Full Tilt Poker

As other poker rooms got hit hard by the 2006 UIGEA, Full Tilt Poker braved the odds and kept accepting US-based traffic. As a result of that, and of their policy to hire “name” professionals not only to represent the site at various live events, but also to play online, the site managed to pick up much of the US traffic denied by the other online poker rooms. After 2006, Full Tilt Poker shot straight to the top, and although these days it has pretty much had to concede the #1 position to rival PokerStars, it remains one of the top destinations for online poker players world over.
 
The pro roster of the site is a truly impressive one indeed. Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, Mike Matusow and Chris Ferguson play there and we haven’t even begun scratching the surface. If you’re looking to make yourself a name in the world of online cash games, Full Tilt Poker is the place to achieve such a goal. The poker room also features more exotic poker variants, like Razz and mixed games like HORSE and HOSE in both tournament and cash game formats. There is Rush Poker as well. The action is hot on all limits, from the micro ones all the way to the nosebleed stakes where the sharks roam.
 
Many of the professionals who play at the site are directly involved in the development and the continued improvement of the software. The results of their work are indeed impressive, and it is safe to say that Full Tilt Poker’s is quite probably THE best software in the business. The weird thing about it is that it is only available in a downloadable format, so those who would play in their browser are pretty much left in the cold.
 
There is no denying that a lot of hard work and a massive advertising budget went into the creation and promotion of this online poker room. The efforts have more than paid off though: at peak hours there are over 10,000 cash game players and over 70,000 tournament players at the tables.