Full Tilt Poker Review

Full Tilt Poker is another card room that i was able to review recently . Here are a few excerpts from my full tilt poker review.Full Tilt Poker has a number of deposit methods catering to the needs of most online gamers. This differs from country to country and can be confusing when getting advice from overseas friends. The best thing to do here would be to check out the full tilt site before you decide to play on full tilt.

Depositing is made easy, there is no need to provide a mass of personal details to start playing on the site. Full Tilt Poker accepts a minimum deposit amount of $30USD. There are no fees charged to make a deposit. Processing of deposits is fast and hassle free, with some methods - INSTANT.

Tournaments and Sit N Go's 8/10'
The highlight of my full tilt poker review has to be the tournaments section.Full Tilt Poker is home to some of the biggest online tournaments available. Each week, Full Tilt poker has a GTD $750,000.00 tournament. The buy in for this tournament is only $200+$16 making it well worth the entry. Full Tilt poker also has tournaments with 350k GTD, 75kGTD and more. Entry can be made into these tournaments through satellites and using Full Tilt points. It can be very cheap to enter with satellites starting at $1.

On the lowest scale of the tournament ladder, Full Tilt poker offers freerolls to its customers daily. They offer individual freerolls to residents of most countries so you play against those on your home soil only. Also daily Full Tilt poker offers a $15 freeroll  for all Full Tilt customers. This is a great opportunity to experience the Full Tilt poker tournament for all new players and also to increase your bankroll at the same time. There are also as mentioned above, new depositor freerolls monthly.

On the scale of low limit buy-ins, tournaments start from $1 each right through to your desired limit. The tournaments at these levels include regular tournaments through to satellites for the major Full Tilt tournaments mentioned above. Tournaments for almost every poker variant can be played including mixed games.

To save you waiting for your tournament to start, Full Tilt poker offers SNG from a minimum $1+25c, through to a massive $4225+$425. What i also observed in my full tilt poker review is that there is a Sit N Go to suit every budget with minimal wait.Again, these are available in most poker variants and mixed games. Satellites for the major tourneys are also available by simply sitting and going.

Full Tilt poker offers its customers the unique Matrix Sit N Go's where SNG tournaments are played at once with the winner of each tournament taking down cash as well as the overall winner of all

There are a mass of cash prizes to be won for any patient, skilled and lucky tournament or sit and go player. Payout structures are fair and well worth the effort, come in 2nd, 3rd, 4th or even 100th in the bigger tournaments and you are going to be rewarded for your efforts.There are few low limit guaranteed dollar tournaments.

Software 7/10
The software is simple to use, I suggest doing the guided tour prior to finding your favorite game though as Full Tilt has a lot to offer. The graphics are not the best available online, but if your computer and internet speed isn't the fastest it will suit your needs. Avatars are available in a number of different cartoon characters; the choice is yours, panda, zombie, army girl or a dog as examples. Customer avatars are available in the Full Tilt poker store but are expensive. They are also available to the Full Tilt professional players and major tourney winners. A simple click on you character (avatar) and your facial expressions can be changed according to your feelings, angry, happy etc.

Different backgrounds are available so you can play on your desired table. The tables offer a multitude of features, some of the best in the game! This includes hand history, current tournament standings and instant click to take you to the tournament lobby. In a ring game, chips are available by the click of a button.

3 different lobby's are available to choose from. The most recent lobby is not as stable as the older available ones. Overall however the software is reliable and stable & I have given it a score of 7 in my full tilt poker review.

Payouts 8/10
Payouts are easy, very non complicated with Full Tilt poker. They are handled fast and professionally. Checks are usually received usually within 7 days for US customers, a little longer for other countries.Other withdrawal methods (dependable on country) include:

• Netteller
• Visa
• Money bookers
• Click2pay
• Click and buy
• Local Bank Transfer
• Web Money

As per my full tilt poker review each withdrawal method allows a minimum of $50 and the maximum varies up to the sum of $10,000 for the local bank transfer method. Some methods are almost instant; pending approval and others take 3-5 working days.

Customer Service 5/10
Full Tilt is fairly prompt with their customer service. The only method of service however is email, where other sites offer live chat and phone support.

