Party Poker

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Limits & Rake

Party Poker spreads Texas Holdem, Omaha and Stud games. All of the games are well supported - although as you would expect Holdem is by far the most popular. All games are available in a range of limits and stakes. Games can be played in no limit, fixed limit or pot limit format. The stakes range from $0.10/$0.25 NL and $0.05/$0.10 for Limit right through to $100/$200 fixed limit at the top end. Party Poker have a capped rake structure that varies depending upon stakes. All games are raked at the fairly standard rate of 5% and are capped at differing amounts between $1-$5.

Traffic

The playing base at Party Poker is reasonably large and for this reason they can keep a consistent flow of traffic on the site regardless of the time of day. Even during non-peak times it's pretty easy to get an Omaha game at most stakes, while Holdem easily runs all day on huge amounts of tables.

Playability

The oldest and still the best? It's most likely true at Party Poker. They just do things well. The software was designed to introduce players to the game of online poker back in its founding years. Party Poker was so successful at that, that they were a key cog in the online poker boom. Evidence enough that the software is user friendly. The Party Poker client allows easy multi-tabling and players can play multiple tables on low spec machines with the clean layout and minimal unnecessary animations. The software also allows users to set up and run private tables and tournaments, so if need be you can take the home game online!

Customer Service

With nearly 10 years experience as an online poker provider (the oldest site online) Party Poker know a thing or two about the online poker industry. Their staff are well trained and efficient. A lot of players lament that other sites can't provide the same level of customer care that they experienced at Party Poker. It's just another feather in the cap for a team of staff dedicated to solving any issue you might have 24 hours a day. The friendly Party Poker team are contactable 24 hours a day via both email and phone.

Rewards Program

Party Poker's loyalty program is called Party Points. Party Points have an advantage over most loyalty programs in that they can be exchanged for cash. Party Poker also have a unique system which measures level of activity on each account, players who play more often (regardless of stakes) will be able to earn points faster. This is a real advantage to players who struggle to clear bonuses on other sites.