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READERS POLL AWARDS VERIFICATION

The online gaming industry has seen an enormous growth period over the last few years and most of the credit goes towards the unbelievable popularity of poker. From the primetime broadcasts of the World Poker Tour, too the celebrity status routinely awarded to hitherto unknown professionals, the proliferation of poker-only channels on cable and the always-entertaining ‘Celebrity Poker’ tournaments, poker has been absolutely everywhere. It seems that every Tom, Dick and Harry is now trying their luck with the odd game of Texas Hold ‘Em. The beauty for online gaming is the enticement for potential players to move beyond the smoky basement of their best buddy’s house into the big, bad world of tournament poker – for some reason it seems that it’s more fun to take the money of people who can’t ask for a loan immediately after you’ve produced your second flush in as many hands!

When it comes to online poker, no one is as big or as popular as Party Poker – the clear winners of this award for the third year running. Party Poker has over 10,000 real-money players playing during peak hours and when you include play money players, they show over 50,000 players during peak hours. There are plenty of ring games, single-table tournaments, and multi-table tournaments. Their most notable multi-table tournament is their Party Poker Million competition, where you can win a trip on a cruise and play in a tournament with over a million dollar prize pool. Party Poker now has some of the best multi-table tournaments on the Internet, due to the sheer number of people that join them. Also, they have a high buy-in tournament each day Friday-Sunday, which you can win an entry to through one of their satellites. Other fantastic features of playing with Party Poker include, ‘Party Points’ – their loyalty scheme – ‘Hand History Logs’ and the ever-popular ability to create your own table protected by a password you should only tell to those people you enjoy beating!

Their games include: ring games - Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha hi-lo, Omaha, 7-stud and tournament editions of Single- and Multi-table Fixed-limit Hold ‘Em, Hold ‘Em, Fixed Omaha hi-lo, PL Omaha hi-lo and Fixed 7-stud (single-table only). All their games employ the PartyGaming system which is tested by iTech Labs, an independent tester of gaming and wagering devices, which ensures that the games operate correctly, are fair, their outcomes are not predictable and that the system is reliable, resilient and otherwise up to the highest standards of software integrity. In addition, Party Poker has fully adopted the Code of Conduct of the Interactive Gaming Council. They also employ 128-bit encryption, through Thawte Security, to ensure the security and privacy of all players’ data. Their state-of-the-art player identification and controlled access login ensure maximum ensures account safety. Party Poker also enforce a Zero Tolerance for Fraud and Collusion in which players are only allowed one account per player to maintain system integrity and fairness at the tables.

Due to its high levels of exposure, through heavy television and print advertising, Party Poker offers some of the softest games on the web, in which many players are brand new to poker. Don’t let that scare you though; think of it as an opportunity for less experienced players to learn the game at a frantic and furious pace. Once you’ve served your Party Poker apprenticeship and mastered the art of fleecing as many of your fellow online combatants as possible, Party Poker is brilliant with cashouts. The process is very quick (generally 24-48 hours through Neteller). As an incentive to play at Party Poker, for the players who have attained the highest level of V.I.P. status, cashouts to Neteller routinely come within 6 hours. This means that players who play more true V.I.P. privileges.

In regards to customer care, Party Poker has its team on hand to assist gamers, 24 hours, seven days a week. In addition, their regular players are assigned dedicated hosts that look after you and give you great comps and bonuses, plus the aforementioned rewards and bonuses. Simply put, Party Poker offers some of the most attractive bonuses, reload bonus codes, and sign up bonus codes – a particularly important marketing tool.

With the largest customer base in the online poker world and a host of enticing features Party Poker is again top of the class. The guys just know how to keep the party moving going year after year!

Winners of:
Top Poker Site Gold Winner 2003, 4, 5

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