A number of features distinguish FullTiltPoker.com from other poker sites like Pokerstars.com or Bodog.com. Most everything, from their bonus features, to the playing format, and even tournament structure, set it apart from its competitors.
The most important feature, often advertised by Full Tilt on its corresponding TV program “Poker After Dark”, is “Rush Poker”. It is a radical format of cash game or tournament poker played at lightning speed. Once a hand is folded, the player is automatically moved to a completely different table and immediately dealt a new set of cards; this creates a state of constant-play, during which there is no wait-time during which a player is not involved in a hand.
In addition to Rush Poker, Full Tilt’s tournament structure is superior to its rivals. For the micro-stakes player, the freeroll tourney structure is more accommodating than any other site. Most sites’ freeroll structures are ridiculous. The players are forced to play two consecutive tournaments in order to generate any money on Pokerstars or UltimateBet. At Full Tilt, various freerolls allow the players to gain a few dollars of real money by scoring well (in the top 1%) of one single tournament. In addition, FullTilt is the only poker site that allows its players to use Play Chips to enter into a tournament for real money. Many players generate their initial bankrolls on FullTiltPoker.com by earning 500,000 in play chips and then entering into a $40 tourney.
The tournament structure, itself, involving blinds and antes, is also more accommodating than any other site. In a non-turbo tournament, the blinds increase at a slow enough pace so that skill, not luck, is the primary factor of the tourney. At sites like Pokerstars and UB, the blinds increase so quickly that every tourney or sit-and-go quickly descends into an all-in fest.
FullTiltPoker.com is definitely the premier online poker site.
