Playing online poker for real money at UltimatePoker.com is safe and fun.

Opening Your Real Money Account

Simply start up the game, login to the "My Account" area and click on the "setup account" button. Once you've completed the small amount of information, you'll be ready to deposit money into your account.

Finding a Real Money Table

Whether you're looking for a specific game, or want to join up with friends who are playing, you can easily find what you are looking for! After you open the game, click on the button 'Play Poker/Go to Games' (located in the upper left corner). Click on the "Real Money" button at the top of the screen to see real money games and tournaments. To locate a ring game, click on the "Games" tab, and then choose which type of game you'd like to play by clicking on the appropriate tab. Scroll down through the list to find a game.

Quick Start:

Single click on the real money table of your choice and you will see who is playing, who is on the waitlist, and the stake level for that game.

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Double click on real money table and that table will open. To sit down and play just single click on any open seat.

You'll be asked how much of your available account balance you want to bring to the table. The money you request will be automatically removed from your account and taken to the table as chips. When you leave a table, your chips are immediately exchanged for cash and deposited to your account.

How the Game Lobby Works:

Click here to take our interactive tutorial.

There are 3 types of games at UltimatePoker.com: Real Money, UltimatePoints™ and Free Games. Choose the type of game by clicking on the large buttons at the top of the Game Lobby.

Game types are further divided into Games, Scheduled Tournaments, and Sit and Go Tournaments. Regular ring games are found under the Games tab.

There is a variety of card games from which you can choose. Currently,UltimatePoker.com offers:

• Texas Hold'em
• Omaha
• Stud
• Omaha 8/better
• Stud 8/better
• Pineapple
• Triple Draw

To see the games of your choice simply click on the appropriate tab.

Each game type has a list of tables (named after cities around the world!) and their respective:

• Stakes
• Number of players seated
• Number of players waiting
• Blinds
• Average pot size
• Percentage of the times the Flop is seen
• Number of hands dealt per hour
• Type (if applicable.. such as a 'kill game')

You may have to scroll down to see all the tables within a game type.

You can sort any of the columns by clicking on the column heading. For example, if you are looking for a specific stake level, you can click the head of that column and it will sort with largest stake level first. Click on the column head again and it will sort with the smallest stake level first. Remember, real money and play chip tables are sorted separately. You can also sort by stakes or number of players seated across game types, by clicking on the appropriate tab.

Want to know at a glance if you're looking at a real or play chip table? Check the buttons at the top of the Game Lobby - the button for the section you are looking at will be yellow.