Traffic 10/10

This full tilt poker review has the traffic for the site at a score of 10 for many reasons. Full Tilt Poker is one of the true online gaming giants with plenty of action available 24/7 at most levels of play. High stakes play attracts probably the least traffic.

Games Selection 10/10

I always give the Games Selection section a lot of importance in all my poker room reviews and the full tilt poker review is no different. Hold'em – Full Tilt poker offers its players No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit Hold’em tables from the lowest to the highest of stakes. Tables are available anywhere from 2 seat play (heads-up) through to 10 seats. All Hold'em games are available in tournament play and Sit N Go's also from low to high stakes.

Omaha – Full Tilt offers their customers both Omaha hi and Omaha hi/ lo. The Omaha tables are commonly in use by big name pros playing high stakes. Omaha is available at all stakes from even the lowest level micro 1c and 2c. Tournaments and Sit N Go's run continually.

7 card stud adds to the games list on Full Tilt Poker. It is a less commonly known game but again, available from low to higher stakes.

Razz can be hard to find on an online gaming site. It is a less then popular game but loads of fun. Full Tilt offers this game to its customers from low to medium / high stakes. Tournaments are not as commonly found as with the other poker variants.
H.O.R.S.E. - H.O.R.S.E is yet another uncommon online game. Horse includes most of the poker variants, it is a mixed game. Fulltilt poker offers H.O.R.S.E in both ring games and tournament. Stakes again from low to medium / high. Hence the full tilt poker review rates the game selection section at 10.

Other features 10/10
Full Tilt Poker has a huge variety of other features available for its customers. They have huge amount of professional poker players who play both on and offline at various stakes from all over the world. They offer chat sessions with the pros as well as online guides and advice from them. Full Tilt send out regular emails to their customers informing them of the latest hypes on the site as well as including some brilliant advice from the pros. The Full Tilt shop offers trendy merchandise to fans and players alike making earning Full Tilt points all the more fun.

As per my full tilt poker review, Full Tilt Poker is place that every player would enjoy playing on. The software is simple, easy deposit and withdrawal methods and clean graphics. Full Tilt Poker has all the poker game variants on offer and a absolute treat to play on.

Action Poker Review

Action Poker is another card room that i was able to review recently . Here are a few excerpts of my action poker review. Action Poker has the basic selection of games available on most online poker sites. In addition this site offers popular Asian Games.

Bonuses and Promotions 10/10
There are a ton of bonuses and promotions so I will briefly list them all in this action poker review. Firstly is the sign-up bonus. If you deposit through Ukash there is a 200% (that's right 200%) bonus up to a massive $1000. This is probably the highest you will find in the area of deposit bonuses on any poker site. Also on offer Get a 200% bonus on your first deposit with Instadebit up to a maximum of $500. The bonus when signing up and depositing with other methods is 100% up to $2,500. This first depositors bonus is again remarkable. Once making your first deposit you get entry into the newbie tournament. This is a $500 newbie freeroll.

Action Poker has a number of promotions currently running. At the time of writing the action poker review, the card room has the following promotions. These will however change so keep this in mind. We will try to keep them updated as they change for this site.

• Win your way to Vancouver winter games through Sit N Go Satellites.
• Gold Diggers Freeroll tournament - With this tournament you use your gold bars that are collected on site to enter, the tournament runs daily, it is a NL Holdem tournament.
• Action Poker has a League of Champions where you can join and play for your chance to win a Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) prize package to one fantastic destination.
• A 10k guaranteed tournament runs weekly - you can satellite your way through for as little as $1+10c or buy direct for $30+$3.
• The 200% bonus up to $1000 by depositing via Ukash is sure to not last as good things never do, so it has been added here also.
• Another great promotion is learn from legends to be a legend. Action offers poker secrets from legendary poker players.
• Action poker offers a 100% reload bonus. It is 100% reload bonuses on MoneyBookers and NETELLER additional deposits.

Other Features 8 / 10
Action Poker has an update news section available to its players at all times. Unlike most sites Action Poker have on offer; games popular in Asia such as Guts Poker, Chinese Poker, Big 2 Poker and Pan (Panguingue), which are not normally found on Western rooms. These were some of the distinct features that amazed me while doing the action poker review.

