Monday, November 16, 2009 - smokin_aces
This months freeroll promo has an ABSOLUTELY great twist. Any guesses?
Many of you have been following the UB Blog since the beginning and our monthly freeroll promos now attract thousands of participants. This time, we’re showing some brotherly love to our sister site on the Cereus network. For those that don’t know, the Cereus network is made up of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker. So this month, please follow me over to the Absolute Poker blog at http://blog.absolutepoker.com and follow @_absolutepoker on Twitter.
Your boy smokin_aces is hosting the freeroll event you’ve come to love, but this time in an all new location.
There is one other interesting enhancement to this months freeroll as well, and you’re gonna want to listen up because it involves MONEY FOR NOTHING AND BIG POTS FOR FREE!
So follow me to the Absolute Poker blog to get all the details on this SICK PRIZEPOOL!
GL
Aces
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Friday, October 9, 2009 - smokin_aces
At UltimateBet, we enjoy producing Freeroll events that become more than just a really fun free poker tournament. For those of you that have been following the UB Blog or @ultimate_bet on Twitter, you’ve probably taken part in one of our fun events. We’ve recently had:
The Pocket Card Challenge
Twitter Is Our Middle Name
The Delicious Freeroll
The Golden Tweet
Twitter Up For Africa
…to name just a few.
The next phase is the evolution of our recent events. Normally each month we run a Twitter event and a Blog event separately. This time, we’re combining the two events into one, which means TWICE THE PRIZE POOL. It also means twice the fun, twice the memories and twice the poker action. 1st and 2nd place will receive a seat at the 200K GTD and cash prizes will be spread from 3rd place to 45th place.
So, you’re probably wondering what this one is made of. Do you like riddles?……puzzles?……scavenger hunts?…….what about UltimateBet’s Amazing Race? (for those that don’t know, our very own Tiffany Michelle is currently competing on the CBS show The Amazing Race alongside her pal Maria Ho.)
UltimateBet’s Amazing Race requires more than just a password or a Golden Tweet. You’ll need to traverse the web in search of clues that get you closer to solving the Ultimate question. UltimateBet’s Amazing Race happens right here on Wednesday October 28 at 9pm ET. HOW DO I GET MY CHANCE TO PLAY IN ULTIMATEBET’S AMAZING RACE?
Step 1
Click this link and go to UltimateBet’s Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/ultimatebetvideo. Rate 3 video’s on the UltimateBet youtube channel, then try to solve the first clue.
Clue number 1 – 0:30 / 6:58 – How many legs are at Caesar’s table?
Step 2
Go to UltimateBet’s Twitter page at www.twitter.com/ultimate_bet and Follow @ultimate_bet.
You are looking for a specific @ultimate_bet Tweet from a specific day in the recent past. Take the answer to clue number 1 and subtract 3. Now divide this by 3. The answer is the month of the Tweet you need to find. The answer to clue number one is the day. The year is 2009. Some of the posts on this date have links to UB Blog posts.
Clue number 2 – What did UltimateBet discontinue the use of?
Step 3
One of our UltimateBet pros finished 17th in the WSOP Main Event in 2008.
Clue number 3 – What is the “answer to clue number 2″ of this UltimateBet pro?
Step 4
If you were to ask a waiter at a restaurant in London, England for ‘the answer to clue number 3′, what would you receive?
Clue number 4 – The answer to this question is the password to the UltimateBet’s Amazing Race freeroll. With no spaces the answer is 11 characters long.
SPECIAL NOTE: Do not try over and over to enter passwords that you ‘think’ might be right. The game client will lock you out of the tournament if you try too many times with the wrong password. If this happens to you, email support@ultimatebet.com.
GL!
Aces
Tags: blog freeroll, Bloggers Tournament, freeroll, Tiffany "Tiffany M" Michelle, twitter freeroll, ultimatebet's amazing race
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Friday, September 18, 2009 - smokin_aces
Pocket Card Challenge – Sept 30
Let’s get ready to rumble once again. You guys seem to love these blog freerolls and it’s no wonder!
