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Overall Rating: 3.824

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US Players:

   Yes

Software Download Info:

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Network:

Full Tilt Poker

Current # of Players (Fri May 9 2008, 05 PM):

46,640

Multi-Tabling:

10+

Bonus:

100% Initial Deposit Up to $600, Plus Entry to the FTR500. - Use Bonus Referral Code: FLOPTURNRIVER

Minimum Deposit Amount:

$45

Minimum Deposit Options:

ePassporte: $45, Click2Pay: $50, MasterCard: $50, MyWebATM: $50, Neteller: $50, Visa: $50, CashTransfer: $250

No Limit Ring Stakes:

$.05 - $.10 up to $500 - 1000

Limit Ring Stakes:

$.25 - $.50 up to $1000 - $2000

Sit & Go Stakes:

$1 + $.25 up to $2200 + $90

Player Points:

Yes

Nuts (Cool):

Still accepts US customers! Nice, attractive interface with great cartoon-like avatars, each with four emotions. Has become one of the largest rooms today. Many different upgrades and customizations to make your playing easier. Can play against the pros!

Beats (Suck):

No obvious beats here. When Full Tilt first opened in 2004 there was no hand history function and the bonus was hard to clear but those are both non-issues now. Support can be bad or slow at answering e-mails.


is a poker room launched in 2004 that advertises, "Chat with the Pros - Play with the Pros - Learn from the Pros". Indeed, Full Tilt Poker has accumulated a nice team of professional poker players to promote the poker room, including Chris Ferguson ("Jesus"), Howard Lederer ("The Professor"), Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Andy Bloch, Eric Lindgren, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Harman, and more! Full Tilt is the first online room to create a "poker dynasty." These professionals actually take part in some of the tournaments and ring games offered by Full Tilt Poker, and some even have their own tables.

is not a skin of another network, but it's own bona fide poker room. They've always been a part of their own network, and with the right advertising and professional player base has grown to be one of the top online sites in the world. Full Tilt offers pretty much every popular poker game that is played today, Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz and a variety of mixed games HO, HA, HOSE, and HORSE. Since its player base is so large you can find many games other than hold'em being played. In fact, I think Full Tilt is the number one site online today for games like Omaha, Stud, and the mixies with hundreds of tables spread across all limits. However, no-limit hold'em is still the game people want to play. There are over 10,000 tables being played, so you can rest assured you will not have to worry about finding a game!

Full Tilt Poker is the king of high stakes online poker today. The biggest games you normally find at other sites are $25 - $50 no limit, which is nothing to sneeze at, but Full Tilt's stakes run as high as $500 - $1000! This game is "capped" which means the most you can loose in any hand is 30 bbs, or in this case $30,000. The highest uncapped game they offer is $300 - $600, where you can frequently see high stake professional play for over $150,000 pots! It is quite exciting to watch the names like Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow, John D'Agostino, Phil Ivey, Brian Townsend (sbrugby), David Benyamine and more battle each other for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even more exciting if you have the bankroll to play them!

The sit & gos at FullTiltPoker are very popular as well with thousands running at any given time. The buyins range from $1 + $.25 all the way up to the nosebleeds $2,200 + $50 which is some of the highest games offered (only behind PokerStars). The most popular games being ran are the $11 - $33 range, but there many of the higher games ($55 - $230) being played as well. They offer regular, 6max, turbo, and heads up for every type of game (listed above.) Most people are playing the regular turbo sit & gos, but you shouldn't have to wait long for even games like HORSE. They also have many different sit & go satellites to other tournaments, and even token tournaments where the players are awarded tokens which can be used to buy into other tournaments.

