Full Tilt Poker

Hits

• $8 million in guaranteed prize money each week
• Accepts U.S. players
• Great points store with Full Tilt Poker merchandise
• Chance to interact with famous Full Tilt pros
• Great mini-view functions for multi-table play
• Supports completely automated import of tournament and ring-game data to Poker Tracker

Misses

• Very tough competition at higher levels
• No-download software isn't available

FULL REVIEW - Full Tilt Poker (8.65)

Launched in 2004, Full Tilt Poker is now by far one of the biggest and most famous poker sites online, growing daily and always pushing to build its reputation as one of today's market leaders.

Adding to its visibility and prestige is of course "Team Full Tilt," the site's main sponsored pros and the bulk of its ownership group, including poker legends Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Allen Cunningham, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Mike Matusow and Erik Seidel.

The main sponsored team - along with a growing list of Full Tilt "red pros," can be found playing at all limits in all variations across the site, and are available for real-time chat at the tables.

At Full Tilt Poker there is action to be found at any poker game and at any limit. The site was the first poker room in the business to offer ultra high-stakes games, attracting some of the absolute best players in the world. The high-stakes player and the railbird alike can often find monster action or watch hands unfold at tables filled with the best in the world, playing for pots of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The games offered at Full Tilt Poker include Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo, Five-Card Draw, Razz and various mixed games.

The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, shorthanded and heads-up tables are all available.

Full Tilt Poker is also one of few sites offering mixed games such as H.O.R.S.E., H.A. and H.O.S.E. in both cash games and tournaments, making the game variation some of the most extensive and impressive online.

The poker room's software is unique, boasts some very innovative functions, is very stable and features excellent graphics - definitely one of the best in the industry. The points shop is also excellent, offering players all sorts of cool merchandise that can be acquired with their Full Tilt Poker points.

Overall, the traffic volume is in the very top segment of the industry. Real-money player statistics as of November 2008 show 10,500 ring-game players at peak hours, and 70,000 tournament players at peak hours.