Deposit Methods 8/10
Action Poker deals in US dollars only, any monies deposited will be automatically converted for you. This poker room has quite a few deposit methods and these cater for the needs of most online gamers. Deposit methods are as follows:

1. Mastercard
2. Visa
3. Click2Pay
4. Instadebit
5. Moneybookers
6. eWalletXpress
7. Ukash
8. EcoCard
9. EntroPay
10. PAYSAFECARD
11. UseMyBank
12. NETELLER
13. Wire Transfer

Customer Service 8/10
Action Poker offers customer service by email and also live chat, 24/7. They do not offer support via telephone. Every query is responded to in a timely manor, big OR small.
Withdrawal Methods 6/ 10
Withdrawing from Action Poker is easy. All moneys withdrawn are converted from US dollars to your local currency. There are a few methods to choose from. In order to make my action poker review simpler, I have listed these methods and approximate time frames to receive your hard earned cash.

1. Withdrawal by Moneybookers (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
2. Withdrawal by eWalletXpress (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
3. Withdrawal by EcoCard (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
4. Withdrawal by NETELLER (24-48 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday)
5. Withdrawal by Wire Transfer (up to 7 business days)

Tournaments and Sit N Go's 6/10
There are satellites through to the weekly 10K guaranteed tournament and also through to the other current site promotions. Free rolls run daily but there are not too many of them.

While doing the action poker review , i found out that tournaments start at as little as 10c+1c through to $240+$24. The primary tournament focus is Texas Hold'em with not many other game variants available. Sit N Go's also start from 10c+1c but are through to $200+$10. Sit N Go's are available in heads up (2 players).

There are not a massive amount of tournaments available on Action Poker, certainly enough to keep most gamers active though. Sit N Go's run constantly so whilst waiting for the bigger tournaments these are always a secondary option.

Ring Games 6/10
Action Pokers ring game area is the most popular on the site. 2, 6 and 10 seater tables are available in the Texas Holdem variant. NL Texas Holdem is offered for 2 to 10 players per table. The stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100. Fixed Limit Texas Holdem is offered for 2 to 10 players per table. The stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100.

Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo is offered in 10 seater tables only with blinds of 5c/10c through to $10/$20. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of the site. As per my action poker review Omaha does not seem to be very popular on the site.

7 Card Stud hi and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo are available in limits from 50c/$1 through to $10/$20. 8 seater tables are available only. Please note that there is minimal traffic in this area of Action Poker.

Software 7/10
The graphics on Action Poker are very simple. The site is very neat and clean and runs extremely well. The software is stable and easy to use. The main lobby separates tournaments from ring games and each poker variant into its own little section and easy to use. As a result of which my action poker review rates the software at a score of 7.

Game Selection 10/10
Action Poker has a basic poker variant game selection available. In addition they have on offers; games popular in Asia such as Guts Poker, Chinese Poker, Big 2 Poker and Pan (Panguingue), which are not normally found on Western rooms. The entire selection includes:

• Fixed Limit Texas Holdem - from 2 to 10 players - stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100. Available in tournaments and Sit N go's.
• NL Texas Holdem - from 2 to 10 players - stakes are 5c/10c through to $50/$100. Available in tournaments and Sit N go's.
• Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo - offered in 10 seater tables only with blinds of 5c/10c through to $10/$20. There is only a small amount of traffic in this area of Action Poker.
• 7 Card Stud hi and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo - Limits from 50c/$1 through to $10/$20. 8 seater tables available only. Please note that there is minimal traffic in 7 card stud section.
• Guts - available from the minimum stake of 10c through to $10 bets. Available in 10 seater tables.
• Big 2 - 25c bets through to $5 - 4 seat tables available.
• PAN - 25c through to $25. - 7 seat tables available.
• 13 Card - 25c bets through to $10 - 4 seat tables available.

Traffic 7/10
The highlight of the action poker review is the traffic that Action Poker generates. It has around 2000 people minimum playing during non peak and a few hundred tables to join. At peak time the traffic increases. There is always some action for you on this site, regardless of your preference; tournaments or ring games. A traffic meter is displayed in the main lobby.

Overall the action poker review gives me the belief to rate Action Poker as a fast growing card room. A site that is generating ever increasing traffic and has the software to keep the customers content.

