2009 WSOP Qualifiers Continue At UltimateBet

As summer quickly approaches, so does the start 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Internet poker rooms are rushing to install poker satellites and Qualifiers with massive prize packages to the world’s most prestigious live poker event, but none quite like that of UltimateBet.

UltimateBet.com has been running WSOP Qualifiers for two weeks already, and online poker players will be more than pleased to know that for as little as $0.10, they could win their way into a seat at the Las Vegas Rio All-suite Hotel & Casino to take part in the 2009 WSOP Main Event.

Winning your way through a series of these Steps Qualifiers at UltimateBet could put you in the shoes of Peter Eastgate, the young Dane who walked away with $9.1 million as the 2008 WSOP Main Event champion, taking over Phil Hellmuth’s previous record as the youngest poker player to emerge the ultimate victor.

UltimateBet, along with sister-site Absolute Poker, which make up the CEREUS Poker Network, will be running WSOP Steps Qualifiers up until the 2009 WSOP, awarding prize packages that cover the $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in, as well as travel and accommodation expenses and spending cash.

The WSOP Steps Satellites consist of a series of 10 Sit’N'Go Tournaments. Players must win each Step of their Sit’N'Go challenges to move on to the next round and work their way into a seat at the 2009 WSOP. But for an investment of $0.10, who wouldn’t want to take a shot at such an opportunity?

It is possible to buy into any stage of the Steps Satellites at UltimateBet, rather than working your way through all 10 Sit’N'Go competitions. However, there are extra incentives to whittle your way through all 10 steps.

The first 10 players to win a seat through UltimateBet’s WSOP Steps Satellites will receive an additional $7,500 prize package to the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic.

Also, any player who wins a seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event by taking down a 10-Step series, then goes on to win the WSOP championship title, will win a $10 million pro poker contract from UltimateBet. With nearly $10 million awarded for winning the WSOP, this could potentially double the champion’s profit margin to $20 million.

“Step tournaments will see UB qualifying record numbers of online players for this year’s WSOP,” says UltimateBet’s tournament designer and professional poker player Annie Duke. “With our $10 million player contract on the table, we’re excited about the prospect of discovering poker’s next big thing.”