Time Banks

Time Banks

Ever have a tough decision to make on a hand? Did you need some time to think it through? Now you can take your time with Full Tilt Poker's Time Bank feature. The Time Bank feature gives you the extra time when you need it, to help you make the best of those tough decisions.

Plus, using your time bank is easy:

When the colored bar in your pod starts counting down, simply click on the "Time" button that is displayed above the betting slider on the lower right side of the table window.

Once you click the "Time" button, the colored bar will continue to count down. When the bar disappears, you have begun to use the time in your time bank and the total time left to make your decision will be displayed.

It is also easy to tell when your opponents are using their time banks because a black box appears in the time bank spot, showing how much time they have left to take an action.

There is a separate time bank for every table you have open. The amount of available time in each time bank depends on a several factors, such as how long you have been seated at the table (the longer you're seated, the more time you get), whether the table is part of a ring game or tournament, and which table you are playing at.

Buying or manually adding time is not allowed, but the amount of time "in the bank" will increase with every hand played and after every tournament break. Plus, you get an additional amount of time when you reach the final table of a tournament.

Because Internet connections are different and sometimes a connection is lost, Full Tilt Poker also has added a Disconnect Time Bank, which gives you protection against dropped connections. If Full Tilt Poker's server detects that your connection has been lost, it will automatically notify the other players through the table chat window. When the end of your allotted decision time is reached, your Disconnect Time Bank is displayed for other players and starts counting down. Your Disconnect Time Bank continues to count down until you reconnect to the game and take action. If you don't reconnect to the game and take action before your disconnect time runs out, your hand will be folded. The total disconnect time allowed per 24-hour period is 90 seconds.

Time is money and Full Tilt Poker wants to give you both, so, take a seat and enjoy the game - you have all the time you need!