There are not many other ways you can play in an online poker tournament with NO BUY IN and win lot’s of cash and a seat at the Sunday 200K GTD. We’re still waiting for one of our Blog Freeroll Winners to cash at the 200K GTD. It could be you!
The password to the Pocket Card Challenge is pocket2aces
As usual, we’ve got a twist to this tournament.
To get your chance at $50 bucks, guess the final hand pocket cards of this tourney’s winner. Write your guess in the comments section of this blog post (only comments in this exact blog post will be counted, no exceptions). Make sure to include your UltimateBet username in the body of the comment. If you mess up your username, we will not contact you so get it right. When guessing the winner’s final hand pocket cards use no spaces, use capital letters for the Card, and small letters for the Suit.
UltimateBet username
AsKd
If you guess more than once, none of your guesses will be counted. No exceptions.
If more than one person guesses the correct final hand pocket cards of the tourney, the $50 will be divided accordingly and spread over the players with the correct guess.
NOW THE ICING ON THE CAKE. If you make a guess and then finish 1st in the Pocket Card Challenge with the final hand pocket cards that you guessed, you will get $100.
Let the guessing begin!
GL
Aces
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Monday, August 31, 2009 - smokin_aces
First off, we apologize for the delay in announcing the winner of last week’s Blog Freeroll guessing game. There was a minor complication that has now been fixed.
The player with the correct guess of 1014 was Akorps777. Akorps777 took a nice $50 prize for his ‘lucky’ guess and also brought something to our attention that we’ll have to fix for next time. We need to close the guessing farther in advance of the tourney start time (probably 24 hours) but as usual, our intelligent players will show us the way. 
To Akorps777, let us know how you make out on the tables with your winfall.
For a complete rundown on the Blog Freeroll, follow this link to Gene Brombergs post tourney wrap up post. As usual, Gene does an excellent job chronicling the event. Congrats to WELFAR3CHECK for taking down the field. In addition to his cash prize WELFAR3CHECK got an entry to the 200K GTD.
Below is the list of top 20 finishers.
GL
Aces
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - smokin_aces
The Password is ubblog0809
Copy and paste that so there is no mistake!
Tomorrow night is your chance to go after $450 in prizes with ZERO buy in. First place takes cash and a seat at the 200K GTD. There are cash payouts for top finalists and a nice twist.
Before you even play you can win $50! Simply take a guess at how many players will play in the tournament! If you guess closest without going over, we’ll give you $50. Here are the rules.
To qualify for the $50 bonus offer, you need to do the following.
1. Comment in THIS BLOG POST (NO COMMENTS IN OTHER BLOG POSTS WILL BE COUNTED) with your Ultimate Bet username and your guess at how many players will register for this tournament.
2. *Your username and your guess need to be included in the body of your comment.
3. *Just like the Price Is Right, the closest guess wins WITHOUT going over.
4. *In the event of a tie, the comment posted first wins.
5. *Only one guess per person – If you guess more than once, only your first guess will be counted.
6. *If you don’t put your Ultimate Bet username EXACTLY correct, your guess will not be counted. We will not contact anyone if they mess up their username.
See you in the next Blog Freeroll!
Aces
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 - smokin_aces
Guess how many players will register for your shot at $50 bucks. $450 Blog Freeroll Prize Pool.
A while back, we ran a Blog Freeroll and during the lead up I asked the readers to take a guess at how many entrants there would be. The response was overwhelming which i should have figured because we’re all poker players! The first thread appeared on the blog here.
The guessing game was just for fun that time, but now it’s for real.
The next Blog Freeroll takes place Wednesday August 26th at 9pm ET. To enter, just use the code ‘ubblog0809′ . But to get your shot at a $50 dollar bonus offer, simply write a comment in THIS POST with your guess at how many players will play in this tournament.
To qualify for the $50 bonus offer, you need to do the following.
