If you’re an avid online poker player, I probably needn’t tell you why the tournaments system a poker room offers is probably the most important feature of the site. 
Tournaments are much more popular than cash games for a few very good reasons. They are much more fun to play in, there’s a clear goal in every tournament unlike in cash games, and that is to make it as far in the money as possible. Tournaments also yield an excellent buy-in/potential winnings ratio.

In this respect, you will certainly like what Absolute Poker has to offer. They have STTs running all the time, and even though these single table tourneys give you a smaller winnings/buy-in ratio, they more than make up for it in EV. Absolute Poker’s SNG’s are excellent bankroll builders.

The MTTs that they run are also spread pretty much all through the day, so regardless where you live, you are going to find some action whenever you log on. 
Absolute Poker also runs a set of freerolls which hand out real money prizes, so basically you get something for nothing if you participate in them. Don’t expect to get rich playing in freerolls, but they do indeed provide a nice alternative to starting up a bankroll.

If you’re intent on some serious bankroll-building, play in Absolute Poker’s guaranteed prize-pool tournaments. Every weekend, Absolute Poker gives away more than $200,000 in guaranteed prizes. First, there is their $150.000 guaranteed on every Saturday. This tournament costs $500+$30 to register for, but the first place winner is guaranteed to walk away with a $34,500 prize. Subsequent finishers are also in for a nice payday. Since $530 is not exactly a sum everyone can afford to spend on a single tourney, regardless of the prize-pool, you’ll probably be glad to learn that there are all sorts of online qualifiers running for these weekend GTDs through the week. 
On Sundays, there is a $75,000 GTD, which features a buy-in of $150+$12. While this tournament is much more accessible than the Saturday one, there are qualifiers running for this one too. First place finisher is guaranteed a $12,500 prize, which is likely to be much bigger as the guarantee is met and surpassed week after week.

Playing at Absolute Poker carries several other advantages and benefits as well. AP’s loyalty program designates every newly signed up player as a Bronze level member. As you generate status points through real money play, you advance on the fame ladder to Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond levels. With each level, the gathering of status points becomes easier. Credits earned through this loyalty program can be used to access special reward tournaments.

Upon sign-up, Absolute poker does give its players a generous sign-up bonus, but bonuses will be available on subsequent deposits as well. Make sure you follow the announcements on AP’s promotions page and make your re-deposit when there is a hefty reload bonus on offer. These reload bonuses are usually between 15% and 100%.

Taking part in AP’s leader board promotions carries excellent rewards. MTT and STT leader boards run separately, and there are several sub-categories in each, depending on the buy-in levels you play on. This way, you do not run the risk of being muscled out of your rightful TLB position by some poker fanatics who play ultra high stakes all day and night. 
Playing in a prestigious live poker tournament or a multi-tournament event is the dream of every online player. Ultimate Bet makes just that possible through its Satellite to the Sun promotion, which offers players the chance to win a seat in one of the Aruba Poker Classic events for as little as $1.