Latest independent review of Full Tilt Poker. Play poker at a US friendly poker room FullTilt is a great site to learn from poker professionals.
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Fulltilt Poker is Aruba-based and established in 2004. Kolyma Corporation, A.V.V Full Tilt's operator, is regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Canada. Full Tilt’s financial stability is hard to determine but they have a sizeable and growing playerbase and are serious about information privacy and security having invested in 256-bit SSL encryption for all financial transactions. Their audit & security policies and info relating to random number generation are laid out plainly on site. FullTilt's rake at 5% is on the high side of "industry average". The max rake cap is lowered when there are less players in a hand.
Full Tilt Poker™ software was developed by TiltWare LLC, a software development & licensing company based in Los Angeles specifically for Kolyma Corporation. The software download is 7.2MB. Play is stable & the software passed all our play tests without any issues.
Our test team found registration and using a poker account easy at Fulltilt Open a FullTilt Poker account with Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, Neteller, Moneybookers, InstaCash, FirePay, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, FPS ePassporte and cash transfer. MoneyGrams and Pre-paid Visa are easiest for US players at present. Minimum Deposit: $50. Cash out is simple to your Visa Card, or any of the e-wallet options Check and wire transfer withdrawals available too. The usual Credit Card rules apply - especially for US players. Cashouts at FullTilt Poker are good & quick, within 2 days or faster using e methods. If you have hassles depositing or withdrawing due to bank restrictions email the Full Tilt support crew - they'll help out & suggest 'work arounds' to make it easy
Why not learn from the best in the game? Fulltilt Poker boasts a stable of pros you can play. FullTilt has all the features for seasoned poker players but also offers start-up tips and some help for those who need it. If you need more help however, your only choice is email (no phone or live chat) but they can answer questions in minutes. Some of our test team however have waited days...in fact one query is still outstanding after a month! Obviously very much a remote Internet customer experience. If your need the personal touch with your poker we recommend you try Bet365 Poker or CarbonPoker.com!
FullTilt's software is unique - and purpose built for online Poker - not adapted from Casino or a rendition of in-the-flesh poker play. It is also much more like playing in a comic strip than most sites. Thankfully it's customisable - you can chose your own poker room background (fancy a tropical island backdrop?) & change your avatar and its emotions.
A great feature is that you can rotate the table so you are always sitting at the center position - excellent for managing multiple tables. The usual features of hand history, statistics, player search, and a removable chat window are all there. The software is safe, stable, and runs quickly. Newly released software lets you remove all avatars too - great!
Full Tilt Poker released two major changes to their poker room late Feb 2008: the addition of Tournament Dollars (T$) & an Auto Top-Up feature for cash games. There were also a couple of smaller additions, including the addition of a "Sit Out Next BB" box in ring games & the ability to view Player Notes in both the Main and Tournament lobbies. All very useful stuff.
Full Tilt Poker has around 48,000 players online during peak hours and growing. Good off peak traffic too. Most play is concentrated in low to mid stakes No Limit Hold’em tables - but the "eye candy" approach to table graphics and promotions associated with World Series of Poker (WSOP)* and WPT events means lots of learners are joining up.
FulltiltPoker.com is great for the more adept player and beginners should stick to the lower stakes tables. Competition is surprisingly hard at FullTilt. Choosing the right table to sit at makes a big difference but easy games can always be found. Some consider that softer games are found when a professional sits in to play. Loose play as everyone wants to "scalp" the pro? Too busy chatting? The pros are not standoffish and seem happy to chat.
FullTilt offers Texas Hold'em, Omaha H/L, Omaha, Stud H/L, Stud, Razz ... yes, Full Tilt Poker is one of the few online poker sites to offer Razz online. HORSE mixed game poker too. Limits for Hold'em range from $.25/$.50 to $200/$400. There is always strong traffic up to $15/$30.
