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General AP Review

Absolute Poker’s five-year existence in the online gaming market is a clear indication that despite the issues encountered by the poker site during the past year, its members still continue to patronize the poker tournaments and promotions being offered by Absolute Poker.

 Absolute Poker was established in 2003 in Costa Rica. Due to its fast growth and ever-growing membership base, the online poker site has reportedly signed a lucrative merger deal with another poker site Ultimate Bet. Currently, both sites are conducting fund transfers in order to make sure that the transition goes by smoothly.

 The site has signed up two of the world’s most recognized poker players to exclusively represent  Absolute Poker in live and internet tournaments. These are two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Mark Seif and two-time World Poker Tour (WPT) titlist and Player of the Year recipient Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi.

 Absolute Poker has very comprehensive and interactive software. Players get to retrieve their hand history, stats and notes. They also get to choose their own avatars to represent them in the online world. The search and chat feature is excellent and at par with other leading online poker sites.  Recently,  Absolute Poker has undergone a major system update which means that the new software promises better looking graphics, faster play and greater multi-table features.

AP Traffic Review

 AbsolutePoker.com is getting heavier traffic during the past few weeks after the merger has been announced. Just like in other sites, the Texas Hold’em tournaments still get the most number of players within the site. At peak hours, cash game traffic reach more than 8,000.

AP Rake Review

 Absolute Poker conforms to the industry standards when it comes to rake which is five percent on all game variants or up to $3. It also follows the “no flop, no drop” policy wherein the pot gets raked once the flop is shown.

Current Promotions

 The online poker site has several ongoing promotions. New members can get up to $600 and 150 percent deposit match bonus just for signing up.  A typical reload bonus can range from 15 to 100 percent for AbsolutePoker.com players and not to be ignored is the Refer a Friend promotion wherein both the player and his or her referral will get a bonus incentive.

 Absolute Poker has just launched this month the “Absolute Assassins” promotion wherein the winner, who will only shell out about $25, can “slay his way to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in Las Vegas.”

Payment Options Review

 Financial transactions between players and AbsolutePoker.com are guaranteed secure and handled efficiently.

 Absolute Poker continues to accept U.S.-based players in its site. However, there are limitations for these players such as not being able to process payment transactions via MyCitadel, FirePay and NETeller (which pulled out of the U.S. market due to legislations implemented).

 The players can deposit using check, bank wire, VISA, Mastercard, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, UKash, ePassporte, MoneyBookers and NETeller (except U.S. players).

The withdrawal options are pretty much the same.

Site Support Review

 One of the low sides of Absolute Poker’s website is the fact that it only has e-mail support as opposed to other leading sites that offer live chat and phone support. Despite this fact, the players can still go to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) link to get basic information and answers to common issues and questions. The responses from the support team are still accurate and fast.

  The detailed playing stats feature has helped a lot of members improve their game since they can decipher as to what went wrong or what made them lose the game. The find a player option guarantees better interaction among Absolute Poker players.

With the aim to continuously improve the site and its members, Absolute Poker is on its way to the top of the online gaming market.