Even though Party Poker lost its title as the largest poker room in the world after the U.S. changed its offshore gaming regulations, it still offers massive cash-game and tournament traffic. On top of great traffic, there are lots of advantages with Party Poker, such as loose games, great promotions, tons of special events, an excellent loyalty program and a membership-referral program. PokerListings players are also eligible for surprise reload bonuses from time to time.



The Party Poker software comes in download versions for both Mac, PC and Linux, making it one of the absolute best for players on every major computer platform. It offers very easy-to-understand graphics, excellent functionality, is quite fast and offers good playability.

The functionality also incorporates some nice new features, like deal making and table auto-resize. You'll also find the usual tools including player notes, hand history, statistics and more. Another plus is players can enjoy other games such as casino games, bingo, betting and backgammon from the same Party Poker account.

The games offered are all variations of Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. The games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed and heads-up tables are all available. Due to the size and geographical diversity of Party Poker, action can be found in pretty much any game at any hour.

Party Poker also offers plenty of tournaments and freerolls with great value. The traffic volume overall is in the top segment of the industry. Real-money player statistics as of December 2007 show 9,400 ring-game players and 60,000 tournament players during peak hours.

Overall, Party Poker offers relatively loose games and software that plays well and is relatively fast. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability, with almost no downtime as a result.