Bracket of Champions Heads-Up Online Poker Competition Gets Underway this Weekend UltimateBet’s Heads-Up SmackDown Bracket of Champions pits the winners of all eight tournaments against one other in fierce one-on-one online poker battles. That last man standing will then play against 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth for $30,000. Miami, FL (PRWeb) April 4, 2008 – College basketball isn’t the only bracket competition destined to mesmerize sports fans this weekend. UltimateBet today announced that their Bracket of Champions heads-up poker series is slated to get underway this Saturday. In July 2007, UltimateBet launched the first ever Heads-Up SmackDown series, a 64-player one-on-one tournament modeled after college basketball’s bracket competition. In the inaugural competition, would-be Texas Hold’em champions competed over five weeks as the playing field narrowed itself down from 64 players to the final two. The final match saw the remaining two players compete for a first place prize of $11,200, a limited edition Heads-Up SmackDown championship ring and entry into this weekend’s Heads-up Bracket of Champions. The heads-up format was overwhelmingly popular, leading UltimateBet to run the heads-up Texas Hold’em series a total of eight times. Fast forward to this weekend’s Bracket of Champions. On April 5th, the eight champions will face off until only one player is left standing. The ultimate heads-up champion will then play Phil Hellmuth on April 13th in a best two out of three Texas Hold’em match for $30,000. Full details on UltimateBet’s Bracket of Champions can be found at UltimateBet.com. About UltimateBet Designed with the assistance of the best poker players in the world - Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke – UltimateBet provides the best poker games available on the net. Players can download the free poker software, play in free ring games and tournaments and get tips from these pros to learn the sport or to enhance their playing strategy. UltimateBet currently has over 2 million registered players.