Fans of the world’s second largest online poker site can rejoice in the introduction of a Hand Replayer and Mixed Limit games on Full Tilt Poker. Both made their debut as part of a recent software upgrade.

The Hand Replayer is accessible from the top left corner of a Full Tilt Poker table. Its link, entitled “Last Hand,” is listed below the icon to acquire additional chips and above the option to “Stand Up” from the table. Once clicked, the Hand Replayer will open in a new window and show the last pot completed at the table. Buttons to fast forward, rewind, and pause play are all given, allowing users to move at their own pace when recapping hands. In addition, icons to skip to the beginning or end of a hand are available. In the top right corner of a table, Full Tilt users can flip back and forth between pots they’ve played with ease.

The Hand Replayer also features a link to text hand histories. Clicking on any hand number will open a new window with the transcript of the hand in it. The lower left corner of the Hand Replayer includes a link to view observer chat from previous hands. The console can be expanded to display every hand played during a session in a list and users can double click on any hand to replay it. Hand numbers shaded in green in the list were won by the user. Hands where the user did not see all of the action are shaded in red and observed hands are highlighted in blue.

Also as part of the most recent update, Full Tilt Poker unveiled Mixed Limit games, which are quickly becoming a favorite of longtime poker players. A special Seven Game Mix is now available and consists of Limit Hold’em, Limit Stud High-Low, Limit Razz, Limit Omaha High-Low, Limit Stud High, No Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha. The Eight Game Mix event found on sites like PokerStars also features Triple Draw, which is absent from Full Tilt’s new version.

Mixed Hold’em tables can now be found in the online poker site’s lobby and feature Limit and No Limit Hold’em, while Mixed Omaha High-Low tables include Limit Omaha High-Low and Pot Limit Omaha High-Low. The former is available in the Hold’em lobby within the Full Tilt Poker software, while the latter can appropriately be found in the Omaha lobby. The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) slate of events featured three Mixed tournaments.

The backend of the Full Tilt Poker software was also revamped in order to lessen its demands on computer processing. Text found on the Full Tilt website notes, “Combined with our continued network communication improvements, which ensure that the game and your computer communicate more efficiently, the Full Tilt Poker game software is now sharper and faster than ever before.”

In April, the world’s second largest online poker site rolled out ante games. Its developers also labeled cash tables in the lobby with icons for ante, capped, deep-stack, educational, and speed games. Perhaps the most noticeable change was the implementation of synchronized breaks, which occur at five minutes until every hour. Synchronized breaks allow tournament grinders a chance to walk away from the computer for a few minutes. However, the move has not yet been adopted on sites like PokerStars or Ultimate Bet. Synchronized breaks do not occur in tournaments with fewer than 30 entrants, events with open registration, contests in the first blind level, and turbo tournaments in the first two blind levels.

Next week, Full Tilt continues its FIVE promotion celebrating its fifth birthday. A special 24 hour Happy Hour, $5,000 guaranteed freerolls, bigger bust-out bounties, and more than $700,000 added to its Sunday majors on July 19th comprise the festivities.

One Comment

  1. Big D says:

    I think this is going to be a great addition and make a big difference to the way poker is played.

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