If you're into multi-table tournaments, just may be your room of choice. Full Tilt is the favorite room of many people for large scale tournaments, and there is a good reason why. First off, they offer over $5 million in guaranteed prize money every week! Everyday, they have hundreds of thousands of dollars in guaranteed tournaments with a new tournament starting almost every 15 minutes. The buyins range from $1 up to $535 and have a little something from everyone. Some of their most popular tournaments are $6,000 guaranteed ($3 + $.30 rebuy which gets 500+ players), $8,000 guaranteed ($10 + $2 buyin, usually over 1400 entries), $24,000 guaranteed ($24 + $2 buyin, usually 1000+ players), and the $60,000 guaranteed ($100 + $9 buyin, 500+ players). Also, the mother of their tournaments is the Sunday $750,000 guaranteed ($200 + $16) which is one of the largest tournaments out there today (the last Sunday of the month is $1,000,000 guaranteed!) There are many more so check out the Full Tilt software and remember there are always satellites being ran into the higher buyins.

Full Tilt also hosts a series of multi-table tournaments every year called the FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series.) The 5th series just completed and shattered last years records and expectations. There were 14 events with $7,000,000 guaranteed, and 24,901 entrants played these events making the combined total won over $10.5 million! The main event drew 4,578 entrants for a total prize pool of $2.2 million! Each year this series only gets bigger so stay tuned for next year! (Special congratulations to FTR's very own chardrian, who placed 3rd in FTOPS V main event for over $155,000! For details and hand history from his amazing score, please see this thread in our poker forum.)

While playing for real money games at Full Tilt Poker, you will earn Full Tilt Points. You can earn them playing real money ring tables or tournaments, as said on their website:

We 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; we 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.

You can use these points on a variety of things including special tournaments and freerolls, and to earn merchandise from their store. The store at Full Tilt is one of the best out there today which has items such as poker books/dvds, clothes, custom jerseys (the jerseys the pros wear with YOUR name on it), electronics, and more.

Full Tilt Poker holds a gaming license from the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and abides by all the rules and regulations therein. FullTiltPoker.com's random number generator meets all requirements of the Kahnawake Gaming Commission to ensure an authentic gaming experience. They use128-bit encryption ensures the highest level of security for your data, and all your information is kept confidential and private. Full Tilt Poker has a Zero Tolerance Policy for Fraud and Collusion. They allow only one account per user and will routinely review hands and chat logs to ensure a fair, honest game.



Full Tilt Poker Lobby
Full Tilt Poker Lobby

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Table
Full Tilt Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Table



's software and interface is one of the best offered today. They have come a LONG way since its release in 2004 always taking the pros and players opinions for new upgrades. When first released there were many functions missing such as hand history and it was tough to multi-table. Since then these have all been fixed.

The lobby has also had a face lift. It is very easy to sort between which game and limit you want to play. Once very cool feature is any table or tournament a Full Tilt Pro is playing at will be listed in red. This is an easy way to watch your favorite players grind it out. You can select easily between ring and tournaments near the top, then use the tabs that appear to sort between stakes, types, players, etc. If that isn't enough they even have a filter feature to remove or add certain games. Near the right side of the lobby they have the cashier, and it is very easy to sort through your history, to deposit/withdrawal, or to transfer funds. The top of the lobby has many options which can be changed or adjusted including turning off or on avatars, four color deck, bet amounts, pot size, sound, etc.

While playing at a table, you will notice right away the catchy cartoon avatars that are displayed. Initially I didn't like them and thought they were cheesy, but I have grown to like them. They have four displays (normal, happy, sad, angry) which is a unique feature to show your emotion. There are so many things you can customize at the table that it would be impossible to list them all here, but I will talk about the best ones. First and foremost, the resizeable tables. This is becoming a must have feature for the big online poker rooms today, and is great for multi-tabling without a large monitor (or dual display). Speaking of multi-tabling, you can tile or cascade your tables for easy organizing. You can also save the current view of the tables you have up so the next time you login the tables will automatically arrange in that order (you can save up to 5 different layouts). There are also multiple views, classic round table style or racetrack view (more oval of a poker table) both with or without avatars. The preferred seating is a very nice feature which always puts you in the same spot when you sit down. New to Full Tilt is the addition of the time bank. This is great for making decisions when you need a little extra time. The thing I like most about this is they give the amount of time based on stake, so $10 players will get less than $1000 players. There are many different features and customizations so check out the software yourself and find what suits you best!

