Online poker room Ultimate Bet (www.ultimatebet.com) has joined the ranks of online poker rooms offering a chance to win seats to the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

In a news release posted on its website, Ultimate Bet announced: “To qualify for the promotion, Ultimate Bet players must simply play in any real-money poker sit ‘n go, ring game or multi-table tournament at Ultimate Bet between April 24th and May 23rd and climb their way up the Main Event Giveaway leader board.”

The release continues: “At the end of the qualifying period, the player who has earned the most status points will automatically secure a $12,000 Main Event prize package featuring the $10,000 buy-in and $2,000 for travel accommodations. But that’s just the start of Ultimate Bet’s Main Event generosity. Players ranking 2nd through 70th on the leader board will play in an exclusive freeroll that features a prize pool of seven additional $12,000 Main Event packages.

“In an effort to send as many players as possible to Las Vegas for the world’s most prestigious poker tournament, Ultimate Bet is opening the floodgates to even more Main Event seats through a series of freerolls. On Saturday, May 24th, the online poker site is holding a 25-seat guaranteed tournament where at least 25 Main Event prize packages will be won.

“Players ranking 71st through 225th on the leader board will win their spot in the $500+30 tournament. Those ranking 226th through 3,427th will be divided into five separate freerolls, where hundreds of additional opportunities to win a spot in the 25-seat guaranteed tournament are on the line.” Ultimate Bet flack George MacLean is quoted in the release saying: “This is an historic promotion for fans of the world’s greatest game. We’re handing out loads of Main Event seats and online poker fans can win one just by doing what they love–playing poker.”

The release also notes that poker pro Annie Duke, recently hired as Ultimate Bet’s cardroom consultant, “created the Ultimate Main Event Giveaway promotion so that more online poker players are able to experience Texas hold ‘em on the world’s biggest stage, alongside poker’s best pros.”

For more information about the Ultimate Bet/WSOP promotion, check out Ultimate Bet’s website. During sign up you will be asked to enter a Ultimate Bet Bonus code. This will give you a 111% bonus up to $1,100 extra when making a deposit and playing for real money. Go here for your code www.ultimatebet-bonus-code.com

(E-mail Tom Somach at tomsomach@yahoo.com.)