Comment in THIS BLOG POST (NO COMMENTS IN OTHER BLOG POSTS WILL BE COUNTED) with your Ultimate Bet username and your guess at how many players will register for this tournament.
*Your username and your guess need to be included in the body of your comment.
*Just like the Price Is Right, the closest guess wins WITHOUT going over.
*In the event of a tie, the comment posted first wins.
*Only one guess per person – If you guess more than once, only your first guess will be counted.
*If you don’t put your Ultimate Bet username EXACTLY correct, your guess will not be counted. We will not contact anyone if they mess up their username.
The total prize pool for this Blog Freeroll is $450. First prize is a seat at the 200K GTD with cash prizes to top finalists.
See you there!
Aces
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - smokin_aces
All the entrants to the Delicious Blog Freeroll are now in. Thank you for your huge support of this tournament. As noted previously, in order to make this work it was necessary to close registration 24 hours in advance of the Delicious Blog Freeroll.
The following is a list of players who were pre-registered for the tournament. There are only about 300 players in this tournament which means you all have a GREAT chance at the Delicious prize pool. Good luck to All and see you tonite in the Delicious Blog Freeroll!
EDS14305
__MARTY__
_-KURTSYFLUSH
_CATFISH_
_RAISING_
01WCC6976
4WILLEHTAN0
52WAYSTODIE
724TH
999HORSEPOWER
AAONLY4ME
ACE_A_DEATH
ACES10
AETHERIALITY
AIC4EVER
ALEXD_22
ALLEN1969
ANTHONYAA
ANTHONYMURPHY
ARTHURFRANCIS
ARTTEACHER
AZTEC981987
BABCIA
BABYCALLME
BADACES29
BERNIEADAMS
BEWITCHED13
BIGDIPPER702
BK102
BLACKROB0250
BLAZIN9420
BLUCKY111
BLUESDOG52
BOBDENVER
BOSS10GUY
BRAVE HORSE
BRETTPERRY
BROWNY69111
BUBBAMAN12
BUBBARONI20
BULLD123
BULLSHARKS
BUNNIEHONNIE
BUNNMANN
BUREBISTA70
CANALI_KID
CANYON7
CARNAGEEE
CATZEYEZ
CAVINOK8
CAZSD1
CHERNBURN
CHIPHUNTERS3
CHIPTAKER31
CHITOWN21
CHRISMSUDCL
CHRISN2K2
CHRONIC1717
CHUNKBOT
CLUELESPLYER
CMJ1216
COLTSFAN4EVA
CORLEONE33
COSMICPINK
CRLBRWR
CRYSTAKKE23
CYNDI2170
D420DOWN1
DAIMODAS
DANNY190176
DAYTONAKID13
DEVILS CHICK
DJAYIMAGE
DODGING ACES
DOGGAS
DONALD_GILE
DONN94
DOVIP
DRYGARGUS
DUFFYN14
DURRRRACELL
DUVAL_FL
DYPHILLA
DZUKAS
EDS14305B
ELZR
EMULL111
EVGA
EXTRAFLY
EYEBALL420
EYECUTHERE
FACENBEYOND
FLJBO
FORSAKEN1337
