The Quick Summary

Absolute Poker is a long standing and cherished member of the online poker community. Started in 1999 by a group of college friends, Absoluter Poker has since grown into one of the true giants of online gaming.

Thanks to its recent merger with UltimateBet into the impressive Cereus Poker Network, Absolute Poker is amongst the most trafficked sites available. Absolute Poker, along with UltimateBet, remains open to US customers.

Popularity: 9 of 10 – Excellent

Absolute Poker has chosen to remain open to US customers, which buttresses its fanbase. In addition to regularly exceeding 6,000 players during peak hours, Absolute Poker picks up even more traffic through its new partner site, UltimateBet. You’ll always be able to find a Hold’em or Omaha game, while Sit & Gos pop up virtually every second in the lobby. A lot of poker to be played on Absolute Poker.

Security: 6.5 of 10 – Good

Absolute Poker employs a solid security system in the form of a 256-bit encryption system and crack security team. Absolute Poker and UltimateBet have redoubled their security efforts through an expert financial transaction tracking unit as well which closely follows each and every financial transaction made on the Cereus Network.

Player Competition: 8.5 of 10 – Excellent

Absolute Poker is famous for its oddly tight members. For whatever reason, Absolute Poker has long been the home of some of the tightest players in online poker. If you study up on how best to play with the tightest of players then you can be sure to make some serious money here.

As you would expect, the merger with UltimateBet has also provided thousands of new players with many different skill levels. If you’re looking to play against beginners or experts, Absolute Poker has the appropriate competition for you.

Site Software: 9 of 10 – Excellent

Absolute Poker has a terrific engine. Not only has the big deal with UltimateBet physically brought in more servers to keep games moving even more smoothly, but Absolute Poker has its own strong software reputation to protect.

Very multi-table friendly, Absolute Poker supports many secondary poker tracker style applications. Absolute Poker also offers its own such tracker in the form of the Absolute Buddy option.

The lobby is manageable and the table is clean so you won’t get distracted during your play. Absolute Poker knows what it’s doing in the way of software.

Customer Support: 6 of 10 – Average

While Absolute Poker is lacking some customer support measures such as live 24/7 chat options and toll free phone numbers, it does offer its clientele an extensive FAQ section on top of several email addresses designed to specifically address different questions. Certainly could be better, certainly could be worse – Absolute Poker is average in the way of customer support.

Company Ethics: 8 of 10 – Very Good

Absolute Poker has committed itself to the freedom of the marketplace and taken a powerful ethical step in its defiance of the UIGEA and subsequent acceptance of US clientele. Absolute Poker also wins favor for its tremendous bonus and promotion commitments which keep its significant member base chock full of free money and gifts. If the customer support team was easier to reach then this score would be higher than an 8.

Site Promotions: 9.5 of 10 – Excellent

There’s basically one site with better promotions and bonuses than Absolute Poker, and that would be its better half UltimateBet. Absolute excels in promotions: a 100% sign up bonus on up to your first $500, gobs of reload options including a 50% on up to $400, tremendous rake races tallying up tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses monthly and a horde of live tournament promotions.

Due to Absolute Poker’s long standing relationship with many of the world’s top pros, Absolute Poker is also able to offer unique gift packages such as trips to the Alps for private games and trips to the Playboy Mansion for more… public games.

Overall Review: 8.07 of 10 – Excellent

Absolute Poker is a tried and true site. It features a powerful and consistent software base and a redoubled member base thanks to the Cereus Network. Players will find plenty of bonuses and appropriate competition. While Absolute Poker does lose a few points for weak customer support, overall Absolute Poker is worth a look.

Final Result: We give Absolute Poker a final overall score of 8.07 out of 10.