Online gambling site launches WSOP Academy Aruba Edition

The Aruba Classic of this year is just a short way off, and UltimateBet, the online gambling site, recently announced a major addition to their signature poker event. UltimateBet will host the WSOP Academy Aruba Edition, an exclusive Texas Hold'em training boot camp on October 1st.

Some of poker's biggest names including Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Jim "KrazyKanuck" Worth, Mark Seif, Shawn Rice, and Mark "Poker H0" Kroon to name a few will feature this four hour long session.

An assortment of strategies and tips will be provided by these poker big-wigs, specific to the structure of the Aruba Poker Classic Main Event. To those online poker players that have never even seen the inside of a major land-based Texas Hold'em tournament and are looking to take their game to the next level the Academy will be useful.

With a $995 value, the WSOP Academy Aruba Edition is free for those playing in the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic Main Event. All attendees will receive in addition $300 off to a future WSOP Academy training camp and four players will walk away with their next entry to the training camp entirely paid for.

From September 29th through October 6th The Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino will be the venue for the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic. The prize pool is sitting at a huge $2.5 million.

UltimateBet is offering, for as little as a $5 entry, an Aruba prize package worth $8,500 for their online poker players. The prize package includes the $5,500 main event seat and $3,000 for travel and accommodations.