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Friday 20th April 2007

UltimateBet Sends Online Poker Fan to Play Like a Pro

Move over Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Online poker room UltimateBet has revealed the winner of their �Be a Pro' online poker promotion.

The winner is a 24-year-old amateur poker player, who plays under the moniker of 'KrazyComish' on UltimateBet, is better known as CK in real life. The poker enthusiast is on his way to living like a pro and will join the world's best poker players on the professional poker circuit.

'I'm still in shock,' said CK of his win. 'I never expected to win this. I couldn't sleep the next day.'

By finishing first in the online poker tournament, CK has won seats in the WPT World Championship, the WSOP Main Event, UltimateBet's signature Aruba Poker Classic, the WPT Bellagio 5 Diamond, the WPT Tunica and the WPT LA Poker Classic. Also included in the package are travel expenses for each event.

CK will receive training from poker's best professionals to help him prepare for playing in the big leagues.

'The desire to play in some of the world's biggest live poker tournaments is what made me enter this tourney,' says CK. 'Now I get to play with the big guys. This is huge.'

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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