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Absolute Poker Review

The Nuts: Unique look and feel.  Wide game selection.

The Muck:  Insider cheating scandal in 2007.  Strangely positioned betting buttons.

US Players?  Yes 

Banking Options: eWalletXpress, ePassporte, MoneyGram, Click2Pay, Western Union, bank wire, check, Visa and Mastercard 

Absolute Poker is an independent card room that has been around since 2003, Absolute has a look and style all its own.     

Traffic (8):  Absolute poker is one of the bigger card rooms, averaging around 14,200 players online at once.   

Game Selection (9): Absolute has something for everyone, and sees a lot of traffic in its micro to midlevel buy-ins .

    Game Fixed  Limit Pot Limit No Limit
    Texas Hold’em ♦ ♦ ♦
    Omaha ♦ ♦  
    Omaha Hi-Lo ♦ ♦ ♦
    7 Card Stud ♦    
    7 Card Stud Hi-Lo ♦    
    Razz ♦    
    Hold’em SnGs ♦ ♦ ♦
    Omaha SnGs ♦ ♦  
    Omaha Hi-Lo SnGs ♦ ♦  
    7 Card Stud SnGs ♦    
    7 Card Stud Hi-Lo SnGs ♦    
    Hold’em MTTs ♦ ♦ ♦
    Omaha MTT ♦ ♦  
    Omaha Hi-Lo MTTs ♦ ♦  
    HORSE MTTs ♦    
    Razz MTTs ♦    

 

Buy-ins

  • Fixed Limit Games:  $.05-$.10 to $200-$400
  • No Limit/Pot Limit Games:  $.05-$.10 to $50-$100
  • Sit and Go Tournament Buy-ins:  $.50+$.10 to $1000+$50
  • Multi Table Tournament Buy-ins:  $2.00+$.20 to $1000+$50
 

Software Performance (5):  The recent upgrade has made Absolute poker much faster, but there’s still a longer pause between hands than at most sites, and memories of the 2007 scandal in which “super user” accounts could see everyone’s hole cards still linger. 

Graphics (9):  Absolute offers a choice of 3 different player views – top view, quarter view and classic.  Very nice.   

Bets are displayed both by chip stack and by dollar amount.  The pot amount is hard to read due to its location above the table when in the classic view, but otherwise everything is clean and crisp.

Players can upload avatars to their tables if they choose. 

Game play/interface (6):  Absolute’s home page is a mess with text overlapping in some parts. It’s also very difficult to find what you need. The lobby is easy to navigate, however. 

One weird thing about Absolute is that its betting options are in the opposite order of all the other poker sites.  The slider bar used to place bets with is somewhat clunky as well. 

Hand histories, note taking ability, chat block, and session stats are all included in Absolute’s package. There is also an instant replay function that I found to be rather useless. 

Competition (6): Players at Absolute tend to be pretty tight.  Swimming in these waters requires patience.  

Rewards/Promotions (6):  Absolute offers a 100% deposit bonus up to $500, but the terms aren’t great. For each raked hand (minimum rake of $0.50) you play and reach the flop, you will receive 1 point. You will also receive 1 point for each $1 of tournament buy-in fee.  Once you have 30 points $5 is released to you. You have 2 months to clear the money in your pending account.

They also offer a refer-a-friend program that awards you $75 and your referral $50 if he deposits and plays in at least 200 real money raked hands. 

Screenshots

Absolute Poker Lobby Absolute Poker Table

 

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