Ultimate Bet Poker Room Signs on Guitarist Scott Ian

March 17 - Ultimate Bet, one of the most sought-after poker sites on the internet, has signed up another player to add to its team of professionals. The latest ace to join Team Ultimate Bet is Anthrax guitarist, Scott Ian who is naturally excited to come aboard.

Scott Ian discovered his poker talent after he won the VH1 Rock Stars of Poker at the Palms in Las Vegas. This title awarded him entry into the 2007 Aruba Poker Classic run by Ultimate Bet. However, Ian is quick to write off this win at the first tournament. At the time he stated: "I had no idea what I was doing. My first tournament win was mainly because I had amazing cards. My instinct was all that I had".

However, Ian's natural talent for the game soon shone through after he spent a week's tutoring under the wings of Ultimate Bet poker gurus, Annie Duke and eleven-times World Series of Poker champion, Phil Hellmuth. Throughout the last year, Ian has received endless guidance from these pros and he feels like has gone through the equivalent of  "ten years of poker lessons" since the Aruba Poker Classic.

Scott Ian received Hellmuth's unofficial nod of approval after he was invited to the star's 2007 Holiday Bash at the Palms, and his latest achievement has been to join Ultimate Bet's professional team of players.

While Ian will be found playing at the Ultimate Bet tables on a regular basis, he will also appear each Sunday at the poker room's $200,000 poker tournament with a bounty on his head. Any player who manages to knock Ian out of the event will win his or her buy-in amount back.

Scott Ian joins other professionals such as Shawn Rice and KrazyKanuck at Ultimate Bet.