Mansion Poker Card Room Review

Over the week end was able to write this Mansion Poker card room review. Mansion Poker is sure to please almost every online gamer.

The highlight of this Mansion Poker card room review is the fact that Mansion Poker has a good 100% first time deposit bonus of up to $500. If you make your first deposit using moneybookers, the deposit bonus increases to $150% up to $500 which makes moneybookers the place to deposit from for Mansion poker.

For every 1000 Mansion Poker Points earned, $10 of your bonus will be released as cash into your Mansion Poker account. It is easy to earn points with 20 points for every single dollar spent on a tournament and points are earned in ring games regardless of whether you play the hand or not, so long as you are dealt cards and rake is taken from the hand.

Another good thing found during this Mansion Poker card room review  is that the refer a friend bonus is also good. A $75 bonus for you and a $25 welcome gift for your friend is up for grabs. You will receive your bonus amount as soon as your invited friend makes a successful deposit. Your friends deposit must be $50 or more and they must earn 200 Mansion Poker Points before you receive your bonuses.

Mansion Poker offers happy hours where point earning doubles making all promotions easier to accomplish then a lot of sites. They seem to continually change, but are always offering fabulous promotions and bonuses with extraordinary pays. There really are too many promotional tournaments and challenges to list as part of this Mansion Poker card room review and i will leave it to you to explore further on the mansion poker site.

Deposit Methods 10/10
Mansion Poker offers a massive amount of deposit methods for its customers. With such a huge range everyone is sure to be happy no matter what location they are from in the world.

Tournaments and Sit N Go's 7/10
Mansion Poker offers a massive 1 million dollar guaranteed tournament every month, what's more, you can make your way into this massive prize pool for free. Satellites to the tournament run continually. Download Mansion Poker and search for them in the lobby for your chance to win your way to 1 million dollars cash. They also have on other other guaranteed tournaments including their massive (but not quite as big as 1mil) 20k GTD.
Mansion splits tournaments and Sit N Go's into 2 sections. What i saw during the Mansion Poker card room review is that there Sit N Gos cater for the biggest of online gamers down to the smallest with up to $5000 entries. Private Sit N Gos are available if organized.

Mansion Poker offers tournament satellites, major online qualifiers for live events and a regular tournament schedule also. Tournament buy ins range form the smallest of all being freerolls through to $500 entries.

Tournaments and Sit N Go's run around the clock on Mansion Poker. Depending on your stakes, you shouldn't have much of a wait time to get a game.

Withdrawal Methods 10/ 10
There is no hassle getting your winnings off Mansion Poker. Mansion has just about every part of globe happy with the withdrawal methods they have available at the time of this Mansion Poker card room review .

Traffic 7/10
There is never a shortage of traffic at mansion poker with as many as 20 thousand plus players online at any one time during peak hours. Players are primarily tournament players but you can find thousands in the ring games also.

Customer Service 8/10
Mansion Poker offers a great support system with email, chat and telephone support available 24/7. One bad thing about this Mansion Poker card room review is that it cost money to call Mansion Poker as phone calls are not toll free.

Game Selection 8/10
Mansion poker offers a good selection of the basic poker variants such as:

• NL Texas Holdem
• Pot Limit Texas Holdem
• Limit texas holdem
• Omaha hi
• Omahahi/lo
• 5 Card Stud
• 7 card stud

Unfortunately Mansion Poker doesn't offer games such as H.O.R.S.E in either ring or tournament play due to the unavailability of RAZZ. If RAZZ and H.O.R.S.E unavailable doesn't effect you, mansion may just be the right home for you.

Ring Games 6/ 10
Mansion offers ring games in all of its game selections:

• NL Holdem; 1c/2c through to $200/$400 blinds
• Limit Holdem Games available in 2c/4c through to $300/$600 limit blin
• Pot Limit Holdem 2c/4c through to $50/$100 blinds
• Limit Omaha is available in 2c/4c Blinds through to $50/$100 blinds
• Pot Limit Omaha has blinds to play from 1c/2c through to $100/$200
• Limit Omaha Hi/Lo has stakes from 2c/4c through to $200/$400
• Pot limit Omaha hi/lo available from 1c/2c to $50/$100
• 7 Card Stud you have the option of 5c/10c stakes through to $50/$100
• 5 Card Stud has blinds from 5c/10c through to $100/$200

However during the Mansion Poker card room review i noticed that Mansion Poker is missing some ring games other sites have but if you are not a big fan of them there is no great loss. As with most sites, most of Mansion Pokers traffic is on the lower limit ring games. There are few players in the stud ring games at most times.

