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Cereus Launches Combining UltimateBet and Absolute Poker

Submitted by Guest on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 00:39.

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Cereus officially launches on Tuesday, combining the player bases of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker into one large pool. Members will likely remain playing on each individual online poker room. However, when they log on, patrons of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker will experience inflated traffic and an increased Bad Beat Jackpot. The launch of CEREUS was officially announced in July, just before the investigation into the cheating scandal at UltimateBet was completed. In addition, Tokwiro, which is the parent company of both UB and AP, recently won a $15 million judgment against the former owners of UB and used the money to refund players.



 

The July press release from UltimateBet explains why its customers will look forward to the launch of CEREUS: "CEREUS is the result of more than 12 months innovation and development. What does it mean for UB players? As part of the network, UltimateBet will retain all the unique assets that create the ultimate poker experience, but we will share more players, more action, more tournaments, and add incredible new features."

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Yeah . . . one less player per table = higher rake average per player . . . and loss of the miniview feature which is much better than resizable tables if you want to multi-table. But we''ll see. Maybe they'll do something about all the damn bots.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 16:55.

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