Summary
Absolute Poker recently merged with Ultimate Bet Poker to form the newest poker network, Cereus. The site now uses the same player base, tournaments, ring games etc. but not the same software. Most of Absolute Poker’s press in the last few years has been negative, but now with new owners, the recent merge and current promotions and rewards, the site seems to be on the up and reputation of the site is growing once more. The networks new slogan is “Bigger. Badder. Better.” Which you would have to agree with after playing at the site. The software is hard to top and with the added benefit of the large amount of fish being added to by Ultimate Bets player base, it really has been a huge step forward for Absolute Poker. The traffic took a huge bump after the cheating scandal was released, but it seems the days of misery are over for Absolute Poker are over, as traffic numbers are soaring as they have become the seventh most popular site on the internet. Overall, Absolute Poker has come along way since they hit their biggest low a couple of years back, and they should now be in contention for every player’s number one poker site.
Absolute Poker Initial Deposit Bonus
Absolute Poker credit players with a 150% deposit bonus up to $500 on their first chip purchase. Players must then earn Status points in order to clear their bonus. The amount of points you need to earn per $1 of your bonus depends on the VIP level you are. At the lowest rank, bronze, it takes 20 status points to clear $1 of your bonus. At the highest rank, diamond elite, it takes 17 status points to clear $1 of your bonus.
Absolute Poker Promotions and Events
Absolute Poker offer many promotions to their players. One of the player’s favourites is the chance to win a year’s tuition at the Absolute Poker College Challenge. Players from the US who attend college can get a year of their college tuitions paid for free by Absolute Poker. Players simply have to top the leader board and receive the great prize. Other eye catching promotions include the bad beat jackpot, satellites to the biggest land based events, reload bonuses and rake races.
Absolute Poker Software and Graphics
Absolute Poker has always had fantastic software, but until recently it lacked the cutting edge that would make it one of the best in the industry. Well now, the management behind the site has recognized that, and added those features which were desperately needed. The graphics are cleaner and sleeker; multi tabling has no issues anymore, with 10 tables being easily maintainable. Players can now issue themselves a avatar, make deals at final tables, download custom table skins, create private tournaments and make use of the new rabbit cam feature.
Absolute Poker Game Varieties
Absolute Poker has a strong list of game varieties accessible to players. The games consist of Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Razz, H.O.R.S.E. and H.O.S.E. This is a good amount of games sure to fulfil any poker player’s needs. Limits start at $0.01/0.02 all the way up to $200/400.
Tournaments also have a broad amount of types. Rebuys, turbos, freeze outs, satellites, bounty hunters and many more.
Absolute Poker Players
Absolute Poker players are fairly soft, with juicy games to be found at almost every low limit game and a good portion of the medium stakes. Since the merge with Ultimate Bet, the games have got slightly harder, but nothing that should worry a solid player. Most of the action is still at the lower and middle stakes, but high stakes action is on the rise, and by the early signs, the play is fairly loose and weak.
Absolute Poker Pros
- Player base has increased severely since the merge with Ultimate Poker in late 2008, meaning more traffic at all levels
- Better, faster and simpler software which has pleased all player’s
- Players can transfer cash between Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet accounts since the merge
Accept US players
- Terrific bad beat jackpot which pays out a huge amount of players each time it is hit
- Hand histories can be exported to poker analysis software such as Poker Tracker
Absolute Poker Cons
- Still have the dreaded cheating scandal hanging over their heads which turns players away
- Do not offer live support and e-mail support can take lengthy amount of time to reply to the most basic of queries
- Traffic is fairly lower at all times except peak hours
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