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PokerGuide – Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker has developed into one of the world’s largest and most popular online poker rooms. Player traffic is well above the industry average, with the latest Poker News reporting traffic at Full Tilt Poker tournaments during peak hours to be 60,000. The high player volume can be partly attributed to Full Tilt Poker’s continued acceptance of US players.
Poker games are run on Full Tilt Poker’s own privately developed software, allowing for steady and stable gameplay with fantastic graphics. Lobby stats provide all the vital info like average pot size, viewed-flop percentage and hands played per hour. Notes can be taken during play and hand histories may be saved to the local drive for future referencing. Players are also provided the opportunity to join in “Pro Chat”, frequented by Full Tilt Poker’s resident pros to offer advise and Poker Tips.
Full Tilt Poker offers first time depositors a 100% matching bonus of up to $600. To claim the poker bonus, sign-up a new account, make a first deposit, then play cash games and tournaments to collect points. Every point equals $.06 of the bonus. Points are earned by playing cash games at a rate of 1 point for every $1 raked from the pot. Tournaments also acquire points at a rate of 7 points for every $1 paid in tournament fees. Points may also be used to buy-in to special tournaments and freeroll poker tournaments, or to purchase items from the Full Tilt Poker Store.
Poker articles and Poker Reviews regarding Full Tilt Poker seem to consistently agree on one thing, the game variety at Full Tilt Poker is among the most versatile of any online poker room. Players can choose from Texas Hold’Em, Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E. and H.A.. Fixed Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit varieties are available, along with heads-up, short-handed and full-table action. Soft competition is hard to find in Hold’Em games except at the micro-limits, though Omaha and other poker games often reveal loose play.
Full Tilt Poker promotes a minimum of $4-million in prize winnings every month. Tournaments are scheduled all day, every day at Full Tilt Poker, with buy-ins as little as $1 reaching up to the thousands. The well structured tournaments attract players of all skill levels with the more expensive buy-ins presenting very aggressive competition, especially at the latter stages and final tables.
Customer support at Full Tilt Poker is among the finest, providing friendly, expert service to their members. Support is only offered via e-mail, but the response time is extremely fast, supplying 15 separate e-mail addresses to cover all possible support needs. The Full Tilt Poker web site provides a FAQ page and SiteMap, both useful for answering common question.
Deposit methods include Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, NETeller, Click2Pay, ePassporte and Cash Transfers. Withdraws may be requested via NETeller, Click2Pay, ePassporte and checks by mail. Withdraws are generally made in the same manner as the original deposit. Withdraw requests by check may only be made in amounts of $150 to $5,000 and may take up to 15 business days to receive.
All About Powerball
Powerball is the oldest multi state lottery is the US. Powerball was formerly known as Lotto America and was started in 1988. The game and the name was changed to Powerball in 1992. Powerball drawings are held at Universal Studios in Orlando Florida on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 PM EST. Powerball lottery tickets are only $1 and players select five numbers from 1 through 59 and one Powerball number from 1 through 39. Players can select their own numbers or can use the quick pick option available at all lottery retailers. Powerball players do not have to match the winning numbers in the exact order they are drawn. For another dollar players can activate the Power Play option which can multiply non jackpot winnings by 2 or 5.
In October of 2009 the Multi State Lottery Association, which operates Powerball, and the Mega Millions consortium reached an agreement allowing the cross sales of tickets for both lotteries in most jurisdictions. Previously states could either sell Powerball or Mega Millions but not both. The move has been popular with lottery players and ticket sales have increased for both lotteries. Powerball holds the record for the largest jackpot won by a single lottery ticket. In 2007 seven workers at a Nebraska Con Agra plant won a record $365 million dollar Powerball jackpot. Previously West Virginia resident Jack Whittaker won a $315 million Powerball jackpot which is one of the largest jackpots won by a single ticketholder.
Powerball has provided many colorful wins. In 2009 a down on his luck South Dakota cowboy won a $232 million Powerball jackpot. Neal Wanless was just about to lose his trailer home and couldnt pay back taxes of $3,552 owed on the family ranch. Wanless said he plans to share his good fortune with other community members. The family had been selling scrap metal to get by. On April 23rd, 2010 a Missouri convenience store clerk who was down to his last $30 dollars won a whopping $258 million Powerball jackpot. Chris Shaw, who was working for minimum wage and was struggling with basic living expenses, will no longer have to worry about bills.
Powerball odds are long and players have about a 1 in 195,249,054.00 chance of matching all five numbers plus the Powerball. Players who match all five numbers without the Powerball can win $200,000. Players who match four numbers plus the Powerball win $10,000. Powerball winners have the option to take their winnings in cash or as an annuity paid in 30 installments over the course of 29 years. Powerball winners have 90 days to one year to claim winnings depending on the rules in the jurisdiction where the ticket was purchased.
Powerball is going strong in the 21st century. Hopefully in the near future Powerball and other lotteries will adopt 21st century technology and offer the sale of online lottery tickets!