Party Poker - Details

Game Variety (8)

Party Poker has very good game variety and offers all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. The very large player base ensures action at all varieties of poker, making Party Poker a great site for all players.

The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables are all available. The games are somewhat concentrated on No-Limit Hold'em, especially in the small and middle limits.

Ring Game Traffic (9)

Traffic at Party Poker is near the top of the industry, with prettty consistent action 24/7. Peak times are definitely European peak hours, but there are always several games at any level of No-Limit Hold'em and Limit Hold'em. Party Poker has peak cash-game traffic of 9,500 real-money players as of November 2009.

Soft Competition (8)

Party Poker has always been able to maintain loose and juicy games over time, mostly due to their affiliate program and massive marketing.

Even at "middle-limit online games" this holds true, and you can typically find very soft games even up to $2/$4 in No-Limit and $5/$10 in Fixed-Limit, whereas many other poker rooms at these stakes will give you rather tough opposition.

Rake (5)

The rake at Party Poker 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 50¢/$1 and $1/$2 games, as 50¢ is raked when the pot reaches $5.

This also holds true for the tournaments, where good value is only provided at the higher stakes. There is a 20% fee in $5 games and an 8% fee in $100 games.

Support (9)

Support at Party Poker is great - in particular the 24/7 telephone support, available through a wide range of regional toll-free numbers, that often responds in under a minute!

The support is very knowledgeable about promotions and other trickier issues. E-mail works well, even though the response times can be a bit long. Support is also offered in 12 languages.

Financial Security (9)

Top score. Party Poker is one of the leading online poker rooms in the world and has no earlier recorded problems.

Deposit & Withdrawal Options (8)

Deposit Options: VISA, MasterCard, Paysafe card, eps (Australia), WebMoney, Bancontact Mister Cash, iDeal, Laser card, Click & Buy, Click2Pay, Giro pay, ukash, Przleway24, DirectPay24, my citadel wallet, Poli, eWire, ELV Germany/Austria), Electronic Transfer (Canada), UsemyBank (Canada/U.K.), Switch/Solo/Maestro, Moneybookers, EntroPay, Neteller, bank wire transfer, bank transfer.

Withdrawal Options: VISA, Mastercard, WebMoney, Switch/Solo/Maestro, Electronic Transfer (Canada), Neteller, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, bank wire transfer, my citadel wallet, bank transfer, checks by mail, checks by courier.

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