Third Bullet Poker Software

The software at Third Bullet is shared by the other members of the Cake Poker network. Each different member of the network has it's own distinct color and graphics representations. Third Bullet's tables are crimson with the Third Bullet logo emblazoned upon them. Each player selects an avatar when they set their account up. They can be changed later. Avatars sit upon wooden chairs with padded backs. The background is a bit dark, but is represented by a curtain on the back wall and an earth tone tile floor with pattern work.

Players may choose between 6 decks to choose from. Players may toggle avatars on or off as well as the 4-color deck option. Player's notes allow the player to color-code their opponents, have an autowrap feature and can be seen by moving the mouse icon over the color code. Statistics screens, chat and hand history are all available just a few mouse clicks away.

Third Bullet's cash game menus are easily manipulated and filterable by quick and easy buttons located along the top and in a bank of buttons about the main menu. Players can see player per flop percentages as well as average pot size and hands per hour to help them select the table that is right for them. Equally as easy, players can quickly move from game types and limits as they see fit.

The Third Bullet tournament screens are as easy to manipulate and filter as the cash game counterpart. Players can sort the tournaments by date, name, game type, limit, buy-in and completion status. Double click the tournament chosen and it will bring you to that tournament's summary page with all the tournament information and player information available.

The Cake Poker network's software had considerable and consistent complaints of complete lock-ups, players getting disconnected from the software with no warning and general sluggish response times in the past. The Cake Poker network has addressed their software and server issue and the software plays much smoother and reliably than it has in the past. Overall the software at Third Bullet is decent.

Third Bullet Poker Traffic

Third Bullet shares tables and players with Cake Poker and the other members of the Cake Poker network. As such their traffic has doubled, due to the traffic of the Cake Poker network. Third Bullet Poker has decent traffic at both low-limit fixed Holdem and No-limit hold'em. They also do quite well in low buy-in tournaments.

Third Bullet Poker Games

Third Bullet has a wide variety of games, limits and buy-ins for their cashgame, tournament and SnG players. With decent traffic, players can find the right game for them day and night. Players do, however, share their tables with those of the Cake Poker network.

Third Bullet offers it's players Texas Hold'em in No-limit, Pot-limit and Fixed Limit formats. Players can play fullring, 6-Max or heads-up. For Fixed Limit players, Third Bullet offers stakes of $0.04/$0.08 to $100/$200, with most traffic between $0.10/$0.20 and $3/$6. Pot-limit HE is offered, but rarely sees any action. No-limit HE, however, is the bread and butter traffic for Third Bullet. With buy-ins ranging from NL4 to NL10000, players can find traffic at most buy-ins around the clock, although traffic at NL1000 is usually reserved for 6-max or HU play.

Omaha High-only as well as Omaha Hi/Lo are available at Third Bullet. Omaha High-only is available in Fixed Limit and Pot-limit formats, but rarely does a Fixed Limit game start up. Pot-limit however, sees decent traffic in it's 6-max format with buy-ins ranging from PL4 to PL10000. Most traffic plays between PL4 and PL1000. Omaha Hi/Lo covers the same buy-ins as Omaha High-only, but players will seldomly find a Fixed Limit game going. Player will, however, find Omaha Hi/Lo being played in both Pot-limit and No-limit venues.

Although there are buttons for 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo, games are currently unavailable. Shoudl this change in the future, ITH will update the information.

Third Bullet runs a variety of tournaments around the clock. Turbos, guaranteesm rebuys and satellites are all available weekly, with the Sunday $100,000 Guarantee being their biggest weekly tournament. Once a month this tournament is pre-empted for their monthly $250,000 Guarantee.

Third Bullet runs single table SnGs in full-table, 6-Max and HU formats as well as 30-man formats. Buy-ins range from 1 Gold Chip to $5,000+$100 HU Turbo SnGs.

Third Bullet Poker Promotions

Players who sign up for a real money account with Third Bullet Poker through one of ITH's links or banners are eligible for Third Bullet's exclusive 100% up to $500 ITH Bonus. Use Bonus Code ITHBONUS.

Players must accumulate 16.67 FTPs for each bonus dollar. Third Bullet pays out it's bonus in $10 increments and players have 90 days from time of deposit to clear as much of the bonus as possible.

Sunday $100,000 Guarantee

Every Sunday, Third Bullet hosts their $100,000 Guaranteed Prizepool tournament at 5:00PM EST. Players may buy-in directly for $150+$12. Players can qualify in satellites for as low as $2+$0.20 or 5 Gold Chips.

