Ultimate Poker Challenge
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The Ultimate Poker Challenge (UPC) is a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals.
The first season is available on NTSC DVD. In the United States, it is a syndicated program.
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[edit] Format
Players are entitled to enter multiple super-satellite tournaments (entry into the semi-finals is transferrable.)
Players can also qualify for the semi-finals based on the points leaderboard for their finishing position in each event. In the first season, "Silent" Steve Simmons placed highest on the points leaderboard and received $40,000. The second place finisher received $20,000.
[edit] Crew
The majority of episodes are hosted by Chad Brown and Brandi Williams. Daniel Negreanu provided cover for Chad Brown in episodes 19 and 20.
Numerous guest commentators also appeared throughout the series.
Executive producer Dan Pugliese also played in many tournaments throughout the series.
[edit] See also
- Ultimate Poker Challenge season 1 results
- Ultimate Poker Challenge season 2 results
- Ultimate Poker Challenge season 3 results
[edit] External link
| Major poker tournaments |
| World Series of Poker ('70 - '71 - '72 - '73 - '74 - '75 - '76 - '77 - '78 - '79 - '80 - '81 - '82 - '83 - '84 - '85 - '86 - '87 - '88 - '89 - '90 - '91 - '92 - '93 - '94 - '95 - '96 - '97 - '98 - '99 - '00 - '01 - '02 - '03 - '04 - '05 - '06 - '07 – Circuit – TOC) |
| World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2) --- Late Night Poker (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6) |
| Professional Poker Tour --- Poker Million --- Poker Superstars (1 - 2 - 3) --- Poker Nations Cup |
| World Heads-Up --- National Heads-Up --- Ultimate Poker Challenge (1 - 2 - 3) --- VC Cup --- Grand Prix |
