2007 - Travis "TravestyFund" Rice
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. For Lone Star State native Travis Rice, it’s Aruba that has the larger-than-life claim to fame. The poker player from Fort Worth, Texas conquered 548 of his peers in the 2007 Texas Hold’em tournament to secure a first place prize of $800,000 out of an impressive $2.74 million prize pool.
 

2006 - Devon Miller
Devon Miller went head-to-head with JohnnyBax—one of online poker’s most respected players and the first member of UB’s Star Players team—at the final table of the 2006 Aruba Poker Classic. Miller walked away with $774,960 and bragging rights after crushing 512 players.
 
 

2005 - Freddie Deeb
Heading into the final table with an impressive chip lead, Freddie Deeb surprised few people after winning the $1 million first place prize and being declared the 2005 Aruba Poker Classic champion.
 
 
 

2004 - Eric "Liga26" Brenes
When a poker tournament takes place in paradise, it’s hard to categorize it as grueling. But it isn’t easy beating 646 other poker contenders for a million bucks, which is what Eric “Liga26” Brenes did in 2004.
 
 
 

2003 - Erik "Ticker" Lindren Swede
If you’re going to make your first final table, you might as well go big or go home. That’s exactly what Erik Lindren did in 2003 when he beat out 400 participants to claim the Aruba Poker Classic trophy and a $500,000 first place prize.
 
 

2002 - Juha "Peasant" Helppi
After winning his Aruba seat in an online poker tournament at UltimateBet, Helppi went head-to-head with Phil Gordon at the final table to win the first ever Aruba Poker Classic.
 

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