While playing, there is an instant hand history function at the table. Just press "last hand" in the upper right hand corner which shows your last 50 hands played at that table. This is a great function and is very easy to look through hands. It also includes the text version which can also be saved to your computer automatically.

Overall Full Tilt has possibly the best software today. They are always growing in numbers and are right there as the number 1 or 2 poker room today. The play at Full Tilt feels great and I have never had any problems even when playing as many as 16 tables at once. Play is very smooth and reliable, check it out!


Unlike some other poker rooms, Full Tilt Poker continues to accept US players in 2007. President Bush signed the Port Act on Friday the 13th, October 2006. This Act included material on internet gaming. Party Poker then closed its doors to US players. Where did all these players go? Many of them moved over to Full Tilt Poker and now the action is high. Full Tilt Poker has a large number of poker pros and many players enjoy the opportunity to play against them and ask questions. Full Tilt made it very clear they never plan on banning US players from their site, so is from the US you will always have a home here.

In 2004 FullTiltPoker usually had around 1,500 online players. By April 2005 Full Tilt Poker had almost doubled their player base to 2,500 - 3,000. Now Full Tilt Poker has about 40,000+ players because they are one of the best online poker rooms in the world. Like stated earlier, regardless of your bankroll there is a game for you. This is one of the best sites to start your game or to continue, and you will be able to play 24/7.


Now if needs to improve in one area, it is customer support. Granted they have a lot of issues to handle, but other large sites have great support. In the past I have sent many e-mails with questions and some took about 72 hours to get an answer. And most times these problems required more responses, which increased the time again. For the most part, they aren't too terrible, and response time can vary, but for as good of a room they offer, their support just doesn't match it. They currently only have e-mail for help:

E-mail: support@FullTiltPoker.com


Undoubtedly many of the players that came over from Party Poker in 2006 were fish. Full Tilt Poker has softened up some, but can still be pretty tough. So you might think, mega fish right? Well, for a US site, Full Tilt is pretty hard. Online poker overall is getting tougher, and many people who crushed the game for years are having a harder time. Compared to sites that have US players banned, Full Tilt Poker can be rock garden. Most people even at the low limits are just nut-camping, folding folding folding and waiting for that big hand. It is pretty tough to get paid off by these players, and many tables are filled with 3-4 of them. Also, a lot of pro-online players like the software at so they call this place their home as well. And remember, the sites are limited that a US player can play at, so many choose this one. It isn't the best site fish wise, but as long as there is poker, there will be fish. By practicing some good table selection and having good reads, Full Tilt is still a profitable site. It isn't the best out there today, but it could be worse.


currently offers bonus referral codes for 100% bonus of up to $600. You can use our exclusive bonus referral code "FLOPTURNRIVER", but be sure to also sign up through our link to ensure you receive your 100% bonus of up to $600! In addition to the $600 bonus, you will gain access to our exclusive money added FTR500 tournaments, held only at Full Tilt Poker!

Here are the details on the Full Tilt Bonus:
100% Deposit Bonus - Get a 100% Deposit Bonus Just For Signing Up - Up to $600

Full Tilt Poker is pleased to continue offering deposit bonuses to new players. New sign-ups will receive a 100% matching bonus up to $600 on your initial deposit to Full Tilt Poker.

Here's how!

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.

For every dollar paid in tournament fees, you will receive 7 Full Tilt Points. There is no cap on the number of points you can receive.

The bonus amount will be automatically credited to your Bonus Account where it will be held and released to your cash account in increments of 10% of your initial deposit, or $20, whichever you earn first. So if you do a one-time deposit of $100, each $10 (10%) earned will be instantly released into your account. Deposit the full $600 and your account will get credited for each $20 of bonus earned. At three points per hand, each $20 increment can be earned in fewer than two hours of play at only one table.

