Party Poker Overview:

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During prime hours, Party Poker typically has over 10 000 players playing in live, real money poker games, making them one of the leaders in this industry. And when you add on the amount of players playing in fun and free games they reach up to a stupendous 70,000 players. Are you looking for a tournament to join? If so then Party Poker is the poker room for you. Party Poker hosts some of the best multi table tournaments on the web today, for players of all levels. Their feature tournament is the Party Poker Million competition (part of the famous WPT), where players from all over the world compete for a spot in the million dollar tournament that takes place on a fabulous one week cruise. Anyone is eligible to win a spot in this tournament, either buy buying in or winning a satellite tournament. If you are a high roller and love texas holdem poker, then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Party Poker holds tournaments with high buy-ins, with the opportunity to win some serious cash. Players without the means to buy-in to these tournaments are eligible to play if they win an earlier satellite competition, their prize being: a seat in one of these tournaments.

Bonuses:

At Party Poker you'll get a 20% bonus on your deposit up to $100 free (for example, if you deposit $300 – you will receive an extra $60 or if you deposit $500 or more, you will be rewarded with an extra $100).

Cash Outs:

This poker room is excellent when it comes to cashing out their players. If you are a NETeller (or use a similar banking service) client, then you are looking at transactions coming through in about six hours (depending on your player status). But you will never have to wait more than 24 to 48 hours for your winnings.

Game Information:

It is always a good idea to watch a game for a few minutes before you join. This will give you an idea of how fast the game is being played and how loose the players are and what the stakes are looking like. At Party Poker, not all games have the average pot size displayed, so in order to find a game that is right for you, you may have to look around a bit. A little bit frustrating but common in the online poker world.

Competition:

When it comes to competition at Party Poker don’t worry, it’s not very fierce. As mentioned above, this poker room has thousands of players playing at one time, so you will have no problem finding a game that suits your needs. In terms of high stakes games though, it might be a little more competitive. The highest stake set games at party poker are only $30 limits so there is a lot of competition in getting involved in one of these games. If you are looking for a no limit game, you may (probably will) be put on a waiting list before you’re able to get in on one of these. To be honest, Party Poker could use a few higher stakes games.

Customer Service:

Part Poker offers toll free 24 hour phone service which is great. They also have a live help feature that can be quite useful. However, some of the help agents on this live service aren’t top notch, but you should be able to get what you’re looking for.

Promotions:

Party Pokers promotions aren’t as good as some of the other poker rooms out there. For example, Party Poker offers $25 flat bonuses and up to $100 percent bonuses but their competitor, Empire poker, offers $35 flat bonuses and percents up to $120. It’s not a huge difference but it’s there. A great feature of Party Poker however is that they offer many satellite games where winners may be eligible to enter high stakes land based tournaments games at no entry fee. The satellite games do however require a buy-in of some sort. Some of the other poker rooms will offer free satellite games at a chance to win a seat in a major tournament. But Party Poker tournaments, such as the Party Poker Million tournament are huge events and seats are very coveted. If you have a chance, take advantage of one of these promotions and put your skills to the test. You may just become a millionaire.

Graphics:

Like most popular poker rooms and online casinos, the graphics at Party Poker are great. Although they are impressive they don’t boast anything really different or more original than it’s competitors.

Multi-Table Tournaments:

The best Multi-Player tournaments on the web are found at Party Poker. The total prize pool is the highest out there. One of the reasons for this is that Party Poker has such a great reputation and they have more entrants into their tournaments than any other poker room. But of course, winning higher prizes comes at a price. The more players in any tournament means that your chances of winning will be lower. But the prizes in this case are worth giving it your best. The best promotion and best multi-table tournament that Party Poker features at the moment is their Party Poker Million Tournament. Lucky players get a chance at a million dollar prize, while enjoying all the luxuries of a top of the line one week cruise. Al in all, if higher buy-in competitive tournaments, with huge prizes are what you are looking for, then Party Poker tournaments were made for you.

Ring Games Offered:

• 7 Card Stud - Texas Holdem - Omaha - Omaha Hi-Lo

Ring Games Stakes:

• Fixed Limit Games: $.50-$1 - $1-$2 - $2-$4 - $3-$6 - $5-10 - $10-20 - $15-30 - all these games are popular
  
  
• Pot Limit &No Limit Games: $.50-$1 - $1-$2 - $2-$4

Tournaments Offered:

• Single & Multi-table Fixed-limit Texas Holdem,
  
  
• No Limit/Pot Limit Texas Holdem,
  
  
• Fixed Omaha Hi-Lo,
  
  
• Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
  
  
• Fixed 7-Card Stud (single-table tournaments only)
  
  
• Sit n’ Go Multi –table Tournaments

Tournaments Buy-ins:

• Single-table: $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100, and $200
  
  
• Multi-table: $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100

Minimum Deposit:

• $50