To the experienced online poker player, Station Casinos’ Ultimate Poker website can feel like a trip back to the Stone Age. Players have complained about the software, interface and speed. Station officials say they are aware of the criticism and are working to improve the site. But despite the glitches, they met their goal: being the first legal, real-money poker site in the country. In fact, Station executives say some of the shortcomings may help them grow their audience. It has been a little more than a week since Ultimate Poker launched in Nevada. Within three days, 100,000 hands had…

Ultimate Poker has registered thousands of online poker users from every U.S. state and 20 countries. That’s in just 72 hours. By Thursday evening, the website dealt its 100,000th hand of poker. Around 10 p.m., Ultimate Poker had 50 poker tables with action. “I would say we were the largest poker room in the state at that hour,” Ultimate Gaming CEO Tobin Prior said Friday. Company officials said the launch of Ultimate Poker, the nation’s first legally regulated pay-to-play online gaming website, has exceeded expectations. Ultimate Poker Chairman Tom Breitling didn’t want to reveal official numbers for the website’s first…

A trio of well-established poker pros each announced new sponsorship deals Friday with Nevada based online poker site Ultimate Poker. Jonathan Little, two-time WPT Champion and author of the popular Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker series, announced via Twitter that he “signed with @ultimatepoker and will now be representing them + playing a ton on the site.” At the same time former Full Tilt Red Pro and PokerStars “Big Game” standout William Reynolds wrote that he “Toured @UltimatePoker’s office today..Professional environment with an expert team.. Looking forward to repping UP this WSOP” Finally, bracelet winner Jason Somerville,posted a photo of…