Absolute poker is one of the few online rakeback poker sites still open to US players. Being part of the Cereus Network has definitely benefited Absolute poker in terms of growth and added promotions. Good game selection, excellent bonuses and a great loyalty program provide a fantastic online poker experience.

Best Features

• Accepts U.S. players
• Supports cash transfers between players and with Ultimate Bet accounts
• Offers mixed heads-up sit-and-go tournaments
• Good blind structures for tournaments
• Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring-game data to Poker Tracker

Loyalty Program

Absolute Poker’s loyalty program is called FAME and is open to all members. Absolute Poker has recently had a bit of an update of FAME. The FAME program has five levels – Diamond Elite, Platinum VIP, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Status points are earned from playing real money games, the more you earn the higher your status becomes.

Tournaments

Single and Multi-Table: Hold’em, 7-Stud, Omaha, Omaha hi-lo
Regular highlights include:

• $100K Guaranteed Every Saturday at 17:30 ET
• $200 Guaranteed Every Sunday at 17:30 ET
• Steps Tournament series to win a seat at the WSOP

Software

You can play at several tables at once, and the tables are now resizeable, so you won’t have to switch between windows to keep track of the action. Once you are at the tables you can access options like a 4 color deck (great for multi-tabling), rabbit cam, and instant hand histories and video replays.

Games available

Absolute Poker offers:

• Texas Hold’em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo
• Seven-Card Stud
• Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo
• Razz

Plus some mixed games:

• H.O.R.S.E. (Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo)
• H.O.S.E. (Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo)

Competition

Absolute is a reasonably loose site on average, but the loosest games are in the lower limits with a viewed-flop percentage reaching around 50-60%.

Traffic

Since the merge with Ultimate Bet rakeback Poker to form the Cereus network, Absolute Poker has not looked back and continues to enjoy a steady growth of traffic.
Recent traffic figures (April 2009)* show real money ring game players as:

• 24 Hour Peak : 3316
• 7 Day Average: 2350

Support

Absolute Poker offers rakeback support via e-mail only, but the quality and speed are good and support staff are friendly and helpful – support@absolutepoker.com

Deposit

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Neteller
• FPS
• ukash
• MoneyBookers
• Click2Pay
• ClickandBuy
• PaysafeCard
• Western Union
• U.K. Debit Cards
• Bank Wire
• Bank Draft and Cashier’s Checks

Withdrawal

• Check
• Courier check
• Same method you deposited.

*Data sourced from Poker Scout