Party Poker Software

Party Poker has upgraded their software significantly and it is truly a great upgrade. The once very basic software has received a much needed facelift and Party Poker has delivered. Gone are the static avatars and basic design. Now players have a lot of control over their playing experience.

Players have a choice between the classic Party Poker software and their newer software. Those wishing to play the old-school software will notice few changes. The new table at Party Poker is green-felt with avatar/screen name blocks surrounding the table. Players can upload images to represent them at the table. There are 6 card backs to choose from as well as a four-color deck mode. Players can turn the avatars on and off at their leisure. Party Poker's note function includes a wrap-around feature and players also have a statistics screen, although the information presented here is very minimal. Players may toggle 3-color action buttons as well as keyboard shortcut keys for ease of action. A new slider for betting during NL cash games or tournaments plus bet-sizing options makes it easier to manipulate the right bet. Tables can be re-sized. A 1920x1200 monitor can easily support 12 re-sized tables with scant overlap. Players have access to their Hand Histories on table. The chat functions have been re-tooled with player given more control over what is displayed here as well as emoticons available for use.

Party Poker's lobby menus are clearly some of the best now. Players have a large variety of choices now. Players can select cash games from an info bar on the left of the lobby or filter through a large number of filters offered at the top of the menus. Players may also utilize Party Poker's "Quick Seat" to quickly bring up all of the types of tables they prefer to play. When players highlight a specific cash game table in the lobby menu they are given a live preview icon to help look at who is on a specific table. The cash game main menu displays "Players Seeing the Flop %", Average Pot size and Hands per Hour.

The option of playing Party Poker in both the old-style and new-style configurations are pretty impressive. Old-style players will be able to continue to play in their comfort zone. Those players who have thought Party Poker's software needed upgrading will be pleased with the new-style graphics, filters and functions.

Party Poker Traffic

Party Poker's stance on disallowing players from the United States from playing at the poker site has severely impacted their player traffic. Although they are still a large traffic site, they no longer are the largest site on the internet. Party Poker is attempting to expand their player base by targetting Europe and Southeast Asia.

Party Poker Games

Party Poker has a wide variety of games, limits and buy-ins as well as SnGs and tournaments to choose from. Party Poker also hosts many jackpot tables.

Party Poker offers beginners Texas Holdem Tables in both fixed limit and no limit with stakes from $0.02/$0.04 to $1/$2. New real money players can play on these tables for 45 days after they have set up a real money account. The regular Hold'em tables have fixed limit stakes ranging from $0.05/$0.10 to $100/$200. No limit buy-ins range from NL4 to NL5000, while Pot Limit has buy-ins of PL25 to PL2000. Omaha and Omaha Hi/Lo are available in both Fixed Limit and Pot Limit formats. The Fixed Limit stakes run from $0.50/$1 to $30/$60, while the Pot Limit buy-ins range from PL25 to PL2000. 7-Card Stud is available in Fixed Limit only and is both High-only and Hi/Lo with stakes of $0.50/$1 through $30/$60.

Party Poker offers many guaranteed prizepool tournaments, satellites and qualifiers for their bigger prizepool tournaments, many Player Point and standard freerolls, as well as freerolls for new members.

Party Poker has single table SnGs with buy-ins ranging from $3 to $530, as well as 20, 30 and 50 seat SnGs with buy-ins of $6 to $55. They are also the host of the Party Steps Tournaments, pioneering this form of SnG, where players can win their way up the steps to the pinnacle of the ladder and win upwards of $10,000 or even seats to the World Series of Poker.

Party Poker Promotions

Players who sign up and deposit with Party Poker through one of ITH's banners or links are entitled to Party Poker's initial deposit bonuses. Party Poker offers members of ITH two distinct bonuses:

100% up to $500 [or £250 or €325]
Players who would like to sign up for Party Poker and receive this bonus must enter bonus code ITHFGO500 [or ITH250GBP for the £250 or ITHPPEUR for the €325 options] when they make their first deposit. Minimum deposit is $25 [or £15 or €20] and players will receive a 100% bonus up to $500 [or £250 or €325]. Players have 120 days from date of first deposit to clear their bonus. Party Poker's bonus is incremental and will be paid out in ten equal installments. Players will need to earn 8 Party Points for each $1 in bonus [or 12 Party Points for each £1 in bonus or 10 Party Points for every €1].

Check out Party Poker's New Player Zone.

Party Poker currently belongs to the Free Gift Offer at ITH. Players who open a real money account with Party Poker through one of ITH's links or banners and deposit a minimum of $50 are eligible for the Free Gift Offer. Players will need to deposit a minimum of $25 and accumulate a minimum of 50 Party Points to qualify for the Free Gift Offer.

