Ultimate Bet, now known as "UB",  has been one of the highest profile online sites since its creation in 1999, especially after securing Phil Helmuth as one of its "Faces". The site offers excellent bonuses and many unique features. The badbeat jackpot is a strong attraction for new players, and the site always has excellent promotions running for big prize events.

    Together with its sister site, Absolute Poker, UB now exists on the cereus network. The interface is attractive and easy to use making multitabling extremely easy, especially with their use of "mini view". Overall, Ultimate Bet is an excellent site, especially if you like tournaments.

     In 2008, Ultimate Bet moved from Merge to the Cereus network. The software is one of the best you will find in an online poker room. The lobby is easy to navigate and games are quick to find. The table layout is also very organised, and special features are neatly packaged in. The site has regular security updates without much downtime. The unique feature "ultimate buddy" is also a great way to keep up with your friends.

    Traffic on UB is good, cash games are always running and there are easily over 10,000 online at peak times. SNGs fill up relatively quickly and there are always cash games to be had, especially on the bad beat tables.

The tournaments on UB are excellent, with their promotions you will find big fields and great prices. They offer everything from freerolls to buy in events over $200. they also offer an excellent package to the aruba classic tournament each year, the satillites which attract many players.

A strong selling point for Ultimate Bet is its excellent promotion Packages. There are regular reload bonuses and promotions involving their unique RAI$E loyalty system which can get you mechandise or entry into tournaments. they also have player levels for the more you play so Points are easier to accumulate, from "member" through to "icon" the higher you go the quicker you accumualte RAI$E points.

    When you sign-up at Ultimate Bet you will receive 30% rakeback. You will also receive a 111% up to $1100 initial sign-up bonus. Ultimate Bet does deduct 25% of the bonus from your total rake. They also deduct payment processing fees from US player's MGR. The rakeback method used to calculate your rakeback at Ultimate Bet is the contributed rake back method. Effective from 2009 UB now pays rakeback on tournament entry fees. They also offer regular reload bonuses of up to $350. 

As you climb the RAI$E ladder and your status level goes up, the amount of Status Points required to clear one Bonus Dollar goes down.

To clear your Bonus Dollars, simply earn Status Points. As you earn them, you'll clear Poker Bonus Dollars according to the table below:

• MEMBER - 20 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
• PLAYER - 20 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
• CONTENDER - 20 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
• LEGEND - 18 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar
• ICON - 17 Status Points = $1 Bonus Dollar

 All UB players tracker to the Pokerpod qualify for the UB/Absolute Poker Rake Race. Click here for more information.