Full Tilt Poker Summary
Full Tilt Poker has been in the online poker market for just under four years, but has already made an immense impact and built a solid brand. They are the second highest trafficked poker site behind PokerStars, so you will never have to worry about finding a game. The reason we have rated Full Tilt Poker as one of the top overall poker site is primarily because of their great software, and their extensive tournament lineup.
fulltiltpoker.com Games Available
Full Tilt Poker offers one of the most extensive lineups of poker games that we've encountered so far. They made our list of best poker sites for game selection. Besides just No Limit and Fixed Limit Texas Hold'em, they offer Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, 7 Stud, 7 Stud Hi/Lo, H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E., H.O.E, O.E., and H.A. (Hold'em and Omaha). In the mixed games, "E" stands for Omaha Eight or Better, also known as Omaha Hi/Lo.
Their NLH stakes range from $500/$1,000 to $0.05/$0.10 blinds. At this time, they only have two $500/$1,000 tables, and one of them is the "Ivey Deathmatch". This is a cool little idea that Full Tilt had, and it is a heads up table for any player who wants to challenge Phil Ivey in a high stakes heads up match. As you can imagine, when the game runs there are thousands of observers watching.
All other games start at stakes of either $0.05/$0.10 or $0.25/$0.50, and run up to between $500/$1,000 and $2,000/$4,000. Although games such as Razz and the Mixed Games are less trafficked then Hold'em or Omaha, you can still always find a game at the low-mid stakes, and even catch a few high stakes sessions from time to time. Full Tilt is one of the highest trafficked poker sites.
Full Tilt Poker Player Traffic
Traffic at Full Tilt Poker is among the best in the world and still growing. There are always several games running at any level of Texas Hold'em and Omaha. Full Tilt Poker has peak cash-game traffic of 10,500 real-money players at peak hours (June 2009).
FullTilt Poker Quality of Players
Full Tilt is one of the world's largest online poker sites, so there is always plenty of potential opponents online at any time of the day. At the time of this review there were 16,620 players online.
Full Tilt's main marketing tactic is allowing players to learn from and play against their stable of pro players. The main 13 players are Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Erik Lingdren, Erik Seidel, Clonie Gowen, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen & Allen Cunningham.
With 30 World Series of Poker* bracelets between them and numerous WPT titles, the pros at Full Tilt are among the world's best players. There's also countless other 'friends of Full Tilt' that also play at the site. You can tell if there is a pro player at a table or in a tournament because the table listing will be red in color.
FullTilt Poker Tournament Info
The FullTiltPoker.com tournaments are well visited, highly popular and offer some of the largest prizes available online. FullTilt.com features plenty of signature events such as the FTOPS, (Full Tilt Online Poker Series) and a monthly Million Dollar Guaranteed tournament. Satellites to live events such as the WSOP and Aussie Millions are always included in the line up, and as of March 1st www.FullTiltPoker.com is scheduled to start daily qualifiers and satellites to win a Main Event package to the 2008 WSOP. The tournaments are supported in the same variations as the real money tables, so players who enjoy Razz or HORSE will always have a game. Sit and Go's are just as popular with most games filling up within 30 secs to 1 minute. You will need to be quick registering, especially during peak hours where the tournament traffic can peak at 55,000+. FullTiltPoker.com buyins start as low as $1 and can climb as high as $1000+ depending on the event taking place. Overall, this room provides tournament players with a choice in the games they want to play.
Full Tilt Poker Software
The FullTiltPoker.com software is state of the art, providing crisp, clean graphics with cartoonishly fun avatars that can be toggled on/off to avoid table clutter. The software is extremely fast, highly functional and very customizable. A download is required, but FullTiltPoker.com developed a separate Mac compatible version in 2007 to accommodate all players. International players will find the FullTiltPoker.com web site and software available in 16 languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
Lobby stats offer all of the essentials – average pot size, viewed flop percentage, hands per hour, seated player stacks and players waiting. An advanced filtering system further helps to sort the tables and find the most suitable game. Note taking is available and personal stats are shown at the table. The hand history function is one of the best in the online poker industry. Enjoy unlimited tournaments and up to 8 simultaneous ring games with the well structured multi-table features that offer great mini views and uninterrupted play.
fulltiltpoker.com Bonus & Promotions
Full Tilt Poker offers one of the biggest bonuses in the industry, and it really isn't that hard to clear. The bonus is a 100% match up to $600, and to receive this bonus you just have to enter referral code NETBONUS when you create your account at Full Tilt poker. By using our referral code, the bonus will automatically track to your account when you make your first deposit.
After making your deposit, the bonus will be held until you clear the bonus money. To do this, you have to earn Full Tilt Points by playing for real money at FullTiltPoker.com. FTP's can be earned at real money cash tables, real money tournaments, and real money sit and go's. Besides just using them to earn your cash bonus, FTP's also are used in the Full Tilt Store.
The Full Tilt Store is a rewards program for Full Tilt players. The more FTP's you earn, the more ways you can redeem them. For example, for a small amount of FTP's you can get a free Full Tilt Poker Jersey, but for a lot more FTP's you can get things like iPods or HD TV's. It is a great way to reward loyal players, and helps pay back some of the rake that each player pays.
Full Tilt Poker Banking Options
All transactions at www.FullTiltPoker.com happen in US Dollars. You have the luxury of choice in terms of payment options for depositing/withdrawing money. The deposit options available at the poker room include your credit card (Visa or MasterCard), Click2Pay, NETeller, Click&Buy, and also the cash transfer option.
The choices available for withdrawing money from your FullTiltPoker.com account include NETeller, MoneyBookers, ClickandBuy, Click2Pay, credit funds transfer, and regular checks.
FullTilt Poker Languages
FullTiltPoker.com web site and software available in 16 languages: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
Full Tilt Poker Currencies
USD, GBP, EUR
Full Tilt Management & Integrity
Full Tilt Poker is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada, one of the world's leading gaming regulatory authorities. Their shuffling algorithm and random number generator have been fully tested by Gaming Associates as a part of the licensing process.
We've met some of the Full Tilt staff and pro players, including their CEO. We think your money is 100% safe & sound at Full Tilt. Their whole philosophy is based around good, fair poker games, helping new players learn and playing the game properly using manners & correct ettiquette. We can't fault them in this category, so they earn the maximum 4.5 management & integrity stars for a privately held company.
Full Tilt Poker Customer Service
If you need assistance with any part of the FullTiltPoker.com room including setting up an account with one of the payment processors, FullTilt.com provides you with 24/7 email support with a fully efficient staff.
Full Tilt Poker Pros & Cons
- Pros:
- #2 Trafficked Poker Site in the World
- Fully Resizable Tables with Cascading and Tiling
- Very Extensive Sunday Tournament Lineup
- Cons:
- High Limit Ring Games Have Very Tough Competition
- Bonus is Tough to Clear at Lower Stakes
 Reviewed 05/06/2010 13:24:18, by Branson Josh
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