After satisfying your requirements, simply go into the Free Gift Offer webpage and click on the "Finished the Requirements? Claim Now!" button and fill out the criteria to receive your free gift.

Restrictions: Players who have already opened a play money or real money account at Party Poker are not eligible for this offer. If you already have an account, opening up a new account with a different username does not make you eligible for the free book. This offer is exclusive to www.InternetTexasHoldem.com so you must use one of the links provided on this website. Accounts set up through other websites are not eligible for the free books. Please ensure that you follow the directions provided to ensure that you receive proper credit for the free books.

Sunday $300,000 Guarantee

Party Poker hosts a $300,000 Sunday No-limit Holdem Tournament at 12:45PM EST. Direct buy-in is $200+$15. Players can qualify through sub-qualifiers and satellites for as low as $3. Multiple entries to the $300,000 Guaranteed tournament will not be refunded. Winners of any $300,000 Qualifiers that finish after registration has closed for the $300,000 Guaranteed Tournament happening that week will be registered for the $300,000 Guaranteed Tournament happening the following week.

Irish Poker Championships

Play for $1,000,000 in style on Galway Bay.

Brighten up your winter with Party Poker's $1,000,000 Irish Poker Championship this January. Qualifiers start from December 1st.

Party Poker is giving away superb packages worth $5,000 so you can take your seat and mix it with poker's finest. The tournament will be held from January 2 through 4 in the magnificent Radisson Hotel Galway, which overlooks the beautiful Galway Bay.

There'll be 400 players battling it out in front of the TV cameras. The stellar line-up will feature many international pros, including Ireland's Ciaran O'Leary and Padraig Parkinson, plus Mike Sexton from the USA and the UK's Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot.

Last year's winner, Jude Ainsworth, took home a cool €180,000 first prize, with everyone taking part enjoying the atmosphere whether they finished in the money or not.

Party Poker's $5,000 packages for the Irish Poker Championships include:

$2,800 buy-in

$1,000 spending money

Accommodation in a luxury hotel

Irish Poker Championship Satellites run each Sunday at 2:15PM EST. Direct buy-in cost is $250+$25 or you may satellite into the weekly finals for as little as $1.00.

APT Philippines

Be part of the $1,000,000 thriller in Manila.
 
Qualifiers start from December 1st.

Manila is one of the most vibrant cities in the world with a buzzing downtown, friendly locals, and amazing weather. That's why it's the perfect place to host the first Asian Poker Tour (APT) event of the year, which takes place from January 27 through February 1.

Four-hundred poker players from around the globe will be competing for $1,000,000. The winner of last year’s event, Australian David Saab, took home a cool $280,000. You have six weeks to win your place to play for a slice of the action alongside such big names as JC Tran, Quinn Do, Steve Sung, Nam Le, and Liz Lieu.

Party Poker's $6,000 prize packages includes:

The main event buy in

Seven nights at the world-class Dusit Thani Manila hotel

$2,500 in spending money so you can get out and enjoy everything the Philippines has to offer

The APT Philippines satellites run twice weekly on Sundays at 3:55PM EST and 4:05AM EST. Direct buy-ins are $300+$20 or you can satellite into the finals each week for $1 to $88.

World Poker Showdown

Join the poker world's elite to play in theDominican Republic: Win a stunning WPS Ocean World Poker Showdown prize package.
 
As sponsors of one of the biggest events to ever hit the Caribbean, Party Poker has luxury $6,500 tournament packages to give away.

Each package includes:

Seven days’ accommodation at the all-inclusive Sun Village Resort

$2,650 buy-in to the main event

$1,500 spending money

These packages are only available through Party Poker's special qualifiers which run from December 1st.

Your buy-in covers the main event, taking place on January 23, 2009 at the stunning Ocean World Casino, but you’ll be in the Dominican Republic for all seven tournament-filled days of this great poker festival, so you’ll have loads of time to enjoy even more action at the tables.

Direct buy-in to the WPS Satellites held each Thursday at 6:30PM EST is $650+$40. But you can satellite into the Thursday satellites for a mere $1.00.

Bankroll Builder

Calling all new real money players: Make sure the foundations of your poker career are firm with the Bankroll Builder.

As a rookie, Party Poker wants you to take your first steps into real money play without risking a thing: You'll get exclusive entries into their exciting daily freeroll qualifiers for 60 days after you've made your first real money deposit.

Put in some quality performances and you'll even be able to play for some serious cash, including a share of $10,000 in the monthly finale.

Best of all, Bankroll Builder tournaments are all freerolls so it won't cost you a penny to play. With more than 100 chances to win cash, it's the perfect way to experience the excitement of tournament play. And you'll only be up against other beginners, not experienced pros.

