A Close Look at the UB VIP Program

For my next entry, I’d like to offer details on the VIP program on UB, one of the biggest US friendly poker sites. In my last article I said that you earn Status Points to earn your deposit bonus, but you’ll also be eligible for so much more than that since UB implemented the RAI$E program. As an overview, there are five VIP levels and the higher you go, the more benefits you receive. Unlike with the Everest Poker download, every player automatically becomes part of the RAI$E program when they make an account.

Level 1, where you start off, makes you an Ultimate Member. Being an Ultimate Member doesn’t mean you receive nothing. You can still receive reload bonuses, and you’ll have the chance to play in certain freerolls. These benefits are helpful as freebies, but as with the VIP program on the PokerStars download, you’ll definitely want to earn Status Points fairly quickly. This is because Ultimate Member doesn’t even begin to compare to the higher levels.

If you earn 50 Status Points in one month, you become an Ultimate Player. At Level 2 you continue on with the Level 1 perks such as the refer-a-friend bonus, but you also receive a few extra perks. For the first thing, you are offered an UltimatePoints multiplier which multiplies the Status Points you get by two so that you can accumulate points faster. Similar to the points you collect when you download Full Tilt Poker, your Status Points can be spent at the UltimatePoints Store on whatever you wish. Even more points can be earned by playing in special UltimatePoints tournaments.

At Level 3 and 500 Status Points, you are an Ultimate Contender, and you can receive up to $50 cash per month for Points. If you have played on PokerStars, you will see that they have cash bonuses that are similar to this. You also receive an UltimatePoints multiplier of three and access to special merchandise in the store.

Once you earn 2,500 Status Points in a given month, you become an Ultimate Legend. You’re going to have to be dealt plenty of hands to get to level 4, but you will be handsomely rewarded as one of the best online poker players. You’ll receive an UltimatePoints multiplier of four and even an extra 10% off on all store merchandise. You receive more cash for Points at this level, $250 instead of the previous $50. If that isn’t enough, Level 4 VIPs also receive entries to exclusive freerolls, a VIP host, and even a personal concierge. You might even be invited to participate in a special auction or you’ll receive a special VIP treat.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Level 5, where you become an Ultimate Icon, gives the best benefits. You will need to earn a whopping 10,000 Status Points per month on this poker flash site, but UB will reward you handsomely. First off, you receive a multiplier of five for your UltimatePoints and you can redeem up to $1,000 per month in exchange for Points. Keep your account balance over $1,000 and you will receive a 9% interest rate on your money. For even more perks, UB will give you invitations to play in tournaments around the world such as the Aruba Classic! It is difficult to get benefits superior to these in other flash compatible casinos. You will have to receive an average of 10,000 Status Points for 6 months before you become an Ultimate Icon, and then you are required to maintain this average to stay at this level.

UB offers this VIP program to say thanks to the people that play there all the time and to entice new people to play at UB. You should be aware that reaching the highest levels in their RAI$E program is far from easy. If you're a low stakes player and you decide to make it your goal to become an Ultimate Icon, you’ll almost for sure be required to concentrate all of your online poker at UB to accumulate the needed points. This means you cannot download Roulette anymore! With a lot of volume, though, Ultimate Icon is possible and well worth the trouble.