FOXX1987
GETS2U75
GETSUMCHIPS
GETUONTHARIV
GINOORTIZ
GO4IT1024
GOLDIE_1
GREYTINBED
GRITS3
GRNDSLM
GTMONEYMAN
HAMMA HEAD
HARBINGER111
HEATHERBEEE
HILL_DAWG
HOTROD1947
HWILSON
I_SHOVE
IAMLENLEWIS
ILLBUSTU2
ILLPHILLLLLLL
ILUVPOKER26
ILUVYACHIPS
INDA206AREA
IPHICRATES
IRISHBEAVER77
IRISHCLUBS
IRISHJUNKY69
ISLANDCLASS
ITSMRUNIVERSE
JACANJUS2
JAD1223
JAKKEUP
JAP546
JAYL222
JAYSHAKAI
JDUBYA47421
JIGGA_2_K
JLWALSH
JNAQSG
JOEGR
JOHNNYCASH999
JOHNNYR072
JONESAQK
JOSHUA1257
JSWEETMAN
JUGGLE_R8
K1NGD0NK
KANSASTRES
KASABASIC
KEVINP51
KEY_62
KICKIN_ACES
KIDKVNO1
KILLMEAJOKER
KIM STEWART
KJP_40
KNOWMAAD
KUDZOOKRAZY
LABMD
LACOLE2308
LADYRAIDERS
LADYSUBLIME
LEONID480
LIDERO
LOCOTIAN
LOKEYT3
LOLDONKUMENT
LRPOBOY
LSHION
LSTREL
LUCKY-MAN
LWAGZ3
MARCOGEO111
MARKY70
MARVELOUS5
MATCHUDCHU
MATTGOODFAN
MAVJAG923
MAYBEE86
MBLITZ
MI77ERLITE
MIKEDEPIETRO
MIKEYYY44805
MISSLISSASP
MJ2SEXAY
MJK09220906
MOMMAS5
MONEYWINNA21
MOONSHINE376
MRHURRICANE
MRMONEY76
MUCKINRIVER
MUYLOGIC
MVEGAS
N_RIVERA
NASCAR20BABE
NICCABEZAS
NINJON37
NIPPER672
NIROW111
NOAHBODY
NOMAD2209
NOTHORNY
NOYOUYESME
O_ZONE
O1HPYGRL
OKTON80
ORDAVE
OXPOKERPLAYA
P0KER_PR088
PASHAPOOK
PATRAULEA02
PAZX7
PEEPANTS
PIGEONHEAD01
POCKTJJ
POKER4LIFE77
POKERBUDD472
POKERCAW
POKERMAGPIE
POKERMBE
POKERNUT62
POLYSCIOPU
PONTIAC1990
PR0D1G33
PROFESSORLUCK
QPOKERMASTER
RAIN42206
RANDYG204
RASTAMARLEY1
RAVENPLAYER
REPNC4LIFE2
ROLLERBALL70
ROLLTHEDICE72
ROYALTYLER
RRLEWIS89
RUSTY__RYAN
RUTHIAN
RYAN JOHN JR
SABEL1919
SALEENLUVR
SANNY1254
SHEATHEIST
SHIRSH
SHOOPDAWOOP
SIMC93
SKILLED_PRO
SKRILLER
SLICEPADEL
SLICKY222
SLIPINDEEP
SLOWJAMER
SLYGUY3321
SNOWBOARDTV
SOLERBOY
SOLIDSNAKE101
STARTTODAY
SWEETHOTTIE
TACODAN
TAKINCASH4U2C
TAKTIQ
TALLKRIS
TECHNOBOY89
TERPLEHR
TGIRL82
THE_CRACKEN
THE_SCI_GUY
THECARDDEMON
THELEPRECHAU
THEMECH222
THOPP
TIGGERTAMED
TILTMASTA
TIMEWARP111
TONNEZZ
TRINIFOXY
TRIPPEDUP77
TULINA83
TUMTUM972
TUMZY
TXFIREMAN182
UBDOOMED
UKNOWIGOTUSO
UNDER_RATED
UNEXILED
UNKNOWNFLUSH
UNLEARNDEFY
UXBRIDGE
VEGASRNDER34
VOLLEYGUY1
VOTOMARK
WEPFEIFE
WES2310
WESMI
WETDRT
WHITEPHOENIX
WHITMIRE13
WHOCARES58
WILDBILLEAST
WILDMANN23
WITCHYWOMAN56
WYS
X_ACE
XCAMILLA
XFX
XOXCHONGXOX
YEARNIN4FAME
YOUSO0BAD
ZANDIIGIRL
ZEROTOAMIL
ZOTAC
ZZQUADZ
If you don’t see your UB username in the list, there are a number of reasons why including the following:
1) – You didn’t create a Delicious.com account.