As an added incentive to get your poker adventure started as soon as possible, you can enter the weekly $2,500 tournament directly without going through the $100 freerolls during your first seven days as a real money player.

$100 Rookie Daily Freerolls

Daily at 1:50PM, 3:50PM, and 17:50PM EST.

The top 50 finishers qualify for a weekly $2,500 tournament.

Bankroll Builder $2.5k Weekly Freeroll

Every Saturday at 2:30PM EST.

The top 200 finishers qualify for a monthly $10,000 final.

Bankroll Builder $10k Monthly Freeroll

Last Sunday of the month at 2:30PM EST.

Top 500 players will finish in the money.

Refer A Friend

Tell your friends about PartyPoker and you could earn $50 while your friends will get $25 each.

How to sign your friends up:

Enter your friends’ names and email address on Party Poker's website.

Party Poker will send each referred friend an email from you containing sign-up instructions for PartyPoker.

Your friends download the Party Poker software and register for an account using the bonus code provided in the email.

Both of your accounts receive the bonus once release restrictions are fulfilled.

Hellkat SnGs

Now you can play even when you only have a few minutes to spare with Party Poker's HellKat, time-based Sit & Go tournaments. They last either 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes and have buy-ins, ranging from $3 to $120.

The ultimate in convenience
After the final hand has been completed, the top three players will split the tournament prize pool according to the chip count.

There are two types of time-based tournaments:
Fixed-length tournaments which end after a specific period of time, and random-length tournaments which may end earlier, by up to 10% of the remaining playing time. All time-based tournaments will end after a complete hand has been played, rather than stopping mid-hand.

Bad Beat Jackpot

Party Poker offers a Bad Beat Jackpot
Bad Beat Jackpots will be paid out on the real money Hold'em games available titled 'Jackpot' under the Cash Games tabs. Four or more players must be dealt into the hand. Players sitting out do not qualify for the jackpot. Party Poker will take $0.50 each raked pot ($5.00 pot minimum) as a Bad Beat Jackpot rake. A jackpot is hit when a player with four 8s or better is beaten. The best hands of both the winner and the loser must include their hole cards, and the hand must go to a showdown. 50% of the amount will go to the loser of the hand (the bad beat), 25% to the winner, and 25% will be split between the other seated players who actively participated in the hand.

Party Poker Stability

Party Poker, with clientele numbering in the millions, is part of Party Gaming, which is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange. Several well-known poker personalities back the site. Cashout speeds, equal or exceed the industry norm. Party Poker's longevity, popularity and attention to security details ensures that your play and money are very secure here.

Party Poker Security

Party Poker employs a number of security measures to ensure safety and fairness in all of its games. Their Random Number Generator is encrypted to ensure fairness and an even distribution of cards. Their investigations teams function around the clock to ensure the games are fair, and that cheating, hacking and collusion are detected by their software. Cashouts are verified both automatically and manually to ensure that no fraudulent activity occurred. They also post a Security Message and blocking software between Associated Users to ensure that two players who have been closely associated using various parameters cannot sit at the same table together. This has the benefit of stopping certain forms of collusion from occurring. The security of Party Poker is top-notch.

Party Poker Customer Service

Party Poker has a large support staff. Customer Support is tied into their "Player's Club" VIP Program. Those at the top end of the VIP Program get top priority in answering emails, and the level of customer support degrades from there. Both new players and those players who play sporadically will have problems getting their emails answered expediently by Party Poker's customer support.

Party does have toll-free phone numbers, and this usually is the best recourse to having your questions answered in a timely manner.

Poker Tracker Compatibility with Party Poker

Party Poker is Poker Tracker compatible. As the first site to join Poker Tracker, the two run seamlessly together. Party Poker and Poker Tracker allow Holdem, Omaha and Stud ring games as well as tournament result to be incorporated into Poker Tracker. Party Poker allows all hand histories to be written to a player's harddrive.

Ability to Multitable at Party Poker

You may play on as many tables at Party Poker as you desire. Their software allows you to minimize their tables, allowing more tables to fit upon monitors of all sizes. For example, monitors sporting 1600x1200 resolution will allow up to 9 tables with no overlap.

Multiple Party Poker Accounts per Household

Multiple Household Accounts are allowed at Party Poker. Players may be asked for verification from Party Poker directly or from their cashiering service - PayPro, as part of an identification process.

Players who are associated in this way cannot play on the same tables or SnGs. They can however, play in the same multi-table tournaments, but cannot be situated on the same table, unless both make it to the final table. This security feature is to help ensure that two associated players cannot collude.

