Ultimate Poker Championship 1 Announced
Key Takeaways
  • Ultimate Poker Championship 1 (UPC1) is open to residents and visitors of the state of Nevada and guarantees a $250k total prize pool across 11 events spanning October 10-20, 2013.
  • Buyins range from $25 for Event #1 up to $300 for the $100,000 guaranteed Main Event on October 20.
  • The series is accompanied by a UPC leaderboard where the top prize will be free entry into all of the events in the next UPC event.
  • The winner of each event will be awarded a custom Ultimate Poker Watch.

Ultimate Poker, Nevada’s first legal online poker site, announced its inaugural Ultimate Poker Championship series.

Ultimate Poker Championship 1 (UPC1) is open to residents and visitors of the state of Nevada and guarantees a $250k total prize pool across 11 events spanning October 10-20, 2013.

The modestly priced buyins range from $25 for Event #1 up to $300 for the $100,000 guaranteed Main Event on October 20. The series will feature a variety of NLHE tournaments, including rebuys and 6-max events, as well as a couple of Limit Hold’em events.

The series is accompanied by a UPC leaderboard where the top prize will be free entry into all of the events in the next UPC event. Additionally, the winner of each of the 11 events of UPC1 will receive a custom Ultimate Poker Watch to wrap around their wrist.

To help players’ bankroll get ready for the first UPC, Ultimate Poker is dishing out deposit bonuses as well. The online site is matching all deposits of $100 or more, up to $500.

For more information on Ultimate Poker’s UPC1, visit the series homepage.