Monthly $250,000 Guarantee

On the last Sunday of each month, Third Bullet hosts their $250,000 Guaranteed Prizepool tournament at 5:00PM EST, in place of their $100,000 Weekly Guarantee. Players may buy-in directly for $200+$15.

Winner's Bounty

Third Bullet’s offers an unprecedented Winner's Bounty for Grinders, Rounders or Pros. Qualifying players immediately receive a cash bounty up to $300. No earnout required. Once you qualify for the Winner’s Bounty, you get your money without having to play a single additional hand.

Simply make a deposit and earn at least 15 Gold Chips for that month. The Winner’s Bounty is paid to all Grinders, Rounders or Pros whose net winnings during a calendar month is equal to or greater than their total deposits for that month. The Winner’s Bounty will be credited to each qualifying player’s account at the beginning of the following month.

The amount of the Winner’s Bounty is 50% of the total deposits each month up to the maximum amount for that player’s ranking. Pros are eligible to win the maximum bounty of $300.

You may also withdraw funds freely during that month without affecting your bounty. Any deposits, however, will be added to the bounty target. Thus, if a player starts the month with $1,000 in his account and then makes 3 deposits of $200 each (totaling $600) during the month, that player must have net winnings of $600 at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month. It does not matter if the player chooses to withdraw $2,200 from his account before the end of the month. In that case, the player’s account will be $0 at the end of the month but will be credited up to $300 in cash at the beginning of the next month, no restrictions.

Irish Open 2009

ThirdBullet Poker is sending its players to Ireland for the 2009 Irish Open, playing live in Dublin, April 9th to 13th 2009. The Irish Open is a five tournament, five day event, featuring a €3 Million Guaranteed prize pool across a selection of tournaments including Pot Limit Omaha, Ladies, Freezeouts, Double Chance Scalp tournaments, and of course, the Irish Open Main Event.

Hosted by CityWest Hotel, the Irish Open is surrounded by the rolling hills of Ireland, golf courses and true Irish pubfare, creating a unqiue European tournament experience for all.

ThirdBullet Poker satellites to this event will return in December 2008, with a cash, hotel and seat package up for grabs.

Each ThirdBullet Poker $7000 Irish Open Prize Package includes:

A seat in the €3500 Irish Open main event, playing April 10th to 13th, 2009.

Four nights accommodation at CityWest Hotel, Dublin Ireland.

$1400 Cash added to your ThirdBullet Poker Account for help with travel expenses.

How to Win:
Stay tuned for satellite announcements as ThirdBullet Poker's inaugural direct qualifier will kick off Saturday, December 27th. Cash and Reward satellites will be on the board in December.

Third Bullet Gold Chips

Third Bullet introduces the Gold Chip rewards program. This unique program is designed to generously reward you for your frequent play and determine your rank. When you play at real money games or pay tournament fees, you will earn Frequent Player Points (FPP). As you accumulate FPPs, you begin to fill in your Gold Chip Meter. Although your rank is based on the number of Gold Chips accumulated each month, you may freely spend any earned Gold Chips on Third Bullet's numerous promotions without affecting your Rank or Winner’s Bounty payouts.

Every week, you can redeem your Gold Chip for a shot at Third Bullet's Weekly Gold Chip Giveaways and freerolls. Click on the Gold Chips tab in the Tournaments section of the Third Bullet poker software. Click on the Gold Chips tab in the Tournaments section of the Third Bullet poker software on your desktop to view a schedule of freeroll tournaments.

Third Bullet Gold Cards

Gold Cards are a unique feature at Third Bullet that reward cash game players. Gold Card are redeemable for a variety of exclusive Third Bullet events and prizes and do not expire. For a complete list of prizes, view the “Rewards” page of the Third Bullet software program.

Winning a Gold Card
Any player seated at a cash game can win a Gold Card. Third Bullet's Random Number Generator (RNG) will release one Gold Card from their Vault each time the table reaches a certain amount of rake. As such, Gold Cards will fall more frequently in higher limit games. If the Gold Card released matches one of your hole cards, the Gold Card will be awarded to your collection even if you have already folded from the hand.

Viewing Your Gold Card Collection
Gold Cards earned are safely stored within your Third Bullet Rewards account. When logged in Third Bullet, you can view your personal Gold Card collection by choosing the 'Rewards' tab, and selecting Gold Card, followed by Collection. All of your Gold Cards will be displayed here.

