Review

Ultimate Bet has been around for over a decade, opening its doors to players back in 1999. Ultimate Bet now goes by UB and is a part of the CEREUS network with Absolute Poker. The scandal with Ultimate Bet has made for tumultuous times within the CEREUS network.

 However, they have worked diligently to improve and repair their services and software to ensure player safety, security and fairness. Ultimate Bet provides players a competitive poker room in which players can enjoy a variety of games, tournaments, bonuses, cash games, promotional offers and rewards programs.

Ultimate Bet Deposit Bonus

Ultimate Bet provides new players a first-time deposit bonus of 111%. The maximum allowed to be received from this bonus is $1,100. So, in order to get the full $1,100, you would need to deposit $991. If you don’t want to deposit the full $991, you will still get 111% of whatever you decide to deposit as a bonus.

UB also offers players a reload bonus of 50%. However, the reload bonus is capped at $400. To capitalize on this offer, you would need to deposit $800 to receive the full $400 bonus.

Ultimate Bet Tournaments

Ultimate Bet runs a full tournament schedule and offers players plenty of opportunities to capitalize on large payout tables. Players will find that UB has a $50K guaranteed tourney on Saturdays for 6-max players, a $200K guaranteed on Sundays, a $50K deep stack tourney on Saturdays and a $100K deep stack guarantee on Sundays.

There are a number of daily guarantees that include a $15K re-buy guarantee and a $10K Sniper guaranteed. Ultimate Bet also offers plenty of satellite tournaments that allow players to win seats into the WSOP, the UBOC, and buy-ins to the larger guarantee tournaments.

Ultimate Bet Cash Games

UB provides round the clock cash games with tables that cater to players of all skill levels and bankrolls. The cash games start for as little as a few cents per hand and they go all the way up into the thousands.

UB offers a wide selection of games that include Ace to 5 Triple Draw, Crazy Pineapple 8/B, 2-7 Triple Draw, Crazy Pineapple, Kill games, Double Flop Holdem, Omaha, One-on-One, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, Texas Holdem and Seven Card Stud Hi/lo.

Ultimate Bet Software

The UB software is an area that has vastly improved since the scandal. If you’re new to poker, you should know that the scandal was found with a hole in the security and basically employees (technicians) were creating superuser accounts that allowed these accounts to see the hole cards of the other players.

In defense of UB, the entire staff was terminated and UB came forward and disclosed the scandal honestly and has worked very hard to repair their reputation. The CEREUS network has spent countless hours repairing and improving their technology and staff to regain the status of being a reputable poker network and they now are the third largest online poker network in the world.

The software is downloadable at http://www.ub.com and is available for Windows and Mac users. There are two different versions for players depending on their OS. They also provide players with an Instant Play version that only requires 128MB of memory and a screen resolution of 800 x 600.

UB Banking Options

There are a number of methods for players at UB to fund their poker account. One of the following methods should meet each and every player’s needs:

• Visa
• UKash
• ClickandBuy
• Check
• Nordea
• Click2Pay
• Bank Wire
• Moneybookers
• PaySafeCard
• NETELLER
• UK Debit Cards
• EntroPay
• Fast Bank Transfer
• PRZELEWY24
• Euro6000
• CartaSi Card
• PostePay
• Laser
• Giropay
• EPS
• Telepago 4B
• POLi
• iDEAL
• Sofortuberweisung
• WebMoney

UB Support

UB provides players with a customer support staff that is available 24/7 through a live chat feature in the poker client once you have downloaded the software. UB also provides an e-mail based customer support outlet that players can e-mail any questions or concerns to and receive a timely response.

The e-mail address is support@ub.com. There is also an e-mail submission form available through the support tab at http://www.ub.com under the Contact Us section. Ultimate Bet is part of the third largest poker network online and they have made great strides in repairing their reputation and working to earn their player’s trust again.

The tournament schedule provides players with plenty of opportunities to earn significant amounts of cash and they reward their players with a promising player loyalty program. The software runs smoothly and players can count on the customer support team to handle their inquiries promptly and courteously.