Party Poker Reviews

PartyPoker is just one part of the PartyGaming franchise which was founded in 1997. It’s head office is based in Gibraltar and has over 1,200 employees. Other Party-branded sites include PartyCasino.com, PartyBingo.com and PartyGammon.com to name a few. All these sites can be accessed with the same PartyGaming account.

PartyPoker.com is one of the franchises most successful brands.

PartyPoker was the largest online poker room until it had to stop accepting U.S based players due to legislation changes. Despite this setback they remain one of the largest online poker sites on the planet.

PartyPoker Software

In the past PartyPoker has been somewhat lacking in the software department. In September of 2008 some major software improvements were made and this has made a world of difference.

Features of the new PartyPoker software include:

• A new table design, new animations and improved sound gives the site a more modern look and feel.
• Players can now download an image to represent themselves or choose an image from the large selection at the PartyPoker library.
• A new and improved betting system (including a new betting slider) making it much simplier to place that winning bet.
• During gameplay players can chat with other players, make notes and check hand history. You can now make real money deposits and re-buy while playing also.
• Table re-sizing allows players to play multiple table at the same time. The options allow players to choose table layout. There is an alert system to warn players about big hands, big pots, timing out and even the betting patterns of others.
• A new and improved lobby that contains features such as, an improved navigation system, different lobby views, new game filters, time zone preferences and a new quick seat option. Players accounts can now be accessed through the lobby also.
• Software is available for MAC, PC and Linux
• Software available in 12 languages.

PartyPoker Games

PartyPoker does not offer a huge variety of poker games but instead focuses on the ‘big five’. These are Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. These forms of poker can be played in the following formats, No-Limit, Pot-Limit, Fixed-Limit, Shorthanded and Heads-Up.

The huge variety of blind structures and sheer volume of traffic means players will be able to find the game that suits them best at any time of the day.

PartyPoker Tournaments

PartyPoker offers a large variety of tournaments including with the most popular being the scheduled tournaments and the Sit & Gos.

The Scheduled tournaments start at a set time and come in two categories, Regular and Special. Regular tournaments are usually Texas Hold’em games with no limits. Special tournaments are Satellites where players can win seats into bigger PartyPoker tournaments or WPT events.

The classic Sit & Go’s are available 24/7 with buy-ins starting at $6 . You can also play Sit and Gos to win seats into some multi table tournaments.

Both Scheduled tournaments and Sit & Gos come in a large variety of buy-ins so players can choose tournaments to suit their budget or playing level.

A new feature that Party Poker has added to the tournaments is being able to make a deal at the final table. Making a deal involves an automated process where the remaining players take a share of the prize pool and then discontinue playing. All remaining players must agree before a deal takes place.

Other Features

Party Points: Party points is a loyalty scheme where players are rewarded for frequent play. Party points are given out any time a game is played. The object is to build up as much points as possible and move up player levels. The points can then be redeemed for entries into big tournaments or cash bonouses. The higher the player level and the more points a player has, the better the prizes to choose from.

Sign Up Bonus: PartyPoker offers a 100% bonus, up to $500 on first time deposits. See the bonus code below in order to redeem this special offer.

Promotions:

• New Player Zone: An area to help first time PartyPoker users. It has features such as as a poker school, an introduction to Party Poker and tournaments only available to first time users.
• A King of the table tournament in November
• 50 seat frenzy which gives players the chance to win a seat at the big $300K Sunday event
• A bad beat Jackpot
• Over $100K of money to be won in free roll tournaments each month
• Plus many more.

Support: PartyPoker promises great support. Players can contact PartyPoker hosts 24/7 through email or telephone. Hosts are assigned to regular players and support is provided in 12 languages.