Party Poker Review

Rating:

4 / 5

Poker Room Details

PartyPoker is one of the oldest and most popular online poker rooms, and for a long time has been the second most popular poker room in the world behind PokerStars. It’s also served as a bit of a contrast to PokerStars, and has long been considered the casual player’s alternative to it.

PartyPoker has sought to change that image in recent years though, and is trying to prove that it can also be a landing spot for serious poker players looking to play for high stakes, gan access to major tournaments, and be rewarded for their loyalty to the site.

On the promotional front, PartyPoker doesn’t exactly seem to come out swinging. Their first deposit match bonus is only a $AU50 match, which is one of the lowest match bonuses you’ll find. However from there things progressively improve. Firstly, new players are invited to daily freerolls for two months after their first deposit, giving them many opportunities to add to their bankroll for free.

Sunday’s are a big day at PartyPoker, with numerous special promotions and weekly reoccuring tournaments running on that day, including the Sunday Majors, and $AU200,000 Guaranteed Sunday, as well as the $AU5,000 Cash Booster for freeroll players. There are also regional and global World Poker Tour events, different missions to achieve during hands that can unlock nice rewards, and timed events like the Bonus Builder, where players can choose the level of prize they wish to aim for and start playing for it.

Multi-tabling has become a common playstyle, and even encouraged by most poker sites, yet it can drive some players batty being forced to continually wait on certain players while they’re busy playing their hand at another table. PartyPoker has a nice workaround to this with their casual cash games tables, that only allow players that are playing one table to join. It’s a seemingly simple feature, but one that will be beneficial to players who want a more organic experience.

The great PartyPoker software, which has been continually updated over the years, makes for an enjoyable playing experience. PartyPoker is also one of the few poker sites that has a 24/7 phone support line, in addition to email, meaning help is also close at hand. Along with a large player base, and strong promotions, it remains one of the world’s most popular poker sites for very good reasons.

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