Party Poker Review

Party Poker Review

Party Poker is owned and managed by Party Gaming, an experienced and professional team, who also run some other poker rooms including Party Casino, Party Bingo and Empire Poker. Party Poker has been in operation since August 2001 and since then it is regarded as the fastest growing online poker site in USA. Party Poker has been licensed by Government of Gibraltar and has the honor to be the first Poker Site that is listed in London Stock Exchange. Being the member of IGC i.e. Interactive Gaming Council, Party Poker has taken part actively in employing the Code of Conducts enforced by IGC on its members to carry out secured transaction processing, effective advertisement, trusted payouts, audit trail and data protection and of course any dispute resolution with players. Party Poker has also the honor of being certified by GAMCare due to its commitment for providing high standard software functionality. Moreover, iTech Labs also works in collaboration with Party Poker Site Software to carry out monthly audit test to make sure the functionality of software at its high standard. Party Poker also conducts annual tournament at PartyPoker.com which is known as the most popular World Poker Event.

Software and Games plus Purchasing

The software is free to download (5.41 MB size) and requires following minimum computer configuration:

• Windows 98/NT/ME/2000 or XP,
• Pentium processing system with at least 64 MB of RAM,
• Sound Card
• Screen Resolution of at least 800x600 pixels with 256 colors.

The notable feature of the software is its Poker Trainer that helps novices to be familiar with software operation and rules of games. It is based on artificial intelligence (AI) through which players get knowledge about the game tactics before being able to play with real money. Poker Trainer has three level training modes which are Beginning, Intermediate and Experienced. You can also have your own AI based poker game including WinHoldem, Holdem Memory, PokerBot Plus, PokerBot Pro, Poker Prophecy, PokerEdge and Poker Sherlock.

Software Platform

The software platform for Party Poker has been developed by iGlobalMedia with excellent and attractive graphics knowing the real taste of its customers.

Games Available

The games available in free download version are:

• Texas Holdem
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi/Lo
• 7 Card Stud
• 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo

All poker games are available in standard ring game format at a single table between multiple players, to win the big jackpot at the table. Rake fees range from $.50 to $3.00 a game per pot size and applicable only if the pot is over $5.

Purchase

For both no limit and pot limit games, a player can bring maximum amount depending on the table selected i.e. in a $200 no-limit game, the maximum buy-in required is $200. and the minimum buy-in for no limit and pot limit games, is 20% of the maximum buy-in hence, a $200 buy-in will require a minimum of $40 (20% of $200) to the table.

Poker Tutorial

Poker School feature is helpful for all players to know basic information about rules of the games, poker hand rankings, rules on betting with explanations, tips on facilitating the learning process and some useful guidance on card strategy.

Gambling Structures, Rake policy & Tournament Entry Fees

There are a number of tournaments available 24/7 on the site and players are provided a search tool on the web site to seek their desired tournament categorized according to game type, limit type, buy-in minimums and maximums and the time to participate. Once logged into lobby, players can view all tournaments events, and can join at any time. Guaranteed jackpots available are $200,000 every Saturday, $500,000 every Sunday, and $1,000,000 every month all the year and Party Poker Million tournament usually takes place in luxurious cruise ships catering up to ten players per table and each table normally declares a winner almost within an hour.

Party Poker Promotions Offered

Promotion activities from the site are very attractive with various free offers and contest giveaways. For a new player, the $5 free roll is available in addition to daily free rolls with $100 and $150 jackpots for rookie players. There is a monthly $1 million guaranteed jackpot offering regular qualifiers and direct buy-ins alongside two other tournaments with guaranteed jackpots over $500,000 each month. Some other tournaments include the Bad Beat Jackpot, which deposits $0.50 of every raked hand into a progressive jackpot, the Step Challenge, allowing players to enter tournament and play one level at a time, and Super Weekdays, consisting of a variety of No-Limit Hold'em tournaments from Monday to Thursday. For new members, Party Poker offers a $25 bonus if you are referred from a current member who will also receive $50 free when the referred player signs up and makes a minimum deposit of $25. Bonus of $50 is free to cash out.

Party Poker Deposit Method Plus Cashier

Party Poker software works under the comprehensive 128-bit encryption technology of Thawte Security hence ensuring the secured and safe financial transaction processing and data security. To restrain fraudulent activities, Party Poker implements a strict funds monitoring system that charges an Investigations Team to verify cash outs. To facilitate player to make transfer of funds to other player’s account, Inter-Account Transfer feature is available. A well-known Pay-Pro Cashier System is used for transmitting all transactions and enabling players to view an audit trail of all their transactions and game results. Following options are available for deposits and withdrawals:

• Fire Pay
• Party Poker Gaming Card
• FPS ePassport
• Laser Card
• Money Transfer
• Switch/Maestro/Solo debit cards
• UseMyBank
• Money Booker
• Phone Connect Cards
• East Buy
• BPay (Australia)
• ELV (Germany/Austria)
• eWire DK
• Electronic transfer (Canada)
• Chinese Debit Cards
• Visa/Mastercard/Diner's Club cards
• NETeller
• Wire Transfer/Euro Standard Bank Transfer
• Citadel
• iGMPay (eChecks)
• PaySafe Card

Party Poker Security Policy

Party Poker has one of the most in-depth online security protocols with State-of-art players’ identification system and controlled access login tools to protect its players’ data and private information. The Investigations Team of Party Poker has a Zero Tolerance Policy against fraud and Collusion. The Collusion Prevention System is a platform using sophisticated programmable algorithms to identify players involved in collusion. All player accounts are secured with special security measures including controlled access for players, identity verification and round the clock customer support to address security issues and investigations.

Party Poker Disconnection Policy plus Automatically Disconnection Reset

The disconnection policy of Party Poker is absolutely fair. All players are granted 3 disconnection resets in a week period and if a player makes a request for disconnection reset without using his protection quota, he will automatically be granted the disconnection reset. But there is no disconnection protection for multi-table tournaments and sit' n go multi-table tournaments. In case any tournament being cancelled due to technical issues, all players not yet eliminated are allowed a full refund.

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