Party Poker Review

Party Poker.com is the biggest poker site in Europe! Party have all their biggest tournaments at Euro friendly times, couple that with software available in a staggering 12 languages (see the list in the bottom left of this page) it's easy to understand why. Probably the best known online poker room worldwide, Party Poker is secure, has high traffic 24/7 and stable, feature rich software. Party Poker is THE online poker room not to be missed whether you're a seasoned pro or a poker newbie just starting out.

The software is stable and easy to find your way around, although it doesn't show your made hand (except at beginner levels) or show cards at an all-in showdown until the end, a shame really, because if they had this option Party Poker would be head and shoulders above the rest of the online poker sites. A great feature of the Party Poker software is the 'table filters' - you can choose to view only the tournaments or games you are interested in - no more entering a Limit tournament by accident! You can also play Blackjack at your poker table and another recent introduction of side bets can keep you interested while having a dry run of cards and helps you avoid making bad decisions simply because you are bored.

A great advantage of setting up your own Party Poker account is that you can use that same account for any of their other online gaming sites. There's a choice of Backgammon, Bingo, Casino, Sportsbook and of course Poker, all of which can be accessed with the one account. They have also recently introduced Party.TV with a great range of online programs, news and tutorials which can only be accessed through your PartyGaming account. The tutorials are great and it's worth setting up your own account for them alone, especially if you're new to online poker games!

Party Poker are currently offering 3 different sign up bonuses for new players. Take a look at our Party Poker Bonus Code page for full details of the bonuses on offer and to choose the right bonus for you. There are bonuses up to $500 available! All new players using these codes will also be entitled to join $56k in exclusive freerolls for new players. :)

One of Party Poker biggest draws is the Bad Beat Jackpot. Get beaten with quads 8's or higher and you'll receive a share of their unrivalled Bad Beat Jackpot. I've seen this get as high as $664,000 which is phenomenally high considering you are eligible for the jackpot with blind levels as low as 10c/25c and everyone active at the table receives a share of the jackpot as long as they were dealt in. Just pick a jackpot table when selecting your game and you're in with a chance.

For August only join in the Full House of Promotions with the Full House $100,000 Grand Final, the $50,000 Cash Game Race and Sit & Go Jackpots. For all the info on this promotion see our Party Poker Full House Promotions this August blog.

Just for the month of September join in an excellent promotion The Snowball where earning points whilst you play gives you the opportunity to win $5,000 in cash and freeroll entries galore to the combined value of $100,000! Learn more in our Snowball freerolls blog where you will find full details.

Party Poker are the kings of promotions and are introducing new promotions all the time, check back here regularly to find the latest on what's going on.

As you would expect from such a large site, there are plenty of Texas Holdem tables to choose from at Party Poker, with both the Bad Beat Jackpot and normal tables always receiving high traffic. Unfortunately the other game variations, such as Stud and Omaha can be disappointing, with quite low traffic even in peak hours.

There's a great range of tournaments on offer around the clock at Party. Most tournies are, as usual, in Limit or No-limit Texas Holdem but you'll also find tournies in Omaha and less frequently 7 Card Stud. Apart from regular tournaments there are also plenty of guaranteed prizepool and shootout tournaments to suit all budgets.

• Buy in direct for $15
• Play in one of Party Poker's Country Specific Freerolls where the top 10 finishers will win a seat.
• Play in one of two $2 qualifiers, one on Friday at 8.25pm GMT (3.25pm ET) and one on Saturday Morning at 3.55pm GMT (10.55am ET)

Cancel all your arrangements for Friday night because, at Party Poker, Friday night is Party Night when there is a guaranteed $250,000 to be won! The fun kicks off at 6.00pm UK (1pm New York) and all evening there are a variety of tournaments to suit all players at all levels.

Start playing the qualifiers early for the Monthly Million which is held on the 1st Sunday in the month at 5.45pm UK (12.45pm New York) – make a note in your diary. Satellites are running daily from as little as $1 and will increase in number the week before the Monthly Million is played!

Please note that you cannot unregister from a multi-table tournament within 15mins of the start time at Party, this is quite unusual as most sites allow players to unregister right up until the point at which the tournament starts.

