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Summary

if You,re looking at the home of Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari and Dave Ulliot. Ultimate Bet is a comprehensive room with a generous sign up bonus and a decent loyalty system. Ultimate Bet looks strong with all of its tournaments and qualifiers plus all the promotions. But as you may now, even diamonds have flaws. The competition softness is a bit tight, especially at mid to high stakes. The software is very good in general, but we don't like the lobby at all. Also, most of the traffic is concentrated to Texas Hold'em, but if you look for a game of Omaha or 7 Card Stud, you will most likely find one.

Poker Software

There are many things to say about the software, but we'll keep it as brief as possible. First off, we don't like the lobby graphics at all. It's messy and the text within the buttons is sometimes very hard to read. There is no doubt that the lobby is filled with useful features, we just wish it was presented in a better way. The poker table is where the fun begins. This is probably the best table we have seen. It has a unique 3D perspective and captures the true feeling you get when you play poker. We adore the mini table function - which is not unique in any way - but so simple and so much better than what is offered at other sites. There's also a buddy function, very good statistics and a plethora of options. The only real miss here is in the full table which lacks a numeric pot size counter. All in all, great table, poor lobby.

Traffic

Ultimate Bet is one of the largest poker rooms on the internet. During peak hours we sometimes see 9000 simultaneous connections. Approximately 40 % of the connections are ring game players, the rest is tournament traffic. Most of it is concentrated to Texas Hold'em, but finding a good game of Omaha and 7 Card Stud should be easy.

Poker Tournaments

The most promising part of Ultimate Bet is the tournament schedule You can join the World Poker Tour qualifiers as well as the World Series of Poker qualifiers. Either way, you're up for some tough competition. There's also a bunch of freerolls, but you will have to be pretty quick to get a spot. There are some regular multi table tournaments as well, ranging from a $1 buy-in to $200. There's also a big bunch of direct entry and entry chip satellites, starting at $3. Most of the tournaments are leveled at $20.

Game Variety

The variety of games at Ultimate Bet is well above the average. Besides the regular Texas Hold'em games (No Limit and Pot Limit), you can play Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Triple Draw and Pineapple. Tables stakes range from micro at $0.01/$0.02 to $150/$300.

Soft Competition

The competition at Ultimate Bet is about average. In low stake games, approximately 40 % of the players view the flop. In mid stake games, this drops down to about 35 %. It's quite tight but still quite acceptable.

Sign Up Bonus

From FIVE CARDS you will receive a 111% first time deposit bonus on up to $1110. The minimum deposit is $25. You recieve $1 in bonus cash per 10 raked hands.

Loyalty Rewards

If you want to become an Ultimate Bet regular, you should know that with every raked hand comes one Ultimate Point (UP). In addition, you are awarded one point per table per hour. The UP:s can be used for purchasing Ultimate Bet branded clothes and accessories, but most importantly special freeroll tournaments.

Promotions

Ultimate Bet has one of the best refer a friend promotions in the world. You get $100 added to your account as soon as your friend has cashed in at least $100 to his. In addition, your friend will receive $50 added to his. Ultimate Bet also award the top four hands every 90 minutes. Freerolls are launched several times a day, limited to non-depositors and/or depositors. If you've ever wanted to play at World Poker Tour or the World Series of Poker, you might want to give all your best at the Ultimate Bet WPT/WSOP qualifiers.

Support

The e-mail support at Ultimate Bet is top notch and the response times are probably the fastest in the industry. Our tests showed that some e-mails were answered in less than 5 minutes! Unfortunately, there is no telephone support nor any live chats.

Deposit & Cashout Methods

Deposits: credit card, Neteller, FirePay, Citadel, wire transfer, bank draft and check. Cash-outs: Neteller, FirePay and check.