Ultimate Bet - US Player Policy
One of the best aspects of Ultimate Bet is the fact that they take US players and indeed this has been one of the strongest selling points of the website over time. While Ultimate Bet was not always in the upper echelon of poker rooms, the fact that they continued to accept US players when many of the other big guns in the online poker industry were getting out of poker became a testament to their excellence. American poker players have rewarded Ultimate Bet by flocking to their website in droves and for that reason Ultimate Bet is expected to remain friendly to US players for a long time to come.
Ultimate Bet - Poker Software
The poker software used by Ultimate Bet is stand alone poker software that was created for the website by the staff at Ultimate Bet. It is software that is completely unique and in addition to that it is software that is completely secure. In addition to those two qualities, Ultimate Bet also has poker software that is extremely reliable and is very functional, allowing you to easily get a game of poker in with no fuss and no mess.
Graphically speaking, Ultimate Bet has a poker room outlook that is quite plain, but at the same time allows you to see the full scope of the game without interruption from graphics that are too overbearing. The angle at which the table can be viewed gives a distinctly three dimensional look and feel to the overall game and when this it combined with a very clear cut and easy to read lobby, the end result is quite positive for the person that wants to play there.
Ultimate Bet - Game Play
In terms of game play, you will be able to find absolutely anything that you want to play at Ultimate Bet far easier than you would be able to at any other website. Over the course of time, Ultimate Bet has hosted games of Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Crazy Pineapple, Seven Card Stud, Triple Draw, Razz and various combination games between all of those different variants. This choice is one of the strongest aspects of Ultimate Bet and especially where cash games are concerned it gives the player a lot of opportunity to play whatever it is that they might want to play.
The limits themselves are also very friendly as many of the games will have impressive choice between fixed limit, pot limit and no limit gaming action. In addition to that, limits can be as low as a few cents per bet or as high as hundreds of dollars of bets so there is going to be a wide range of action across the cash games that are available from Ultimate Bet.
Ultimate Bet - Tournament Information
Tournaments are also a relatively big thing at Ultimate Bet, although they are not a website generally known for having excellent tournaments. You’ll definitely be able to find regular scheduled tournaments, sit and go tournaments, freerolls and guaranteed tournaments (which happen to be the big four of the current tournament scene in the online poker world) across many different variants with large choice in terms of buy in amounts, but at the same time there are other websites with better offerings vis-à-vis tournaments. If you are a tournament specialist, then Ultimate Bet can be part of your strategy but if you are a cash game specialist that likes to play tournaments from time to time, Ultimate Bet is a great choice.
Ultimate Bet- House Rake
For fixed limit games that have limits up to $0.05/$0.10, the rake is 10% taken for every ten cents that are in the pot with no maximum.
For fixed limit games at $0.10/$0.20, the rake is 5% taken for every forty cents that are in the pot up to a maximum of $0.25.
For fixed limit games at $0.25/$0.50, the rake is 5% taken for every dollar in the pot up to a maximum of $0.60.
For fixed limit games at $0.50/$1, the rake is 5% taken for every dollar in the pot up to a maximum of $1.00.
For fixed limit games at $1/$2, the rake is 5% taken for every $5 in the pot up to a maximum of $2.00.
For fixed limit games at $2/$4, the rake is 5% taken for every $5 in the pot up to a maximum varying between $1-$3 depending on the number of players in the hand.
For no limit and pot limit games at $0.01/$0.02, the rake is 10% starting at $0.10 in the pot.
For no limit and pot limit games at $0.05/$0.10, the rake is 5% starting at $0.20 in the pot.
For other no limit games, the rake is 5% for every $1 in the pot.
Ultimate Bet- Bonus
In terms of promotions, the major bonus that is currently available from Ultimate Bet is a first time deposit bonus that is worth 111% up to $1100. If you have the time to play a lot of poker in the clearing of this bonus, it could be a great jumping off point to bigger and better bankrolls during your stay at Ultimate Bet.
Ultimate Bet- Traffic Report
In terms of the traffic that the site receives, one thing that will please people considering Ultimate Bet is that the traffic is almost always above close to the five figure mark or above. The only time that this falters is around the mid morning period in North America, when the traffic has been known to drop below 10,000 players. During the mid afternoon in North America the traffic is usually well above 10,000 however and during the peak hours in the late evening in North America, the server sometimes sees numbers above 20,000.
Ultimate Bet- Player Competition
One of the interesting aspects regarding Ultimate Bet is that it still has a reputation for being one of the toughest websites around. This is a reputation that was around before the passing of the ban on online gambling in the United States and ever since that time many of the looser players in the US have left websites like Party Poker and migrated to sites like Ultimate Bet. Ultimate Bet is no longer one of the toughest online poker sites around, but rather has a number of loose games that you can take advantage of; especially in low to middle no limit hold ‘em
Ultimate Bet- Player Options
In terms of a player’s ability to manipulate the software, Ultimate Bet is comparable to many of the other poker websites in the business. You can use the player chat within a single table as well as pre-select all of your actions like calling, raising and folding and you can also look at player stats, take notes and request a hand history whenever you want. You can also multi table at Ultimate Bet, taking up to three ring games and one tournament at once.
Ultimate Bet- Customer
Service
In terms of customer service, Ultimate Bet has customer service available around the clock for your convenience. Your first stop in terms of customer service should be the FAQ documents on the website, because they are usually very good at solving the problems that people might have. In the event that the FAQ documents prove unsuccessful in solving your options, the only other option you have to turn to is e-mailing customer support which you can do through memberservices@ultimatebet.com
Ultimate Bet- Deposit Options
The following options are available:
1) ePassporte
2) NETeller (non-US)
3) Credit Card (Visa & MasterCard)
4) FirePay (non-US)
5) Bank Wire
6) Bank Draft
7) Citadel (non-US)
8) Moneybookers (non-US)
9) Click2Pay (non-US))
Ultimate Bet- Cash Out
Policy
Players have the ability to select a method of withdrawal they prefer which can either be different or the same as the one they use to deposit. Cash outs will be made to this preferred withdrawal method. US players have fewer choices, but they can receive withdrawals to their credit cards and bank accounts or in lieu of those choices being available, Ultimate Bet can write them a check.
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