You can see your cash total and bonus cash amounts in the Cashier window. You will continue to collect cash until you have received 100% of your bonus money. You have 120 days to earn your deposit bonus.
FTR also has some special exclusive Full Tilt Clothing, Hats, and Beanies that we are giving away to our members! For information, please click here! Back in 2004 the bonus was harder to clear. Check out this account of how tough it was back then.
This bonus is what initially prompted me to try out this poker room, I deposited $600 and $600 was placed in my bonus account as promised. But get this, in my first session of playing over 500 hands, I only earned $13.77 of that $600 bonus.

So, you could probably figure out the math, but it will basically take 900 billion hands to clear the entire bonus at Full Tilt Poker. Full Tilt Poker pays the bonus out in 20% increments, so once I earn $120, they will release it. I just now made that milestone, and am quite tired of playing at Full Tilt Poker, so I will probably forego the remaining bonus and head back over to Empire or Party.
However, I moved back to Full Tilt Poker in 2006 and think the tables here are great - fun and full of action - and the bonus is worthwhile. This is a GREAT first time bonus so I recommend you have the full $600 to deposit into your account before playing here, it'll be worth the wait!

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Overall Rating: 3.824




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 “No "Sitting Out" noteification in touneys” by PeteH, 11 Feb 2008

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  2/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  3/5

There is one bizare aspect of the Full Tilt client: in tournaments the only notification of a player sitting out appears in the chat text (and in the hand history, but after the fact). In ring games "Sitting Out" appears in place of a players stack size, just like in virtually evry other site I've seen. Full Tilt support continue to insist that this is due to lag. Full Tilt tournament players know otherwise.



 “Full Tilt "Proker"” by ctran019, 31 Dec 2007

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  5/5

Interface: Has to be a 5/5 simple to navigate vivid in color. The buttons are large enough to press. Many standard options when betting/raising/folding. Software is great. Not many unique features but the best in it's class. Cool little avatars Poker Action: 4/5 Simply because this site just isn't beginner friendly. Full ring games have 50% tight and 50% loose not always the case but that's what I've encountered. Plenty of action from the button/small/big blinds. Technical Support: Top notch, nothing has gone wrong yet. Ease of Game/fish: If you encounter a pro you will surely lose all your money to him. Lots of bluffing going on that unexperienced beginners can't afford to handle. Bonus: I suppose is good very ingenious way of earning your bonus and I can quickly use for my bankroll. Would like to see: A bad beat jackpot, custom avatars, more table designs Keep in mind I'm a Beginner. Full Tilt has been the best site I've seen since PokerStars.



 “hey” by heuaaa, 06 Nov 2007

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  5/5   Bonus:  5/5

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 “Full Tilt wheeee” by givememyleg, 02 Sep 2007

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  5/5

Updated review September 1, 2007.



 “Better Than Regular Casinos” by geek, 20 Jul 2007

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  2/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

Great with low rakes. Better than the old party poker too. Has its problems but is great overall.



 “FullTilt makes it's move” by Chopper, 10 Dec 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  5/5   Bonus:  4/5

here is where you should consider playing next. nice bonus, although it takes quite awhile to clear. ignore the old (1 year +) reviews; this site has REALLY softened up. the volume a year ago was around 8-10k, during peak hours, now is over 25k routinely...that should speak for itself. games are "intelligent" (fish dont chase draws as much here) and have read some books about ABC poker (makes the games a bit predictable), but still quite soft, at the lower stakes. software is AWESOME, and improving consistently. if you are a tourney player, i am not , but i have WON 3 of my last 10 multi-SNGs (40 players +), and "monied" in 2 others...50% in the money ain't bad. tourneys might be VERY beatable. limit players have a gold-mine here, too. SH limit games are among the worst i have seen anywhere. hard to beat Stars, but FullTilt is making one crazy kind of run at them with the new US legislation.



