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Party Poker : Review

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Party Poker Overall

Party Poker is the largest of online poker rooms and hosts over 45% of the online market. There are thousands of games from the lower limits all the way up to sub million and million dollar tournaments. In addition the site attracts all types of players, big and small. We are proud to offer you an additional $150 sign up bonus. Registration will also get you entry to the new player 5K freeroll with a no raked hand requirements.

The site used to share its player base with other sites including Empire Poker. On October 9th, 2005 the site cut off their four skin sites and began to act independently. This did cut down the traffic for a while but there are still in excess of 60,000 players at peak hours. Overall the software is pretty good and is reliable although we are not big fans of the graphics. You will be in awe when you sign up with the number of high value tournaments and an even more impressive range of satellites to win you your seat and the biggest land based tournaments around the world.

With the volume of players at this site there are also an abundance of loose games to be found.

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Party Poker Presentation

The presentation of the site is overall pretty good. The lobby is pretty busy looking which is not that appealing but from a usability stance it has everything that you need. Games are easy to find and the graphics are above average. From a personal view point we were impressed with the amount of information available to you including the rules of the game that you are playing.

Party Poker Software

This is by far the worlds largest online room. There have been a series of upgrades over the last few years to cope with the volume of players that they regularly have playing on site. This volume has surpassed 100,000 at times. The lobby has most of the statistical information that you need although view flop percentages are not available. This is a real loss as it is not so easy to locate the nice juicy games, of which there are plenty. On the plus side hands played per hour and average pot is displayed (calculated over the last 20 hands) as is the number of players waiting to be seated.

The software supports Holdem in no-limit, limit and pot limit, Omaha, 7-Card-Stud High and 7-Card-Stud Hi-Lo and heads up poker. The software allows up to 4 different tables to be played at the same time. There is also a re-sizing option which allows you to resize as many tables as you have open (up to 4 max) in order that you can fit perfectly to your screen. In addition the site allows black jack play, deal-making, and side bets while playing poker. This was a recent addition in February 2006. The software also allows you some personal statistics. You can take player notes and hand histories are all available.

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Exclusive Sign up Bonus

We have a special sign up bonus for you. All you have to do is use any of the links on our site and create a new Party Poker account. Make your first deposit and you will be exclusively entitled to 30% up to $150 Extra On First Deposit. This bonus is automatic through our links but to be safe you may want to enter our bonus code for this promotion - TFPOKER150.

In addition to this offer we can also offer you entry into the $5,000 new player freeroll. To qualify for this simply make the minimum deposit to your account and play 1 raked hand!

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Party Poker Promotions

There is always an abundance of promotions going on at this top room. In addition to our $150 deposit bonus for you here are some of the things that you can look forward to.

Guaranteed Prize Pools

The minimum prize pool is guaranteed on all tournaments, from a $1 rebuy to a $530 NL Freezeout. If just five people sit down to play a $300,000 tournament, they´ll share a $300,000 prize pool.

Tournament Leader Boards

They have created a unique point system for their tournament leader board that will tell you who's in the lead and the number of points that the current leader has earned by winning tournaments at PartyPoker.com. If you're one of their leaders, you'll enjoy extra bonuses and rewards.

Earn Party Points

PartyPoints is the rewarding new loyalty scheme from PartyGaming. Earn valuable PartyPoints every time you play a game on any site. Redeem PartyPoints for cash at any time.

Extra Option for Deal Makers

Check out the improvements to their deal making feature. Now you have two choices for deal payout's, based on either the current chip count or a custom set of pay outs. You can make a deal for all the money and end the tournament, or you can leave a portion of the prize pool to play for. As before, no deal is completed until all of the players confirm the deal. Selecting 'Yes' on the final table commits you to discussing a deal, but not necessarily making one. Deal making is available for most real money multi-table tournaments with a cash-only prize pool.

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Party Poker Traffic / Popularity

Well what can we say. Party Poker is by far the leader in online traffic. Again, the site is now used to hosting games for over 100,000 simultaneous players. Peak traffic in ring games often reaches up to 15,000 - 20,000 real money players. Tournament traffic is just awesome. Partypoker.com hosts the most online poker tournaments worldwide. Traffic often reaches as high as 90,000. There are also a good number of tournaments hosted in 7 Card Stud and Omaha.

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Fish Factor

The site has some very loose games which is hardly surprising considering the volume of players that play on the site. The site attracts players from all over the world, some experienced and some who just want to see what it is all about. As such there are a ton of fish around. Unfortunately the games that have these players in them are somewhat protected as view flop percentages are not shown. Historically you would generally need to look in the lower limit games to find soft opponents. Not so here as the site has such a vast amount of players. You will very often find very loose games in the middle limit stakes (up to $5-$10).

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Party Poker Customer Service / Support

The customer service is excellent. You can contact the customer services team by email, phone or live support. Support response times are always nearly instant with all our live support trials being responded to in under 45 seconds. There is also a FAQ section on the site which is pretty thorough and answers most general questions. You will find the staff very knowledgeable and willing to help which is also good. So pretty good all round considering the challenge they face in supporting up to 100,000 players.

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Complaints on Record

We have had a few complaints around server issues and tournament interruptions, likely due to the number of players on the site. The last upgrade was in February and seems to have taken care of these issues as they have added additional servers to cope with demand.

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