A Full Tilt poker new players can earn up to $600 (a 100% first deposit match). As usual, some play-through rules apply and both raked hands and tournament fees paid accumulate towards bonus redemption. Achieving the full bonus is unlikely for the casual player. See the PokerLabRat.com Poker Room Bonus Comparison for more details.
NOTE: PokerLabRat.com tested 170 poker rooms this quarter and rejected or failed 93% of them. FullTilt Poker passed with 85 out of a possible 100 points.
This review is not the formal site analysis, just a high level summary of the key aspects we like and don't like about FullTilt Poker.
FullTiltPoker's player incentives mainly focus on guaranteed tournament prizes. More than 8 million in prizes each week with major payouts - one Sunday tournament is $350,000, with daily $8,000 to $50,000 tourneys. A $1m monthly guaranteed. Top satellite tournaments feature with tournament schedules published well in advance. Tournaments fill up fast so act quick if you want to satellite your way into a bigger tournament.
Last page update: 4 December 2009
Fancy your share of $8 million in prizes each week? Like to play at multiple poker tables? Why not try a Full Tilt Daily Double? 3 tournaments run each day for great Progressive Jackpot prizes.
FullTilt Poker loyalty points can be cashed in for FullTilt merchandise (shirts, caps, etc you see the pros wear) as well as used as stake money or tournament entry fees.
Full Tilt's Race Track View - customise your table for a more streamlined look plus the choice of avatars or no avatars for those sick of the cartoons.
Latest Software Features:
- Personalised lobby widgets to find tables, your account and FT Points balances, etc.
- Cut a deal with fellow players to decide the final payouts the next time you make the final table of a MTT or SNG. Excellent!
High-limit ante ring games, synchronized tournament breaks & new icons for ring games.
Check out Full Tilt Poker Gift Vouchers - a unique & fun gift for someone hard to buy for (or an American friend having trouble transfering money online)
Full Tilt Poker - WHAT's HOT
US players welcome, lots of innovation (eg Podcasts, videocasts and promos), big action at all levels, unique easy-to-play software, learn from the pros - lots of chat, tips and lessons, the professional way they handled recent 'bot' issues
Full Tilt Poker- WHAT's NOT
SLOW support, like 48 hours for a basic Q, Few free freerolls (require action points), so busy that tournaments and tables fill ultra fast, electronic gear (via FTP merchandise) is not available outside the US
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FULL TILT POKER is now available in your choice of English, German, French or Dutch languages.
NOTE: Full Tilt Poker hosts action at all levels but is renowned for higher stakes play. If you're looking for action at $50/$100 or higher, check it out. Some of the games end up with hundreds of people watching player head to head action from the side lines. Excellent entertainment, even if you're not betting yourself.
The top players at FullTilt Poker now come from across the globe. FullTilt is especially popular with US, European, Australian and UK residents
FREEROLLS AT FULLTILT POKER
There are over 500 freerolls every month which pay out more than $60,000 combined. Start your real-money poker career without any risk by playing in a freeroll today.
ACTION IN DECEMBER 2009
Play poker on television - win entry to play the pros on Late Night Poker or Poker Millions
Happy Hour for bonus FTP Points, $200K Double Deuce 22 (Turn $22 into your share of a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool), Play the $1,000,000 Monthly Guarantee tournament for your share of a guaranteed, million dollar prize pool. Satellites for this $500 + $35 tournament start at just $1 or 50 Full Tilt Poker Points
FULLTILT POKER - OVERALL RATING
FullTiltPoker.com is THE place to play poker if you are good! If you rate your skills - play FullTiltPoker and take advantage of the growing international player base.
FullTilt poker accepts players from around the world including the USA and has attracted a loyal and growing membership. Fancy scalping a pro? You can play them at FullTilt Poker. Lots of promos including entry to all of the big name big money poker tournaments (in the flesh poker or online)... plus $8 million in tournament prizes up for grabs weekly in guaranteed prizes.
