Not even minute into the tournament and someone by the name of “Calamari” pushes all his chips into the pot. I guess my K 10 ain’t going to help me right now althought I suspect this eager beaver has hardly much of a hand himself. Everyone folds except for “Golf_Nut01″ who calls and shows pocket A’s. Whoa! Calamari’s hand shows 8 and 9 (I knew it, ya fink!). Golf_Nut01 is sitting pretty until the the he sees the flop. 8, and another 8, and then to seal the deal, a nasty 9. Goodbye Golf_Nut01, better stick to Putt Putt.

Despite this horrible suckout I just witnessed, I’m looking at Calamari and my chops are salivating. I’m going to clean this one up.

Ultimatebet.com is not for beginners. They may dispute that, but it’s their own fault. They have one of the best and quickest interfaces on the Net. There are no goofy “avatars” or cartoon like dealers. Easy to install, easy to add money, and the cards are delt feverishly… which may all be a good thing, or more likely a very very bad thing.

If your an average, recreational poker player, then whatever holes you have your game when you play at your friends once a month, are likely to happen with so much more frequency, that in 20 minutes, the sharks are going to notice them and start knocking away at your stack.

So play tight! Good idea right? Well, maybe. There are so many tight players at UB, that it has spawned a whole other class of players trying to cherry pick blinds left and right. Declerations of “Ah ha! There’s a another Calamari!” have quickly soured into “oh crap, he’s really good” many a times at UB.

“If you can’t spot the fish, then pick a mirror, sucker” is by far the most likely scenario to happen on Ultimatebet.com If you want to make quick dough, you probably should go to a more commercially advertised online poker like PartyPoker.com or PokerStars.com

I’ve tried, I really have, tried to leave Ultimatebet.com, but I just can’t do it. While every so often someone tells me how terrible the average player is there and I go check them out, it’s true! But be prepared to be disappointed with slower interphases and more likely suckouts on your stack.

Simplicity is golden and these UB guys got it down. If the average calibre of player is any indication of how good the software design is, don’t take my word for it, go ahead, sign up and see for yourself. Just don’t try to steal my blinds buddy!

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