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Party Poker is still a giant among online poker rooms, and it should always be near the top of your choices when you're looking for a game.
Software
The software at Party Poker has always been great, and it continues to be so. They brought in table resizing before anyone else, the hand histories are easy to find, and of course the room works wells with PokerTracker and your HUD. You can filter the game lists on a number of parameters and choose to hide various elements to make better use of the narrow space. The cash game waiting list might be the best on the internet. The graphics are simple and clean and playability is a snap.
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Bonus Programs
Party Poker is known for two things: soft games and great bonuses and promotional activities. You'll find numerous special events and a generous player referral program. Loyal players can expect regular cash bonuses from the site, and there's also a great player points program with points that can be redeemed for cash or merchandise, as well as entries into special tournaments and freerolls. Sign up bonuses are better than most, and you can expect to be able to use it with a high first deposit amount.
Game Selection
Obviously, Party Poker has great player traffic. You can play all the most popular forms of poker here, including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, and Seven Card Stud; and at stakes starting as low as $0.01/$0.02 up to $25/$50, the poker room is always hopping. Texas Hold'em and Omaha tend to draw the largest share of players although a decent turnout can be found in Stud games during peak times. As a side bonus, and one of the room's more popular features, a select number of tables qualify for a bad beat progressive jackpot. Party has always been known for having a "fishier" player base than other big-name poker rooms, and that's always a good thing for the discerning player.
Tournaments
Party Poker is among the best places on the internet to play poker tournaments. The action is wild and fast, and there's really something for everyone, no matter what kind of tournaments you prefer. The Sit-n-Gos at Party Poker are very popular and generate a lot of traffic. There are also multi-table Sit-n-Gos for 20, 30 or 50 players (the tournament will start as soon as the full number is registered). You can buy in from $3 on up, so you should find one to suit you.
The big event tourney is the Guaranteed $300k on Sundays, where you can buy-in for £215 or join one of the many satellites through the week. Start playing the qualifiers early for the Monthly Million which is held on the 1st Sunday in the month. Satellites are running daily from as little as $1 and will increase in number the week before the Monthly Million is played. This is always a very popular event and there's great value to be had here. Even though they're no longer the number one site in the world, Party Poker is still one of the best choices available for tournament players.
With news out of the U.S. that online poker might become legal sometime in the next couple of years, you can bet that Party Poker is itching to get back into the world's biggest poker market. Once they do, watch out – poker will be an even bigger Party than ever before.
