Even after Party Poker dropped all US players after the passage of the UIGEA, they still managed to remain one of the largest poker rooms in the world.

There will be plenty of action available at both tournaments and cash games. And depending on your current skill level you can find plenty of competition at all the stakes.

Along with the fact that there is a large player base waiting for you, Party Poker can also offer you a good number of promotions and some soft games.

The poker software is excellent and it comes in many versions for PC, Mac, and Linux. There are many cool features that you can’t find at most other poker rooms and you will also get access to a full range of casino games.

Software

Party Poker uses software that was built in house. This means that they are not part of any online poker network. This means that you will get some unique features and a great functionality.

The table design is nice, but the overall graphics are never going to be something that will impress you. There will be plenty of features that are meant to help you have an enhanced online poker experience, and the overall feeling of the Party Poker software is good.

Cash Games

The cash games are the second most important thing at an online poker room after the tournaments. Party Poker manages to offer good variations of games. You will never get bored, since you can always switch to something new.

Here’s the list with all the games which are currently available:
· Texas Hold’em – No Limit, Fixed Limit and Pot Limit
· Omaha – No Limit, Fixed Limit and Pot Limit
· Omaha Hi lo – No Limit, Fixed Limit and Pot Limit
· Seven Card Stud – Limit
· Seven Card Stud Hi Lo – Limit

Tournaments

Party Poker is still one of the biggest online poker rooms when it comes to online poker tournaments. You will find plenty of events to choose from and the high or low buy in limits are never going to be a problem. The poker events will start from as little as a few bucks and will go up to a couple of hundreds of dollars.

Along with the normal variety of poker tournaments, you will also find a good number of special events, like satellites for WSOP or Aussie Millions or freeroll tournaments.

Opponents

A soft competition is exactly what you should expect from Party Poker. Thanks to the massive marketing efforts and an extensive affiliate program, this poker room has always been filled with fish that make the games loose and juicy.

Most of the soft competition can be found at the lower limits. But sometimes even if you will go higher $2/$4 games, you can still find plenty of players that will be easy to beat. There are basically hundreds of new players joining this room every day and it’s going to be up to you to offer them a warm welcome.

Traffic

Back in the past, Party Poker used to be a world’s leader when it comes to online poker players. But now things have changed. Even if back in the past you could find more than 100K players online, Party Poker received a big hit in 2006, when the UIGEA bill was passed by the US Congress.

The statistics are now showing that you can find around 20000 players at the online tournaments and only 6000 players at the ring games. Even if these numbers are not that high, you can still find a decent amount of competition at the tables, and the tourneys will always be busy.

Bonus/loyalty program

The online poker is all about receiving rewarding welcome bonuses. And Party Poker is definitely going to gain your attention with the help of a rewarding bonus. The moment you open an account you will get a welcome bonus of up to $/£/€500.

Transactions

Making a deposit or cashing out at Party Poker is always going to be an easy thing to do. There will be plenty of other payment methods available for you to use even if your credit card gets declined.

Here is a list with all the payment methods that you can use at Party Poker for both deposits and withdrawals: Visa, Visa Electron, Switch, Mastro, Solo, MasterCard, Paypal, Neteller, Moneybookers/Skrill, Kalixa, Ukash, paysafecard, entropay, Western Union, UseMyFunds, Click2Pay, myCitadel wallet, ClickandBuy, Instant Banking, Bank Transfer and Bank Wire Transfer.

Support

You can contact Party Poker via any of the two contact methods which are currently available: toll free phone numbers and e-mail. The support team will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The support team has proved so far to be very friendly and knowledgeable and while you will be on the phone with them, they will always make sure to tell you all the information you need about the latest promotions and perks available.

The e-mail support might get a little bit slowly during the peak periods, but it’s always going to be accurate.

Even if you can’t access any live chat support, you will still be able to get a good support service via the other means of contact available.