With a huge 111% return on all initial deposits for a maximum of $1100 additional dollars (with a deposit of $1000), Ultimate Bet for Mac clearly presents a most impressive bonus opportunity for new poker players. Really, all you need to do is type in the UB referral code of FTR111 when you make your first deposit. It's good to understand the workings behind how you're going to get your UB bonus.

You have to be aware of how much you have to play to get that money, what levels you get the cash in, and how much time you have before the extra offer goes away, so you can compare it against the other best online poker sites out there.

Here's the simple info. When you make your first ever real-cash deposit, UB gives you extra dollars equal to 111% of the cash you put in, up to $1100. But these bonus dollars are not yet "yours to use." In order to release additional dollars, you need to obtain Status Points. The only way to do this is by playing poker hands in real cash poker games and tournaments, just like at all of the other us poker sites.

For any 20 Status Points you get, $1 of your additional currency is "released." Every time $5 of your bonus money is given out, so any time you get 100 status points, you get a deposit of $5 placed in your account. If you make an beginning deposit of $1000 (and thus $1100 of bonus dollars), you have to pick up 22,000 status points to release the full $1100. Here's the kicker –  you are only allowed 60 days to clear all of your bonus dollars before you lose the ones that stay unreleased.

The next question is how do you obtain these Status Points? In comparison to some online poker sites, the algorithm UB.com uses is quite simple. For tournaments, you win one status point for every $0.30 of entry fee (so in a $30+3 tournament, you'd get 10 status points). For cash games, you receive Status Points according to how high stakes it is. UBPoker provides 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 for every 10 hands

$0.05/0.10 - 1 point per 10 hands

$0.10/0.25 - 1 point per 5 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point apiece per 3 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point for every 2 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point per hand

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

$10.00/20.00 and higher - 2 points apiece per hand


Limit

$0.01/0.02 - 1 point for each 20 hands

$0.02/0.04 - 1 point per 20 hands

$0.05/0.10 - 1 point for every 15 hands

$0.10/0.20 - 1 point for every 15 hands

$0.25/0.50 - 1 point for each 10 hands

$0.50/1.00 - 1 point apiece per 5 hands

$1.00/2.00 - 1 point per 2 hands

$2.00/4.00 - 1 point for each hand

$3.00/6.00 - 1.5 points for each hand

$4.00/8.00 and up - 2 points per hand


So, for instance, you'd have to play 22,000 hands of $1.00/2.00 no-limit poker within 60 days in order 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 you can do this, then UB.com clearly presents the best bonus option for you. If you can only play, say 4,000 hands of $1.00/2.00 during that time, you'll probably only receive closer to $200 of bonus cash - which is still great. The really good news is, because you get the bonus in $5 allotments, you can put in as much as you have to and not have 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.

UB also frequently proposes 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 inclusive of all flash texas holdem sites.