Respected & Secure. - One of the earliest online poker rooms (1999), Paradise Poker has set the bar high for playing poker online. Having recently moved onto the Boss network, Paradise Poker have upgraded to one of the most user friendly platforms available. Part of the SportingBet group your player account has facilities for blackjack, casino and sportsbetting all available from one easy to administer account.

As from 1 October 2007 the base currency of Paradise Poker is the EURO, this has been implemented by the software provider Boss Media to comply with banking regulations however, you will still be able to play cash games in USD, GBP and TRY as well as Euros. All single and multi table tournaments will now be Euros. The conversion of Poker accounts from Dollars to Euros was calculated at the exchange rate as at 1 October 2007. Paradise are gradually changing over from $ to € and our review will feature both Euros and Dollars to reflect Paradise Poker software at the moment.

Great range of tournaments & cash games. Although all tournaments are played in Euros at Paradise Poker, the cash games can be played in the currency of your choice - although by far the most popular is dollars. There is a fair amount of traffic at the low and medium stake levels although games can be sparce at the higher levels. There are games available in variations other than Texas Holdem, but as with most of the poker sites with medium level traffic it can be difficult to find enough action to multitable even in peak hours. However if your preference is No Limit Texas Holdem you will be able to find games to suit your bankroll 24/7.

There are also some benefits to joining a lower traffic room - you will get to know your opponents more quickly as you will be playing against the same players more often, also less competition for any promotions and guarantees means more chance of winning for you.

There are 90 cash prizes everyday with Paradise Poker Ladders, the daily, weekly and monthly leaderboard prizes are worth over €55,000 per month. The top twenty players in each ladder will share in €6,400 with a further €19,000 for monthly prizes. There is also one prize package worth €10,000 to a live event to be won in the end of the month freeroll.. With something to suit everyone at every level from 5c to €2,000 each cash table qualifies against one of the three ladders - low, medium and high. Gain points everytime you play a cash game and win a hand with the added attraction of easy to follow progress (and other players too) up the ladders.

The tournaments are well subscribed to with a decent amount of traffic, although if you pick your tourney well there are some guaranteed prizepool tourneys which are undersubscribed running thoughout the week. With a mixture of rebuys, freezeouts and bounty multitable tournaments with varying buy-ins, and the big money tourneys running at Euro friendly times you'll be sure to find something to suit your budget at Paradise.

Be part of the most prestigious poker tournament in the World, the WSOP 08, held in the Rio Hotel in fabulous Las Vegas, USA this July. Paradise Poker have prize packages worth €10,000 up for grabs to pay for your entry, hotel, travel and spending money. There are daily satellites running from as little as €3.50 or you can buy into the finals for €530 (being held on 23rd March & 20th April & 18th May) where 1 in 20 players will be jetting off to Vegas. Last years’ WSOP created five poker millionaires and this year, thanks to Paradise, it could be you! Over 21s only for this tournie – Las Vegas law.

Go to Finland with Team Paradise for the Helsinki Midnight Sun 2008 being held from 4th to 6th June, satellites are running now from just €2.20, or you can buy in direct for €215 to 2 final qualifiers on the 24th April and 11th May.

Promotions. Paradise are well known for their active promotions program and are always coming up with new events to keep your interest.

Competition. The competition has always been considered to be quite tough at Paradise, but times are changing and the influx of new inexperienced players has evened out the fish to shark ratio. Some very soft cash games can be found by comparing the 'players to flop' column in the lobby - the higher the percentage the softer the game.

Paradise Poker Bonus details. Paradise is currently offering a 100% up to €500 sign up bonus available to all players who sign-up for the first time. To qualify you must download the Paradise Poker software, signup and make your first real money deposit. The bonus amount will remain in your cashier as 'pending' until you have fulfilled the bonus requirements and is released at a rate of €5 for every 100 FPP's (Frequent Players Points) you collect. You will collect 4 FPP's for every €1 spent in tournament fees (including Sit and Go's) and 1 FPP for every raked hand (€0.25 and above) where you were dealt cards. You will not lose the points you use to redeem your bonus, they can be used to enter FPP Tournaments. There is a time limit of 180 days for you to redeem this cash bonus.

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