Party Poker Online
Party Poker is the world's largest online poker room, accounting for more than half of the Internet poker market. It has boasted the world's highest traffic in ring games and tournaments since late 2002. It hosts over 70% of all fixed limit Texas Hold'em tournaments. The Party Poker network of poker sites, which also includes Empire Poker, Intertops Poker, and Multi Poker, reaches 8,000 to 10,000 ring game players and 11,000 to 13,000 tournament players at peak hours. Party Poker's flagship poker tournament event, the PartyPoker.com Million, began in 2002 with 100 players and has grown to some 500 players on board in 2004. |More>>|
Top Features
World's largest poker room, with over 50% of the online poker market
Membership referral scheme of up to $50 per referral
PartyPoker.com Million annual tournaments, plus tons of other tournaments especially in fixed limit Hold'em poker
Bonuses
Sign-up bonus: $100
Deposit bonus: 20%
Reload bonus: $200
Referral bonus per friend: $50
Loyalty bonus: Frequent re-deposit promotions of 15% to 25% up to $100 maximum; free rolls and other promotions also offered now and then to frequent players based on raked hands
Deposit Options
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, Western Union, Citadel (US only), eChecks (by iGM-Pay)bank draft, cashier's check, money order, check
Cash-out Options
NETeller, wire transfer, check, eChecks (by iGM-Pay)
Pros
Packed, easy-to-beat poker games
Excellent promotions, especially for loyal customers
Buddy program
Note taking support
Live support 24/7 plus toll-free support number for US customers
Cons
Average software design
Very slow to answer e-mails; slow telephone support
Limited statistical functions
No lobby information on view flop percentage and others
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Party Poker History
Party Poker is known as the world's largest poker room, having the highest ring game and tournament traffic since 2002 (8,000 to 10,000 and 11, 000 to 13,000, respectively, as of June 2004). For packed and easy-to-beat games, this is the most recommended online poker room. Party Poker initially maintained a network of so-called "skins" in which other doorway sites used its software, operations, and player database, but less so today, working mostly with Empire Poker, Intertops Poker and Multi Poker. Party Poker has embarked on very aggressive marketing which has been attracting the beginners, ensuring overall loose and wild action at the poker tables. However, there are no table statistics to easily locate the wildest games.
Poker Tournaments and Traffic
Ring game traffic is the world's highest, reaching 8,000 to 10,000 at peak hours for real money players. Tournament traffic is also the world's highest, with 11, 000 to 13,000 at peak hours for real money players. Multi-table and single-table tournaments are available, with buy-ins ranging from $5 minimum (with a $1 entry fee) to $200 maximum (with a $15 entry fee). PartyPoker shares its player base with a network of skins, except for multi-table tournaments.
Poker Games
The leader in volume for all games hosted,
Party Poker offers Hold'em, Omaha, and 7-Card Stud in both hi and hi-lo variants. There are no pot limit games in 7-Card-Stud or Omaha High. Games are quite juicy, with lots of "fish".
Poker Software and Graphics
Party Poker software is running smoothly and showing good playability at present, the graphics is not among the best. Hands per hour can not be viewed, although the average pot size of the last 20 hands is shown. With the volume of players flocking to the site - over 50,000 at a given time, who are especially attracted by its multi-table tournaments with huge buy-ins - PartyPoker has had to increase its number of servers and bandwidth as part of continuous upgrades in the last 3 years. Three simultaneous tables are allowed per player. All in all, the software is a bit dated and could use enhancements.
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