Full Tilt accepts U.S based players

Full Tilt Software

The Full Tilt software contains everything you would expect from a top poker site.

It does take quite a lot of memory so it may run a bit slower on older computers.

Here are some of the software features.

• A nice easy on the eye design. Plenty of customisation options, players can choose from a range of table designs and backdrops.
• Colourful cartoon characters are used as avatars, there is a large selection to choose from (Pros have their own pictures as avatars). These characters help to give fun look and feel.
• For those that want to concentrate soley on their poker there is the option of turning off backdrops and avatars.
• While at the table players can chat with other, make notes and check statistics.
• An in-depth and easy to follow lobby with a good filter system.
• Table re-sizing that allows up to 18 tables to be played on at the same time.
• A time bank that allows a bit of extra time to come up with a decision
• Sotware is available in multiple languages
• Sotware is available for both MAC and PC

Full Tilt Games

Full Tilt offers one of the best variety of poker games on the internet. Such games include Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Stud and Stud Hi. There is also the option of playing mixed games such as H.O.R.S.E, H.O.S.E and H.A.

These games come in all the varients such as No-Limit, Pot-Limit, Full-Table, Shorthanded and Heads-Up and Cap games. Blinds structures start from $0.05-$0.10 up to some of the highest stakes around. If you are looking for some high stakes games then this is a site you should check out. Lots of oppurtunities to win some monstor pots against others players and pros alike.

Full Tilt Tournaments

As well as large variety games, Full Tilt also offers a large variety of mutli-table plus Sit & Go tournaments. Buy ins range from as little as $1.00 all the way up to $25,000. For the larger stakes tournaments it is common to find the pros competing.

Texas Hold’em is the most popular format but others such as Omaha, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz and even H.O.R.S.E are also a tournament option.

Full Tilt has a number of special tournaments to choose from. These include,Turbos (Quicker Blinds), Double Stack (Players start with 3000 chips instead of the usual 1500), Speed Tables (Less time given to make decisions), Four Player Heads Up Sit & Go’s (Winner of each table moves onto next round until 1 player left) and more.

Other Features

Full Tilt Points: A reward system where you earn points for playing poker games. These points are rewarded for playing cash games, Tournaments and Sit & Go’s. 7 points are earned for every $1 spent in entry fees. These points can then be redeemed for entries into special tournaments or mechandise from the Full Tilt poker store.

Sign Up Bonus: Full Tilt offers one of the biggest sign up bonuses on the net. They will match 100% of your first deposit up to the value of $600.

Affiliation with Poker Pros: Probably the biggest draw card that Full Tilt has.

The site is endorsed by many of the worlds best and most famous poker players. These pros are fully fledged members of Full Tilt and promise to play there exclusively.

As well as helping to build and design the site these pros offer tips, write blogs and even live chat with players during game play.

Team Full Tilt is comprised of poker pros such as Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey (pictured), Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Gus Hansen and Erik Seidel to name a few.

Promotions:

• Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS): A range of 25 poker events, with a leader board and a huge range of prizes. This all culminates to a main event which has a guaranteed prize pool of $2.5 Million dollars.
• Big Money Sundays: With a combined total of $1 Million in prize pool money these three tournamnets are run every Sunday. The Sunday Brawl ($350K), The $750K Guarantee and the Sunday Mulligan ($200K). Satellite entries for these tournaments are up for grabs during the week.
• Happy Hour: Full Tilt Points are earned 2-3 times faster durinng Happy Hour times.
• Iron Man Challenge: Players earn points through frequent play in order to be rewarded Iron Man medals at the end of each month. These medals can then be exchanged for special prizes at the Iron Man Challenge store
• Winners choice: A weekly tournament where the overall winner gets a $12K prize package to the televised WPT or EPT event of their choice. Even a chance to win a buy in to the WSOP main event.
• Guarantees: A weekly guarantee prize pool tournament schedule and a gauranteed $1 Million Dollar Monthly Tournament.
• Plus many more promotions added on a regular basis.

