| UB Poker | | TOTAL SITE RATING: |   7.2 | | Ease Of Competition: | 6.9 | | Bonus/Promotions: | 7.4 | | Software Package: | 7 | | Rake/Cashouts/Cust.Service: | 7.5 |
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Ultimate Bet Poker Review
Overview
Ultimate Bet was one of the first big poker sites to enter the online poker market back in 1999. In 2007 the site was floundering so they merged with Absolute Poker and both sites formed the Cereus Poker Network in 2008. To complete the transformation, Ultimate Bet then changed their name to UB Poker. UB Poker is offers a strong group of professional sponsors that include Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Joe Sebok, Michael Binger, Eric Baldwin and Tiffany Michelle. The site offers one of the higher first deposit bonuses for US players, a good variety of games, and wide stakes from micro to ultra high limits. UB Poker provides a strong group of US payment options and is one of the few poker sites accepting the Diner’s Club Card and American Express.
US Player Public Statement: (Reminder: UltimateBet is UB Poker)
UltimateBet is open for Business - Players Worldwide Welcome!
UltimateBet continues to be available for play by all members of the online community worldwide, including US players. The new US legislation does not prohibit the online community from playing online poker. At UltimateBet, it's business as usual. All players deposits are held safely in a segregated account at a Tier 1 legal institution.
Ease of Competition
In general, the competition is slightly above average at UB Poker than at most sites. Fewer tables reach the 50% seeing the flop range, which can be fairly common in on many other sites. The looser tables are available with a little more search. This site also boasts an above average big stakes player base.
Bonuses and Promotions
UB Poker has an excellent new player bonus giving new users a 150% bonus up to $500 (Deposit $200 to get full bonus) or 111% bonus up to $1110 (Deposit $1000 to get full bonus). To get the bonus, simply use the banner above. To bring the bonus to fruition, you need to reach the necessary points for being dealt cards in raked hands. It takes 1,000 points for raked hands within any time limit to cash out $100. Each pot with rake $0.05-$0.20 awards 0.10 points, a rake of $0.25-$0.45 awards 0.25 points, and a rake of $0.5-$3 awards 0.5 points. Overall, this bonus is difficult to bring into your account.
Exclusive to AllOnlinePokerSites.com players, you can expect to get re-load bonuses on a regular basis. While some freerolls are regularly provided on the site, additional freerolls will be awarded to AllOnlinePokerSites.com players by using our downloads or banners.
In addition to their signup bonus, UB Poker has several other promotions. This site has large guaranteed tournaments, WSOP qualifiers, Bounty Tournaments and quite a few free rolls. The site also has 4 high hand jackpots. Overall, the promotional program is very good and above the industry average.
Refer a Friend Program: $100 per qualified referral- best in the industry.
Poker Software
UB's graphics and funcionality are some of the best in the industry. The statistics function is advanced with all your personal statistical information including: Your personal viewed flop percentage, when you fold, and how often you check, bet, fold, call, raise, and reraise. The software also allows for you to take player notes. You also have the option of minimizing table size which works quite well if you are playing multiple tables. Here is the UP Poker Direct Download. UB Poker is a Mac Compatible poker room.
The lobby offers all the information you want including: Average pot size, preflop percentages, and # of hands played per hour.
Multi-Table Capability: 3
Rake/Cashouts/Customer Support
UltimateBet's rake in heads-up, three-player, and shorthanded games is lower than the industry standard. But while the rake caps at UltimateBet are in line with the industry, the drop is taken at more frequent intervals resulting in a higher rake for hands under the cap. This primarily effects lower stakes games.
Cashout Options: Visa, MasterCard, eWalletXpress, MoneyGram, Western Union, American Express, Diner's Club Card, Checks and Bank Wires.
Ultimatebet Poker has an extensive customer support team and offers a Contact Us page on the site. They provide lightening cashouts that had money in our hands three days later after a review. Nicely done...
Games Offered
Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, Crazy Pineapple, Triple Draw 2-7
Note: Triple Draw A-5, Crazy Pineapple, and Triple Draw 2-7 game availability is very limited and rarely available during the off peak hours.
Payment Options
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner's Club Card, eWalletXpress, MoneyGram, Western Union, Checks and Bank Wires. Traffic and Stakes Offered
Average Online Traffic: 4,000-5,000
Fixed Limit Stakes: $.01-$.02 to $80-$160
No Limit/Pot Limit: $.01-$.02 to $25-$50
Types Offered: Single Table and Multi-Table
Tournaments Buy-Ins: SNG, $1 to $5000; Multi-Table, $1 to $1000
Minimum Deposit: $25
Our Recommendation: This is still one of the better sites on the net and they are always ready to compete with the top poker rooms and the next newbie in the industry.
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