Full Tilt Poker - home of high stakes poker
In last years the highest poker games on the internet have pretty much migrated to Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest online poker sites with a long range of renowned pros in its stall.
See the big names in really big pots
World class players like Gus Hansen, Mike Matusow and Dustin Dirksen are regularly battling it out in pots of $100,000 or more. It's a great thrill just logging in to Full Tilt and watching them play.
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Many pros have their own portraits as avatars at the tables, a detail that adds extra luster to the spectacle. During peak hours and big tournaments, the chats run really warm.
Chat with your favorite pro
It's mostly chat from onlookers, though. The pros focus pretty much on the game. But you have the chance to chat with pros in Full Tilt's special pro chat application. It's a unique possibility to get in touch with the world's best poker players.
The biggest pot up to now contained 429,000 dollars. It was won by a player with the nickname Sbrugby. He's been known to have some fantastic swings to his bankroll, both online and live, but he also has the ability to go down in levels and rebuild. His real life name is Brian Townsend.
Mysterious nicknames play enormous pots
His opponent in that record-setting pot was David Benyamine, a famous French high stakes player who you'll have seen in the High Stakes Poker shows as well as in many televised tournaments.
He's the guy who joked about making the smallest bluff ever seen. Weird French humor or smart retort to Jamie Gold's constant talk of making the biggest bluff in his life? Decide for yourself.
The second and third largest pots at Full Tilt were both won by Finnish players. Patrik Antonius won a pot of 376 thousand dollars against Durrrr, and less well known Ilari Sahamies took home a 322 thousand dollar pot against Phil Ivey. Sahamies is possibly THE most reckless player at Full Tilt.
With all due deference to live poker stars like Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Jennifer Harman - in online poker, the players who make people talk often sail under mysterious nicknames.
The most interesting players right now go under names such as Durrrr and Urindanger. Sahamies plays under the nickname of Ziigmund. Antonius used to call himself Luigi6369 but has changed his nickname to FinddaGrind.
They're young, and they play the biggest pot in internet poker. You can see them appear at Full Tilt Poker.
