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PARTY
POKER REVIEW
RATING:
10/10 STARS 
Party
Poker is the absolute standard in online poker.
During peak hours, you can find more than 40,000
people from around the world playing on this site,
which features all kinds of poker games and tournaments.
It's easy to set up an account, easy to deposit
& cash out and definitely one of the best poker
sites around. Party Poker has something for everyone:
beginners will like how easy it is to get started
and will also find a large amount of beginners and
first timers playing on the site. Experts will find
good competition on the higher stakes no-limit tables
as well as level 5 step tournaments (see below).
Visit
Party Poker
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WHY PLAY POKER HERE?
#1
There's always a game going! With other sites, you have to wait
for a tournament table to fill up - here, that is never a problem.
#2
For you high rollers, Party Poker offers no limit hold 'em tables
with a $1,000 max buy in, as well as $600, $400, $200, $100, $50
and $25 tables. You won't find higher than $200 no limit games
on most poker sites.
#3
Step Tournaments (the team's favorite new feature)! There are
5 steps to these tournaments, with the last step having the payouts
(1st place gets $4500, 2nd gets $2500, 3rd gets $1800, and 4th
gets $1400). Here's the fun part: buy in at the first step for
$12 and keep winning your way up to the top to win the cash. You
can also buy in directly to any level you choose. Many advanced
players buy in directly at level 5 for the juicy payouts.
For more info, click
here, select "news and events" and scroll down to
the section on the "Step Challenge."
#4
Party Poker offers the best deposit and cash out options. You
can even cash in and cash out electronically through your bank
account, all for free (scroll down for all the ways to cash in
and cash out).
#5
Party Poker offers a "bad beat jackpot" for Texas Hold
'Em. The jackpot is progressive (it can be over $100,000) and
is hit when a four of a kind of 8's or better loses to a better
hand (higher 4 of a kind, straight flush or royal flush). For
the complete rules, click
here.
 ARE
THERE ANY NEGATIVES?
Some
people have complained that Party Poker favors the beginners by
allowing them to beat all odds and pull the card they need to
make their hand. Of course, this is highly unlikely and probably
made up by people who can't stand losing to beginners. If you
play at night, you'll get the occassional drunken idiot who likes
to use the chat feature while playing. Fortunately, you can turn
the chat off if you would rather play without it. Aside from that,
Party Poker happens to be the team's favorite site and we feel
that there are not many drawbacks to playing here.
You have two options
- you can either take a 20% bonus, up to $100, on
your first deposit, or you can take a flat $25 bonus,
regardless of how much you deposit. For the 20%
bonus, use the code "TAKEITDOWN1" or for
the flat $25 bonus, use the code "POTODDS8"
NOTE: To get the
bonus, you must deposit real money within 1 MONTH
of opening your account!
TEXAS
HOLD 'EM
Limit: $30/60, 15/30, 10/20, 5/10,
3/6, 2/4, 1/2, 50 cents/$1
No Limit: $1000 max buy-in, 600,
400, 200, 100, 50, 25
Single Table Tournaments: $200, 100,
50, 30, 20, 10, 5
OMAHA
Limit:$5/10, 3/6, 1/2, 50 cents/$1
No Limit:$1000 max buy-in, 600, 400,
200, 100, 50, 25
OMAHA
HI/LOW
Limit: $20/40, 10/20, 5/10, 3/6,
2/4, 1/2, 50 cents/$1
No Limit: $1000 max buy-in, 600,
400, 200, 100, 50, 25
7
CARD STUD
Limit: $20/40, 10/20, 5/10, 3/6,
1/2, 50 cents/$1
No Limit: None offered
7
CARD STUD HI/LOW
Limit: $10/20, 5/10, 3/6, 1/2, 50
cents/$1
No Limit: None offered
CASHING IN & CASHING OUT
Click
here for descriptions of
each method of funding
FUND YOUR ACCOUNT OPTIONS
Electronic Checks from your bank account
Buy a "Global Connect Card" with your credit card
online, then transfer the value into your poker account
Neteller
Firepay
Citadel
Money Transfer from Western Union
"Cash Connection" Card
Wire Transfer
FPS EPassport
Visa/Mastercard/Diner's Club
CASH OUT OPTIONS
Electronic Checks to your bank account (no fee)
Neteller (one of the fastest ways to cash out, also no fee)
Checks by mail (no fee)
FPS EPassport (no fee)
Wire Transfer ($35 fee)
Checks by UPS or Fed Ex ($25 fee)
YOU CAN ALSO
TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN FRIEND'S ACCOUNTS!
COMPANY
FACTS/CONTACT INFO
Party
Poker is owned by a company called "iGlobal Media,"
who also owns Starluck
Casino & Party
Bingo. Like many other online poker companies, they are headquartered
in the Rock of Gibraltar (a British colony off the coast of southern
Spain). Check out their website by clicking the link below or
by visiting http://www.partypoker.com.
Contact customer service via telephone 24 hours a day at the following
numbers (expect to get Indian tech support, just like if you were
calling Dell customer service): USA & Canada, call 1 (800)
852-4719, UK call 44 (800) 279-1030. For email support, use the
following email addresses: General Info - info@partypoker.com,
Account Information - accountinfo@partypoker.com, Cashouts and
Deposit Issues - cashier@partypoker.com.
READY
TO TRY OUT PARTY POKER?
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