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Race for Riches Kicks off at UltimateBet and Absolute Poker with $230,000 in Free Cash

UltimateBet and Absolute Poker invite players to race to the top of two separate leaderboard competitions in quest for two $115,000 prize pools

Miami, FL (PRWeb) September 30, 2008 - The race for $115,000 in free money is on and if you’re an online poker fan, you have two tracks to rev your Texas Hold’em engines on. UltimateBet and Absolute Poker today announced two separate $115,000 leaderboard contests designed to reward new and longtime players with cash regardless of their successes at the tables.

To qualify for UltimateBet’s Points Race promo and Absolute Poker’s Race Cards contest, online poker players must earn RAI$E Status Points at UltimateBet or FAME Credits at Absolute Poker by playing in any real-money raked ring game, SnG tournament or multi-table tournament between October 1st and October 31st.

At the end of the promotion period, the top 100 Status Point earners on each site’s leaderboard will share in a $100,000 prize pool that includes $15,000 for the first place finisher, $10,000 for the second place finisher, and $9,000 for the player who ranks third.

Both online poker sites are also setting aside an additional $15,000 for an exclusive freeroll open to the top 1,000 Status Point earners on each leaderboard.

Since each player’s leaderboard rank is based entirely on Status Points, the playing field for each $115,000 Points Race is a level one. Status Points are awarded to all players at exactly the same rate, meaning every single player, regardless of whether they’re new to either site or a longtime player, will have the same chance to qualify for the promotion.

RAI$E Status Points are used by UltimateBet to determine the RAI$E status level of each player every month. There are five levels to the RAI$E program—Ultimate Member, Player, Contender, Legend and Icon—and online poker players gain access to a host of exclusive benefits as they climb up the RAI$E ladder.

Absolute Poker’s loyalty program, dubbed FAME, also features five tiers—Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum VIP and Diamond Elite—and grants members unrivaled benefits as they become more famous in the program.

Full details on UltimateBet’s $115,000 Points Race and Absolute Poker’s Race Cards promotion can be found at UltimateBet.com and AbsolutePoker.com respectively.

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