Money Deposit options: Full Tilt offers a range of safe and reliable deposit options. These include Credit Card, NETeller, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, Poli and Local Bank Transfer. There is also a large range of fast withdrawal methods available.

Support: Full Tilt offers a 24/7 email support system. There are a range of email addresses to choose from, each one designed to answer a specific query eg: account info, technology issues, promotional/bonus enquires etc.

PartyPoker.com is one of the franchises most successful brands.

PartyPoker was the largest online poker room until it had to stop accepting U.S based players due to legislation changes. Despite this setback they remain one of the largest online poker sites on the planet.

PartyPoker Software

In the past PartyPoker has been somewhat lacking in the software department. In September of 2008 some major software improvements were made and this has made a world of difference.

Features of the new PartyPoker software include:

• A new table design, new animations and improved sound gives the site a more modern look and feel.
• Players can now download an image to represent themselves or choose an image from the large selection at the PartyPoker library.
• A new and improved betting system (including a new betting slider) making it much simplier to place that winning bet.
• During gameplay players can chat with other players, make notes and check hand history. You can now make real money deposits and re-buy while playing also.
• Table re-sizing allows players to play multiple table at the same time. The options allow players to choose table layout. There is an alert system to warn players about big hands, big pots, timing out and even the betting patterns of others.
• A new and improved lobby that contains features such as, an improved navigation system, different lobby views, new game filters, time zone preferences and a new quick seat option. Players accounts can now be accessed through the lobby also.
• Software is available for MAC, PC and Linux
• Software available in 12 languages.

PartyPoker Games

PartyPoker does not offer a huge variety of poker games but instead focuses on the ‘big five’. These are Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. These forms of poker can be played in the following formats, No-Limit, Pot-Limit, Fixed-Limit, Shorthanded and Heads-Up.

The huge variety of blind structures and sheer volume of traffic means players will be able to find the game that suits them best at any time of the day.

PartyPoker Tournaments

PartyPoker offers a large variety of tournaments including with the most popular being the scheduled tournaments and the Sit & Gos.

The Scheduled tournaments start at a set time and come in two categories, Regular and Special. Regular tournaments are usually Texas Hold’em games with no limits. Special tournaments are Satellites where players can win seats into bigger PartyPoker tournaments or WPT events.

The classic Sit & Go’s are available 24/7 with buy-ins starting at $6 . You can also play Sit and Gos to win seats into some multi table tournaments.

Both Scheduled tournaments and Sit & Gos come in a large variety of buy-ins so players can choose tournaments to suit their budget or playing level.

A new feature that Party Poker has added to the tournaments is being able to make a deal at the final table. Making a deal involves an automated process where the remaining players take a share of the prize pool and then discontinue playing. All remaining players must agree before a deal takes place.

Other Features

Party Points: Party points is a loyalty scheme where players are rewarded for frequent play. Party points are given out any time a game is played. The object is to build up as much points as possible and move up player levels. The points can then be redeemed for entries into big tournaments or cash bonouses. The higher the player level and the more points a player has, the better the prizes to choose from.

Sign Up Bonus: PartyPoker offers a 100% bonus, up to $500 on first time deposits. See the bonus code below in order to redeem this special offer.

Promotions:

• New Player Zone: An area to help first time PartyPoker users. It has features such as as a poker school, an introduction to Party Poker and tournaments only available to first time users.
• A King of the table tournament in November
• 50 seat frenzy which gives players the chance to win a seat at the big $300K Sunday event
• A bad beat Jackpot
• Over $100K of money to be won in free roll tournaments each month
• Plus many more.

Support: PartyPoker promises great support. Players can contact PartyPoker hosts 24/7 through email or telephone. Hosts are assigned to regular players and support is provided in 12 languages.

PokerStars offers a huge variety of poker games, sit and go’s and tournaments. These all come at various levels that will suit any player, right from the absolute beginner all the way to the seasoned professional. At PokerStars you only play against other real poker players from around the world. You will never play the house or paid players.

