Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker Catching up!
No, they aren’t stealing market share from Pokerstars or Full Tilt, but they are adopting some of the “industry standards” that both major sites have rolled out over the past few months.
This week UB and Absolute Poker are both unveiling synchronized breaks. The breaks will occur at 55 min past the hour, and have a few differences when compared to Full Tilt and Pokerstars. There will be no synchronized breaks during late registration tourneys , any tournament in the first blind level, turbo and ultra turbo in the first 2 blind levels, and multi-table sit and goes. There is an additional 3 minute break at the end of a rebuy period.
Ultimate Bet and Absolute have also changed how their “Raise” button works. The button has been renamed to “Raise To..” and instead of the player having to account for their original bet (Which is already on the table) the software takes that into account and you just need to enter the amount you want to raise.
These changes seem to keep Ultimate Bet and Absolute in line with what’s going on in the online poker world, and keeps them competitive. They have also listened to their higher stakes “Grinders” and are rolling out more Saturday tournaments that are in line with their game play. This Saturday the $320 buy-in tournament is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm ET on Saturday and comes with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. It follows a deep stack structure.
Head on over to Ultimate Bet and try out their new “Raise To” Button!
