Freerolling Aruba
2007-02-28 12:01:12
By: Gene Bromberg
When I was in Aruba last year a question I asked over and over again was, "How did you qualify for the tournament?" And I heard many tales of players hacking and slashing their way through satellites, super-satellites, and poker tournaments to win their seat. And while they'd been overjoyed when the won, now that they were actually IN Aruba many of them still couldn't believe their good fortune. They'd invested a few dollars and a few hours of their time and now they were sipping drinks by the pool and having a blast.
The story that really stuck with me was the one told by Eric Byrd. Eric plays a lot at UltimateBet and received an emailed invitation to play in a freeroll tournament on a Friday night. He didn't read the email too closely--he figured that if he won the prize would be a seat into another Aruba satellite.
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So that particular Friday night rolls around and Eric and his wife can't decide if they want to go out to see a movie. So Eric logs in and takes his seat in the freeroll, figuring that if he busts out early they can still go out. But he doesn't bust out. He gets some chips, gets some cards, and finds himself at the final table. And with his wife now conceding that they're in for the night, she wishes him luck and leaves him to the game.
Which he wins. As he related the story, he had NO IDEA that he'd just won a trip to the Aruba Poker Classic. He read the pop-up window that announced he was going to Aruba and didn't believe it. It wasn't until he read the confirmation email that arrived that he realized that HE WAS GOING TO ARUBA.
As you might expect, his wife was rather pleasantly surprised at the news. And not too upset about their quiet Friday night.
So don't go thinking that winning a trip to Aruba is an impossible dream! Especially as UltimateBet is giving its players every opportunity to make that dream come true. For free!
UltimateBet is running six daily freeroll tournaments where you can qualify for a spot in our Weekly Freeroll. Win that, and you'll qualify for a seat in the Finals on March 4th. Finish first in the Final and you'll win a $10,000 package that includes your $5,200 tournament buy-in and $4,800 for travel and expenses.
Withough having to spend a dime, you'll be on your way to a week in a tropical paradise to lie on the beach, frolic in the water...and play a little poker.
The daily freerolls run every day at the following times:
- 12:30am
- 1:00am
- 1:00pm
- 5pm
- 8pm
- 11pm
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