The official launch of the UltimateBet Heads-Up Smackdown has been set for the beginning of September. This is a special heads up poker tournament modeled after the NCAA basketball bracket series.
“We’ve raised the stakes and amplified the intensity of our signature head-to-head competition. With the addition of a second event, UB is truly becoming the poker world’s heads-up headquarters,†stated George MacLean from UltimateBet.
The first Heads Up Smakdown sold out in 3 days and the expectation for the second event is the same. Last years tournament consisted of 64 players and this years version is twice that at 128 poker players and will start on September 1st. Not only did the players double but the prize pool from Ultimatebet.com quadrupled.
The winner of the tournament will get a cash prize of $44,800, a Heads-Up Smackdown championship ring, free entry into the next heads up challenge, and a chance to play Phil Hellmuth for $30,000 for winning the end-of-year Heads-Up Bracket of Champions.
Registration for the 128 player field is open now. There are two ways to get into this field. You can buy in directly for $1000+$50 or you can try to win your way in through daily satellites.
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