2) – You created a Delicious.com account but did not bookmark anything.
3) – The UltimateBet username you posted in the comments of this post was incorrect .
4) – You created a Delicious.com bookmark but you did not comment in the first Delicious blog freeroll post.
Tags: blog freeroll, Bloggers Tournament, Delicious Blog Freeroll, Smokin Aces
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 - smokin_aces
Congratulations to INDIGO1 for staying the course and finishing first in the Blog Freeroll. INDIGO1 will now be enjoying entry into this Sunday’s $200K Guaranteed.
We blew the lid off this Blog Freeroll with a whopping 2001 players! Congrats to every player that joined us last night, and here’s how it ended up.
Looking forward to seeing you all next time!
In closing, let me leave you with this……..
TWITTER UP FOR AFRICA
TWITTER UP FOR AFRICA
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Friday, June 19, 2009 - smokin_aces
Less than one week to get yourself registered for the Ultimate Bet Blog tournament. It’s Wednesday June 24th. Let’s make this one POP!
The code is UBBLOG4n2598960
Last week, a lot of you submitted your guesses as to how many players would register for the Blog Freeroll. I guessed 1376 and there was a hefty variance across the board. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Let’s work together to make this blog tournament extra special. I’m not supposed to mention this, but there is some behind the scenes chatter here at UB about making the next Blog Freeroll bigger and better. Depending on the outcome of this tournament, we may increase the prize pool SIGNIFICANTLY. So, show us that you like this community and this tournament. Here’s what you can do.
1) Copy and paste the following message and email it to your friends: Come join me in the Ultimate Bet Blog Freeroll on Wednesday June 24th. First place get’s a free seat at the 200 K Guaranteed! All you need is this code: UBBLOG4n2598960
2) Hop on Twitter and retweet our announcements about this tournament.
3) Forward the following link to this post to anyone you think would be interested. http://blog.ultimatebet.com/2009/06/blog-freeroll-countdown/
4) GET YOURSELF REGISTERED! 
Thanks to all the people that took a shot at decoding last week’s hidden puzzle in the Blog Freeroll code. Many people got it correct, which means next time I’ll have to create something MUCH harder. You people are swift! (i guess that should be obvious, you’re poker players)
The correct answer was ‘4 in 2598960′ – the exact probability of getting a Royal Flush. Of course, one could argue that your odds are much better than that because there are four suits that a Royal Flush can be comprised of. If that person said your odds are actually ‘1 in 649740′, meaning you have a much better chance, would they be correct?
See you next week!
Smokin Aces
Tags: blog freeroll, Bloggers Tournament
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Thursday, June 11, 2009 - smokin_aces
What do you get when you mix the Ultimate Bet Blog with over 1000 die hard poker fanatics? 1 entrance to the 200K guaranteed, a bunch of cash spread over the top finishers and the chance to pwn your peers for FREE!
That’s right, the next Ultimate Bet Blog Freeroll is right around the corner! This thing has turned into a party of epic proportions. Some of our pros log in and try to bust the pot and each month the registrants increase like crazy. Last month we had over 1000 players! Let’s try to bust that record this month.
Take a guess at how many players we’ll get this month. C’mon you’re all the betting type right? Drop a comment on this post and take a wild guess how many players will play. I’ll go first: 1376. Now you!
Let’s get down to business.
The next UB Blog freeroll goes down Wednesday June 24th.
The code you need to get in is UBBLOG4n2598960
For all your riddlers and codesters out there, there is something hidden in that code. Can you find it? Drop a comment if you think you know it.
See you all at the Blog Freeroll!
Aces Out
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UPDATE: THE CODE WAS NOT WORKING BUT IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE TRY REGISTERING NOW.
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UPDATE: If you are now trying the code but are getting a “too many failed password attempts” error, close the game client and reopen it.
Sorry about the confusion folks!
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