Software 7/10
Mansion Poker although in Lime Green is a very attractive site and it looked quite good while doing my Mansion Poker card room review. The graphics are clean and smooth and the lobby is easy to maneuver around. The avatars are all pretty plain, but are human like. The software seems very stable and smooth running. Mansions software is nothing to be excited about other then you can be pretty sure it isn't going to crash on you.

Mansion offers a filter system that can be very handy, it can be reset unlike a lot of others leaving you stranded with an annoying lobby mess. Mansion sends newsletters to its customers on a regular basis so you are sure to know what's hot at any given time. They have a comprehensive section for club M where everything is finely detailed. There are really not too many extra features but the site itself is practical and simple to use which is what counts.

Overall while doing this Mansion Poker card room review i would say Mansion poker is known for weaker players, a moderate amount of traffic, but with unique software, large deposit bonuses and the cash-added tournaments. Unfortunately U.S. Players are Not Allowed.

Poker Heaven Card Room Review

For a change thought of doing a card room review this time . While going thru this poker heaven card room review you will find multiple reasons why you should be playing here. I will let you be the judge :-) 

Bonuses and Promotions 7/10
A highlight of my poker heaven card room review was the 200% first deposit bonus up to €1000 for all new players. For every 150 FPPs you accumulate Poker Heaven automatically release €5 from your pending bonus account into your real money account. You have 30 days to earn the full bonus. In addition to this you receive a free entry to the €1000 New Player freeroll the following Saturday after deposit at 19:00 GMT.

There is €3 million in guaranteed tournaments every month. In addition they have €60,000.00 sit N go races. Poker Heaven has a bad beat jackpot which has lower requirements to most online sites. To qualify for a Bad Beat Jackpot at Poker Heaven you must have four of a kind sixes or better, beaten in a hand on one of the specifically marked Poker Heavens Bad Beat Jackpot tables. When the jackpot go's off, the jackpot is split in the following manor:

• 20% is used for the next jackpot
• 10% Administration fee
• 70% to the players who were dealt into the round

The 70% allocated to players who participated in the round is split as follows:

• 50% of the stake is awarded to the player who held the bad beat hand (the next highest-ranking hand).
• 25% is awarded to the player who held the winning hand (the highest-ranking hand).
• 25% is shared by the rest of the players who took part in the round. This includes players who went sit-out or retired from the round.

Poker Heaven has a new promotion Jackpot Sit N Go's; where you can win up to €10,000. All you have to do to win the €10,000 Jackpot is to win six jackpot tournaments in a row. There is also prizes for player’s that finish 1st or 2nd in 6 Jackpot Sit N Go's in a row.

Tournaments can be brought into using frequent player points costing you absolutely nothing and using your points to earn a potential big cash amount. There is a €500 facebook freeroll open to all poker heaven facebook group members, it is well worth joining their group to get into this great freeroll. This is something that i loved about this poker heaven card room review.

From time to time Poker Heaven promotions change, currently as an example there is a €60,000.00 race split into three categories. To win a cash prize all that you need to do is be on top of your rakeback or VIP bonus , simply by playing poker. There will be 50 winners in each race so this is your chance to boost your bankroll with some extra free cash. The more points you generate, the higher you will place on the leader board and the more cash you will win.

Ring Games 8/10
Ring games can be played in a variety of currencies and mini to HIGH stakes. The ring game selection includes all of the games most people would want to play. Have fun at the tables, there is always some action, although high stakes action is not as quickly found.

• Texas Hold'em - 2c/4c through to $1000/$2000 limits and 2 to 10 seaters.
• Seven Card Stud – 10c/20c through to $30/$60 with 5 and 8 seat tables available.
• 5 Card Draw – 5c/10c through to $20/$40 with 5 seater tables available.
• Omaha High – 5c/10c to $300/$600 stakes. Tables available in 2 to 10 seats.

