If the first tournament is any clue, the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship, or UBOC, is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever. The kickoff $320 No Limit Hold’em Sniper tournament created a starting grid of 903 entrants, which meant that a $243,000 prize pool was for the UB Referral Code taking.
UB.com, one-half of the USA-friendly CEREUS Network, pledged a $200,000 purse for the first event, meaning that the real prize pool was about 20% better than its guarantee. In the end, Joshua “pbdrunks” Van Duyn, a longtime member of the online poker community, banked nearly $55,000.
Heads-up, Van Duyn bested longtime poker pro Felipe “improved” Montenegro, who cashed in $33,000. Another UB Bonus Code labeled pro came third in the $320 No Limit Hold’em Sniper event, the first on the UBOC 5 docket. If you missed out on the primary three UBOC 5 tournaments, don’t worry. A total of 19 will play out prior to the series’ $1,050 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack Main Event this coming August 29th at 4:00pm ET.