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Paradise Poker Review
Last updated 30th September 2009

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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.

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.

So, you think you’re a sit n go specialist, now’s your chance to prove it, win just 6 Jackpot Sit n Go’s in a row and win €10,000! That’s not all, come 1st or 2nd 6 games in a row and you get $200. Jackpot sit n go’s are for 10 players and the buy in is €10 + €2 with 8 minute blinds and 1500 starting stack.

Paradise are rewarding their loyal players with a monthly €10,000 Loyalty Freeroll to be played on the last Tuesday of the month at 6pm UK (1pm New York). All you have to do to join in the action is to have played 1,500 raked hands in the previous 30 days (that’s only 50 per day).

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.

When you've signed up don't forget the New Players €1,000 Freeroll, played weekly on Saturdays at 7pm UK (2pm New York) for new players who have signed up in the previous 7 days.

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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Tournaments
Paradise Tournament Lobby
Special Features
€100k Sunday - satellites from €6 run all week.
Monday Night Headhunter Bounty Tourney
Over €3 million in guarantees each month.
LottoFrenzy tourneys, 100 chips, 1 min blinds.
 
Freerolls
Daily €75, Daily €100. $10k loyalty freeroll.
New players €1000 freeroll.
Paradise Tournament Lobby
Tournaments
Buy-in fee 10%
Disconnect protection no
Registration time limit 2hrs
Final table deals allowed no
Time bank 20secs
1x1 (Heads-up) yes
Tournament Info
Payout displayed before tourney no
No. of entrants displayed yes
Level time remaining yes - table
View own position yes
All players position yes
Exiting players displayed yes
Multi Table Tournaments (MTT)
Lowest entry €1 + 10c
Highest entry €120 + €10
Usual starting stack 1500
Usual level increments 12mins
Buy-in fee 10%
Standard No. seats 10
Sit and Go - Single Table Tournaments (STT)
Lowest entry €3.15c
Highest entry €10,500
Buy-in fee 5 - 10%
Usual starting stack 1500
Usual level increments 9 minutes
Standard No. seats 5 or 10
Satellites
Usual starting stack 1500
Usual level increments 10 minutes
Buy-in fee 10%
Standard No. seats 10

Cash Games
General info
Minimum blinds 5c / 10c
Maximum blinds €1000 / €2000
1x1 no
Standard seats 5 or 10
Rake - No-flop, no-drop? yes
Rake max. €5
Lobby info
Players per flop yes
Average pot yes
Hands per hour yes
Paradise Cash Lobby

Financial
Deposit / Withdrawal methods
Credit/Debit Cards, Neteller, Click2Pay,
Direct Teller, MoneyBookers, Bank Wire
Transfers, MoneyGram.
Voluntary restrictions
Self limiting budget no
Self exclusion yes
Notes
Cashout usually within 24hours
Your Neteller email address must match your
Paradise registered email address to use this
method of payment.
No cashout to Mastercard, Visa cashouts to
some Europeans only (if credit card cashout
not available a cheque is sent)
Minimum Bank Draft withdrawal $50
Customer Support & Background
Customer Support
Email and live support.
Very quick response, with relevant answers.
Paradise has the best email customer support
we have reviewed.
Background
Established 1999
Registered in the UK
Part of Boss Network & Software
Bought by SportingBet plc 2004
Listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
of the London Stock Exchange
Notes
Probably one of the most secure online poker
rooms.
For Non-USA residents only

* For easy comparison all data collected for our exclusive reviews refers to the most popular game, No limit Texas Holdem.

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Platforms supported
PC
yes
Mac
no
No download
no
Mobile
no

Games offered
Texas Holdem
yes
Omaha High
yes
Omaha Hi / Lo
yes
7 Stud
yes
7 Stud Hi / Lo
no
5 Stud
yes
5 Stud A-7
no
5 card Draw 7-A
yes
Pineapple
no
Pineapple Hi / Lo
no
Razz
no
Badugi
no
2-7 Triple Draw
no
A-5 Triple Draw
no
HORSE
no
HOSE
no

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Table features
Local time display
yes
View mucked hand
yes
View made hand
yes
View bet / pot size
yes
Decision hotkeys
no
Action preselect
yes
Auto muck
yes
Four color deck
yes
Preferred seat
no
Max. tables open
5
Resize table
no
Customise skin
no
Avatar
no
Personal avatar
no
Player profiles
no
Player notes
yes
Table view
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Data / Stats
Hand history
yes
- Emailed
no
- Onscreen
yes
- Self storage
no
Tournament results email
no
Personal stats
yes

Community
Buddies / friends
no
Find a player
yes
Chat
yes
Chat bubbles
yes
Block individual chat
yes
Private tables
no
Transfer $ to other player
no
In-house League
no
Refer a friend
no

Other services
Casino
yes
Blackjack
yes
Backgammon
no
Sportsbook
yes
Bingo
no

Languages supported
English
yes
Spanish
yes
German
yes
French
yes
Italian
yes
Swedish
yes
Norwegian
yes
Danish
yes
Dutch
yes
Finnish (Suomi)
yes
Portuguese
yes
Polish
yes
Greek
yes
Russian
yes
Turkish
yes
Chinese
yes

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