulled out the win. By knocking out Joe I got an entry into the $7K that night where I came in third place for over $800. So I had a very fun and profitable day, and got to help out National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association,” said BOB5BOB.
Register now for this month’s Second Sunday event by logging onto UB.com (or AbsolutePoker.com) and look for the tournament name “Second Sundays Charity” in the tournament lobby in the “EVENTS” tab.
Direct donations can also be made online at UB via Player-to-Player transfer to the account “CHARITIES” (first name is “Charity” – a required field for all P2P transfers), a perfect option for those who can’t commit the time at the table, but who still want to show that they have a heart.
UB’s Second Sunday fundraiser tournaments are hosted online across the CEREUS Network on the second Sunday of every month, with each one benefiting a different worthwhile national charity. Players at Absolute Poker are also invited to participate and support these events.
For more information on Second Sundays visit http://www.ub.com/poker-promotion/second-sunday/, or http://www.absolutepoker.com/promotions/second-sundays/.
For more information on the Crystal King Benefit Foundation go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crystal-King-Benefit-Foundation/122754691076279
