Review of Full Tilt Poker by Jesse McLean |
February 4, 2012 |
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Reviewer:
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Established:
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2004
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Email:
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support@fulltiltpoker.com
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Website:
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www.fulltiltpoker.com
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Software:
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Full Tilt
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Americans:
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no
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Players:
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(average)
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Banking:
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Credit Card, EntroPay, Moneybookers, Ukash, WebMoney, Cash Transfer
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Games:
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Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Draw, HORSE
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NOTE: FULL TILT POKER IS CURRENTLY OFFLINE DUE TO LEGAL ISSUES
Full Tilt Poker is taking a shot at the big time. So far they've been doing almost everything right. They've got the big name endorsements. More than that, people like Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, and several other top pros are actually involved with running the company. They also provide a public face,writing weekly poker advice emails for the players and playing on the site quite frequently. These guys know poker, and they know what players want. They've hired some quality support staff, and they don't mess around with cashouts.
The software is a nice balance between cartoony and boring. For the record, I'm one of several monkeys. A very nice feature is "put me here", allowing you to choose exactly where you want your seat displayed in the window. This makes multitabling on a small monitor a breeze (I can rotate the tables so all my seats are visible at once - this way I can keep track of which tables I have cards at). They also offer a "pot" sized button for No Limit (and Pot Limit I assume) which makes correct bet sizing much easier. It runs fast, and even on my clunker, I can play three tables at once. Full Tilt is also the only medium sized or bigger site that offers Razz (lowball stud), HORSE (Holdem, Omaha, Razz, Stud, Stud High Low) tournaments.
The player pool is a little tougher than some sites for the moment, since it was poker geeks who first got excited by a heavily player-influenced site, but the stars are drawing a steady flow of fish to the room. Promotions like "win a piece of Jesus' WSOP winnings" are a definate draw.
Full Tilt Poker are doing well so far, and I really hope they grow. I love the software, and their seemingly friendly attitude to the players (sometimes, especially at casino-run skins, it feels like we players are an inconvenience, or the enemy). To top it all off, Full Tilt also offer a very nice bonus (and it clears even at micro limits, so everyone is happy).
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Bonus Match:
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100%
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Bonus Max:
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$600
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Deposit Bonus Information:
Full Tilt offer a 100% match up to $600 bonus (and have fairly frequent reloads). It clears in increments of $10 (100 points for $10, one point per dollar in rake for every pot you are dealt cards in) which is fairly standard. What is nice is that tournament play counts towards clearing bonuses, and that you can earn partial points, so there's no threshold to worry about - EVERY raked hand clears a little bit of bonus.
You can deposit, claim the bonus, and then withdraw most of your money, so you are not tying up $600 for more than 2 or 3 days.
The clearance rate obviously varies depending on how big the pots are getting in your games, but I was getting about 40 points per table hour at $1-2.
Last Updated: 01/16/2012
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Chart Definitions
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Ratings |
Match
How much free money the poker room will give you as a percentage of your first total deposit.
Max
The maximum amout of bonus money you can receive with your first deposit.
Online
The average number of active online cash players the poker room has at any one time.
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Software
This is the quality of the program on which the poker program is run. This rating should consider the understandability and usability of the software, plus how quick and helpful their support services are.
Players
A rating of how many players there are, and how easy it is to beat the typical low-limit holdem game against the average one.
Payout
This is a rating of how quickly the poker site processes
withdrawal requests and the overall quality of bonuses rewarded.
Tournys
This rating should consider the frequency, relative value, and organization of both sit-and-go and special tournaments held.
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