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Unibet Review

Unibet Poker has been an established name in online poker since 1997 and has a particularly strong player base in Europe. Unibet Poker is licensed by the MGA (Malta Gaming Authority) and has a reputation as being a quality poker site that does things by the book.

Since the early 2000s Unibet has also been offering online casino gaming and live betting options to its services which has brings a good number of recreational casino players to its poker room. Unibet regularly has some of the highest traffic numbers of any online poker room and has particularly soft low-mid stakes games as its promotions and rake offers are geared towards beginners.

Unibet Poker does several things differently than its competitors. Its software is unique, players can play anonymously, and Unibet Poker is one of the few sites which have taken a hard stance on HUD software, choosing to ban them outright. Unibet also doesn’t require software downloads to play and has some extremely fast payout methods in comparison to other sites.

The game types on offer at Unibet are No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha. Cash Games are spread up to €2.00/€4.00 although there are no heads-up or full ring game tables available. The tournament schedule has a wide range of freezeout and bounty tournaments for various buy-ins as well as daily freerolls.

Software

Unibet Poker software is a unique and non-nonsense client that doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel. It’s easy to use and has been designed with simplicity in mind instead of bells and whistles. One of the standout differences between Unibet Poker and many of its rivals is how much they protect the anonymity of the player. Players can alter their name up to three times a day and are therefore untraceable and harder to exploit. There are no waiting lists, no hand histories, and Cash Games and Sit & Go’s have player pools rather than individual tables so players can’t pick and choose their opponents. It's a great environment for players who don’t want to be taken advantage of by online poker grinders.

The Unibet Poker client is downloadable for both Windows and Mac, but players also have the option of playing instantly from the site browser. All versions run well, although the browser client does have some limited features.

The software design is cartoonish and playful: large avatars, 3D themes and a overall bulky look is clearly made for beginners to get the hang of playing online. However, the software isn't without its drawbacks. It isn't possible to view previously played hands, chip stack denominations can't be converted to bbs, nor can players label opponents. The sit out feature is also unusual: if you want to take a break you have to sit out from all tables at once. After which you must return within 8 minutes.

Unibet Poker App

The Unibet App provides players with the same access to all the games as on the desktop site but in a smaller package. Some small changes have been made to facilitate play on a smaller screen.

Cash Games

Most of the players at the tables gather in the late evening and early morning European time. Players cannot choose specific tables from the lobby, instead there is an automatic seating system. Limits are spread from €0.02/€0.04 to €2.00/€4.00 for both regular and fast poker tables.

HEXAPRO and HEXAPRO Banzai Spins

HEXAPRO Spins plays similarly to an All-in or Fold tournaments, pitting players against each other with small starting stacks for buy-ins of €1, €2, €5, €10, €25, €50, €100. Although more of a gamble than some other variants, there are some strategies to be found and it can be a fun and fast way to get a quick poker fix.

HEXAPRO Banzai Spins plays as an accelerated version with a reduced stack.

Players compete for a randomised prize that could be up to 1,000 times a buy-in:

Multi-table Tournaments (MTTs)

Unibet Poker has a good range of low-mid stakes tournaments with buy-ins ranging from €1.00 to €200. The guarantees for these smaller tournaments aren't as high as on rival sites but this is reflected in softer competition. Some of the standout events include:

• The Bang - Buy-in €200 (€5,000 guaranteed)
• The Ice Giant Bounty - Buy-in €25 (€5,000 guaranteed)
• The Odyssey - Buy-in €50 (€7,500 guaranteed)
• The Big Titan - Buy-in €25 (€7,500 guaranteed)
• Sunday Supernova - Buy-in €100 (€20,000 guaranteed)

The Unibet Poker Online Series

The Unibet Online tournament series also runs multiple times a year offering a plethora of higher buy-in tournaments for shot takers and tournament pros. Guarantees for this series have exceeded €600,000 in previous years and includes rebuy, freezeout and bounty tournaments of both PLO and Hold’em variants. Satellites run all year round from the tournament lobby for both the online poker series and the Unibet Open Live series.

Unibet Poker Open

The Unibet Open Series is an international tournament circuit which has been attracting big names and huge prize pools since 2007. Focused around the €1,100 main event, each open event is held in a different European city and spans several days with up to 80 events of Hold’em and Omaha tournaments. Players can play online satellites to win entries and travel packages to the open one and a half to two months before the start of the series. The main event is regularly guaranteed at over €100,000.

Daily Freerolls

Unibet also has a daily freeroll schedule of freezeout and bounty tournaments which are great for beginners to get to grips with the game.

Deposits and Withdrawals

Deposits can be made from a minimum of €10-€20 using a very wide range of payment options. However the same may not apply for withdrawals, so be careful to check that you have a means of withdrawing funds before depositing. Although Unibet has one of the fastest withdrawal services on the market, it is impossible to withdraw funds without verifying your identity so make sure you do that ahead of needing to withdraw.

Deposit methods:

• VISA
• MasterCard
• Skrill
• NETELLER
• WebMoney
• EcoPayz

There is a 2.5% commission for topping up from Visa bank cards.

Withdrawal methods are the same as for deposits except for Mastercard which doesn't allow withdrawals.

Deposit Bonus 

Unibet offers players a first deposit progressive bonus of up to €200 when they deposit €20 or more. This bonus is released incrementally by earning VIP points from contributing rake in cash games and tournaments:

• €1 for €2 rake
• €4 for €10 rake
• €15 for €50 rake
• €40 for €150 rake
• €140 for €550 rake

To clear the full bonus players must contribute €762 in rake, which corresponds to 26% rakeback.

In addition players also receive:

• Entry to 4 x weekly €500 Welcome Freerolls
• €20 of free tournament and cash game tickets

Rake and Rakeback

Cash game tables are not raked if no flop is dealt. Rake limits are as follows:

The commission in tournaments is 10%. For spins, slightly less than 7%.

There is no standard loyalty program at Unibet Poker, but part of player's rake can be returned by performing simple missions at the tables that are individual for each player, for example: completing a flush or winning a hand with a pair of sevens.

For completing missions players collect points that can be exchanged for rewards such as custom avatars, tournaments and spins tickets, bonuses and even tickets to the Unibet Open!

Conclusion

Unibet is a great choice for beginners and casual players who don’t want to feel like a fish out of water. Unibet has gone to great lengths to ensure that its software is fair and offers players the freedom to play with anonymity. Primarily a low-to-mid stakes player pool but with some fantastic tournament value and packages.

On the downside the games are limited to Hold’em and Omaha and higher stakes suffer from lower traffic numbers.

Customer Service

Unibet Poker support can be reached via email or 24/7 live chat.

info@unibetsupport.com

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