2007 Aruba Poker Classic Boasts Impressive Numbers
October 9, 2007 -
With the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic now wrapped up, industry experts are beginning to reflect on the success of the island tournament and what it says about the state of online poker.
"The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic was one of our most successful events ever," stated spokesperson George MacLean. "The fact that this year's tournament featured more players and a bigger prize pool than in 2006 speaks volumes about the state of the online poker industry and the success of the site."
Travis Rice, a poker player from Fort Worth, Texas, conquered the Texas Hold’em tournament, securing the first place prize of $800,000. But it's several other high-value numbers that make thesignature poker tournament one of the most talked about to date.
* The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic featured a field of 548 poker players. That number is four times the 137 players that WPT organizers saw in their Turks and Caicos event, held one week prior.
* The event boasted a $2.74 million prize pool, overshadowing the $996,675 on the table in the Turks and Caicos event.
*Travis Rice’s first place prize of $800,000 stole the spotlight from the $436,675 first place prize won in the Turks and Caicos Poker Classic.
MacLean attribute’s the success of the tournament to the reputation his site holds in the online poker community. Famous for excellent software, fast gameplay and some of the industry’s best tournaments, the online poker site has continued to attract Texas Hold’em players from all over the globe including the United States.
In fact, according to MacLean, the site experienced some of its highest traffic during the Aruba Poker Classic final table when the company streamed the tournament live, complete with hole cards exposed. A one-hour delay ensured fair play.
The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic took place at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino from September 29th through October 6th.
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