Party Poker - www.PartyPoker.com

Party Poker is one of the biggest online poker rooms in the world, but they have considerably less traffic then PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, so you should keep this in mind. There are plenty of players that play daily on Party Poker though, and you’ll typically find anywhere from 10,000 – 50,000+ real money poker players online at all times. Party Poker opened in 2001, but in 2006 they ran into a few problems and had to stop accepting players from the USA. This stunted the growth of the poker room, but with lots of software upgrades and added promotions they’ve been seeing an increase in traffic again. Several companies including eGaming certify Party Poker, which makes them the most secure poker room on the internet right now. They’re also audited regularly by iTech Labs and for those of you wondering the poker room is licensed in Gibraltar.

 

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Poker Software
One of the things that I like about Party Poker is the fact they use their own software. It seems all of the biggest online poker room’s use their own software and most players prefer it that way. Party Poker has gone through a lot of upgrades over the past decade and they now have one of the most complete software suites in the industry. There are a lot of features included with the software such as multi-tabling, stats, hand histories, avatars and much more.

Signup Bonus
Party Poker doesn’t offer the best sign-up bonus and it’s smaller then most of the other online poker rooms bonuses. The clearing requirements on the Party Poker bonus are awesome though and it won’t take you long at all to earn the full amount. The requirements differ depending on the currency you use. If you deposit using USD or CA dollars then you’ll have to earn 6x your bonus in Party Points whereas the requirements are slightly higher if you deposit using Euros or Sterling. The bonus will be credited into your account in 10 increments and you have a total of 60 days to clear the entire bonus.

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Player Promotions
There are a lot of great promotions running at Party Poker every month and they constantly change. Currently they have promotions ranging from a WSOP for Life Package to an Aston Martin giveaway. There are also a lot of smaller promotions in the poker room such as a bad beat jackpot, freeroll tournaments and a great loyalty program. Party Poker also offers over 10 million in guaranteed tournaments every month with the most popular tournament being the Monthly Million. You’ll also be able to earn tickets to several live events throughout the year including all of the WPT events. Party Poker recently bought the WPT, so they can offer lots of free seats into the tournaments now.

Poker Games
Party Poker doesn’t have the biggest selection of poker games, as there are no mixed games, but they do offer the five most commonly played games. You’ll be able to play Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Holdem, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo inside of the Party Poker lobby. Party Poker is also one of the few poker rooms that offer blackjack for those players that want to kill some time in between games. The high limit tables are usually not that busy except during peak hours, but you can find low limit and medium limit games and tournaments running 24/7. If you need help learning any of the rules to any of the poker games offered by Party Poker then you’ll want to check out the Party Poker academy.

Player Support
Since Party Poker doesn’t quite have the traffic level of Full Tilt and PokerStars I’ve found that they offer a bit more personal support for their players. You can contact them anytime of the day or night using email or telephone and you’ll be able to find the correct contact details for your country by going to the contact page on the Party Poker website.

Banking Options
There are a wealth of banking options available to you at Party Poker, which is one of the reasons players love playing here so much. You can use MasterCard, Visa, Moneybookers, Switch, Solo, Maestro, Bank Transfer, Wire Transfer, Neteller and many other methods for funding your account. Most of the deposit methods will also allow you to make withdrawals as well.