Omaha Hi/Lo

Back in 2007 Ultimate Bet merged with Absolute Poker and they are expected to sift to the new Cereus Poker Network by the end of 2008. Ultimate Bet was one of the first big poker rooms that entered the market backed by a World Series of Poker record holder. In this case it was Phil Hellmuth that backed Ultimate Bet.

When the shift to the new network is complete it is expected to greatly increase the foot traffic of the site. The volume of players on the site is already good so the merge is highly anticipated and expected to make Ultimate Bet one of the largest poker rooms in the world.

Ultimate Bet has a lot of games that are played and the action is spaced out over all of them. On the end of high stakes games are some of the best players in the world battling it out. The software Ultimate Bet uses is less traditional then most. Many players complain that the graphics are not up to spec however, the software has always been ahead of the competition when it comes to security and stability. Players are able to adjust the table views and sizes, combined with the fast card dealing and other great features that the software has to offer defiantly makes up for the lack of graphics. In November 2008 it was recorded that there were 2,100 ring game players and 14,000 tournament players during peak hours.

Some things that Ultimate Bet has to offer is:

• Accepts U.S. Players
• Mobile poker available with both real and play money
• Poker lessons from the pros at Ultimate Bet
• Sponsors many live and online tournaments
• Supports Poker Tracker
• Great software
• Fast payouts
• 24/7 support
• Monthly $5000 freerolls
• Good multiple table features
• Great frequent player program

The site does have a couple downsides including:

• Tougher competition at high limits
• Software only works on PC’s

Being an innovator in the poker realm has paid off big for Ultimate Bet and will be even better after the merging is completed. In fact Ultimate Bet was the first site to introduce Pineapple. Pineapple is a variation of Texas Hold’em where you have three hole cards but have to discard one after the flop. The sleek feel of the program and excellent features are continuously being improved.  There is action to be found for all players in all games in all limits. Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke along with others can be found at the higher limit tables.

Ultimate Bet Offers:

• Texas Hold’em
• Omaha Hi-Lo
• Omaha Hi
• Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
• Seven Card Stud Hi
• Pineapple
• 2-7 Triple Draw
• A-5 Triple Draw
• Royal Hold’em
• Blackjack
• Elimination Blackjack
• Real Money Roshambo
• Heads up Tables in Hold’em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, 2-7 Triple Draw and A-5 Triple Draw.
• No-Limit, Limit and Pot-Limit are offered in Hold’em
• Pot-Limit and Limit are offered in both Omaha games