Poker Madness in August at Ultimate Bet

Ultimate Bet is one of the largest and most respected online poker rooms today. There are currently over two million registered players at Ultimate Bet including some of the best poker pros of the new millennium, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke! They are now kicking it up another notch and have announced the launch of a brand new kind of heads up tournament. This tournament will allow 64 players to register and go heads up. If you are a basketball fan you may be familiar with 'March Madness' well it's not March but this is Ultimate Bet's March Madness for poker in August!

The tournament is set to begin on August 4th, 2007 and will be spread across a 5 week span. Prior to the beginning of the tournament, a bracket of heads up tables will be organized. The only way to advance in this tournament is to win. Once you have lost to one player you are out. Only the best of the best will continue on in the tournament. You can satellite into this tournament, or you can register and buy in starting tomorrow Monday, July 16th for $500 + $30. The winner of this tournament will win $11,200 in cash and a championship ring as well as the chance to go heads up with the only man that holds 11 gold WSOP bracelets, Phil Hellmuth for $30,000!