Full Tilt Poker takes the second place on the list of the world’s biggest poker rooms. It is one of the most popular and stylish rooms, the world of online poker has ever known.

After the changes it the U.S legislation Full Tilt remained open for players from U.S. Full Tilt’s main goal had been to conscript the most talented poker players of the world, today known as the Team Full Tilt. This move ensures that Full Tilt Poker is much talked about and zealously advertised whenever the players participated in offline tournaments anywhere in the world.

Sign-Up Bonus

Full Tilt Poker offers a 100% up to $600 sign-up bonus for all players. The maximum bonus is $600, which is equivalent to a $600 deposit. Bonus is released in increments of 10% or $20, whichever is less. 16.67 Full Tilt Points are needed for each $1 in bonus money (each point accumulated is worth $0.06). Bonus expires after 120 days. The minimum deposit is $50.

Point accumulation at Ring Games:

Players are eligible to earn a point for every dollar raked from the pot. You may also earn half a point or quarter point for every $0.50 and $0.25 raked. In short, the sum raked will basically equal the number of points you obtain per hand.

Point accumulation at Tournaments:

Full Tilt generously awards you seven points for each dollar you spend on tournament and sit’n’go fees. The more contests you participate in, the more points you can earn.

Limits and Rake

Full Tilt sports a wide variety of limits to satisfy the requirements of all levels. Texas Hold’Em (no limit) begins from $0.05/$0.10 and pulls out to $500/$1000, Stud and Stud Hi/Lo tops off at $1000/$2000 and Omaha Hi/Lo is also the same. The rake is usually equal to 5% of the pot and as such never surpasses three dollars. The rake on limits up to $0.25/$0.50 is caped at 50 cents. Three factors are affecting the sum of the rake taken by Full Tilt: the limit levels, the number of players and the type of game.

Player Traffic

In terms of player traffic, Full Tilt is a class of its own. The average number of players hardly ever falls under 10.000. During peak times that number boosts up to incredible 40.000 players on nearly 10.000 cash tables. In unlikely case you run out of opponents you still can try your luck against pros like Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch or Patrik Antonius.

Playability

The software developed by Full Tilt comes with a whole range of customization options. You can choose to modify the background, avatar and color settings. A clock is available in the lobby area, which assists you to keep track of the time. The table window can be resized to suit the player’s convenience. Full Tilt’s software bases on the Open SSL Project. It uses 256-bit cryptography to guarantee fairness and equality for all players. A native Mac client version is also available.

Extra Features

• Hand History - You may keep track of up to 50 hands played.
• Notes - A useful feature to add notes on players, simply and effortlessly.
• Stats - easy to read statistical data in % form.
• Multi-Table - Simultaneous play at 18 tables is supported.

Customer service

The sites FAQ and troubleshooting sections explain most of the questions the player might have. In addition to this, Full Tilt poker also has an email system, which provides prompt replies to any issues players may experience.

Player Points Boosters

On some occasions Full Tilt runs certain promotions like "Happy Hour". During such promotion you generate player points at a faster speed. You get rewarded 2 Points instead of 1 Point. IMPORTANT NOTICE: the added points DO NOT count toward the free gift requirement! Example: When you make 20 points during the Happy Hour you have actually made 10 "standard" points and only 10 points count for the free gift requirement. Unfortunately in the cashier you see the whole sum of the points. In the background Full Tilt DOES differentiate between added points and standard points and only standard points count for the free gift promotion. You will get your free gift once you have produces 250 STANDARD Points.