Review of Absolute Poker by Jesse McLean |
February 4, 2012 |
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Reviewer:
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Established:
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2003
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Email:
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support@absolutepoker.com
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Website:
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www.absolutepoker.com
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Software:
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Absolute
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Americans:
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no
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Players:
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500 (average)
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Banking:
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Credit Card, Click2Pay, EntroPay, eWalletXpress, InstaDebit, Moneybookers, Neteller, Bank Transfer
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Games:
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Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, HORSE
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NOTE: ABSOLUTE POKER IS RUMORED TO BE BANKRUPT. DO NOT PLAY HERE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Do you want a continual stream of deposit bonuses? Well, Absolute poker are industry-famous for offering reload bonuses almost every week. They are also growing rapdily and are closing in on a top 5 spot in terms of size.
Absolute poker's software looks good, but is still a little buggy. It's also somewhat greedy with your processor power. I have had it hang a couple times. I run a fairly low-spec machine though, so all you high-tech people shouldn't have many problems.
Absolute Poker's support is very quick. I got helpful, and understandable, responses to my test emails inside the hour. That's quicker than the autoresponder for some sites. Big credit to Absolute for getting their support right. Now if they just keep improving your software, it will soon be a top-flight poker site.
Cashouts are fast. I have never had one slower than 6 hours, and nobody I know has had a cashout (to neteller) take longer than 12 hours.
The players at Absolute are the usual mixed bag. There are some good players, some average ones, and a bunch of idiots. This is the same as anywhere, but you can sometimes run into some pretty tough games (look for tables where a lot of people are seeing the flop, rather than the fold fests which usually have better players).
Absolute have a relatively good selection of tournaments. There are 15 $50 freerolls a day (although since they often fill all of the 1500 entries, it takes a while to finish), at the moment they are also running a daily freeroll to qualify for a tournament at the end of the month that will send someone to the WSOP.
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Register at
Absolute Poker
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Bonus Match:
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150%
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Bonus Max:
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$500
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Deposit Bonus Information:
Absolute offer a 150% match bonus on your first deposit up to $500 (bonus code AP500). They also offer pretty much permanent reload bonuses - I'm not kidding when I say there's one every week. They earn out at 10 cents per raked hand, which is pretty good and makes them worth about $5 per table hour of full-ring 1/2.
Last Updated: 12/15/2011
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ONLINE POKER REVIEWS
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Chart Definitions
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Ratings |
Match
How much free money the poker room will give you as a percentage of your first total deposit.
Max
The maximum amout of bonus money you can receive with your first deposit.
Online
The average number of active online cash players the poker room has at any one time.
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Software
This is the quality of the program on which the poker program is run. This rating should consider the understandability and usability of the software, plus how quick and helpful their support services are.
Players
A rating of how many players there are, and how easy it is to beat the typical low-limit holdem game against the average one.
Payout
This is a rating of how quickly the poker site processes
withdrawal requests and the overall quality of bonuses rewarded.
Tournys
This rating should consider the frequency, relative value, and organization of both sit-and-go and special tournaments held.
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