Promoting Absolute Poker with PAS
At Absolute Poker alone, we offer over $75,000 a month in exclusive promotions. Two $30,000 Rake Races will award the top 275 rake generators with cash prizes ranging from $25 to $2,500. In addition, we offer a $15,000 freeroll to our Cereus Network players. Qualifying is easy: new players only have to generate $1 in MGR, whereas existing players only need to generate $100 during the month.
Players signing up through a Poker Affiliate Solutions affiliate will also be able to qualify for our free Deuces Cracked membership promotion. Deuces Cracked is a leading coaching site that offers helpful coaching videos to improve a player's game. A player simply needs to generate $500 in MGR during any month at Absolute Poker to receive access for 30 days. New and existing Deuces Cracked players are eligible.
| Website | www.absolutepoker.com |
|---|---|
| Network | Cereus |
| Established | 2003 |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| License | Kahnawake (Canada) |
| Bonus Code |  |
| Stats Frequency | Daily |
| Rake Method | Contributed |
| Public Company |  |
| Email Address | support@absolutepoker.com |
|---|---|
| Live Chat | |
| Phone Help | |
| Signup Bonus | 150% up to $500 |
| Platforms | Windows, Apple/Mac |
| Game Currency | $ |
| Rakeback Allowed? | |
| Rakeback % | 30% |
| When Paid | Monthly |
Absolute Poker Affiliate Program Review
Absolute Poker affiliate program is one of the most popular affiliate offerings on the PAS network. It is one of the few rooms that can be promoted on rakeback, revenue-share, and a poker CPA basis. Absolute is also one of the highest converting poker affiliate programs for US traffic.
Absolute Poker CPA starts out at a generous $100 for all PAS publishers and has the potential to increase with high volume performance. Absolute Poker revenue-share rates start out at a generous 30%.
Rakeback affiliates at Absolute Poker earn 35% revenue share and can promote our $75,000 in monthly promotions. This can be a huge conversion and retention tool for marketing Absolute Poker. Poker Affiliate Solutions will also process all rakeback payments on your behalf. Unlike most poker rooms Absolute Poker does not have an automated rakeback payment system.
There are a few issues with promoting the Absolute Poker affiliate program. Players do not show up in reports as converts until they deposit. You will only earn money as an affiliate if your players deposit.
Despite the mixed reputation of the Absolute Poker brand, you will still find it one of the highest converting poker affiliate programs. If your websites are targeting the North American region then Absolute Poker affiliate program is a must. Note when referring players to rakeback at Absolute Poker that the Cereus Network will only allow a player's first account to be a rakeback account.
Absolute Poker Room Review
Absolute Poker is a member of the Cereus Network, a network that appeals heavily to USA players as evidence by their relatively late peak time traffic time -- 03:30 GMT. They are the ninth most popular online poker site and the third largest that accept USA players. During peak times, they average around 3,000 real money cash game players. Overall, they average over 1,700 real money players during the entire day. Like most sites, the majority of their action is at No Limit Hold'em, but they also get good participation at the Fixed Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo and Stud (Hi and Hi/Lo) tables. They also offer Pot Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz along with mixed games, HORSE and HOSE. Sit N Gos are offered in most games, with No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo being the most popular. For MTT players, Absolute Poker provides millions of dollars a month in guaranteed tournaments, with $500k alone in special guarantees offered during the weekends. Their online poker tournament series, the UBOC, brings in over $4 million dollars in cash and prizes.
Absolute Poker offers a sign-up bonus of 150% up to $500 to new players. To clear the bonus, players must earn 20 Status Points per $1 of bonus money. Players who move up in VIP status levels will be able to clear the bonus slightly faster -- up to 17 Status Points per $1 of bonus, but this likely wont occur during the clearance of the sign-up bonus. Status Points are earned when a contribution to the pot has been made and a flop is seen. The amount of Status Points that are earned varies greatly by limit; as a general rule of thumb, they will clear at a 15%-25% rakeback rate. The bonuses at Absolute Poker release in $5 increments and expire after 60 days. Reload bonuses are offered very frequently at Absolute Poker.
Rakeback of 30% is also offered at Absolute Poker. The method of calculation is contributed, so players will need to make a contribution to the pot in order to get credit for rakeback for a particular hand. Rakeback is paid by the 15th every month. Bonuses and deposit fees for USA players are deducted. When accounting for the MGR deduction, bonuses add approximately 10%-20% to a rakeback player's total return. Loyalty Points are deducted for all uses at a rate of $0.01 per LP used. Players will only be able to receive rakeback on the first Cereus Network site they sign-up with.
USA players can deposit at Absolute Poker via echecks, Usemywallet, Visa, Mastercard and Electron, although the credit card options tend to have very low success rates. Players can also make cash transfers via services available locally. For withdrawals, players can use a bank wire, bank transfer, Usemywallet or checks. Bank transfers are free, but checks cost $8 by mail or $25 by courier. Non-USA payment methods include Neteller, Moneybookers, Click2pay, Visa, Mastercard, Instadebit and many others, including a large number of region specific options.
Commission Requirements Set By Absolute Poker
Each player you send to Absolute Poker must reach the following requirements to be paid as an affiliate.
Poker CPA Requirements: $30 Minimum Deposit + 100 raked hands (note: raked hands are cash game hands. SNG and MTT hands/rake does NOT count towards the requirement).
Revenue-Share Requirements: Real money deposit. A player to player transfer does not count.
Rakeback Requirements: Real money deposit. A player to player transfer does not count.