Traffic 7/10
Poker Heaven has at least two thousand players online at any given time. While doing the poker heaven card room review i noticed that traffic increases at peak times, it doesn't often lower. A traffic meter is always available so you can see how many players are online at once. Action is generally available at all stakes with low to medium stakes being the most popular. There is plenty of available tables for high rollers wanting to join the site.

Other Features 6/10
Poker Heaven has a continual listing of tournaments available, scheduled daily. The amount of action available is always clear with a player clock on the site, indicating just how many are online. Poker Heaven has a poker info box for you to quick reference and see your Poker Heaven account status at any time including bonuses, points and of course your balance.

Customer Service 8/10
Poker Heaven support team can be reached 24/7 via email, and live chat. There is no telephone support available with this site, live chat is very handy though and gives you instant answers. Instant answers also available through the frequently asked questions help section.

Overall                                                                                                                                                                     Overall this poker heaven card room review gives me the confidence to say that Poker Heaven is good looking site on the easy to win Boss Poker Network. With a strong focus on games and qualifiers for European & UK poker players it has very weak passive players & easy to use software.

Poker Room Reviews

There seems to be a all sorts of poker room reviews floating online. With new online poker room opening every day. Some rooms fade away as quick as they hit the online gaming arena where as others grow into the largest online poker rooms. Every individual has their own unique definition on what makes a great poker room. Reading authentic poker room review could change your definition on what makes a great poker room as you may not know everything available on each site.

Comparing poker rooms in the form of authentic poker reviews is a huge help for online poker players. By doing an in-depth review on every aspect of a room points things out that ordinarily we wouldn't know. Let's face it, we can't know everything about each and every poker room without poker room reviews as we simply don't play on them all.

There are many poker room reviews on the internet. Some reviews available are less then useful as they are compiled by the poker rooms themselves as a means of advertising and also convincing you to their site. Many poker room reviews on small sites are biased and designed to sign you up to the particular room that the site wants you to play on. Usually when this is the case you find just 1 poker room or even 2 or 3 from the same network. Looking for a non biased and unique poker room review such as the ones on www.funandpoker.com are few and far between. The reviews include sites from a number of networks and include the largest online poker reviews. We can be assured that reviews like these are authentic and non biased due to one particular thing: The reviews are scored into sections and calculated into an overall score for the room. The second thing that would indicate a non biased and authentic poker room review would be the fact that the reviews are on a large number of sites, all from different networks as mentioned above.

So just how are these online poker reviews done so they are precise, unique and most importantly authentic? Well, let me tell you it isn't as easy as it looks. A person completing a non biased and authentic poker room review must analyse every aspect of the room from the download page to the speed of the game.

There are certain sections of a poker room which must be looked at very carefully, understood and fine detailed in an authentic poker room review. Doing this on the largest online poker rooms can be a daunting task due to the content in them. It is no easy task to complete, this can be assured.

The reviews on funandpoker.com show just what effort must be done to complete the reviews fairly and properly for optimum results for customers. The poker software must be downloaded, played on and have every section reviewed. These sections include:

1. Bonuses and Promotions

2. Traffic Levels

3. Available Games, Tournaments, Ring Games and the stakes and sizes they are available in.

4. The software performance, graphics and features.

5. Deposit and payment methods

6. Additional or extra features the site may offer that others don't.

This task as mentioned above is a massive task and takes many many hours, it is again not easy and takes a great online poker player with good knowledge of online gaming technology, poker sites and networks to complete. Although this can be attempted by anyone with the credentials they are going to have to have a load of knowledge of many online poker rooms and not just the largest online poker rooms to complete it.

Authentic poker reviews are very necessary to ensure that new online rooms are stacked up against the older and larger sites. Just because they are brand new doesn't mean they don't have an equal amount of winning probability, fun and enjoyment.

Check out authentic poker room reviews (make sure they have the indicated non biased factors) and make sure that you are getting the very best from your room in comparison with the others that are scored. Who knows? You may see a great new feature or find the benefits of changing rooms essential to your game and, without reading the reviews you would never have known.

Party Poker Room Review

While doing this party poker room review, one astonishing fact which came out was that party poker is the largest poker rooms online and having some of the weakest competition out there. This site has rebuilt its player base and has become the largest non-US poker room online.

