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VIP Rewards Program
Party Poker’s VIP Program is known as Party Points. Like many of its competitors, Party Points uses a tiered structure, where players are rewarded with better incentives the more they play.
There are 5 levels to the Party Points system:
Bronze – All players begin their life on the Party poker VIP Rewards ladder at Bronze level. At this stage you can cash in your Party Points for money, and receive a 5% cashback plan from the site.
Silver – At 400 points you will attain Silver Status which grants the following benefits: cash in up to 1,500 points for $50, receive 6.67% cashback, and can purchase a $100 bonus.
Gold – At 1,500 points you will attain Gold Status which grants the following benefits: 10% cashback, the option to purchase a $350 bonus, or cash in up to 4,000 points for $200.
Palladium – At 10,000 and 20,000 points you will attain Palladium Status which grants the following benefits: exchange Party Points for up to $1,500 cash, receive 15% cashback, and can purchase a $3,000 bonus.
Palladium Elite – This is the pinnacle of the Party Rewards system and is only achieved when you surpass 100,000 Party Points. Players reaching this level will be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in cash, 30% cashback, and a bonus of $20,000!
Rakeback Details
Party Poker does not offer its player Rakeback, but players can receive quite a bit of money from Party Poker through the Cashback option of their VIP Program. Often times this amount trumps most Rakeback deals, so like PokerStars, sometimes the non-rakeback site actually pays you back more money! Here is a look at what you can expect to make through Party Poker’s Cashback program:
• Bronze – 5%
• Silver – 6.67%
• Gold – 10%
• Palladium – 12%
• Palladium – 15%
• Palladium Elite – 30%
Additionally you can opt to receive bonus money from Party Poker with your Player Points. By cashing in your points for bonus money you can earn the equivalent of up to 44% rakeback –although it takes a bit longer to accrue the bonus money:
• Bronze – N/A
• Silver – 13.33%
• Gold – 17.5%
• Palladium – 24%
• Palladium – 30%
• Palladium Elite – 44%
Promotions and Unique Features
Party Poker has always been an online innovator, and although they do not offer many unique features in today’s online poker market, remember that Party Poker has always been on the cutting edge of developing these features –everything from multi-tabling to re-sizable tables. Here is a look at Party Poker’s current promotions:
• 100% up to $500 Deposit Bonus
• The Party Poker Academy
• Million Dollar Hand Promotion
• World Poker Tour satellites
• VIP Points Race
Traffic, Games, and Competition
Party Poker is one of the largest online poker rooms in the world, and pulls in players from virtually everywhere –except the United States. The players tend to be on the looser side, and overall the skill is way below average. The best times to play at Party Poker are during peak European Hours, so from about 5PM London time on.
Sit & Go Tournaments Offered: Party Poker uses a fairly fast Sit & Go structure that many players have trouble adjusting to –which is what makes their Sit & Go’s so profitable! You’ll find virtually every type of Sit & Go tournament at Party Poker, and due to the softness of the games and the slightly faster pace Party Poker is one of the most profitable S&G sites on the Internet.
Multi-Table Tournaments Offered: Party Poker offers a terrific tournament schedule, and some of the largest tournaments on the Internet. The structure of Party Poker’s multi-table tournaments is phenomenal, and overall the player base is below average.
The highlight of the Party Poker schedule is the big guaranteed tournaments that are held on Sundays –like every other poker room! Party Poker’s big tournament is the $250k Guarantee, but you’ll also be able to play in the Tony G promoted, Sunday Bike Ride and other big tournaments.
Cash Games Offered: Party Poker offers a good variety of cash games to choose from, and more importantly the tables are full of players, and the overwhelming majority of them are bad! The cash games at Party Poker are known for their softness, with the lower limit games on the loose-passive side, and mid-stakes games more loose-aggressive. |
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How to spend Party Points?
In addition to exchanging your Party Points for Rakeback (details in review) you can buy for example tickets to bigger tournaments, gift certificates, electronics and much more.
Probably the best option is to buy Bonuses for your Party Points because in addition to the Rakeback as Bonus you keep the Party Points you collect during the time you are clearing the Bonus. You can put those earned Party Points towards the next Bonus. |
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