Absolute Poker and UltimateBet are going to merge

<img align="right" src=http://admins.liquidpoker.net/staff/DeFraG/25_07_2008/merge700542.jpg style="margin:5px; border: 0px solid black;">The two most infamous poker rooms ever: Absolute Poker (home of the first super-user scandal in online poker history, which in the end led to a lot of doubts about online poker security) and UltimateBet (still under investigation about super-user accounts, which could see the opponents holecards while playing) are going to merge into one platform, called CEREUS

CEREUS is the result of more than 12 months innovation and development. The new platform is scheduled to launch in August, and when this happens, the combined network of those poker rooms is going to be the third biggest online poker network in the world. After the merge, both poker rooms will share players database, tournaments and cash tables. Both UltimateBet and Absolute Poker will however still keep their unique assets and will continue as individual brands (so you won't be seeing Annie Duke wear a CEREUS-shirt yet)

“I am so excited to announce the launch of our new poker network CEREUS. This is a huge landmark for our company and online poker. I’m confident that Absolute Poker and UltimateBet customers will be thrilled by the new platform and we look forward to welcoming many new players from around the world." said Paul Leggett, Chief Operations Officer of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. "Our company’s goal is to provide poker players with the ultimate online experience. The launch of CEREUS is a major step for us in achieving our goal and we look forward to making many more exciting announcements very soon."

How successful will CEREUS be? Nobody knows, but with recent security breaches going on at both AbsolutePoker and UltimateBet (which belong to the same owner, Tokwiro Enterprises) it is highly doubtful that new network will have a warm welcome in the poker world.

I never used either site. I guess this is an excuse for me to try them now

WHY SO CEREUS UB/AP?

edit: they couldn't have picked better timing for the name.

com'on, get CEREUS!!!

Yeah, as Daut pointed out here: http://www.liquidpoker.net/poker-forum/525641/1/Y_SO_CEREUS_.html

they can fuck off.

fuck them

lmao Pindarrot, awesome

that sign looks like a penis

omg wtf shut down those sites already, now they will have so many superusers that they will not know which one are them and end up playing superuser vs superuser, should be fun

On July 26 2008 07:17 MysticJoey wrote: omg wtf shut down those sites already, now they will have so many superusers that they will not know which one are them and end up playing superuser vs superuser, should be fun

word

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee FTP / PS merge

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

doubt if a ftp / ps merge would be good. competition is good for the customers.

On July 26 2008 08:42 Royal_Rumble wrote: doubt if a ftp / ps merge would be good. competition is good for the customers.

QFT its actually better that they stay separate to keep each other honest. Especially because they will continue making better and better bonus offers to new players & VIP regulars to retain their customer base. If they have nobody to seriously compete against then the amount of advertising and bonus type stuff will decline.

What would be pure awesome is if Pokerstars and Fulltilt could remain separate companies but secretly share their game traffic. Impossible, but I can dream!

no it would be terrible b/c it would be called "PokerTilt" and it would be "Full of Stars" and we would get our asses handed to us and the next thing after PokerTilt is a thing called LifeTilt and then you take a rope and hand yourself. (would have said gun and shot yourself but i'm the only one on here with a gun).

I have nothing against Absolute for midstakes. So this just means there will one place with all the combined fish from both sites and none of the morally-righteous regulars. Sounds like a great place to play to me.

cheat me once - shame on you, cheat me twice - shame on me.

Won't give them a chance to shit all over me. They don't deserve the players trust and funds and you should keep out of there.

stay the fuck out until there's solid proof they are legit.

On July 26 2008 10:13 eightfourO wrote: no it would be terrible b/c it would be called "PokerTilt" and it would be "Full of Stars" and we would get our asses handed to us and the next thing after PokerTilt is a thing called LifeTilt and then you take a rope and hand yourself. (would have said gun and shot yourself but i'm the only one on here with a gun).

i can find soft games on a clear conscience, TY EURO SITES

Cereus means Cactus.........so.......yeah. AWESOME MARKETING there.

On July 27 2008 04:06 Ket wrote: Show nested quote + On July 26 2008 10:13 eightfourO wrote: no it would be terrible b/c it would be called "PokerTilt" and it would be "Full of Stars" and we would get our asses handed to us and the next thing after PokerTilt is a thing called LifeTilt and then you take a rope and hand yourself. (would have said gun and shot yourself but i'm the only one on here with a gun). i can find soft games on a clear conscience, TY EURO SITES

Yeah why don't you rub it in some more.