Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - smokin_aces
So far almost 1400 of you have solved the puzzle to get the password. Do you think we can hit 2000 players in tomorrow night’s Amazing Race Freeroll? I think it will be close.
All you have to do to enter is follow the clues listed here in the original post. Some people found it easy, some found it too hard. It depends on what type of thinker you are and not necessarily what level of poker knowledge you have. Of course, I can almost guarantee you’ll learn something along the way.
So, to get your shot at $1000 in cash and tournament buy-ins, try to solve the puzzle to get the password.
Let me know how you make out!
GL
Aces
Tags: Bloggers Tournament, Smokin Aces
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Thursday, September 3, 2009 - smokin_aces
Twitter Is Our Middle Name
UltimateBet’s Twitter only Freeroll is back and as usual, there’s a twist. We’re not just giving out the password this time……you have to find it. Just what is it that you have to find? It’s one of our UltimateBet Pros’ middle names. This Saturday at 7 pm ET we’ll be tweeting which pros’ middle name you’ll need to enter this freeroll. Then it’s your task to hunt down that middle name by being creative. Here’s a hint: with few exceptions, all of our UltimateBet Pro’s use Twitter. 
Check the categories on the blog to see a list of UltimateBet pros.
This tournament is limited to 500 players and the prize pool is SWEET. So it’s in your best interest to track down the password asap to ensure you get your seat and a chance at the attractive prize pool. For those that want to ensure their seat, the password is already valid in the Poker Room, so start sleuthing now and you’ll get a two day head start on all those that wait for our tweet on Saturday night!
The prize pool is $450 total. First place is a seat at the 200K GTD with cash prizes for other top finalists.
What is the event called?
-Twitter Middle Name Challenge
When does this all go down?
-Wednesday Sept 16 at 9pm ET
Do you need to be following @ultimate_bet on Twitter to play?
-YES! It’s the only way you’ll be able to figure out the password. We will tweet which Ultimate Bet Pro’s middle name is the password Saturday Sept 5th at 7 pm ET.
How do I get the password?
-Watch for our tweet on Saturday and then be creative to find out that Pro’s middle Name.
The prize pool is as follows.
Ultimate Bet Pros
Adam “Roothlus” Levy
Annie Duke
Billy Kopp
Brandon Cantu
Bryan Devonshire
Debo34
Phil Hellmuth
Hollywood Dave
Liv Boeree
Matt Graham
Michael Binger
Phil Hellmuth
P0ker H0
Scott Ian
ShawnRice
Tiffany “Tiffany M” Michelle
GL !
Aces
Tags: freeroll, Smokin Aces, twitter freeroll, Twitter Middle Name Challenge
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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!
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_CATFISH_
_RAISING_
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724TH
999HORSEPOWER
AAONLY4ME
ACE_A_DEATH
ACES10
AETHERIALITY
AIC4EVER
ALEXD_22
ALLEN1969
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ANTHONYMURPHY
ARTHURFRANCIS
ARTTEACHER
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BK102
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JOHNNYR072
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JSWEETMAN
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K1NGD0NK
KANSASTRES
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LIDERO
LOCOTIAN
LOKEYT3
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MARCOGEO111
MARKY70
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MBLITZ
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PEEPANTS
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RUTHIAN
RYAN JOHN JR
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STARTTODAY
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TACODAN
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TAKTIQ
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THE_CRACKEN
THE_SCI_GUY
THECARDDEMON
THELEPRECHAU
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TONNEZZ
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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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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - smokin_aces
To write a blog post I enjoy getting into the right headspace and physical surroundings. For example, I know from experience that I don’t have much to say in the early mornings. Throughout the afternoon I’m firing on all cylinders and my mind is moving too fast while dealing with the ‘important stuff’ to slow down and reflect. Once in a while I pound out a very aggressive reaction piece in the aft, but nothing calm and introspective. After work it seems there is always some tedious task around the house that needs attending to, and after dinner I always prefer to just ‘be’. (and by that I mean get a few tables going while relaxing on the porch) It’s in the hour before sleep that I find myself most inclined to look back on the day’s events and comb my mind for inspiration. Since I sneak in at least two hours of online poker during the day (sometimes more once my wife falls asleep and I pull my laptop onto my stomach in bed)(don’t worry she doesn’t read this), I prefer writing about poker. So tonight I cleared my mind and just encouraged the flow of creativity. Instead I got blood curdling anxiety.