Party Poker Reload Bonus Frequency

Party Poker usually offers reload bonuses on a monthly basis. These bonuses tend to be player specific bonuses rather than single-structure reload bonuses. As such, reloads can vary from user to user, and players are made aware of such offers by a pop-up text box upon log-in to Party Poker. The variation, percentage and bonus total of such reloads increases the more you play there. Bonus codes are provided to each user in the pop-up, as well as a time period the bonus is good for, and any expiration terms.

Party Poker Tournaments with Overlays

A tournament overlay is the result of guaranteed prize money that is not offset by the participant's buy-ins. As such, all freerolls and Party Point freerolls always offer an overlay.

Despite the drop-off in traffic at Party Poker , overlays in their guarnateed tournaments are rare. Players looking for an overlay at Party Poker will find them in Party's freerolls and Player Point freerolls.

Maximum Amount of Party Poker Bonus

$500.

Bonuses Cleared During Party Poker Tournaments

Bonuses at Party Poker cannot be cleared using tournament or SnG play.

Time Allowed to Clear Party Poker Bonus

Initial Deposit bonuses have a clearance timeframe of 120 days.

Most generic and player-specific reload bonuses have a clearance timeframe ranging from 7 to 10 days. Both types of reload bonuses will explicitly state how long a pending bonus has to be cleared.

Party Poker Withdrawal Restrictions

If you have received complimentary or bonus money into your Party Account, you must comply with any bonus restriction contained in the offer and/or with Party Poker's terms and conditions. If you have not satisfied these restrictions, then you will not be able to withdraw any amount until you satisfy the bonus restrictions.Party has been known in the past to disallow bonuses to players who have cashed out within 7-10 days prior to the bonus period.

Bonus as a %age of Party Poker Deposit

100% for Poker/Gammon.

Are Party Poker Bonuses Stackable?

Bonuses are not stackable at Party Poker.

Party Poker Bonus to Table or Cleared?

Party Poker's bonuses are paid out in 10% increments.

Can Party Poker Bonuses be Chased on 1+ Skin?

Players with accounts at both Party Poker and Empire Poker are allowed to chase bonuses at both sites.

Bullajami Discretionary Party Poker Bonus Rating

Piscivorous Discretionary Party Poker Bonus Rating

Party Poker has completely re-tooled the way players can clear bonuses there. Player need to earn 5 Party Points for each bonus dollar. Players earn, for instance, 3.5 Party Points for each 20 raked hands at $1/$2 fixed limit. A base Jack-level player, therefore, would need to play in 23 raked hands in order to clear $1 in bonus. This, on the surface, makes this slightly less than a 23x bonus if playing these stakes. Indeed it is for those players who decide to hit and run Party bonuses. For the players who play consistently at Party, however, the bonuses here can be quite lucrative, even at the $0.50/$1 limit. Each level above the entry level Jack status, the earnrate increases. So if you manage to attain Queen level, your raked hands neede drop by half to around 11x. Keep going and ultimately an Ace level player can get 14 Party Points for 20 raked hands, effectively clearing $3.50 every 20 raked hands. This is between 5 and 6x raked hand requirements. A step further into the $2/$4 fixed limit and a player could earn 44 Party Points for every 20 raked hands ace an Ace level player. That's $11 for every 20 raked hands. Put another way, that's a 1.8x raked hand requirement. Although the bonus doesn't clear as well at the micro-limits as it once did, or even the $1/$2 limit, the fact of the matter is that Party Poker has initiated a player program for bonuses that reward their loyal players, but that also doesn't shut out those players who play there sporadically looking for the best bonuses. In my heyday as a Party-only player, I would have enjoyed a player VIP program like they offer now. My bonuses would have cleared faster and I would have accrued more Party Points quicker. Party Poker does have one glaring deficiency. They don't reward their players with Party Points for tournament and SnG play. In my opinion, this could easily be remedied.

Internet Texas Holdem Free Poker Bonus Gift Offer Items Rating

Party Poker currently belongs to the Free Gift Offer at ITH. Players who open a real money account with Party Poker through one of ITH's links or banners and deposit a minimum of $50 are eligible for the Free Gift Offer. Players will need to deposit a minimum of $25 and accumulate a minimum of 50 Party Points to qualify for the Free Gift Offer.

After satisfying your requirements, simply go into the Free Gift Offer webpage and click on the "Finished the Requirements? Claim Now!" button and fill out the criteria to receive your free gift.

Restrictions: Players who have already opened a play money or real money account at Party Poker are not eligible for this offer. If you already have an account, opening up a new account with a different username does not make you eligible for the free book. This offer is exclusive to www.InternetTexasHoldem.com so you must use one of the links provided on this website. Accounts set up through other websites are not eligible for the free books. Please ensure that you follow the directions provided to ensure that you receive proper credit for the free books.

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