
Overview
Full Tilt Poker features top notch pros including Howard Lederer, Chris
Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Clonie Gowan, Mike Matusow, Phil
Ivey, John Juanda, Phil Gordon, Erik Seidel, and Andy Bloch. The Hendon Mob
has also joined forces with Team Full Tilt.
Some other pro poker players you will see include Aaron Bartley, Farzad
Bonyadi, Alan Boston, Steve Brecher, Richard Brodie, Allen Cunningham, John
D'Agostino, Layne Flack, Perry Friedman, Rafe Furst, Kristy Gazes, David Grey,
Alfredo "Toto" Leonidas, Greg Mascio, David Oppenheim, Ben Roberts,
Huckleberry Seed, Keith Sexton, David Singer, Gavin Smith, Paul Wolfe, and
Steve Zolotow.
Want to play No Limit Hold'em with Phil Ivey or Pot Limit Omaha with
Andy Bloch? Would you like to play Razz against Howard Lederer?
Sometimes you'll see pro versus pro, such as Erick Lindgren and Phil Ivey
playing Omaha Hi-Lo! Perry Friedman likes to play Seven Card Stud. All of
these pros play exclusively at Full Tilt Poker.
Independent Staff Review
Overall Rating: 9.5
Full Tilt Poker is one of our staff's favorite online poker rooms. Full Tilt Poker
started in July 2004, but has drawn a decent amount of traffic right away.
Their graphics are quite innovative and they offer cartoon style avatars for
players. Professional players have their own unique avatar. Overall, Full Tilt
Poker has good software, the statistics function is decent and player notes
are supported. Their software runs smooth and quickly and has proven to be
reliable according to our staff's tests.
Player traffic is very concentrated to lower stakes no-limit Hold'em. On a
normal day, there are about 2,000 players on at peak hours, and the large
majority of the players can be found in the Hold'em section. Fixed limit games
offer the stiffest competition where most players will play looser. No-limit
games are not as tough, but, it is more difficult to win on average when
compared to other poker rooms.
FullTilt Poker offers one of the largest new player bonuses in the online
poker room industry. Overall, promotions are pretty good at Full Tilt offering
reload bonuses, WPT and WSOP satellites, guaranteed prize pool
tournaments, and various free prizes.
Pros
- Top notch professional poker players endorse Full Tilt Poker
- Industry leading 100% First time Deposit Bonus up to $600
- Cartoon style avatars for players and pros
- Choose between different table backgrounds
- Gift Certificates available
- Decent Player Traffic
- PC/Mac compatible
- Play money tables where you can play with pros
- Chat and play with pros
Cons
- Withdrawal options are limited
- Most players concentrated in no-limit hold'em games
- Tight games and stiffer than normal competition
- Bonus policy tends to favor middle to higher limit players rather than
low limit players
- Difficult to play with pros at times, as there is usually a waiting list,
especially versus some of the higher profile players
Winner's Choice
When it comes to world-class poker tournaments, there's a full deck out
there. And, thanks to Full Tilt Poker's Winner's Choice qualifiers, you can
hold all the cards.
Pick the tournament you want to play through their Winner's Choice qualifier.
Winners will receive a $12K prize package, including up to $2,000 in spending
money and a guaranteed a seat at any of the following WPT events:
- WPT Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker – August 23rd, 2008
- WPT Borgata Poker Open – September 21st, 2008
Satellites for these tournaments start at just $2 + $.25 or 50 Full Tilt Poker
points.
Guaranteed Tournaments
Exciting action and big prize pools aren't the only things Tilters have come to
expect in their Guaranteed Tournaments. They also look forward to seeing
and chatting with a lot of the same players who have become loyal fans of
these rich tourneys. So, with so many Tilters returning week after week, their
guarantees can feel like your favorite home game.
Every day, you can pull up a seat with your friends at Full Tilt Poker and play
in their exciting Guaranteed Tournaments.
Full Tilt Poker offers more than $2,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools every
week. Every Sunday there is a $750,000 Guaranteed Tournament and
satellites start at only $2 + $.25. You can also win your way in using just 300
Full Tilt Poker points.
