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19-year-old Online Poker Player Pops $534,132.92 Bad Beat Jackpot at UltimateBet
Tuesday, January 27 2009
Just nine days after signing up for an UltimateBet account, an online poker player named QUANTOM47 hits Bad Beat Jackpot worth over half-a-million dollars.

UltimateBet Launches Satellites for PokerNews Cup Alpine in Austria
Friday, January 23 2009
Leading online poker site gets ready to pay out at least one $8,000 PokerNews Cup Alpine prize package each week through $500+30 Super Satellite. Texas Hold'em fans can buy directly in or qualify through lower buy-in satellites.

ARMYDOCTOR Tops Yearly Online Poker Tournament Leaderboard Competition at UltimateBet
Wednesday, January 21 2009
ARMYDOCTOR takes down yearly leaderboard competition at UltimateBet to claim $5,000 in additional prize pool money on top of tens of thousands of dollars in winnings accumulated throughout the year.

YUNGMONEY209 Wins $245,188.50 as UltimateBet's Online Championship Series Finishes with $1,115,000 Bang
Tuesday, January 20 2009
With over 1100 players registered in the $1 million Guaranteed UBOC Championship event, the prize pool catapulted to $1,115,000. Online poker player YUNGMONEY209 takes home $245,188.50 for first place finish.

Online Poker Players Flock to UltimateBet for this Sunday's $1 Million UBOC Championship and Super Bowl Giveaway
Thursday, January 15 2009
Online poker spotlight shifts entirely to UltimateBet this weekend as leading online poker site puts more than $1 million on the line

Season Two of UltimateBet.net's Best Damn Poker Show Debuts January 12
Tuesday, January 06 2009
Leading online poker site UltimateBet.net hits the airwaves in early January with second season of "Best Damn Poker Show," a poker series featuring Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and 24 would-be poker champions.

UltimateBet Updates UBOC Schedule With More Accessible Championship Event
Tuesday, January 06 2009
Online poker site reduces buy-in of first championship event slated for January 11, 2009. Final $1 million championship tournament scheduled for January 18, 2009, remains untouched.