 “Full Tilt Has Come A Long Way” by Schoolly, 28 Nov 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  2/5

Some of the early reviews here are from late 2004! Full Tilt has really grown - all that marketing muscle has developed a bustling poker room with a lot of players, games at various stakes, and great tourneys. Interface is absolutely fantastic and actually adds to the enjoyment of the game unlike most interfaces. Have not had any problems with cashouts, and I've cashed out a few times for about $1,000. Check it out, it will soon be one of the top 3 online poker rooms. Read full review: FullTilt Poker Review



 “Full Tilt in Full Swing” by Frank, 14 Oct 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  5/5

Could catapult itself to be one of the top 2 online poker rooms. Full Tilt has adominantly announced its support of American players and will probably see substantial growth over the coming months. The interface is a lot of fun, the tourneys are good, the support is solid, and the ring games are good. Well rounded game and I would expect a ton of fish to be flooding the place as we speak. Check it out, I've switched over from Party like many others and it's pretty cool.



 “Full Tilt Review” by George, 13 Oct 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  5/5   Bonus:  5/5

Full Tilt has changed a lot since the time of the early reviews on this page(2004). They have grown to become one of the biggest rooms in the world. The interface has always been great and now the other categories are excellent as well.



 “Full Tilt Has Come A Long Way” by kavorsky, 31 Aug 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  4/5

Some of the early reviews here are from late 2004! Full Tilt has really grown - all that marketing muscle has developed a bustling poker room with a lot of players, games at various stakes, and great tourneys. Interface is absolutely fantastic and actually adds to the enjoyment of the game unlike most interfaces. Have not had any problems with cashouts, and I've cashed out a few times for about $1,000. Check it out, it will soon be one of the top 3 online poker rooms.



 “2006 UPDATE” by ChezJ, 15 May 2006

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  1/5

Hey all, in case you are just wandering across this review, I wanted to point out that it is very old and does not reflect the fact that there are plenty of players (and fish) at Full Tilt nowadays. I was playing around noon today (a Monday) and there were 9600 players online. Right now (Monday evening 7:30 pm) there are over 14000. I am playing 6max $1/$2 limit HE and killing it for like 15BB/hr thanks to the fish next to me. That's atypical though, since Full Tilt tends to be tighter than most other sites (which is great if you are sick of idiot suckouts at Party). The SNG tournaments are terrific, esp the heads-up ones where you can find fish willing to hand you $20 in one shot. The emotional avatars are addictive and I miss them at other sites. The detachable chat is great. The NL betting controls are extremely well designed and make other sites feel extremely clunky. You can occasionally catch Phil Ivey playing $50/$100 NL ring games. You can often spot John Juanda, Mike Matusow, or John D'Agostino multi-tabling. The only thing that sucks about Full Tilt is the bonuses... rare and damn near impossible to unlock. As for cashout problems, I have never experienced any whatsoever in 1 year at this site.



 “FULL TILT IS OKAY.....” by DRL453, 08 Dec 2005

Interface:  3/5   Action:  2/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  4/5

I play mostly at Pokerstars, but when I came across the 100% bonus I decided to give it a try. The best thing about this place is that when the pros are playing the table appears red from the lobby which makes them easy to find. They also have their own avatar. The competition here seemed pretty tough compared to party poker. I did not like the backgrouns here. They are so bright and glamorous that it gave me a headache after staring at it for too long. A lot of poeple are complaining about cashing out. If you want to receive a check in the mail you must have a minimum of $300 in your account. If you are using Neteller or any other service, there is no limit. I didn't have a problem with cashing out. Overall it's okay but I'll be going back to Pokerstars...



 “awesome!!!!!” by royalpain11111, 03 Oct 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

i have played on many many poker sights but this is by far the best the game, due to the fact always a tourney going and never a long wait to get on a table. nice bonus program i played ultimate bet for a while has such comp problems with that programs it is like a magnet for comp virus!! always a long wait and no real good bonus program. i have played with several real names on full tilt unlike ultimate bet where your told you maybe but never are. i reccomend this site for anyone looking for a real good deal and a real good site maintained very well.



 “Full Tilt” by Hodge05, 21 Sep 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  3/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  5/5

I am a player that just started doing full tilt poker. I play purely SnG's around 10 or 20 dollars. I have been extremely successful at these levels(125 to 600 in 2 weeks). Fish and a good many bad players seem to chill at these levels. Besides that, i emjoy the software and have had zero problems with the site. I recommend it to everyone.



