Nothing To Look Forward To
2007-12-19 12:06:00
By: Gene Bromberg
The UltimateBet Online Championship is over. Done. In the past. And the future holds nothing but the endless cold and darkness of winter. OK, maybe Christmas and New Year's will bring some joy to the world, but after that? Nothing but snow and biting wind and trees stripped bare. Eternal gloom, endless gray days that follow one after another, after another.
Well, maybe there's something to look forward to after all:
That, boys and girls, is a picture I took from Aruba a few months ago. And it was just announced that, for the seventh consecutive year, UltimateBet will host the Aruba Poker Classic. From September 27th to October 4th poker players from around the globe will descend on the Radisson Aruba Resort and Casino to bask in the sun, drink Balashi beer, party until dawn...and play a little bit of poker.
If a trip to Aruba isn't worth looking forward to I don't know what is. Sure, it's nearly ten months away, but that means you have plenty of time to win your seat. We'll start running satellites for Aruba after New Year's and you'll have lots and lots and lots of opportunities to snag yourself a trip to poker paradise.
And once you win your seat it would be worth your while to spend some time polishing your skills, because this year UB is guaranteeing a $1 million first prize. That's right, do your best Dr. Evil impersonation and repeat after me: One Meeeeleeyon Dollars. Guaranteed. Of course, that could go up depending on how many players decide that a trip to Aruba is simply not to be missed.
And who in their right mind wouldn't want to go to Aruba? Play some poker...
Indulge a little (or, more than a little) at the parties:
Spend some time on the beach:
Or, what the heck, follow in Travis Rice's footsteps and win the tournament:
So who says there's nothing to do during these long winter months? Actually, I think I said that. Turns out I was wrong. Come January, the best way to fight off the winter blahs will be winning yourself a seat in the Aruba Poker Classic. So what if it's 15 degrees outside and the slush is ankle deep. Just close your eyes, and imagine the sand between your toes.
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