UB.net is the UltimateBet Rebranding
in late 2009 When I first
started playing online poker, one of
the first sites I played at was UltimateBet.
Today that site is rebranded into "UB"
and the Ub.net poker site you see advertised
on TV and offers 100% free poker. The
software is completely free to play
and it is compatible with Macs as well
as windows based PC's. At this very
moment there are thousands of players
online and plenty of games you can jump
into from stakes as low as completely
free up to the higher real money stakes.
Pick your game or tournament and get
started, but be sure you use our bonus
code when you sign up! Download UB and
play right now.
Plus you'll be eligible for the new
players freerolls, 111% deposit bonus
and tons of reloads and VIP rewards
programs. UB.net offers one of the smoothest
and easiest to use online poker software,
Ub.net is still serving the online poker
world with a high quality poker room
where you can find lots of tournaments
and cash games. Plus, some of the best
structured multi table poker tournaments
if thats your thing.
If you have watched much poker on TV
lately you will recogonize Ultimatebet.net
aka UB.net as they are
still advertising to the USA market
with some really cheesy commercials
featuring Antionio Esfandari jumping
into a swimming pool and loosing his
shorts. "I'm All In" "That's
the Nuts". They have rebranded
into "UB" featuring both UB.net
and UB.com.
The UltimateBet.net commercials are
lame, but I remember them and I also
always comment about it to my friends
whenever we are watching High Stakes
Poker. "Look at that dumbass Ultimatebet.net
commercial... I wonder how much they
had to pay Antonio to be on national
TV with his shirt off?" So I guess
in one way they are working and with
the recent rebranding to "UB .net"
then even more fish will find their
ways to the online felt at UB.com.
Play at UB's Badbeat Jackpot Tables
- One of the KickAssPoker.com regulars
father hit the UB bad beat jackpot for
$222k himself! Claim your free money
and see if you can hit their bad beat
jackpot - almost always in the six figures
range.
Who is UB.net?
UB or "Ultimatebet.com" is
a long time operating online poker room
that serves the USA. My favorite thing
about Ultimate Bet.net is watching some
of the high stakes no limit texas holdem
cash games that take place there as
well as the quality of their multi-table
tournaments.
I'll be honest, after the fiasco that
aired on 60 minutes about online poker
cheating that I wouldn't play any high
stakes poker games there. I really do
like the software, the customer support
and the bonuses. Not to mention that
they are one of the few US facing online
poker rooms that has great deposit and
withdrawal options. They are even one
of the few poker
sites that accept AMEX for deposits.
I mean come on even with the cheating
fiasco,
that's ballsy to accept Amex. I rarely
play at UltimateBet.net nowadays as
most of my time is spent at one of the
larger online poker rooms like pokerstars
or even the new fish tank that is Sportsbook
Poker.
I will say this though, at the time
of this review refresh the player mood
has changed and there are lots of great
games and tournaments at UB. And with
the Ub.net rebranding for easy domain
name typing, I will probably should
make a deposit and get in on some of
those multi-table tournaments they offer
as the blind structure is solid and
makes for good poker and the software
really is top notch.
Plus, UltimateBet.com is hands down
the best way to qualify for the "UltimateBet.net
Aruba Classic" poker
tournament that they show on the World
Poker Tour. Click
here to for a qualifier into the Aruba
Classic this year - and who wants
to bet that this will be called the
UB.net Aruba Classic going forward.
UB.net on TV
Yes, you still see UB.net advertised on
TV. If you are looking to download a free
version of online poker so you can play
online with play money chips then just
visit UltimateBet.net as that site offers
no real money wagering. However, just
download
the free UB software here
and create a play money account. That
is all that you have to do, it will take
a few minutes to create your account and
you can be at the table with $1000 in
Play money chips to try out the software.
No cost, no obligation and no credit card
needed to set up your free account. If
you choose to make a deposit later and
try it out for real then you will be granted
a 100% deposit bonus matched up to $650
on your first deposit.
UB Bonus - Deposit Matched 111% up
to $1111
Simply
visit
UB and download the poker
client. It is fast, free and easy with
no obligation required to get signed
up. Then during the sign up process,
use UB bonus code "KAPBONUS".
If you make a deposit, you will be awarded
with a 111% bonus match on your deposit
up to $1111. You can earn at the poker
tables by playing in both real money
ring games and in sit-n-go tournaments,
where you earn "UltimatePoints".
Ub.com.com does break down the earnings
for points a little differently that
some sites do, with UB.com's bonus you
earn $1 for every 10 UltimatePoints
you earn while playing Raked Ring Game
Tables but it takes 30 UltimatePoints
earned playing Sit-N-Go's. It does take
a little while longer to release the
Ultimate Bet Bonus than many of the
other online poker sites. There are
some things to note, and as always
check ultimatebet.com for current terms
and conditions but you can
also buy other goodies with your points
including being a Fighter Pilot for
a Day. For a mere 393,400 Ultimate Points
you can fly in a miltary fighter jet.