 “Not bad but some issues” by Lucki sevens, 27 Jun 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  3/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  2/5

I have played a while here and find the graphics of the sites really great. It makes such a change to play on a site and enjoy looking at the screen as opposed to just looking at the cards fixedly. I was tempted in my the whopping 100% bonus, which does take a while to clear unless you play the high stake limit games or get lucky with a good run of cards. The cashout process was a little hassle for me as the only one I could use was neteller (although they do allow withdrawals of only $50 to a neteller account) but thats not too much of an issue overall. The competition is stiff, not the best but the average player is better than that of the average player you may find on some of the bigger sites (such as party or empire for example) so make sure your playing roperly when you sit down. As for bad beats, well all I can say is 'shit happens', the cards seem fine to me and bad beats can last a long time sometimes but without hundreds of hands to statisitically review you can't pass judgement on a few hands and your own bad experience. Overall I have only drawn level on this site but thats due to the better than average players here rather than 'dodgy cards'.



 “Lack of Customer Service” by RandyPittman, 24 Jun 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  1/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  2/5

After playing on FullTilt i found this website ... to bad I didnt find it earlier. I wasnt aware of the minimum $300 cashout limit because they sure as hell let you put less than that on there and they dont mind taking your minimum deposit onto their site. Another thing i was sitting there playing and I knew my computer was acting strange so I just done nothing one hand and I seen my chips be placed on an "all in" bet on a hand where I would have no chance of winning ... FullTilt burned me and I would suggest no one else feel this pain. I only lost $50 a very small amount to what some have lost.



 “Some good, some bad” by twoakers, 17 Jun 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  1/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  3/5

I was on Empire poker and switched to Full Tilt. I agree, the competition on Full Tilt is overall much tougher. I enjoy that part, because I have only been playing for approx 6 months and am eager to learn. The one thing I have noticed about Full Tilt that I don't like is the enormous amounts of bad beats. I play a fair amount of live poker, and there's no comparison. Just last night, in a $20 tourney at Full Tilt, I took 4 bad beats in the first hour! These are not races, these are situations where the other guy only has around 4-5 cards maximum to pull on the river...and hits them continually. Even the other competitors were commenting on the situation. I also agree with the review that mentioned the frequency of high pocket pairs all coming on the same hand. It seems to happen very often where someone will have jacks, someone else will have kings, and someone else will have aces. I know it happens, but it sure seems to be common on Ful Tilt. I do like the players tho, for the most part. Empire seemed to have a large amount of people that seemed to be more interested in talking smack than playing cards. Full Tilt has it's share, but far less that Empire. I like Full Tilt overall, but wish they could develope an actual random dealer to make the games more realistic. The mathematical odds state that bad beats should not occur as often as not.



 “Locked up my money” by grumpy, 06 May 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  2/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  3/5

Full Tilt has been a great poker site until yesterday. My account has now been frozen for over 24 hours. After several emails, still nothing except for a representative telling me to leave them alone until it is "looked in to". No idea, feedback, help or information on what's happened. And with only an email address to communicate, it truly makes for some serious frustration. Anyone else had an issue?



 “Favorite site by far” by BobbySalami, 05 May 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  5/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  5/5   Bonus:  5/5

Best software around......and many many many fish that complain on how the software is out to get them...perfect for taking their money.



 “Full Title” by Me, 18 Apr 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

Better than Party Poker and Ultimate Bet.



 “My new favorite site” by Jdiggity, 15 Apr 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

I have played at Party and Ultimate Bet and Full Tilt Poker is my favorite new site to play at. The deposit bonus is awesome, even though it is dispersed over time (which in my opinion is a good thing). The avatars are cool, but I sometimes turn them off when I am not in the mood. I got to play against Howard Lederer last week which was amazing. All in all it has been a very positive experience.



