We'd like to help you set up your account and start enjoying our free poker software. Playing poker at UltimatePoker.com is simple and easy, just follow the steps written below. If ever you're having any problems, don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!

1. Download our Free Poker Software

The first thing you will have to do is download our Free Poker Software. If you want to get a copy of our poker product, click here. Thousands of people are playing online 24 hours a day, 365 days a week and you can join them all with our poker program. Minimum requirements for installing our poker software are explained on our Downloads Page.

2. Opening Your Player Account

Whether you want to play at real money or play chip games, you need to open a player account. It's easy!! All you need to do is create your player screen name, password, security ID question, and provide your email address and country. Opening this account does not commit you to anything and your information will never be sold or divulged to another party for any use. As soon as your player account is created you can play at any play chip table.

If you want to accept prizes, jackpots, play in free tournaments, or play REAL MONEY games, your name, address and birth date will need to be provided. You can do this at the time you open the player account or later by going to the 'My Account' section within the game.

3. Getting Chips

You'll need to deposit some money using one of our authorized payment methods to play for REAL MONEY.

All new accounts are immediately credited with 1000 play chips. This will allow you to sit down at any play chip table with stakes 100/200 or less.

If your total chip balance (what you have while sitting at a table and what you have remaining in the account) is less than 500 you can easily replenish your chips. Simply go to 'My Account', click on 'get more chips', and another 1000 will be added.

4. Finding Your Friends at UltimatePoker.com

UltimatePoker.com has a unique feature called UltimateBuddy™. This is a free program that will let you know instantly if your poker buddies are online at any poker site powered by UltimatePoker.com. You will know when they join a game and what type of game it is. UltimateBuddy™ can even take you directly to that table. You can also keep notes about your friends and their game play.