Hits
- Accepts US Players
- Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring game data to Poker Tracker
- "Find player" function
Full Tilt Poker Review
7.68 / 10
Full Tilt Poker is one of the top traffic volume poker rooms and was launched in July 2004. They have a number of world-class poker pro endorsers, such as Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Erik Seidel.
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- Software runs quickly and reliably
- Enormous Promotions
- High-speed 24/7 Support
Info
- Name Full Tilt Poker
- Website www.fulltiltpoker.com
- Established 2004
- Country Aruba
- Auditor n/a
- Software Full Tilt Poker
- Size 10.6 MB
- Email support@FullTiltPo...
- Telephone n/a
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Score
7.68/10
- Total weighted score 7.68
- Software & Graphics 8
- Ring Game Traffic 8
- Tournament traffic 8
- Game variety 8
- Rake 5
- Soft competition 7
- Sign up bonus 7
- Loyalty bonus 8
- Promotions 7
- Support 9
- Financial security 10
- Deposit & withdrawal options 10
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Bonus Info
- Sign-up bonus in $ $600
- Deposit bonus in % 100%
- Referral bonus per friend $0
- Clearing Requirement
$100 in rake/$6 - Bonus expiration time
90 days
Game Volume
8.4/10
- Game Peak hours
- Cash game 7,000
- No-Limit Texas Holdem 4,500
- Limit Texas Holdem 2,500
- Omaha Hi/Lo 475
- Omaha High 430
- 7-Card Stud High 160
- 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo 150
- All other cash games 450
- Tournaments 25,000
Special Features
- Fulltilt Poker team of exclusive world class players
- Huge $600 sign-up bonus at 100% deposit match!
- "Pro Chat" function where players can talk to the Fulltilt Professionals
- Possibility of earning custom avatars by collecting loyalty points
- Cap games
- Cartoon style avatars
- Choose your own background environment
- Sells gift certificates
- Super high-stakes games with biggest bets online
- Offers the mixed games H.A., H.O.R.S.E. and H.O.S.E.
Special Bonus Details
Support Quality
9.0/10
- 24/7 Support Yes
- Website FAQ Yes
- Support features Email
- Email confirmation No
- Speed Fast
- Knowledge Very good
- Friendliness 90%
- NETeller payout time 24-48 hours
- Withdrawal smoothness 90%
Hits
- Accepts US Players
- Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring game data to Poker Tracker
- "Find player" function
- Online leader in High and Ultra high stakes Hold'em and Omaha
- Over 40 world-class poker pro endorsers
- High-action play money tables (with famous players)
- Mac compatible
- Has a great point store with Full Tilt Poker merchandise
- Offers two table layouts: classic and racetrack
Misses
- Tough competition at higher levels
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Summary (7.68)
Monster sign-up bonus of $600 at 100% deposit match. Full Tilt Poker is a very ambitious poker room launched in July 2004. Full Tilt Poker has a number of world-class poker pro endorsers such as Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Mike Matusow and Erik Seidel who play a lot on the site and not just at the highest limits. Anyone playing on the site is likely to find a pro playing somewhere and, if a seat opens up, you can be playing a world famous poker pro the next hand.
At Full Tilt Poker, there is action to be found at any poker game and at any limit. Full Tilt Poker is unique in the online poker business in offering ultra high-stakes games. For the high-stakes player and the railbird alike there is often monster action to play in or watch at tables filled with the best in the world, playing for pots of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The graphics are innovative with cartoon-style avatars. The software is good and different; it has some innovative functions, is very stable and is clearly on par with the best in the business. The traffic volume overall is in the top segment of the industry. Real money player statistics show 5,000-7,000 ring-game players at peak hours, and 18,000-25,000 tournament players at peak hours.
Ring Game Traffic (8)
The volume is very high and concentrated to low stakes no-limit Holdem. There are typically 5,000-7,000 players at peak hours, out of which at least 90-95% is in the Holdem section.
Game variety (8)
Full Tilt Poker offers excellent game variety spreading the games Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud Hi, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Razz. Recently Full Tilt Poker added a mixed games section that features several new games.
The mixed games include H.A. (Hold'em and Omaha Hi), H.O.R.S.E. (Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo) and H.O.S.E. (Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo). With this new addition Full Tilt Poker is now the most diverse poker room in the world.
There are No-Limit and Pot-Limit in Hold'em and Pot-Limit in both Omaha variants, while the Stud and Razz games are played in Limit only. The mixed games are played in Limit versions except for H.A. which is Pot-Limit.
Soft competition (7)
The is semi-tough (it started out with average tough games in the summer of 2004). The fixed limit games are the toughest, where most average players will loose at almost any longer session. The no-limit games are a bit less tough, but still clearly more difficult to win at than at average online poker rooms.
Loyalty bonus (8)
Decent point program where players earn Full Tilt Points which can be used for purchasing merchandise and for freeroll tournaments. For tournaments you get 7 points for every $ in tournament fees.
Support (9)
Good, but currently only email support and FAQ section on the website.
24/7 support: Yes
Support Features: Email
Email confirmation/receipt: No
Speed: Fast
Knowledge: Good
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 24-48 hrs
Deposit & withdrawal options (10)
Deposit options:
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, and Money transfer/eMoney Transfer
Cash out options:
NETeller, FirePay and credit card (with the usual restrictions), Money transfer/eMoney Transfer
Software & Graphics (8)
Full Tilt Poker's graphics are fun and have a different look and feel than most competitors. Each player has a choice of several good-looking avatars that can display different emotions to add some spice to the game. The player can also choose different background environments.
The software is prompt, very reliable and updated frequently to ensure safety and stability. It is compatible with Macs and supports player notes, muting individual player chats, and changing the table view to another player's seat. The statistics function is good with decent information.
The tables now come in two versions, the classic round table (the original Full Tilt Poker table) and a table size that is called "racetrack." The racetrack is a smaller, oval table that, at a glance, seems even nicer. With the new racetrack tables comes a complete set of new table backgrounds that are pleasant and soothing - perfectly matched with the table setting. Players can choose both table variations with or without avatars.
Overall, Fill Tilt Poker runs on excellent software.
Tournament traffic (8)
As one of the market leaders in traffic Full Tilt Poker has an initial tournament traffic of 18,000-25,000 real money players at peak hours.
Rake (5)
The rake is slightly higher than the average of the industry. The rake is 5% and taken in tight intervalls. Full Tilt Poker has a "No Flop - No Drop" rake policy, like most sites. A maximum of $1 is taken out of the pots up to $1/$2 games. At higher limits, $2/$4 and above, Full Tilt Poker has a max rake of $3 and the rake structure is analogous to most other sites.
Sign up bonus (7)
Huge sign-up bonus of $600 at 100% deposit match. Another good thing is a 50% up to $500 re-load bonus. Playing at for example one $0.5/$1 NL table you will typically earn about $3-$6 in bonus per hour. The fine print. For each dollar raked from a pot, every player who was dealt cards for that hand will earn one point. You can earn partial points if less than one dollar is raked, and you can earn up to three points per hand. Each point is worth $.06, so you can earn up to $18 per hundred hands. The bonus is released to your cash account into increments of 20% of your initial deposit. So if you do a one-time deposit of $100, with each $20 you earn, it will be released into your account.
Promotions (7)
Amazing sign-up bonus of $600 at 100% deposit match. Promotions are great at Full Tilt Poker. Besides the nice sign-up and re-load bonus, there exists a number of other good promotions like WPT/WSOP qualifiers, guranteed $ tournaments, and other free money giveaways.
Financial security (10)
Backed and owned by some of the biggest names in the business and with no reported issues. Top score.
