Summary

In late 2008 UltimateBet completed its merge with Absolute Poker forming the new Cereus poker network. At present, UltimateBet is the leading poker room in the world, with the largest player base and good action running 24/7, plenty of loose players and number of exciting features unavailable in most poker rooms. One of the most attractive features of the room is that UltimateBet runs some of the best poker tournaments in the market, so if you are into poker tournaments, then get ready to enjoy UltimateBet tournaments’ great. .structure and outstanding game quality. UltimateBet accepts deposits from US residents.

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UltimateBet Pros

•  High quality software

•  Very fast and quality customer support available 24\7

•  Very fast deposit processing and payouts

•  Accepts US players

•  Offers free poker lessons from poker pros

•  Sponsors number of large tournaments and other poker events

•  Supports mobile play money and real money games

•  Supports automated import of both ring game and tournament data to Poker Tracker

UltimateBet Cons

•  Very tough competition at higher levels

•  Only Windows-compatible software

Software

UltimateBet software has clean and sleek design. The lobby welcomes you with a list of tables and several adjustment options. You can view table statistics, hand statistics, reach account settings and view cashier. However, the poker table is where the really outstanding experience with this poker room begins. UltimateBet software offers probably one of the best tables I’ve ever seen. It supports 3D perspective, capturing the true feeling of sitting at a poker table. Their mini table function is another outstanding feature, which I simply adore. Besides of this, you can view detailed statistics, adjust various features and add players to your buddy list.

Traffic

As the largest online poker room in the world, UltimateBet has the biggest auditory on the Internet. There are up to 25,000 ring game and more than 60,000 tournament players during peak hours. Roughly 75% of players concentrate to Texas Holdem and its derivatives, but you will easily find a lot of good games of Seven Card Stud and Omaha as well.

Tournaments
Poker tournaments is probably the strongest side of this room. You can join either the WSOP (the World Series of Poker) qualifiers or the WPT (the World Poker Tour) qualifiers. However, you should remember that you’re up against plenty of skilled players, so get ready for some really tough competition. Besides of this there are plenty of freerolls and some regular MTTs ranging from $1 to $200 buy-in. You can also enter a lot of satellite tournaments starting from $3 buy-in, but the average buy-in for most tournaments will cost you $20.

Game Variety

The variety of poker games available at UltimateBet is very good. Besides of the regular set of poker games, such as Texas Holdem (including Limit, No-Limit and Pot-Limit variants), you can play Seven Card Stud (including Hi/Lo variant), Triple Draw, Pineapple poker and Omaha (including Hi/Lo variant). Table stakes for all games range from micro stakes ($0.01/$0.02) to super high stakes ($150/$300).

Soft Competition
The competition is slightly above average. Flop viewing percentage ranges from roughly 40% in low stake and 35% in high stake games. If you are looking for softer play, then you should either stay at lower stakes, or try another room. This doesn’t mean that there is no fish at UltimateBet, but the competition is still tighter than in many other poker rooms recommended by our site.

Sign Up Bonus

UltimateBet offers an unbelievably generous first deposit bonus – 111% up to $1100 on your first deposit. The minimum deposit is just $25. Besides of this, you will earn $1 per each 10 raked hands.

Loyalty Rewards

Regular players earn 1 UP (Ultimate Point) per every raked hand. In addition, each player is awarded 1 UP per every hour spent at the table. These points can be redeemed for entries to freeroll tournaments or for purchasing merchandise.

Promotions

UltimateBet is one of the most generous poker rooms in terms of promotions. You can earn $100 per each referred friend, who cashed in at least $100 to his player account. Besides of this, your referred friend will get a $50 bonus. Also, UltimateBet awards the top 4 hands every 1,5 hours. There are plenty of freerolls and other attractions, including WSOP and WPT qualifiers.

Support

UltimateBet provides top notch customer support available via e-mail. Although they don’t provide phone and live chat support, the average response time is just about 5 minutes!

Deposit & Cashout Methods

You can deposit and withdraw money via credit card, bank draft, wire transfer, check, Citadel, FirePay and NETeller.

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