Tournaments Buy-in fee 10% included Disconnect protection yes Registration time limit anytime (6hrs) Final table deals allowed yes Time bank 10secs + 15secs   Tournament Info available Payout displayed before tourney no No. of entrants displayed yes Level time remaining yes - lobby View own position no All players position no Exiting players displayed yes

Multi Table Tournaments (MTT) Lowest entry $1 Highest entry $550 Usual starting stack 3000 Usual level increments 14mins Buy-in fee 10% included Standard No. seats 10 1x1 (Heads-up) yes   Satellites Usual starting stack 3000 Usual level increments 14mins Buy-in fee 10% included Standard No. seats 10

The Sit and Go's at Party Poker have a good amount of traffic 24/7, but something that should really interest the keen Sit and Go players is the Party Poker Steps tournaments. Work your way up through 6 levels of Sit and Go's for a grand prize of $2000 from an initial stake of just $3. This is a great way to perfect your sit and go skills whilst enjoying some great value poker at minimal cost.

Another added extra for Sit and Go fans is the Sit and Go rematch facility. At the end of each Heads-up match you are given the opportunity to play the same opponent again in a rematch, if both players agree the table restarts and off you go again.

Now for the busy poker player there are Hellkat timebased Sit n Go tournaments, choose the length of tourney you want to play from 5mins to 30 mins with low buy ins from $3 to $11 and start playing! After the final hand, and the tournament will not stop mid hand, the top three will share the prize pool in proportion to chips held.

There are also multi-table sit and go's for 20, 30 or 50 players (the tournament will start as soon as the full number are registered). You can buy in from $3 to $33 so you should find one to suit you.

Sit and Go's - Single Table Tournaments (STT) Lowest entry $3 Highest entry $350 Buy-in fee 10% included Usual starting stack 2000 Usual level increments 10mins Standard No. seats 8 or 10       - Steps Sit and Go's - 6 steps, $2000 grand prize - Timebased Sit and Go's - Hellkat

Party have a good range of satellites to their biggest tournaments including regular Sit and Go's and Multitable Tournaments leading to the Monthly Million, Sunday $300k and the Saturday $50k.

The WPT moves on and the next stop is the WPT Festa al Lago at the legendary Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas, USA this coming 15th to 20th October. The prize packages up for grabs are worth a generous $14,000 and will include all you need for your stay and play. The satellites are running now starting with daily freerolls and $2 sub qualifiers leading up to Sunday Qualifiers where you can buy in direct for $750, this is where the prize packages are awarded. Last chance 3rd October 2010. WPT = World Poker Tour

For new members, Party Poker will give 60 days access to their Bankroll Builder rookie freerolls worth $56k when you make your first real money deposit. See our Party Poker sign up Bonus page for more details.

With over $100,000 a month in freerolls, the freerolls program at Party Poker is bigger and better than ever. You'll find exclusive $250 freerolls for players from specific regions running all week. With tourneys in Limit and No Limit Texas Holdem offered to UK, Canadian, German, Nordic, Oceanic, Alpine, Russian, Dutch & the Americas (not USA) players, Party is truely becoming the European players best choice for a poker room.

Varies although overall Party Poker has some very soft competition. However, it can be difficult to choose your game wisely as the cash lobby doesn't display the 'player per flop percentage'.

Party have just annouced a brand new loyalty scheme from PartyGaming where you earn points with every game you play and you can cash redeem your points for cash at anytime. There are five different Party Points levels (Jack, Queen, King and Ace and Deuce), the more points you earn the higher the level you reach, you will earn Party Points at a much faster rate as you advance through the levels.

You can use your PartyPoints in exchange for gift certificates, tournament buy-ins and cold hard cash in the Party Store accessed through your PartyGaming account.

Party Poker.com have weekly and monthly tournament leaderboards – boost your ranking by playing in multi table tournaments and sit n go’s. Watch your position on the Leaderboards closely as you could be sharing in the $40,000 that’s up for grabs each and every month. You can check your Leaderboard position by visiting your Party Points through My Account in the Party Poker.com lobby.

Party have a huge selection of play money tables where you can enjoy learning at no cost. There are 'play money' cash games in Texas Holdem, Omaha and 7 Card Stud. There are also 'play money' Sit and Go's and Multitable Tournaments running around the clock. To find the free tables go to the Party Poker Lobby and look for 'free money games'.

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