PokerStars is available to U.S based players.

PokerStars Software

The PokerStars software has many features and can be easily customised to suit the players needs and wants. Such features include:

• Players choose their own avatar by downloading an image to represent themselves. There is the option of having no avatar or removing all avatar images at the table.
• Players choose their own table theme. There are many themes to choose from and players can even put there own spin on it by uploading their own background.
• Players can choose from a range of card designs.
• The site has an in-depth and easy to follow lobby
• Players can re-size their playing table. This allows for multiple game/tournament play.
• During gameplay players can chat with other players, make notes and check statistics.
• An individual time bank gives players extra time to think about those tough decisions.
• Software is available in 19 different languages
• Software is available for both MAC and PC

PokerStars graphics are good but more emphasis is put on the game play. This equates to fast play and very few technical difficulties. A great effort considering the amount of traffic the site gets daily.

PokerStars Games

PokerStars boasts the largest online poker room in the world and has all the various poker variations to match. These all can be played at most times during the day and include Texas Hold’em, Omaha (Hi/Low), Stud (Hi/Low), Razz, 5-card draw and HORSE.

Players can choose from a large variety of blind options when it comes to the money games. No-limit hold-em blinds start from as little as $0.01- $0.02 and go all the way up to $25-$50. Limit Hold’em blinds range from $0.02-$0.04 up to $200-$400. The other poker variation have similar blind price structures. All the poker variation also have free game play options for those who are just beginners or for those who simply want to practice.

PokerStars Tournaments

PokerStars offers a full range of multi-table tournaments. These are very popular and it is common to see over 1000 entries in a single event. Buy-ins range from just $0.10 all the way up to $1000.

The biggest of these tournaments is the famous Sunday Million which has a guaranteed prize pool of 1 million dollars. The entry to this is $215 or alternatively entry can be won from a number of satellite tournaments. There are also satellite tournaments for other big money PokerStars tournaments, WSOP events and WPT events.

PokerStars also offers a wide range of Sit and Go tournaments. These include single table, multi-table, shootouts and heads-up games. Buy-ins for the Sit and Go’s range from $1 up to $5,500.

Because of the high volume of traffic players will come across a wide range of opposition and playing styles.

Other Features:

Frequent Players Points (FPPs): This is basically a reward program for those that play on PokerStars often. FPPs are given out when players enter Multi Table or Sit and Go tournaments. These FPPs can then be exchanged for goods such as, PokerStars clothing and merchandise, poker books/accessories and even entries into the Sunday Million or other significant tournaments.

Sign Up Bonus: PokerStars offers a 100% bonus up to $50 for all first ever real money deposits. This bonus is redeemed once a certain amount of FPPs have been earned.

PokerStars Sponsored Players: PokerStars sponsors some of the best and most recognisable faces in poker. These include WSOP main event winners Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer. Other players include the ever popular Daniel Negreanu (pictured), Barry Greenstein and Isabelle Mercier.

Promotions:

• 1 Million Dollar Poker Stars Turbo Takedown: Players can either buy in direct, use their FPPs or win satellites to enter this tournament held on the last Sunday of every month. There is $1 Million dollar prize pool with the over all winner taking home a cool $100,000.
• Battle of the Planets: Players earn Leader points during multi-table Sit and Gos in order to enter these tournaments and win a share of $3 Million in cash prizes.
• Sunday Million and Sunday Money: Regular Sunday tournaments with over $1.5 million and $750,000 respectively in prize pool money.
• Events: Plenty of chances to win seats at events on the LAPT, EPT and APPT tours.
• Plus many more regularly added promotions

Money Deposit Options: Pokerstars offers a great variety of methods for players to deposit. These include Credit/Debit cards, wire transfers, prepaid cards, local bank transfer to name but a few. Cashouts are usually done through the same method of deposit.

Support: PokerStars offers an award winning support program. Support offices are located around the world and customer support representatives can be contacted through email 24/7. PokerStars pride themselves on quick and quality responses.