Bonuses and Promotions 10/10
Party Poker has a welcome bonus for its new customers. The bonus is simple, Party Poker match whatever you deposit; it is only up to $100 though. The bonus is delivered in 10 bite sized chunks. So if you deposit $100 you will receive your bonus in $10 increments.

After you have signed up and made your first deposit, you are eligible for the exclusive entries into daily freeroll qualifiers. This is part of Party Poker's Bakroll builder promotion. This depositor's bonus lasts for 60 days after you've made your first real money deposit. If you qualify you have the opportunity to play in $2500 freerolls. The steps up continue as you continue to win, if you do well in $2500 freeroll you'll be able to play for some serious cash in the $10000 monthly finale. There are more than 100 chances to win cash in the first 60days, and what's more, it's free. There are an additional 100k of freerolls each month.

While doing this party poker room review, i realized that another bonus Party Poker offers is "the bad beat jackpot". Sit down at any red marked bad beat jackpot table and cop a bad beat and you could be a lot richer, even after losing. Party Poker collect 50 cents from the pot of every raked hand played on the Bad Beat Jackpot tables, so the jackpot grows the more you play. With more than 100 tables, the jackpot typically increases by $1000 every hour. You win the bad beat jackpot if you are on one of these tables and you lose with a hand of Four of a Kind, 8s, or better. 70% of the jackpot is distributed and 20% used as a seed for the next jackpot. 10% is retained by Party Poker as an administrative fee. Of the distributed amount, 50% goes to the loser of the hand (the Bad Beat), 25% goes to the winner, and the remaining 25% is split between the other seated players who took part in the hand. Players who sat out of the hand will not receive a portion of the jackpot.

Party Poker offers continual new bonuses. Everytime you look at your account there seems to be a new bonus offer where you get cold hard cash. Party Poker are always looking after their players in this respect. These continual bonuses work much the same as the first depositor's bonus but are generally released in 2 increments.

Party Poker alike other sites offer a points system, where the more you play the more you earn. These points are not only used for the release of bonuses but remain in your cashier account even after your bonuses are released. Furthermore; you can use these points for the purchase of Party Poker merchandise from their unique store or even for tournament entries. Other bonuses or in this case promotions include the slashing of charges for all single-table tournaments over $200 to a flat $10 fee. No matter how high the stakes, the fee will be just $10. Party Poker have introduced a complete range of high-end Single Table Tournaments with buy-ins all the way up to $5,000. So with a fee of just $10 - far less than any other poker room - you'll be getting tremendous value.

Tell a friend bonus is just another bonus on offer from Party Poker. Let a friend know about Party Poker and when your friend deposits and start playing and you receive $100 and your friend gets $50. This is subject to conditions which you will find within your account under "tell a friend". When it comes to bonuses, they never seem to stop at Party Poker and there is something for everyone! Indeed Party Poker is the strongest online poker site when it comes to customer loyalty rewarding.

Ring Games 10/10
When it comes to playing in ring games (or cash games as some call them) Party Poker is pretty high up the ladder with what they offer. Stakes in ring games are from1c/2c through to $250/$500 depending on the poker variant you choose. If you play low limit stakes or high stakes there is a table for you. You can sit and play heads-up against an opponent on 6 and 10 seater tables. There are a variety of games to choose from including NL Hold'em, Pot Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha hi/lo, and 7 card stud. Party Poker has a section for beginners only so anyone starting out has a great chance of playing a good game.

Tournaments and Sit N Go's 10/10
Party Poker is home to some of the biggest online tournaments available. Each month, Party Poker has a $1,000,000 guaranteed on the first Sunday of every month. You can qualify for this tournament from as little as a $1 buy-in.

