Online gaming site UltimateBet has decided to host its Aruba 50-seat Guaranteed poker tournament. The goal of this tournament will be to send a large number of players to the main tournament that will be held in Aruba.

The site will award 50 seats to players with the Aruba Poker Classic prize packages which is valued at $8,500 a seat through the Aruba 50-seat Guarantee. The $500+30 online Texas Hold’em tournament will begin on Saturday at UltimateBet.com. Each prize will comprise of a $5,000+500 entry fee to the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic and an extra $3,000 for travel and accommodations.

The site will be hosting several satellite tournaments on a daily basis and poker players will still find ways to qualify for the 50 seat Aruba Poker tournament for a low entry fee of $10. The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic will take place between September 27th through October 4th at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino.

The site has invited online poker fans to go head-to-head with the world’s best poker professionals in nonstop poker tournaments and cash games. The site expects that it will generate around 750 entries and a prize pool of over $4 million and a first place prize of $1 million.

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