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HEADLINE: UltimateBet
Announces Major Celebrity Presence At 2007 Aruba Poker Classic
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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has confirmed that he will be
attending the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic after winning his seat
on VH1's Rock Stars of Poker.
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is trading his guitar picks for poker
chips this September. Together with popular online
poker site UltimateBet,
Ian today announced that he would be joining poker's top Texas
Hold'em players in Aruba for the 2007 UltimateBet Aruba Poker
Classic after winning his seat in VH1's Rock Stars of Poker
tournament.
"I'm gonna have fun and hopefully not end up on the beach
the first day," stated Scott Ian who co-founded Anthrax in
1981. "Let's rock."
The weeklong tournament featuring an estimated $2.5 million prize
pool takes place at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino from
September 29 through October 6. The celebrity announcement comes
two months after UltimateBet
signed Matt Savage, the industry's most respected poker tournament
director, to oversee the event.
In addition to the prospect of winning large sums of money, UltimateBet's
signature event offers online poker
players the opportunity to celebrate their successes at the tables
with their fellow poker players and with the industry's best professionals.
Past Aruba Poker Classic attendees have included Phil Hellmuth,
Annie Duke, Jennifer Tilly and Phil "The Unabomber"
Laak.
Online poker players can win an $8,500 Aruba prize package for
as little as $5 at UltimateBet.com.
The prize package includes the $5,500 main event seat and $3,000
for travel and accommodations.
More information on the 2007 UltimateBet
Aruba Poker Classic can be found by visiting www.ultimatebet.com.
About UltimateBet
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-- UltimateBet provides the best poker
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