Full Tilt Poker Summary
Full Tilt Poker, established in 2004 on its own private network and software platform, is the world’s second largest online poker room in regards to active player traffic. With one of the best poker clients in the business, an extensive game variety and continued US player acceptance, it’s no surprise Full Tilt Poker averages nearly 100,000 real money players at peak hours. Full Tilt Poker is most famous for two things; 1) more than $8,000,000 in weekly guaranteed tournaments, and 2) the impressive list of Full Tilt Pros that can be found playing online poker exclusively at the online poker room – Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Phil Gordon, John Juanda, Erick Lindgren, Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham and the newest member, Patrik Antonius.

Full Tilt Poker Software
Full Tilt Poker is powered by its own privately developed software platform. A download is required to play, but there are two separate downloads available; one for Windows PC users and another for Mac/Linux. The software comes complete with a host of features and customizable options that let players filter through the ring games and tournaments and tweak their online poker experience to their liking.

Lobby stats offer all of the vitals – viewed-fop percentage, average pot size, hands per hour and players waiting. Highlight a table to see the seated players and respective stack sizes, as well as the names of any players who are waiting to join. Note taking is available during play, with a good array of personal stats. The hand history function is very well suited for in-depth analysis, compatible with most poker odds calculators.

Extra features include 4-color decks, an automatic re-buy option, an automatic “top up” option for replenishing your chip stack in cash games, a “time bank” to allow for more time when making big decisions, and a detachable chat window. Full Tilt Poker is constantly providing updates to the software to add even more unique features.

Full Tilt Poker Bonuses & Promotions
Full Tilt Poker grants all new members a 100% bonus up to $600 on their initial deposit. Players then ear Full Tilt Points by participating in raked ring games and paying tournament fees (just the fees count, not the buy-ins). Every point is worth $.06 of the bonus, released in increments of $20 or 10%, whichever comes first. The bonus expires after 120 days.

The online poker room has plenty of other promotions for returning members, as well, including a refer-a-friend bonus of up to $100 per friend. Leaderboard competitions are a constant part of Full Tilt Poker, awarding sizeable cash prizes to its top players in ring games and tournaments. Full Tilt Poker guarantees at least $8,000,000 in GP tournaments weekly, plus a $1,000,000 GP every month. Enter satellites for a cost effective way to win a seat in the bigger events, or even live poker tournaments like the WSOP, WPT, EPT and Aussie Millions.

Full Tilt Poker is one of the top online poker rooms when it comes to points rewards. Full Tilt Points can be used to release bonuses, gain entry to special tournaments and Freerolls, as well as purchasing the coolest merchandise from the “Full Tilt Gear” Store. Look for “Happy Hour” tables, marked in the lobby with yellow smiley faces, to earn triple points at the tables.

Full Tilt Poker Ring Game Variety & Traffic
Players will find an extensive variety of online poker games going well beyond the standard mix. Choose from Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi and Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud Hi and Hi/Lo, Razz and a plethora of mixed games like H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E., H.O.E., H.A., H.O. and O.E. Stud, Razz and most mixed games are available in Fixed Limit only, while Omaha and Hold’em can be played in all limits. No Limit and Pot Limit stakes range from $.05/$.10 to $500/$1,000, while Fixed Limit stakes range from $.25/$.50 as high as $1,000/$2,000, making Full Tilt Poker one of the best online poker rooms for high-stakes players.

Real-money ring game traffic, as of June 2008, averages peak hour numbers of 10,500. Nearly 9,000 are concentrated in Limit and No Limit Hold’em, while the rest are spread pretty evenly across all other games. Accepting players from all over the world, tables are active in all stakes and variations 24/7. The loosest competition is found in low and mid-level stakes, but even the higher stakes of $10/$20 to $50/$100 often reveal 60% or higher viewed-flop percentages.

Full Tilt Poker Tournaments & Traffic
Full Tilt Poker hosts more than $8,000,000 in guaranteed tournaments every week, with the most lucrative events held each Sunday, worth $150k, $250k and $750k. A $1,000,000 GP is held on the third Sunday of month. Buy-ins to guaranteed tournaments range from $1 to $1,000, but the big Sunday line-up costs between $200 and $500.

Freerolls are held consistently throughout the day worth anywhere from $25 to $1,000 and up. Many Freerolls are specifically aimed at residents of a particular country, helping to keep the numbers low and odds of winning higher. The most popular Freerolls are held as satellites to bigger events, like the Sunday Brawl and even live poker tournaments (WSOP, WPT, EPT, Aussie Millions). Regular satellite tournaments, with buy-ins as low as $2, award seats in the Main Events of these same grand tournaments.

Sit’n’Go tournaments are extremely well populated in all gaming varieties, offered in heads-up, short-handed, full-table and multi-table (up to 90) action.

Support
Full Tilt Poker only offers customer support via email, but with numerous departments to respond to various topics, one would be surprised at how fast the response time is; usually within minutes. The staff is very friendly and professional.

Payment Methods
Full Tilt Poker accepts only a few payment methods, but those provided are convenient enough to accommodate just about any geographical location in the world (US players accepted).

Deposit Methods: Visa, MasterCard, Click2Pay, GatorPay, Cash Transfer

Withdrawal Methods: Click2Pay, GatorPay, Check