Party Poker Review

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PartyPoker is one of the most well known, wide spread poker sites in the world and well recommended by online poker bonus codes. If you have surfed the internet even a little bit, you surely bumped into one of their ads. Here’s an insight into what this poker giant has to offer.

PartyPoker is owned and maintained by a group called PartyGaming, which maintains the website network: PartyPoker, PartyBets, PartyCasino, PartyGammon and PartyBingo. Since its launch in 2001, PartyPoker has been continuously expanding. It is now ranked at number 124 worldwide on alexa.com, and Google shows a whopping 81 million unique visitors get on PartyPoker each month.

The website operates under the license and regulation of the Gibraltar Government. In fact, the whole PartyGaming company is headquartered in Gibraltar. PartyPoker prides itself with security, claiming that their games are tested by a third party, and independent tester that ensures no bugs or glitches intrudes with the gaming experience – it’s everybody’s money on the line! The gaming site also boasts with great security, keeping all data confidential and all accounts safe. To further consolidate this strategy, they have instituted a zero tolerance policy for any fraud attempts.

PartyPoker has a “Responsible Gaming” program that acts in two directions: keeps underage gamers out (well, at least until they’re old enough) and keeps gamblers in check, making sure the game stays exactly as it should be: just for fun, and not a source for problems. One of the features that prevents you from losing too much money is the Self-exclusion function. This locks your account for the amount of time you specify, and you can only return after that time has passed. Of course, the system is far from foolproof, as you have to activate that feature yourself. So if you’re still in the denial phase of your gambling problem, this isn’t going to do you much good.

The website has a well thought reward system. Each time you accumulate one dollar, either in tournament entry fees or in the cash game rake, you get to “PartyPoints”, which stack up and build your level. You go up a level by earning a certain amount of PartyPoints during a month (or a quarter, depending on the level). When you have reached a new level, you unlock certain rewards. If, the following month or quarter, you don’t get the specified amount of points you can’t maintain your level. So it’s not definitive. An example of a reward you can unlock is one of the highest levels – the Palladium Elite – which can allow you to take back up to 40% of your rake. That means twenty dollars per every hundred points.

PartyPoker has a very flexible deposit and withdrawal system, it accepts loads of methods. Money can be deposited through: Moneybookers, VISA, Paysafe Card, WebMoney, Eps (Australia), My Citadel Wallet, MasterCard, Click & Buy, Giro Pay, Click2Pay, Przleway24, iDeal, Bancontact/Mister Cash, EntroPay, bank wire transfer, Switch/Solo/Maestro, bank transfer, eWire, UsemyBank (Canada/U.K.), ELV (Germany and Austria), Neteller, Laser card, DirectPay24, Poli. Money can also be withdrawn through: Mastercard, Electronic Transfer Canada, Visa WebMoney, Click2Pay, Maestro/Solo/Switch, My Citadel Wallet, checks by courier, bank transfer, checks by mail, bank wire transfer, Neteller, MoneyBookers.

The play area is pretty simple and efficient. The program that you need to install in order to run the poker room is easy on the computer, as it doesn’t have astronomical system requirements. Navigation through the lobby is quite easy, although for a beginner it might lead to some mix-ups (I remember when I first played it, I entered in the wrong game. But that’s not a system flaw, it was merely an oversight on my part, so be careful!).

The table is nicely structured, the theme isn’t very intrusive, letting you concentrate on your game, and in the same time letting you have all the options handy. A feature that I found particularly helpful was the seating arrangement – you can customize where you want to sit, and the table view will simply rotate, letting you sit in your favorite spot at all times.

The system boasts with having a great implementation for multi-tabling , but, as I have found, it is pretty hard to get used to. Despite this inconvenience, I bet that with a bit of practice you can quickly adapt to it. Other “standard” options, as far as poker games go, include an option for selecting your move ahead of your turn, thus improving the pace of the game, the chat area and the customizable avatar.

Another flaw that I found annoying is the absence of sound outside of the window. I like to hear the shuffling of the cards at all time, but as I’ve found, if you’re busy with another window (say, a browser), the in-game sound simply stops. I think that this option is customizable, but I personally haven’t found the option for it.

PartyPoker is very involved in organizing tournaments and events, both for online poker players (as expected, it being an online poker website and all), and for live poker players. Online, you can play one of the many tournaments in a wide range of buy-ins, and also free-roll tournaments. As I have said, PartyPoker is also keen on organizing live poker events – in fact, in late 2009 they actually bought the World Poker Tour for over twelve million dollars.

As a personal note, I have found that, due to the immense amount of ads that PartyPoker has placed all around the internet, it has drawn loads of players, and most of them are beginners. So, if you want to play at lower limits (up to $5, at least), be prepared to face some low opponents.

All in all, I’d say PartyPoker is well worth its leading position in the online poker world. And to give you a bit of an incentive, I’m going to let you in on a tip: if you sign up to PartyPoker now and enter “just500” as the party poker bonus code like in the picture below, you’ll receive an 100% bonus for your first deposit, up to 500$. So, waste no time and register!