UltimateBet
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Ultimate Bet recently announced a merge with Absolute Poker which will combine the two sites’ traffic into one poker network called Cereus. They will remain separate rooms with their own software and promotions, but both sites will benefit from a shared player pool so that there will be even more games to choose from. The bad beat jackpots will also be combined so that they will grow even faster than before.
There are many multi-table tournaments available on UltimateBet. They recently had UB Pro Annie Duke join in on redoing the entire tournament schedule along with the tournament structures so that UB’s tournament lineup is among the best in the industry. Not only are there large guaranteed prize pool tournaments with good structures, but UB also offers many satellite tournaments to live events such as the WSOP and their annual Aruba tournament. Sit-n-go tournament traffic at UB is good with games beginning regularly. They have a unique SNG lobby system that makes it easy to join a game without the main lobby being overly crowded.
Overall site traffic is excellent during peak U.S. hours. During the U.S. late night hours, it can be somewhat difficult to find many tables at higher stakes. Traffic at games other than Texas Hold’em is relegated to the low stakes games. As one of the leading U.S.-facing poker rooms UltimateBet is supported by most major third party poker applications such as PokerTracker. Any time their software is changed, you can expect third party support to be adapted quickly. Using these extra tools can help improve your win rate.
UltimateBet Software and Features
The software at UltimateBet is one of the biggest factors in attracting players. It is very fast, which allows for grinders to get in more hands per hour. UB was one of the first online poker rooms to allow players to fold and show their hand, which can add an interesting dynamic to the table. Their table design is simple and easy to look at. Players are always seated at the bottom of the table, so you never have a problem finding your cards while playing multiple tables. Other table options are somewhat limited, but include a four color deck and various sound and animation options.
The hand history window at UB is hard to use and difficult to read while in a hand. There is no graphical replayer to allow easy review of a hand. One upside of their hand history window is that there are programs which will allow you to grab the previous 100 hands on the table so that you can have stats on all players at the table before you have even played a single hand with them. This can give you an edge in that they will not know how you play, but you can get some basic statistics based reads on them. Table management is assisted with options to cascade or tile all tables. They are also resizable and include a "mini view" option so that you can play a ton of tables at the same time on a relatively small monitor as long as you can adapt to using the mini view. UB’s software is some of the fastest in the business with the primary drawback being a poor hand history window and lack of a hand replayer.
