Ultimate Bet Mac Bonus

With a monster 111% return on all first-time deposits for a maximum of $1100 extra dollars (with a deposit of $1000), Ultimate Bet for Mac clearly presents a great bonus opportunity for new customers. The only thing you have to do is type in the UB bonus code of FTR111 when you make your initial deposit. It's good to understand the workings behind how you're going to acquire your UB bonus.

You have to always think of how much you have to bet to get that money, what amounts you receive the money in, and the time there is before the bonus offer is over, so you can measure it against the other money poker sites out there.

Here's the simple info. When you make your initial real-money deposit, UB.com gives you bonus dollars equal to 111% of the cash you put in, up to $1100. But these bonus dollars are not yet "released." In order to let go bonus dollars, you need to obtain Status Points. The only way to do this is by playing poker hands in real currency poker games and tournaments, just like at all of the other US friendly poker sites.

For every 20 Status Points you obtain, $1 of your additional money is "given out." Any time $5 of your additional cash is given out, so every time you get 100 status points, you get a deposit of $5 placed in your account. If you make an initial deposit of $1000 (and thus $1100 of extra dollars), you have to pick up 22,000 status points to let go of the full $1100. Here's the kicker –  you are only allowed 60 days to clear all of your extra dollars before you forfeit the ones that stay unreleased.

You might be asking how Status Points are accumulated? In comparison to some online poker sites, the algorithm UB uses is quite simple. For tournaments, you receive one status point for each $0.30 of entry fee (so in a $30+3 tournament, you'd get 10 status points). For cash games, you get Status Points according to how high stakes it is. UB Poker give you a chart for your use at http://www.ultimatebet.com/raise-loyalty/earn-climb/status-points, or you can just use this one:


No Limit

$0.01/0.02 - 1 point for each 15 hands

$0.02/0.04 - 1 point apiece per 10 hands

$0.05/0.10 - 1 point for every 10 hands

$0.10/0.25 - 1 point apiece per 5 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point apiece per 3 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point for every 2 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point for each hand

$2.00/4.00 through $5.00/10.00 - 1.5 points for each hand

$10.00/20.00 and higher - 2 points for every hand


Limit

$0.01/0.02 - 1 point per 20 hands

$0.02/0.04 - 1 point for every 20 hands

$0.05/0.10 - 1 point apiece per 15 hands

$0.10/0.20 - 1 point apiece per 15 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point for every 10 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point for every 5 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point per 2 hands

$2.00/4.00 - 1 point apiece per hand

$3.00/6.00 - 1.5 points for each hand

$4.00/8.00 and up - 2 points for every hand


So, in essence, you'd have to participate in 22,000 hands of $1.00/2.00 no-limit poker within 60 days to be able to clear the total $1100 UB bonus. If you're playing for lower stakes like $0.10/0.25, you'd need to  110,000 hands. If you think that this is something you can do, then UB.com clearly proposes the best bonus deal for you. If you can only play, say 4,000 hands of $1.00/2.00 within that time, you'll most likely only receive closer to $200 of extra cas - which is still awesome. The really good news is, because you get the bonus in $5 allotments, you can deposit as much as you want and not have to worry about losing it. You just won't get as much free cash as you could have made if you had done it the other way, but it's still a great option.

UltimateBet also normally offers bonus dollars for other happenings, to keep you depositing money into your real-money account. As far as bonus programs go, theirs is one of the most complete of all flash texas holdem sites.