Ultimate Bet Poker Review

Ultimate Bet ( www.UB.com ) - Endorsed by pros such as Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke (who can be found playing there often and just won the 2010 Heads Up Poker Championship). Ultimate Bet (also referred to as "UB") is one of the leaders in online poker. Ultimate Bet merged with Absolute Poker to form the Cereus Poker Network, now one of the busiest online poker sites period. Real-money player statistics in 2010 show 2,100 ring-game players and 14,000 tournament players at peak hours. Ultimate Bet accepts players from the United States and many other countries around the world and has deposit options and bonuses to serve international poker players.

Ultimate Bet Poker Deposit Bonus

Any new player at Ultimate Bet that makes their first deposit and enters the bonus code Huge is eligible to receive a 111% bonus up to a maximum of $1,100 (£1,100, 1,100 EUR). This introductory bonus is released into your account as you play at real money tables and earn status points. When you first begin playing at UB, you will be at the Member level of their RAI$E ladder. At this rung, you must earn 20 status points to unlock $1.00 of bonus money as real cash.

Ultimate Bet First Deposit Bonus Requirements

Bonus money is unlocked in £5.00 increments as you earn points. Once you have begun to move up the RAI$E ladder, you will receive reductions in the amount of status points required to unlock each $1.00. For example, Icon members (members at the highest rung of the ladder) need only 17 status points to unlock each dollar unit of currency. Other status point requirements to unlock the introductory bonus include:

Player: $1.00 - 20 Points
Contender: $1.00 - 20 Points
Legend: $1.00 - 18 Points

Ultimate Bet Deposit Referral Code

In order to qualify for the 111% first deposit bonus up to $1,100, you will need to enter the UB bonus referral code Huge. When you are preparing to play online poker at Ultimate Bet and are installing the software, you will be prompted to enter a coupon code along with your other personal information. By entering the UB deposit referral code Huge, you will not only qualify for the introductory deposit bonus of 111% up to a maximum of $1,100, you will also be eligible to take part in other promotions at UB such as:

Weekly Sunday Tournaments with $200,000 Prize Packages
7Deuce Tables Where Winning With a 7-2 Earns You Extra Cash
Cash For Ultimate Bet Status Points
5% Account Interest for Icon Level UB Players

In order to qualify for the maximum bonuses and benefits at Ultimate Bet, enter the bonus code XXXXX when you sign up for a real money account and begin playing at UB.

Ultimate Bet Poker Deposit Options

Players from the United States are encouraged to use their Visa or Mastercard to make a deposit at UB as the rejection rate is regarded as being low. All credit card transactions at UB have a $10 minimum and a $1,000 maximum limit. There are also weekly ($3,000) and monthly ($5,000) transaction limits placed on all Visa and Mastercard depositors from the United States. If such limits are reached, US players can use a variety of other ewallets or online transaction accounts to continue making deposits at Ultimate Bet. Other countries with favored deposit methods include:

Germany: Sofort¸berweisung - 10EUR minimum deposit ; No deposit fees
Poland: Poland Instant Banking - 10EUR minimum deposit ; No fees for deposits
Sweden/Finland: Nordea - 10EUR minimum deposit ; No fees on deposits
United Kingdom: Visa Electron - £10 minimum deposit ; £25,000 maximum limit per month
Italy: PostePay - 10EUR minimum deposit ; No deposit fees