A leading competitor in the online gambling industry, Party Gaming added Party Poker to its major gaming brands in 2001. The online poker site is one of the most heavily trafficked on the internet, despite losing its US player base with the signing of the UIGEA. Offering huge promotions, rewards for player loyalty, an easy-to-use poker client with all of the most sophisticated features available, a satisfying game selection with the traffic to back it up, and toll free customer support by phone to a vast number of countries, Party Poker is clearly among the superior online poker rooms.

The central focus at Party Poker is on simplicity, security, and reliability. The privately developed online poker software combines effortless navigation with innovative technology to deliver one of the most advanced online poker clients, free of clutter and confusion. Utilizing 128-bit data encryption supplied by Thawte Security, player information is kept safe and confidential. The Party Poker online games have been rigorously tested for fair, random outcomes by independent gaming software consultant, iTech Labs.

One of the most attractive features for online poker players are the promotions and rewards offered by Party Poker. The loyalty program, Palladium Rewards, is straight-forward and generous, gifting players with cash and easy to clear bonuses relative to their frequency of game play. With amazing prizes furnished in seasonal promotional events, as well as regular guaranteed online poker tournaments, a bad beat jackpot, and freerolls to help players build their bankroll, Party Poker has no shortage of enticing reasons to play.

A nice selection of poker forms and variants are available at Party Poker, with a sufficient player-base to keep the action going even at off-peak hours. Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo are all featured, with the greater portion of the cash game traffic concentrated in the No Limit Hold'em tables. Fixed Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha are also quite popular among the regulars and new players at Party Poker.

The competition at Party Poker has been rather notoriously soft in the past, however, the online poker room has drawn the attention of more experienced poker players in recent years. While high stakes games are often populated by skillful players at any decent online poker site, the opposition at Party Poker has toughened up a bit in the low and mid level stakes. While soft competition can still be found at Party Poker, with the continued influx of new and casual online poker players, more and more players are grinding out poker bankrolls in the lower limits with ambitious determination.

Party Poker also offers a vast array of online deposit options to fit the needs of their international customers, and provides 24 hour support by telephone or email. The Party Poker software is available in a number of languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, and Italian. In addition to the download version, Party Poker supplies an Instant-Play Java applet through which Mac and Linux user may access the online poker room, as well as players on the go. All-in-all, Party Poker is one of those online poker rooms that sets the standard of excellence by which other online poker sites are judged.