No joke.
Poker Players at UB.com
At of the time of refreshing this room
review, (December of 09) Ultimatebet.com
is no more, they have rebranded to UB.com
/ UB.net. They have also merged with AbsolutePoker.com
to the same network they called "Cereus"
for better liquidity. This merge bumped
them up to a top 10 poker room in terms
of numbers of real money players depsite
their continuing marketing effort of UB.net
and that they accept USA players.
UltimateBet.com averages around 2050 real
money players at any given time compared
to around 27800 for PokerStars.com and
18800 for FullTiltPoker.com and PartyPoker.com
for the big three. During the day there
were plenty of no limit cash games going
up to $5/$10 and a few people waiting
at some of the bigger stakes up to $50/$100.
UB used to be one of the best places to
find the highest stakes online cash games,
but now that honor goes to FullTiltPoker.com
where a ton of professionals play some
unreal limits. These poker room player
counts are courtesy of pokersitescout.
Professionals poker players include Phil
Helmuth, Annie Duke and Antionio Esfandari,
but the word on the street is that all
professional endorsees have been released
from their contractual agreements due
to the USA's draconian stance on online
poker. UltimateBet is a very good poker
site. A lot of professional players both
play at and promote UB. Phil
Hellmuth and Annie
Duke can be found playing
and Promoting Ultimate Bet.
Games and Tournaments at UB .net
Ring
Games and Stakes
Texas Holdem
- No Limit, Limit, Pot Limit variations
- Stakes range from .01/.02 up through
$50/$100. (limit blinds start at .02/.04)
and go up to $300/$600 as long as you
are playing on the .com site and not the
ub.net site that you see advertised on
the tube.
- Most traffic is in the small to medium
stakes no limit ring games from .25/.50
through $3/6 NL is offered in no limit
and limit versions.
Omaha
- Pot Limit and Limit.
- Stakes from .01/.02 through $50/100
- Traffic was only a couple tables at
each small to medium stakes level.
The blinds start at .05/.10 for the ring
games and tournaments start at the $1.10
level (other than the freerolls which
are nothing to write home about).
7 Stud, Triple Draw and Horse
I'm grouping these together as there was
virtual no traffic at any of these games.
Stakes range from .05/.10 up to $200/$400
No traffic to speak of, very sparse traffic
in these three games.
UltimateBet.com
Tournaments
The one thing that I really like about
UB.net and that has been echoed by other
online poker players is that they have
a strong structure to their multi-player
poker tournaments and are one of the best
place to play multi table tourneys online.
Most tournaments are Texas holdem (no
limit) but there is the occassional Omaha
event.
Stakes start at the $1.00+.10 level up
through $200+$15 events. Also rare events
with $500 and $5500 buyins respectively
(the UltimateBet.net Aruba Classic).
There are a wide range of satellite events
to many of the major poker tournaments
offered as well as sit-n-go tourneys across
all buy-ins.
Other
Games - Blackjack, Elimination Blackjack,
Tournament Blackjack and they even offer
an online casino. UB.com
also offers single player blackjack with
wagers starting at $1 and they also offer
Elimination BlackJack which is becoming
more popular as more and more players
are watching shows about elimination blackjack
on TV. Ub.com
is one of the only places I have seen
this offered and they also offer a free
games of elimination blackjack to test
your skills and learn the nuances of the
game. (*in November of 2009 UB.com has
opened a full fledged casino with all
the major casino games availble).
Yes, you can even play Roshambo, you know,
rock paper scissors. Seriously...
Elimination Blackjack at UltimateBet.net
Deposit / Support at UltimateBet.net
Depositing
You can play for free all day long if
you choose, but whenever you want to try
it out for real money here are the deposit
options. The minimum deposit is $20 and
you can use Visa/Mastercard, Visa Electron,
Click2Pay, ePassporte, Western Union,
MoneyGram, eWalletXpress, Bank Draft and
Wire Transfer. Please visit the cashier
once you have downloaded the UltimateBet.com
software. You can also chat with Live
Support when you are making yoru deposit
or need information.
UltimateBet Support
Excellent support who can answer questions
and help you out. Live support is for
depositing (imagine that) and they have
priorty email customer service support
available 24 / 7. There is an extensive
FAQ that answers most of the questions.
Final Thoughts about UBet.com and UBet.net
If you are looking for a room that offers
swift action (game play moves at a very
brisk pace), the play interface is smooth
as silk (it is very easy to use) and top
notch tournaments then you should consider
playing your online poker at UltimateBet.
Simply