Third Bullet Poker Stability

Third Bullet uses a high-level security system endorsed by the major international gaming authorities. They protect your money by using one of the industry’s most established financial networks to process and manage your deposits. Third Bullet keeps all deposits in a segregated account held in trust for their players. This ensures that your money is secure and that you are paid promptly and reliably. Moreover, they partner only with payment processing providers who meet their exacting standards of honesty, reliability and excellence.

Third Bullet Poker Security

Third Bullet is licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao, Dutch Antilles. Third Bullet has a High-Level Security System endorsed by the major international gaming commissions. Here is a list of their security measures:
Sophisticated anti-collusion and fraud monitoring mechanisms. Stringent privacy protection protocols. Safe, secure and reliable deposits and payouts. SSL-encrypted communications. Use of Microsoft’s CrytpoAPI Random Number Generator, validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NSIT).

Third Bullet Poker Customer Service

Third Bullet has excellent and fast email customer service. Tests by ITH usually sees replies to our emails within 30-45 minutes. Although Third Bullet does not have live chat or telephonic customer service at this time, they do plan on initiating both modes of customer service in the future. Customer service is knowledgeable, friendly and provide easy to understand replies to your questions and problems. Payouts are handle promptly and players can expect a quick turn-around on the withdrawal requests.

Poker Tracker Compatibility with Third Bullet Poker

Third Bullet, as part of the Cake Poker network, is completely incompatible with Poker Tracker and this is due to the Cake Poker network not wishing to be compatible with Poker Tracker. Should this change in the future, ITH will update this information here.

Ability to Multitable at Third Bullet Poker

Players at Third Bullet Poker are allowed to play on as many tables as the player wishes.

Multiple Third Bullet Poker Accounts per Household

Third Bullet Poker strives to provide the most true-to-life and sociable place to play poker on the Internet, but not at the expense of cheating or collusion. It is their policy not to allow more than one player per computer, or per connection. This policy is designed to prevent fraud and collusion. Accordingly, if you have a roommate that shares the same network connection with you, only one of you can maintain a Third Bullet Poker account.

Third Bullet Poker Reload Bonus Frequency

Players who achieve the rank of Grinder or higher and participate in the Winner's Bounty [see Promotions in this review] are eligible for up to $300 in Bounty money each month. Players have until 23:59 of the last day of the month to qualify.

Third Bullet Poker Tournaments with Overlays

A tournament overlay is the result of guaranteed prize money that is not offset by the participant's buy-ins. As such, all freerolls and FPP freerolls always offer an overlay.

As a smaller site, Third Bullet generally generates overlays on it's guaranteed tournaments. Some of these overlasy can be quite lucrative, while others will offer a decent overlay. Players will find that most of the time that overlays occur at Third Bullet will generally be in the early morning hours or late at night.

Maximum Amount of Third Bullet Poker Bonus

The maximum bonus is $500.

Bonuses Cleared During Third Bullet Poker Tournaments

Bonuses can be cleared playing tournaments, SnGs and satellites. Players receive 7 FPPs for each $1 in fees paid. This works out to be a 42% return of fees for the life of any bonus.

Time Allowed to Clear Third Bullet Poker Bonus

Players at Third Bullet Poker have a maximum of 90 days to clear any of their bonuses.

Third Bullet Poker Withdrawal Restrictions

There are absolutely no withdrawal restrictions at Third Bullet Poker. Players are free to deposit and withdraw at their option.

Bonus as a %age of Third Bullet Poker Deposit

100% up to $500

Are Third Bullet Poker Bonuses Stackable?

Bonuses at Third Bullet stack. Bonus money is added to the total bonus money in each players account and are worked off in the order they are received.

Third Bullet Poker Bonus to Table or Cleared?

Bonuses at Third Bullet release in $10 increments until the bonus is either cleared in full or expires.

Can Third Bullet Poker Bonuses be Chased on 1+ Skin?

Players may have accounts at all of the sites, including Third Bullet that make up the Cake Poker network.

Piscivorous Discretionary Third Bullet Poker Bonus Rating

Third Bullet's bonuses are decent and follow the same template of Cake Poker and the Cake Poker network. That is, they clear in $10 increments, have 90 day expiration windows and are generally in line with most first time deposits online. Third Bullet's move from the True Poker network to Cake Poker network was a good move for them. The increased traffic, better software and better long-term outlook of the new network are all substantial plusses to Third Bullet. By sharing tables and players in a bigger network, Third Bullet gets immediate benefits in being able to offer it's players more gaming, bigger tournament prizepools and more name recognition.

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Third Bullet Poker is not currently on the Free Gift Offer program. Should this condition change in the future, ITH will update this information.

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