Absolute Poker Review

Absolute Poker has had to reinvent itself in order to survive and the first, and certainly most important, step they made was to shift their association away from Excapsa and towards the newly built Cereus Network.

The move onto the Cereus Network has seen a merge between Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet and it is undeniable that Absolute’s reputation and overall sustainability has been given a leg up by Ultimate Bet. AP have been able to piggyback their player pool onto Ultimate Bet’s and this fact alone has allowed them to maintain their core demographic and, with the backing of Cereus, expand their gaming options.

The main concern for any prospective players looking to deposit at Absolute Poker is security. Whenever money is involved this is a natural reaction, however, the entire internal infrastructure of Absolute and the company behind it has been entirely rebuilt and reorganised.

The security features are now more stringent than ever and with the top brass at the company not wanting to see another slip-up the sites security are constantly on high alert. Absolute now categorise their security operation by four different areas: Security Tools, Gaming Security, Data Security and Banking Security. Each area focuses specifically on issues such as, abnormal win rates, BOTS, chip dumping, multi-account and ensuring their random number generator is error free.
 
The security features are not the only thing to be given a complete overhaul since the re-launch of Absolute. The site’s software has never set the world alight and the gaming features have always been adequate but not overly impressive. The recent update though has focused on adding a lot more optional extras, making the overall playing experience much more enjoyable. The graphics overall have been sharpened and given a much lighter and crisper feel.

Players can now add photos to their avatars and the speed of play is a lot smoother than before, something which makes a huge difference to the overall feel of the site.

Four colour decks, customisable backgrounds and integrated statistics help develop a much more in depth and intensive experience and this is something that regular players will appreciate. The tables can be easily tiled or cascaded and the resize option is a major bonus to those who have precious little desktop space.

The graphics also remain sharp even at the lowest dimensions which is a testament to the overall quality of the software and the operating system.

Absolute have also made it easier to find and manage your buddies by creating the fully downloadable, AbsoluteBuddy. The application serves as an extension to the main game client and allows you to store and organise the names of your most generous benefactors.

Once you log into the site your Absolutebuddy will tell you exactly who is where playing and what. You can store notes, find statistics and generally hound the fish until you bleed them dry of every penny they have. Don’t want people to find you? By using the buddy’s auto block feature you can prevent players from seeing your online status and fly under the radar of any predators.

Players will still have the ability to add you to their lists but they won’t be able to see whether you online or not, leaving you free to hunt in peace.

Absolute has worked hard to rebuild its reputation within the poker community. New software, new game features and most importantly a completely new management shows they are determined to learn from their mistakes.

The tournament offerings are superb and with extremely loose cash game action there is no doubt it is still one of the most profitable places to play. The software is well put together and with live customer support available 24/7 there is little chance that any problems will occur again at Absolute Poker.