With a whopping 111% return on all initial deposits for a maximum of $1100 additional dollars (with a deposit of $1000), Ultimate Bet for Mac clearly offers a most impressive bonus opportunity for new customers. Really, all you need to do is type in the UB bonus code of FTR111 when you make your beginning deposit. It's important to comprehend the technicalities behind how you're going to get your UB bonus.

You have to always think of how much you have to play to get that money, what levels you get the money in, and how much time you have before the bonus offer expires, so you can measure it against the other online poker rooms out there.

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

For every 20 Status Points you acquire, $1 of your bonus currency is "let go." Every time $5 of your extra money is released, so each time you get 100 status points, you get a deposit of $5 placed in your account. If you make an first deposit of $1000 (and thus $1100 of extra dollars), you need to earn 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 bonus dollars before you forfeit the ones that remain unreleased.

The next question is how do you obtain these Status Points? In comparison to some online poker sites, the algorithm UB Poker uses is quite straightforward. For tournaments, you get 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.com shows you a chart for your use at http://www.ultimatebet.com/raise-loyalty/earn-climb/status-points, or you can just make use of 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 per 10 hands

$0.10/0.25 - 1 point for every 5 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point for every 3 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point per 2 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point for each hand

$2.00/4.00 through $5.00/10.00 - 1.5 points per hand

$10.00/20.00 and higher - 2 points per 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 for every 15 hands

$0.10/0.20 - 1 point for each 15 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point apiece per 10 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point for every 5 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point apiece per 2 hands

$2.00/4.00 - 1 point for each hand

$3.00/6.00 - 1.5 points for every hand

$4.00/8.00 and up - 2 points apiece per 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 full $1100 UB bonus. If you're playing for lower stakes like $0.10/0.25, you'd have to 110,000 hands. If you think that this is something for you, then Ultimate Bet clearly proposes the best bonus deal for you. If you can only play, say 4,000 hands of $1.00/2.00 during that time, you'll most likely only receive closer to $200 of extra money - which is still good. The especially excellent news is, because you get the bonus in $5 allowances, you can deposit as much as you want and not need to worry about losing it. You just won't get as much free cash as you could have if you had otherwise done it the other way, but it's still a great option.

UBPoker also normally presents bonus dollars for other occasions, to keep you depositing money into your real-money account. As far as bonus programs go, theirs is one of the most comprehensive of all the best mac poker sites.