Multi Poker - Details

Game Variety (5)

Good, thanks to the leading volume in all games hosted; Holdem, Omaha and 7-Card-Stud in both High and Hi-Lo. However, Party Poker does not offer certain games such as heads-up matches, draw poker, crazy pineapple, etc. Sit'n'Go tournaments are offered from $200 levels down to $5. Stakes offered in the Holdem section are (1) Limit Texas Holdem from $100-$200 down to $0.5-$1 and (2) No-Limit/Pot-Limit Holdem from $10-$20 down to $0.10-$0.25. There are currently no shorthanded Omaha games available.

Ring Game Traffic (5)

Party Poker became the world's largest site in ring game traffic already by late 2002/early 2003, after its legendary launch campaign. They are keeping up the ultra aggressive marketing and the traffic keeps climbing to new record levels every month. Oct, 2006: 1,000-1,350 ring game players at peak hours real money ring game players at peak hours. The drop in traffic (about 15%-20%) is due to the latest update were Party Poker cut off their 4 skin sites from the network.

Soft Competition (6)

Party Poker has been able to maintain loose and juicy games over time, with the constant influx of beginners and gamblers looking for action. Even at "middle limit online games" this holds true - you can typically find very soft games even up to $2/$4 in no-limit and $5/$10 in fixed limit, whereas on most other poker rooms these stakes will give you rather tough opposition.

Rake (4)

PartyPoker's rake is not so attractive, as it highly disfavors the low limit games. The higher limit games actually have a comparably low rake. The rake runs as high as 10% in $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 games, as 50 cent is raked when the pot reaches $5. This holds true also for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes. 20% fee in $5 games and 8% fee in $100 games.

Support (3)

The support is since late 2004 much better at Party Poker, in particular the 24/7 telephone support now often responds in under a minute! The support is nowadays very knowledgable on promotions and other trickier issues. Email has worked OK, even though the response times were a bit long. Upgraded to very good score in Jan 2005.

24/7 support: Yes
Website FAQ: Yes
Support Features: Email, phone
Email confirmation/receipt: No
Speed: Ok
Knowledge: Ok
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 24-48 hrs
Withdrawal smoothness: 90%

Financial Security (7)

Top score, the leading online poker room in the world, and no earlier recorded problems.

Deposit & Withdrawal Options (7)

Deposit options: VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, Western Union, Citadel (US only), eChecks (by iGM-Pay)bank draft, cashier's check, money order, check.
Cash out options: NETeller, wire transfer, check, eChecks (by iGM-Pay).

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