Party Poker also has a $300,000 guaranteed tournament on Sunday's and gaining entry is just as cheap as the 1mil dollar tourney. You can do this by playing in the 50 seat frenzy where 50 seats are up for grabs. Entry into the 50 seat frenzy is $15, alternatively you can play in one of two $2 qualifiers or in a daily freeroll for your specific country where the top 10 players receive an entry.
PartyPoker.com now offers over $6 Million a month in Guaranteed Tournaments. With a variety of buy-ins suited to every bankroll and different game types. Something very unique in this party poker room review is that  Party Poker guarantees the prize pool amount before the commencement of the play in all guaranteed tournaments so you may have less people to beat then you expect,

On the lowest scale of the tournament ladder, Party Poker offers continual freerolls to its customers daily. These range is from $100 upwards. This is a great opportunity to experience the Party Poker tournament world for all new players and also increase your bankroll at the same time. There are also as mentioned above, new depositor freeroles. On the scale of low limit buy-ins, Party Poker tournaments start from $1 each right through to your desired limit. The tournaments at these levels include regular tournaments through to satellites for the major Party Poker tournaments mentioned above. They also have qualifiers for major live tournaments such as the poker news cup which has qualifiers running as this review is written.

Tournaments for almost every poker variant can be played...
To save you waiting for your tournament to start, Party Poker offers Sit n Go's from a minimum $1, through to a massive $5010. There is a Sit N Go to suit every budget with minimal wait. Again, these are available in most poker variants. Satellites for the major tourneys are also available by simply sitting and going.

Party Poker has incorporated a Steps Challenge for low limit playing Sit N Go fans. It is a six step challenge where you can turn $3 into $2000. The idea is simple. Buy in to any of the six levels and place first, second, or even third in some levels, to move up to the next step. Place further down and you can still win a chance to try either the same level or a lower level step again. This is a great opportunity for every Sit N Go player who wants to take on the challenge.

Software 9/10
The poker software is simple to use, the main lobby has things pointed out precisely. It is easy to find your way around the party poker site. The graphics are not the best available online, but if your computer and internet speed isn't the fastest it will suit your needs. You can choose to use your own avatar or one of the ones available which are of things such as high heels, trees and lobsters. I prefer to use my own face at the table, each time you choose to change your avatar it must be approved by party poker. Choice of custom picture is a great feature and highly regarded by most people who discuss Party Poker. You have the option to switch from avatars and change card colors at tables. You can change the table themes to one that suits your liking. You can go back to the older style, original party poker tables with standard avatars also.The software runs smooth and is clear and precise. Favourite tables and games are displayed when signing in. There are many great features about Party Poker Software. The software is reliable and stable.

Payouts 8/10
Payouts are easy, very non complicated with Party Poker. They are handled fast and professionally. Direct bank transfers are received within 3-5 working days worldwide and that's just unbeatable. Other withdrawal methods (depending on country) include:

• Netteller
• EntroPay
• Money bookers
• Check by mail
• Check by premium delivery
• Bank Wire Transfer

Each withdrawal method allows a minimum of $50 and the maximum varies up to the sum of $10,000 for the local bank transfer method. Some methods are almost instant; pending approval and others take 3-5 working days.

Customer Service 10/10
There is no need to wait for email replies from Party Poker. Party Poker is available toll free or for the cost of a local call from anywhere in the world. Their support is second to none. If you would rather email, replies are quick and precise. There is no comparison to support online.

Traffic 8/10
Party Poker is one of the true online gaming giants with a fair amount of action available 24/7 at most levels of play. The restrictions on US customers however have slowed a lot of this giant's traffic. High stakes play attracts the least traffic.

Games Selection 7/10
Doing the Party Poker room review i realized that Poker offers its players No Limit, Pot Limit and Limit Hold'em tables from micro to high stakes. Tables are available anywhere from 2 seat play (heads-up) through to 10 seats. All Hold'em games are available in tournament play and Sit N Go's also from micro to high stakes.

Omaha - Party Poker offers their customers both Omaha hi and Omaha hi/ lo. The Omaha tables are fairly low in traffic compared to Holdem. Omaha is available to play from 25c/50c through to the high stakes levels. Tournaments and Sit N Go's run fairly often.7 card stud adds to the games list on Party Poker. It is a less commonly known game but again, available from low to higher stakes.Party Poker lacks some poker variants such as RAZZ and H.O.R.S.E. If poker variants such as razz are not your cup of tea all isn't lost.

Other features 7/10
Party Poker has a few other features available to its customers including the key system. As you earn more points you unlock availability of more items in the Party Poker shop. Party Poker has the extra feature of an attached online casino suite. Transfer of cash can be made to friends who play on the site. Gift Certificates are available for purchase.

Overall for this party poker room review i will give a score of 8.8/10 .