Party Poker Tourney
One of the cool online poker destinations today is Party Poker. PartyPoker is a part of PartyGaming, one of the giants in online gaming ever since it launched operations in 1997. Party Gaming has four areas of operation – poker (PartyPoker.com), casino (PartyCasino.com), bingo (PartyBingo.com), and backgammon (PartyGammon.com).
PartyPoker tourneys supports multiple languages besides English – German, Spanish, French, Magyar (Hungarian), Suomi (Finnish), Italian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, and Danish. The poker room is licensed and regulated by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and the Government of Gibraltar.
PartyPoker does not accept players from the US any longer, and has a strict policy about underage gambling that allows only players above 18 years of age to play the games available for real money. The room boasts of excellent customer support that is available 24×7 through e-mail and telephone. There is also an FAQ page at the room that you can access to check for the answers to your queries, before you decide to contact customer care.
PartyPoker Tourney Software and Games
PartyPoker and all the games available at this poker room are supported by the PartyGaming System. The system is what gives the poker room its cool looks, fabulous interface, hot promotions, and great games. You can download the software to your desktop to play the games available. Alternately, you can also play directly from the browser using the Lite version of the tourney software.
The software provides PartyPoker tourney also with a great interface and sound effects and a number of other features. These include a new lobby area, the new Quick Search option, the new Quick Seat option, user-friendly tables, a range of avatars that you can download (you can also create your own), and multi-table play.
At PartyPoker, you can play the standard poker games that you find in all online casinos and poker rooms. These games include Texas Hold’em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, and other games.
Party Poker Tourney Bonuses
Like most other popular online poker rooms and casinos, PartyPoker offers a huge array of bonuses and promotions to players, both new as well as existing. For new players there is the exciting Super Sign-Up Bonus – a 100% welcome bonus up to $500 on joining the poker room.
There is also the Bankroll Builder, a series of freeroll tourneys open only to rookies that is worth $30,000 every month. Other existing promotions include the 50-Seat Frenzy, the $300K Guaranteed Sunday, the Bad Beat Jackpot, a range of freeroll tourneys with varying prize amounts, guaranteed tournaments worth up to $6 million, Super Weekdays, and also the Step Challenge.
Other promotions at PartyPoker include 2-for-1 tournaments, the $2,000,000 25-seat King of the Table promotion, the Big Deal, and the Tell-a-Friend referral bonus promotion.
Banking Options
PartyPoker accepts US Dollars ($), GBPs (£), and Euros (€). There are a number of deposit options available at this online poker room. These include PaySafeCard, WebMoney, EPS, iDeal, MisterCash card, credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), Laser, Click&Buy, giroPay (from NETeller), UKash, Przelewy 24, myCitadelWallet, POLi, eWire, DirectPay24, UseMyBank, electronic transfer, Switch and Solo cards, NETeller, bank wire transfer, and bank transfer.
To withdraw your winnings from your PartyPoker account, you can use WebMoney, credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), Switch and Solo cards, electronic transfer, NETeller, Click2Pay, MoneyBookers, myCitadelWallet, bank wire transfer, and couriered checks.
Security and Safety
Security and safety have been issues that PartyPoker has always taken seriously. The poker room’s games and random number generator have been tested for fairness and accuracy by iTech Labs, an independent testing organization for gaming and wagering applications.
Party Poker employs state-of-the-art 128-bit SSL security technology from Thawte Security. The poker room also bears an eCOGRA seal for safety and fair gaming, another reassuring thought. The room also has a strict anti-fraud policy to ensure players do not use fraudulent means to win.
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