Number Of
Players:
50,000+
Party Poker
is one of the larger poker rooms, so even less popular game
types (like Omaha Hi/Lo) always have tables on the go.
Software:
Party Poker offers a nice, clear download-only version with
avatars. It's a quick download even on dial-up.
Bonuses: Constantly changing, please see
Party Poker's site for
details.
Deposit Options: Credit Cards, FirePay, ClearChex, Western
Union, Checks, Money Orders and Wire Transfers.
Party
Pokers software is very easy to use and offers some nice
features. In the Lobby, it's very easy to find the game
and stakes you are looking for. Party Poker has a "Hide
Full Tables" option so you can choose to see just the
tables that have available spots, or all tables. You can
also sort the list by the size of the average pot, which
is very important in your table selection strategy.
Party Poker's table game interface is not the prettiest
to look at, the software is very stable and has some
nice features, such as right clicking on your opponent
and taking notes, and right clicking on yourself and
seeing your session's statistics. When you take notes on
an opponent, a little yellow sticky note appears on the
corner of your opponent. If you sit down at a table, and
some of your opponents have that yellow sticky note,
then you know you've played with them before and have
notes on them. Unfortunately, you must go through the
extra step right-clicking on the opponent to read your
notes. The statistics is also a nice feature, but the
statistics only report for your current session, and you
do not have control of keeping those statistics averaged
over several sessions.
Betting is very easy on the no limit tables, there is a
slider that you can use or a text box to type in your
bet. The bet amounts and pot amounts show the actual
dollar amounts under the chips so it is very easy to see
the dollar amounts and calculate your odds.
There are three action buttons during play - fold,
check/call, and bet/raise buttons. The buttons change
depending on the action.
Party Poker does lack a good buddy finder (or fish
finder). It would be nice to maintain a list of players
to keep an eye on, and have Party Poker tell you what
tables they are playing on. Party Poker's Buddy List
will inform you if a certain player is logged in, but
not where they are at.
Party Poker, like many other poker rooms, offers your
hand histories, but you can only request up to 100 hands
at a time, and they are emailed to you.
Since
Party Poker is the
largest poker room in the world, there is always plenty
of action at just about all the stakes in all the games.
Party Poker is constantly running 10 Player
Sit-N-Go Tournaments and ring games. You can always find a seat to complete a
full game, and if you don't like your table, it's very
easy to leave and find another table immediately. Party Poker has the most action anywhere.