100% Deposit Bonus Just for Signing Up
Full Tilt Poker is endorsed by the biggest pros, so it only makes sense that
they would offer one of the biggest sign-up bonuses. That's why they'll
match your first deposit up to $600, just for signing up. This is one of the
most generous sign-up bonuses anywhere online. Simply start playing at any
of their real-money games, Sit & Gos, or tournaments, and you'll start earning
Full Tilt Points right away.
As your points total grows, Full Tilt will put cash in your account. It's that
simple. Plus, you get to keep the points! These points can be used to get the
same Full Tilt Gear their pros wear every day. Or, you can use those points to
enter valuable Freeroll tournaments.
Full Tilt Poker Bonus - 100% Up to $600
BONUS CODE: ULTIMATE
Poker Games Offered
Full Tilt Poker offers the following choices of poker games:
- Texas Hold'em (No Limit, Pot Limit, and Limit)
- Omaha (Pot Limit and Limit)
- Omaha Hi-Lo (No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit)
- 7 Card Stud (Limit only)
- 7 Card Stud Hi-Low (Limit only)
- Razz (Limit only)
Notes: Razz is a lowball variation of 7 Card Stud. Part lowball, part 7-card stud,
the goal is to make the best five-card low hand from seven cards. Aces are
always low, and flushes and straights have no effect on the value of a hand.
Limits and Rake
Limits range from 25¢/50¢ to $200/$400 for limit games and 5¢/10¢ to
$50/$100 for no limit games.
Full Tilt Poker enforces a "No flop - No drop" policy. Pots are not raked in
Hold'em, Omaha, or Omaha Hi/Lo unless the flop is seen, and pots are not
raked in Stud, Stud Hi/Lo, or Razz unless the hand gets to fourth street.
The rake at Full Tilt Poker is in line with the competition. Generally, a 5%
rake, with a $1 - $3 cap is the rule. Shorthanded games have an abbreviated
cap to allow for more play. Caps on the rakes are similar to that of other
sites, and in line with industry standard.
Deposit Options
Full Tilt Poker offers the following options for deposits:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- NetTeller
- instaCash
- ePassporte
- Click2Pay
- MoneyTransfer
- Instant eChecks
- Cash Transfer
Frequent Player Points
Be a VIP with Full Tilt Poker's Frequent Player Points. The more you play, the
more you earn. Full Tilt Poker offers one of the best points reward system in
the industry. They offer you one point for every dollar in rake that is dropped,
including fractional points. Most sites limit you to a maximum of one point for
every hand; they let you earn up to 3 points per hand.
You can also earn points playing in tournaments and Sit & Go's. Earn 7 points
for every $1 in entry fees, with no limit to the number of points you can earn
per tournament.
There are multiple ways to use your points, including entries into special
points tournaments, and redemption for merchandise. Start collecting points
now - you can redeem them for jerseys, shirts, hats and more.
Full Tilt Poker will be offering special bonus point games, so keep an eye out
for ways to earn extra points.
Software and Playability
FullTiltPoker offers an excellent software platform where players can choose
from different avatars. Pro players have their own life-like avatars. Players
can choose expressions as well, from smiles to frowns. The software itself is
smooth and has been nicely designed to provide a good blend of serious
game play with nice graphics.
Playability is very good, the software and graphics have a nice, smooth feel
about them. Some may describe that there is a "cartoonish" feel to the
graphics, but the game play is rather serious with some of the higher stake
tables containing very skilled poker players.
Features
- Full Tilt Points - Collect these for great gifts, freeroll tournament
entries and to keep track of your bonus account.
- See Last Hand - Check back on up to the last 50 hands you played
with their feature. Notes. Simple to use and quickly accessed, the
notes at Full Tilt will be very useful for most players.
- Stats - In an easy to read percentage format, the stats at Full Tilt are
detailed and quickly available.
- Registered in Tournaments - Check what tournaments you are
registered in quickly and easily.
- Find a Player - Search for your friends and family who are online with
Full Tilt Poker's find a player feature.
Customer Service
First class customer service. Their website contains a lot of information but
other questions are answered quickly by email. FullTiltPoker.com has a
Support Team which provides a prompt response to any of your questions,
comments or suggestions.
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