For the fifth year in a row, Absolute Poker will be hosting the UBOC Online Championship of poker, starting August 18, 2010, running for 12 days, covering 20 tournaments, with a total guaranteed prize pool up for grabs of $4 million.
Each of the 20 events in UBOC 5 will be hosted by own of Absolute Poker’s celebrity pros, and the tournament schedule will include a $1,050 deepstack six-max championship and a $1,050 heads-up championship, as well as events in Omaha, mixed game, and Absolute Poker’s own Sniper tournament style, among others. It’s all leading up, of course, to the $1 million guaranteed main event on Sunday, August 29, a $1,050 Monster Stack NL Holdem event.
In addition to the $4 million guaranteed prize pool, players will also be competing on a Leader Board for bonus cash prizes and awards.
The Absolute Poker UBOC 5 equivalent of the World Series of Poker bracelet (and by some standards a more practical trophy) is a commemorative watch. These will be distributed to the winners of the UBOC 5 events, to the Mini-UBOC 5 Championship Main Event winner, and to the UBOC 5 and Mini-UBOC 5 Leader Board champions.
Satellites into the various UBOC 5 events are running now at Absolute Poker, which by the way is one of the webs best poker sites.
Popularity: 5% [?]
Sun, Aug 8, 2010
Poker News