Why? Because the holidays irk me to no end with the huge amount of planning, spending, planning, spending etc. Tonight the grim realization has hit me that yet again, i’ve left my gift shopping till the last damned weekend before hell day. I despise shopping for gifts for many reasons but the biggest is that I really don’t think people want half the crap they get and why should they? Do I really claim to know the people around me well enough to choose the one or two items to give them each year. We’re odds people and we know that is just not likely. Sure you can ‘ask’ them what they want but then you’re not really surprising them with anything. And then you have the budgeting! That’s the toughest part. I have actually put things back on the store shelf after realizing that although it’s $129.99, it could come across as $69.99 if you didn’t know any better. Why spend that much for some brother in law’s mother if she won’t even realize it’s worth? Plus I believe wholeheartedly that with all the pressures facing us, the real value of the holidays is the time spent together. The time we take to slow down, look at each other, appraise the wonder of our lives and celebrate the fact that we can even celebrate. The gift giving is secondary and relatively unimportant. So, in order to put my mind at ease, I had an epiphany. I’m not going shopping at all. I’m not desperately trying to figure out who would like what and where I can get them. Gone are the days when I draw my shopping course on a map of the city in order to minimize the agony of the holiday traffic rat race. Instead I’m going to turn to the thing that makes poker work. The poker machine also does many other wondrous tricks and one of them is online shopping. It’s gift cards for everyone this year. Simple, elegant, universal and practical. You know what else? It’s actually VERY thoughtful! Instead of forcing something on someone they have to fake liking until they can regift it or bury it in a closet, you’re providing them with the joy of selecting something they actually want.
This didn’t have a whole lot to do with poker and damn it if that was not my original intention. Oh well, as usual the writing process has been cathartic. I no longer have that deep, nagging holiday anxiety. Now I can join some tables for an hour and sleep in peace, knowing the gifts are in the mail.
Tags: Online Poker, Smokin Aces
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Monday, December 8, 2008 - smokin_aces
Twitter is a great social networking and micro blogging service that allows people to follow each others updates. It’s an efficient way to keep on the pulse of people or things you’re interested in. The updates (or ‘tweets’ as they’re called within the Twitter community) are limited to 140 characters, just like SMS messaging. This makes receiving and sending updates very quick and easy. The Ultimate Bet Blog now uses to twitter to ‘tweet’ about things we’re up to that you might be interested in. As well, hypothetically speaking there could be future promotions and exclusive tournaments available to people who follow our Twitter updates. But we’re not quite ready to talk about that yet
If you’re a Twitter user, you can find us either by searching for ‘ultimate_bet’ or heading here.
If you’re not a Twitter user, check it out. You’ll be surprised how many people or things you want to know about regularly ‘tweet’ via Twitter.
Tags: Smokin Aces, Twitter
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - smokin_aces
Last week, SQUARE ROOT hit the first Bad Beat Jackpot since the launch of Cereus. Any win in Poker is worth celebrating, but winning a $256,694.01 Jackpot by losing a hand is a monumental event. Let’s have some fun and look at some ridiculous cars within SQUARE ROOT’s new car allowance.
2009 Lamborghini Gallardo – $255, 000
2007 Bentley Arnage T – $257, 765
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 Coupe – $244, 995
2006 Ferrari F430 Spider – $256, 750
2007 Rolls Royce Phantom – $259, 900
2005 Maybach 62 – $249, 995
Sixteen 2009 Toyota Corollas – 16 x $16,000
If you bought any of the above cars (or all 16 Corollas), you would also gain the distinction of having just purchased a more expensive car than the last one George Lucas picked up. A noted car enthusiast, Lucas recently dropped $206, 000 on a Mosler MT900S.
It should be noted that George Lucas didn’t get just any Mosler. He got the first one ever. Even still, a couple of the above cars would give Mr Star Wars a run for his money any day of the week.
SQUARE ROOT, if you’re reading this, which one of these cars would YOU buy with your new found Bad Beat Jackpot riches?
Tags: Bad Beat Jackpot, Poker in the Car, Smokin Aces
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