Unibet Poker

Posted by Lassieham 08/07/09

Network: Microgaming

Country of Origin: Malta

Established: 1997

Accept US Players: No

EU Based: Yes

 

The Site in General
Unibet Poker is a part of the Microgaming network formerly known as Prima Poker. Unibet Poker belong to one of the largest and oldest poker rooms. Here you'll find good-looking graphics and a fantastic gaming sensation. When it comes to offers, Unibet Poker has come far with many fine offerings. Unibet Poker offers good tournaments and have a good player traffic on their cash games. Unibet Poker also has many games on highstake level.

Big Name Pros
Jan Olav Sjavik, Dan Glimne, Micke Norinder and Jens Kyllönen

Bonuses
UniBet Poker is part of a much larger operation, affording it the opportunity to dole out some awesome benefits in the promotional department. Live satellites to many of todayís most respected live poker tournaments top the list, including current satellites to the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Monthly Cash Bonuses are handed out according to a players point accumulation over the month. The more points you earn, the more UniBet Poker will top off your points for the month, with double, triple or quadruple points. These points can then be converted to real cash or traded in for free tournament entries.

Software
UniBet Poker is powered by the leading online gaming software developer, Microgaming. The poker lobby supplies all of the standard features and vital stats to help a player choose the most suitable table with ease. UniBet Pokerís software is fast and stable with crisp, clear graphics and minimal clutter at the tables.   The featured statistics are the industry standard ones, like flops viewed, stack sizes, average pot sizes etc. Individual players can view their statistics at all times as they’re displayed during play.  It is also possible to restore the player's hands, which is appreciated by many players.  Another great feature is the Miniview which makes it easier for you to play at several tables while being able to see the statistics all the time.

Tables
Multi tabling is supported via the addition of the mini table view option. Tables can be opened simultaneously both in cash and in tournament mode.  The software allows games up to 16 tables at the same time.

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Special Features
Unibet hosts many cheap tournaments with massive prize opportunities, lots of Freerolls and satellites to bigger competitions. UniBet Poker also maintains a progressive Bad Beat Jackpot to make up for the worst of bad beats on the virtual felt.
   
Player Traffic
At present, Unibet Poker attracts around 3000 players daily, playing at over 300 tables. This makes Unibet Poker, as part of the MicroGaming Network a very attractive online poker room. Such daily player numbers ensure a large variety of games will be played and at different limit levels.

Ease of Game
The competition at Unibet is on average rather loose. The flop percentage of the six-man tables is around 50-60%, and when it comes to the full tables the flop percentage is about 40%

Game Variety
Unibet offers No Limit, Pot Limit, and Fixed Limit Texas Holdem , Pot Limit and Fixed Limit Omaha Hi and Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud , and 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw and Razz.  Stakes run the gamut from nickel/dime tables to $150/$300 Fixed Limit tables, $100/$200 Pot Limit tables, and $200/$400 No Limit tables.

Tournaments
UniBet Poker hosts a great deal of tournaments with buy-ins ranging from €0.30 to several hundred Euros. A good number of Freerolls are held regularly with the smaller prize pools open to all members, and larger Freerolls that require points to enter. The biggest value however comes in the way of live tournament satellites, awarding prize packages to major poker events like the WSOP. Unibet offers so-called microlimit games in which the stakes are as low as 0.20/0.50.

Cash Games
Stakes range from micro-limits to high-stakes games, though most of the competition is concentrated in Texas Holdíem and Omaha games with low- to mid-level stakes.

Rake Info
 A raked hand is a hand where the flop is seen.  At least 25 cents - in the table currency - must also be taken from the pot.  For $0.05-$0.10 and up to $0.50-$1.00 you earn 0.5 VIP points per raked hand, $1.00-$2.00 and $4.00-$8.00: you earn 1 VIP point per raked hand, $5.00-$10.00 and above: you earn 1.5 VIP points per raked hand.

Rakeback
Unibet poker players always get the VIP treatment. Every time you play a "raked" hand at our tables they will add valuable VIP points to your account. When you have enough points, use them to buy into multi-table tournaments - without spending any of your own hard-earned cash on entry fees. You can also use the VIP points in their VIP shop. You earn the same number of VIP points whether you're playing limit, pot limit or no limit cash games. How many you get depends on the table stakes.  You earn VIP points regardless of whether you've put money into that pot or not. You also earn VIP points for participating in tournaments.

Deposit/Withdrawal
VISA (Delta, Electron, Gift and Prepaid), MasterCard (Gift and Prepaid), NETeller, Bank Transfer and MoneyBookers.

Support
Unibet Poker offers players 24/7 support in the form of a phone and fax number. Email is also available and Unibet Poker also provides support in 12 languages, mostly European. Support is accurate and timely and is easy to read and helpful.

suppot@unibet.com

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