FTR Poker Review

FTR Poker is relatively a new website in the poker industry. Launched in December 2015, the poker website from India offers both Texas Hold’em and Omaha formats. As it is a new website, there are relatively less players compared to other poker websites from India but still holds the distinction of one of the best in terms of user friendliness. The registration process is easy with a simple registration form and a verification e-mail is send to player’s account to confirm his identity.

The website offers a very good tutorial on poker terms, hand rankings and rules of the game for both Texas Hold’em and Omaha which helps not just the pro players but also the new players.

FTR Poker Bonus

Welcome Bonus: Being a new player in the Indian poker industry, FTR Poker offers only 25% bonus on first deposit. For example, if a player is depositing a sum of Rs.10,000, his account will qualify for Rs.2500 bonus which can only be withdrawn once the player generates 5% of the deposit amount.

Reload Bonus: If a player is out of his first deposited cash at FTR Poker, he can opt to reload his account with a bonus. The bonus offer named Reload Bonus credits the player’s account with 10% bonus instantly which can be used to play cash games as well as tournaments. Players need to generate 2% of their deposit money playing cash games to make a withdrawal.

FTR Poker Promotions

At FTR Poker, players can enjoy a vivid range of promotions to win real cash and other prizes. Players can play Texas Hold’em format and compete in ‘Top Hand of the Day’ to win a surprise prize. Only hands with four of kind aces and above will qualify for this promotion. If a player thinks, he has got a top hand; he needs to mail the hand details with a screenshot to FTR Poker to qualify for the promotion.

Other than this, the players at FTR Poker can claim prizes based on their leaderboard standing on Bankroll Challenge. The leaderboard ranks the players on the basis of hands played and the amount of chips won. If a player is having a bad time playing cash games especially in case of bad beats with Quad 8’s, he can claim Bad Beat Jackpot. The jackpot can be claimed only on specified tables with at least 4 players involved in the game.

Types of Poker Games and Tournaments

At FTR Poker, players can enjoy two formats of the game – Texas Hold’em and Omaha. These formats of the game can be played on freeroll as well as on cash tournaments. When it comes to tournaments, players can opt to play on Deep Stack, Freeroll, Freezeout, Heads Up, Sit & Go and private tournaments if the player has his friends playing on the website. Other than these, if the player is a VIP player, he can join occasional VIP Tournaments with his loyalty points to win bigger prizes. The Deep Stack and Freezeout are one of the most played tournaments in FTR Poker as it brings more excitement to the players involved.

VIP Club at FTR Poker

The VIP program at FTR Poker works just the way it works in other poker websites. A player is converted to VIP player once he makes a deposit. Later as he plays cash games, he earns points which will help him to jump the levels. Each player starts his career at FTR Poker as Underdog/Fish and with more games and points can reach a maximum level ‘Baller’. The VIP program rewards the players with entry to exclusive daily, weekly and monthly freerolls and tournaments. The VIP program also gives them the flexibility to set up and host private games as well as to win or get special items or goodies for themselves by redeeming the Frequent Player Points.