Problems With Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker, which began in 2004, is an online site that allows users to play poker in virtual rooms. It offers many games, including limit and no-limit Texas hold 'em, Omaha, stud and some hybrids. There are low stakes and high stakes games on Full Tilt Poker, which is endorsed by poker greats Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer and Phil Gordon, all of whom play on the site.

Quality of Players

It can be tough to win on Full Tilt Poker because the quality of players is good to great, depending on the game and stakes. If you are an average player, don't expect to sit down and start making money.

Support

The site offers support through e-mail, but not through a phone call, which is different from many of the other respected online poker sites. While this is sometimes a problem, Full Tilt Poker responds quickly, often within 30 minutes.

Avatars

Full Tilt Poker's software is as reliable as any in the only poker industry, but it does allow players to create avatars. These can sometimes be obnoxious, absurd and draw attention away from the poker game. Users can turn off their view of avatars, but the default is to show them.

Chat

Another drawback with Full Tilt Poker is its chat function. The software works flawlessly, but the level of conversation on the chats on most poker tables is typically extremely low. Many times, players swear at each other, tell dirty jokes or are simply rude. When a pro is sitting at a Full Tilt Poker table, he is inundated with requests for money transfers and questions. The chat function is a default on the software, but players can turn it off.

Poker Bot

A poker bot is a computer that plays poker online in place of a human. These are problems in poker because they can calculate odds much faster than a human, giving them an unfair advantage and possibly depriving real players of winnings.

In 2007, Full Tilt Poker was accused by a tracking service of letting poker bots play on its site. The allegation has been detrimental to Full Tilt Poker's credibility.

References

• Poker Listings Review
• Poker Bots