 “Full Tilt, Not that Bad” by ChipGeeks, 30 Mar 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  4/5

At first I felt duped when I read the fine print of the bonus. Definitely should have done this prior to moving my money from Party but live and learn. After a week I've earned the first part of my bonus, which is released in $20 increments. If you play the 1/2 limit games it will take about 14 hours to earn each increment of your bonus. Obviously the higher your limit the faster you can earn it. 2/4, 7 hours, 3/6, 4-5 hours. Its not the best bonus but if you buy in for $200 and you play 50 hours a month at the 1/2 you'll earn the whole thing. At the 2/4 it would take about 25 hours a month, not that bad. Obviously if you try to get the whole thing and buy in at $600 you're going to have to play a lot more at the higher limits so take that into consideration. As for the play, I'm doing a lot better than I was at Party. People seem to sit at the table much longer which gives you a better chance to get a read on their styles. Also when you take notes on a player they are there the next time you run into them online. Per the bounty on pro's, they generally sit at the $20-30 sit and goes or tournaments and that's just not where I'm at so I'm never going to see that. Basically the way I see it is if you aren't playing for any bonus you might as well consider moving on over for three months and then moving back to where ever you came from (Party or Ultimate). As soon as I left the next day I got an email about a reload bonus, first one since I had joined 6 months prior. Coincidence? Right. Support wise, I emailed them and they got right back to me.



 “Very Good But Very Challenging.” by shaffe43, 11 Mar 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  3/5   Support:  1/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  2/5

Full tilt is one of the cooler sites out there software wise. The SNG's are 5+1 and the opposition is tough. It is very cool that there is bounties on the heads of the pro's. The competetion is very stiff though. If your out to learn than IMO (in my opinion) this is the best site. If your out to make easy money (and deal with some bad beats) then stick to party poker or empire poker. There is also not as many people playing at one time so you may have to wait for a table if you are playing an 18 person toureny. Thier tables also seat 9 instead of 10. They have absolutely no phone numbers (or at least that i could find). I had a problem with registering. My name is Matthew, but when i registered i typed in Matt, well Full Tilt would not let me deposit money because my name did not match, and there fore i couldnt play any money games. (I got around this by setting up another account) But the point is thier customer support SUCKS.



 “ahead of the pack” by ari, 21 Feb 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  5/5

Ive been on both party poker ultamate bet and full tilt and full tilt has been my favorite by far. Being the cheap man I am i dont play for real money too often but when I do I find myself succesful but ease of game really is not the best. If you want to make quick easy cash this is not the place to be with all the pros lingering around the low stakes games, but if you want to get better at the game this is where you want to be. A place where you can get a few tips from Lederer than next day ask Jesus a few questions. The bounty on pros heads also makes the game constatly interesting when they are around. And the way their play money game is set up is the most realistic of all the sites I've played at.



 “Ups and downs” by Basil-Of-Baker-St, 17 Feb 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

Well, 100% bonus is hard to pass up, but their requirements are pretty steep to clear it. $1 of rake = $.06 of your bonus cleared. They release it to you $20 at a time though, which is pretty nice. However, I've heard several people complain that the bonus will take them forever to clear. If all you're going is going for the bonus, just up your number of tables. I cleared a bit over ten percent of the bonus in about 3 and a half hours last night playing 4 .25/.50 NL tables. Fish factor: good heavens. Had EIGHT separate occasions where someone raised me all in when they were on the draw. Avatars: couldn't care less I like the fact that they have an option to rotate the table, makes multitabling much easier (left click on another chair, for those that play here and didn't know) Haven't dealt with customer service or done a cashout yet, so don't know about those.



