Online Poker Review Ultimate Bet
UltimateBet is one of the biggest online poker rooms today. This is due to its great software and because the room is still open to US players. In addition to this, UltimateBet has managed to attract some of the most famous professional poker players such as Annie Duke and Phil Helmuth.
Special features
As already mentioned, UltimateBet has some top name players in attendance at their poker rooms. This helps in attracting large volumes of players that are depositing to have their opportunity to play against a famous name. Another special feature of the room is the exceptionally fast payouts, so you wont be waiting around for too long waiting for your money as it is withdrawn from your account.
Bonuses & other promotions
UltimateBet offers a 100% up to $650 sign-up bonus for all new depositing players. The terms and conditions to redeem this bonus are slightly different than at other rooms, because the bonus amount is redeemed depending on how long you play for, and not how much rake you generate. 10 bonus points are required for every $1 of bonus, and you will receive 1 bonus point for every hour played at the cash tables. Points are calculated by the minute, and you can increase the rate at which you build bonus points by multi-tabling. So if for example you played for an hour at one table, you would receive 1 bonus point. But if you multi-tabled 4 tables simultaneously for an hour, you would then receive 4 bonus points instead of 1.
Traffic
Throughout the day, the player volumes at UltimateBet are very high. The room had an increase in traffic after they kept their doors open to US players whilst others shut them. Furthermore, they have been able to attract large numbers of loose and amateur players by playing host to big name poker players and having a very high sign-up bonus. This makes UltimateBet a great destination for regular players who are looking to grind out money day to day from the weaker players at the tables.
Deposit & withdrawal options
Deposit options: VISA (Delta, Electron, Gift and Prepaid), MasterCard (Gift and Prepaid), NETeller (minimum deposit only $25 and free instaCASH for US and Canadian players), FirePay, eChecks, CentralCoin, Diners Club International, Solo/Maestro/Switch (available to UK players only), Cashier's Check/Money Order/Bank Draft (min deposit $100).
Withdrawal Options
NETeller, FirePay, CentralCoin and eCheck.
Software & graphics
UltimateBet has very smooth software that runs at a very steady pace. The camera angle is lowered more to the horizontal than at other rooms so that you are able to have more of a first-person perspective of the table. The main problem with the table layout however is that numerical values do not accompany the bet sizes. This can make it a little more difficult to keep up with the action in the game if you constantly have to figure out how much is in the pot and how much other players are betting. The lobby on the other hand is very well laid out and makes it easy for you to select the table of your choice.
Game variety
UltimateBet offers all of the standard variations of the poker game with each of their respective betting structures such as limit, pot-limit and no-limit. The room excels at keeping a constant flow of traffic to each of the games, including to some of the highest limits in each. Other games such as Pineapple and Triple Draw 7-2 are also available at the room.
Customer support
A very fast email support is available which will usually reply to any queries in under 10 minutes. The email form can be found in the support section of their website. The customer support staff are very friendly and all issues are addressed directly. The room does not currently offer phone support or live-chat, but there is a useful FAQ section in support that will help to address some of the most common problems that players may encounter.
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