Absolute Poker Review

Absolute Poker, also known as AP, is one of two members the new CEREUS Network along with UltimateBet or now known as UB. Absolute Poker is one of the more highly frequented poker sites. With their large variety of games and stakes, large deposit bonus, and improving customer support, they are simply one of the best.

New players should make sure to take advantage of Absolute Poker’s 150% up to $500 initial deposit bonus. To make sure you receive the largest possible bonus, don’t forget to use the Absolute Poker referral code FTRAP when signing up. Along with the initial deposit bonus, players using this Absolute Poker referral code are eligible to play in twice monthly exclusive money-added tournaments totaling $500 in free money. Players must earn a certain number of Status Points to clear the bonus. Status Points are cleared by playing in real money ring games, tournaments, and/or sit & go’s. Five dollars of the Absolute Poker bonus is cleared per 100 Status Points earned. Absolute Poker gives its players a maximum of 60 days from their initial deposit to earn as much bonus money as they can.

The main lobby will come up after downloading and installing Absolute Poker. Here you will be able to navigate through all of their games and stakes. There are plenty of games for ring game players to choose from. From microstakes limit Hold ‘em to midstakes pot-limit Omaha games, there is something for everybody. Other games such as Omaha Hi/Lo, Stud, Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz are not heavily populated past the $1/$2 level. AP recently introduced mixed game formats including HORSE and HOSE but there are not many games running above $0.50/$1 blinds.

Absolute Poker has a vast selection of scheduled events and sit & go’s for tournament players. There is not much traffic in the large buy-in sit & go’s but those with buy-ins of under $20 get plenty of action. There are many different formats including 1-table, multi-table, and heads-up as well as different styles including Turbo, Ultra Turbo, and Deep Stack SNGs. AP does offer non-Hold ‘Em SNGs but once again, just like their cash games, they do not get a lot of action.

Those looking for a bigger payday should check out the “Tourneys” tab which is constantly growing every month. The weekly $100K Guaranteed is a $500+$30 buy-in tournament which typically pays around $40,000 to the winner. There are also decent amounts of smaller buy-in events which run daily including the $1 buy-in $5,000 Guaranteed tourney and their Sniper series which are bounty events. There are many Sniper events including the $3K, $4K, $30K, and $40K Guarantees suiting players of different skill levels.

Many changes have been made to the Absolute Poker download recently and it has come to have one of the best software interfaces in the business. A player’s favorite games can easily be found by using the tabs at the top of the Main Lobby screen. Absolute Poker also provides a filter which allows players to narrow the selection of games. Three table layouts are available for players to choose from; each very different from the next.

Adjusting the size of your table is easy. Simply click any side of the table window and drag to enlarge or reduce the size of the window. You may cascade, tile, or stack your tables with the click of a button. Quick resize buttons are available at the top-right of each table. Players may choose their action before play has come around with the quick-play buttons (provided at all tables). These buttons not only help speed up the games but also allow those playing multiple tables to focus their attention where needed. Finally, the table graphics are simple yet effective. All tables move rather quickly with short-handed tables averaging more than 100 poker hands per hour.