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 are always bringing out new bonuses and promotions to keep their players interested. Take a look at our Party Poker Bonus Code page for full details of the bonuses on offer and all the latest news on what is hot at Party right now.

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.

Fast Forward is the brand new way to play cash games - get a brand new hand at the click of the button - it's fast! The instant you fold you'll be seated at a new table with new cards and new players too. You can even play Fast Forward heads up for the fastest poker experience. Start playing Fast Forward now, you'll love it, get there through the fast forward tab in the Party Poker lobby, hold on to your hat!!

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 the $2 qualifiers.
  

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.

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 $200k and the Saturday $50k.

Take part in the World's biggest poker event - WSOP2013 - and become a legend in your own lifetime! The World Series of Poker 2013 (WSOP2013) is to be held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA from May 29th to July 15th, Event #62 is the 10 day Main Event July 6th to 15th. Party Poker are offering their players two prize packages to play for -

• $14,000 Main Event Package includes $10,000 Main Event buy in, 10 nights hotel and $2,000 spending money. There are daily freerolls, low cost sub qualifiers at just $2, $4 or $9 plus WSOP Satellites qualifiers at $80 buy in. All the qualifiers lead you to play at WSOP Qualifiers,1 package guaranteed, on Sundays at 7.50pm UK (2.50pm New York time), buy in direct at this stage for $750.

• $5,500 Las Vegas Experience Package will get you $2,500 Side Event buy in, 7 nights hotel and $1,650 spending money. Join in daily freerolls, $1, $3 and $33 qualifiers leading you to the Las Vegas Experience Satellites, buy in direct $300, where the packages are won on Sundays at 8.45pm UK that's 3.45 New York time.

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 becomingthe European players best choice for a poker room.

New members can play in the $1.5k New Player Freeroll which is played out on Saturdays at 7pm UK (2.00pm New York), to be eligible to register you must have made your 1st deposit within the 60days prior to the freeroll starts.

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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