"Full Tilt Poker"?Why did they chose that name?

[kidkvno1]

LOL, i am sure you can PIN this all on the donks who think they can beat a pro by playing like a donkey...

 

[Poker Orifice]

I used to work at alot of bars in my younger days, alot of them being strip clubs.... and there was a ton of Bodoggin' goin' on back in those days.

 

[BigBelle]

There is another meaning to the phrase "Full Tilt" There is an expression of doing something at "Full Tilt" i.e. he was running full tilt; meaning to give it everything he had. They may have intended a double meaning.

 

[IcyBlueAce]

You don't think it's got anything to do with their loyalty programs, endorsements, marketing campaigns or reputation for exceptional customer service?

I'm not saying it doesn't, but for something such as an online poker site, the name will make a big difference.

To a lot of players new or new to online poker, pokerstars just seems like it would be cooler than names like FullTilt, bodog, DoylesRoom, ect.

 

[luckytvguy]

English is not my native language.So,although I feel weird about the name of "fulltilt",I dont know whether or not that is because my english is not so good.

 

[OzExorcist]

I'm not saying it doesn't, but for something such as an online poker site, the name will make a big difference.

To a lot of players new or new to online poker, pokerstars just seems like it would be cooler than names like FullTilt, Bodog, DoylesRoom, ect.

Sorry for the delay, I've been away for a while and missed this first time around.

My point is, is poker stars really that great a name? Is it a substantially better name than, say, party poker? Is it really all that different to Poker Room, pacific poker, Titan Poker, Carbon Poker, Everest Poker, winner poker or any of the other formulaic XYZ Poker names?

I suggest that it's really not - as a name, Poker Stars really isn't that different to any of its competition. Where it does differ from its competition is in the areas I mentioned above.

Anywho, what I'm saying is that as long as the name is easy to remember, to a large extent it really doesn't matter what it is and it goes for most things, not just poker sites. Limp Bizkit has to be about one of the dumbest names for a band EVER, for example, but it didn't stop them from selling a truckload of albums because their product was what the market wanted at the time.

Having a product that the market wants (which both Stars and Full Tilt obviously do) will render your actual name irrelevant 99% of the time.

 

[xXSmuggla]

The word tilt in poker actually comes from pinball, when if a player got mad and shook the machine to make it go where he wanted.

 

[Divebitch]

The word tilt in poker actually comes from pinball, when if a player got mad and shook the machine to make it go where he wanted.

That's gotta be true. I often try to shake the dealer to cough up my flush, lately to no avail.

 

[IcyBlueAce]

Sorry for the delay, I've been away for a while and missed this first time around.

My point is, is Poker Stars really that great a name? Is it a substantially better name than, say, Party Poker? Is it really all that different to Poker Room, Pacific Poker, Titan Poker, Carbon Poker, Everest Poker, Winner Poker or any of the other formulaic XYZ Poker names?

I suggest that it's really not - as a name, Poker Stars really isn't that different to any of its competition. Where it does differ from its competition is in the areas I mentioned above.

Anywho, what I'm saying is that as long as the name is easy to remember, to a large extent it really doesn't matter what it is and it goes for most things, not just poker sites. Limp Bizkit has to be about one of the dumbest names for a band EVER, for example, but it didn't stop them from selling a truckload of albums because their product was what the market wanted at the time.

Having a product that the market wants (which both Stars and Full Tilt obviously do) will render your actual name irrelevant 99% of the time.

You've pretty much proven my point, I remember being new and what I was looking for. "PokerStars" is the most appealing website vs all those names you said. Come on, "Titan Poker"? "Winner Poker" -- that one just makes me lol.

Pokerstars promotes a lot and is also in the top search results, I still stand by the name is what attracts more donks. I use to once like this site wayy better than FTP, now I HATE playing on PS (can't stand it actually), and only enjoy playing on FTP.

This has been the same way for my poker friends, just the name attracted them, "fulltiltpoker" just confused them.