 “Even the lowest stakes are rough” by kuboa, 16 Feb 2005

Interface:  4/5   Action:  3/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  2/5

I don't play on-line for the cute avatars, but at this stage I'm not playing for big profit, either- I'm playing to learn. That's why I switched for the time being from Party to FullTilt, because even at nickle-dime stakes you have to play a solid game. You really do earn those $2 pots. At Party you might have some good sessions with 8 fish but go untested until you discover that a good player can destroy you. Here I can practice and there's nothing like the humility that losing at NICKLE poker provokes... if you can't win at that level, you shouldn't be playing for higher stakes. If you can, move up. But start small. And you do get action, just not ludicrous Party action :)



 “Full Tilt Poker Review” by Rickshaw, 07 Feb 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  3/5   Support:  5/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  4/5

I liked this poker room. I didn't earn the full bonus like many others here. But I did earn $120 of it before I quit and headed back to Empire. The software is quite nice. The interface is a lot of fun and adds some liveliness to the game. The action is still a bit weak, but you can find some tables at the stakes you're looking for. The fish are not as plentiful, but there are some that like to throw their money around. Bonus is very tempting, at $600, but too difficult to earn over the longhaul. However, I did earn $120 of it which I'm happy about.



 “Shoulda stuck with Party Poker” by Fat Slob, 04 Feb 2005

Interface:  3/5   Action:  1/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  3/5

I am a recreational player who was suckered in by that 100% bonus that will take me about two years to earn - which sucks because I only have 120 days to make it. The worst is wanting to play a ring game and having only two tables at the limit I want to play in action (of course completely full). I do enjoy the sit and go tournaments and the avitars. I agree with most people here who say that the games are tougher. I made a killing on Party Poker and have mostly treaded water at Full Tilt. I guess I need to tighten up! Is it just me or do bad beats rule? I have been hit by (and administered) a ton of bad beats on the river. As for the true randomness of their dealer, in consecutive tournaments, I was dealt pocket kings, only to come up against aces. The funny thing was, both times there was another poor slob with pocket jacks or poket queens in the hand! I've had the same thing happen where tens, jacks, and queens all came up at the same time - twice in one tournament. Hmmmmmmm. Play those big non-aces pocket pairs judiciously before the flop.



 “Full Tilt” by daggerman, 04 Feb 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  4/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  5/5

I have been playing at full tilt fo about 3 months now.I think their Bonus is excellant,it does take time but you wont find 100% in many places.I have gotten my original 300 bonus and am now into my 2nd and 50% in. I think that in the beginning there was little action but now it is starting to pick up. I have made more money here then any other sight.Also I think they have the best Omaha games and tournements.



 “Full Tilt Poker” by Blimey, 28 Jan 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  2/5   Bonus:  4/5

From What I know is that the minimum withdrawl amount is $50. Interface is easy to use. Plus the pro's don't hide behind made up screen names.



 “winnings” by keetee, 26 Jan 2005

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  3/5   Bonus:  3/5

I deleted it because it stated that you could not withdraw winnings unless at least 300.00 by check. If I win 50 I might want it. 300.00 is awful and restrictive. what good is it to win if you cant decide on your own money to get it or now. Sounds to me like it still belongs to them if you win. Other than that I really liked the site.



 “Fun Combo” by Dejection08, 14 Dec 2004

Interface:  4/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  2/5

Full tilt poker has a more interesting interface, with the avatars. They do have a bounus that seems to take forever to achieve. The bounus are easier to achieve on party poker and empire. There are few fish at the tables. The greatest part about the site is the ablility to know you are playing with some of the world's best. In all this site is above average for the entertainment value becuse where else can you say you sat with Phil Ivey at the .05/.10 nl table.



 “OnTilt” by maxxscam, 16 Nov 2004

Interface:  5/5   Action:  4/5   Support:  3/5   Fish:  4/5   Bonus:  4/5

I dont have alot to say about fullTilt poker, but I will say I have really enjoyed playing there more than at any other site, The interface is the best around in my opinion, the graphical hand histories are nice, i wish they would get an email option, which i think is in their future, the bonus is good although it does take along time to clear, i cleared my full 600$ worth of bonus over a month long period playign at fulltilt exclusivly, the action is pretty good there I was able to make more money at this site than i did at any other site including party, i have taken a break from fulltilt but plan on going back and playing there and party exclusivly starting in january. I would like to see more sngs and big multis in th future

 





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