Party Poker is the largest, most popular, and most lucrative online
poker site in the world. Over 70,000 people from around the world
are simultaneously playing at peak hours. Any game that you desire
can be found 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tournaments are also
offered at all hours of the day, from freerolls (no cost to you)
to buy-ins in excess of $600. Thousands of dollars are won and lost
every minute of every day.
Besides Texas Holdem, Party offers Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud,
and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. They also have a Bad Beat Jackpot which regularly
reaches $200,000.
Party Poker is also the sponsor of a World Poker Tour event, the
Party Poker Million. Qualifiers and satellites are for this tournament
are offered exclusively through Party Poker throughout the year.
The 2005 Party Poker Million had 735 players, 668 of which qualified
online through Party Poker. The total prize pool was $7.43 million,
and all online qualifiers spent a week on a cruise ship vying for
the top prize of $1.5 million.
Party Poker also offers satellite tournaments into the World Series
of Poker main event, along with numerous other World Poker Tour
events. Party Poker players have the opportunity to win millions
with only a very small buy-in.
New players can sign up and play real people for free and test
out the waters before deciding to play for real money.
Run by PartyGaming out of Gibraltar, Party Poker is also one of
the most trustworthy poker sites on the internet. They have 24 hour
customer support via a 1-800 number and email.