Online poker card room
partypoker (formerly stylized PartyPoker) is an online poker card
room. Launched in 2001 by PartyGaming, the site 9️⃣ has had up to 80,000 players logged-in
and was the largest online card room until 2006. In 2011 PartyGaming merged 9️⃣ with bwin
to form Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment. As of 2024, it remains among the largest
online poker card rooms. The 9️⃣ site was endorsed by Mike Sexton, the former host of the
World Poker Tour television show. The domain partypoker attracted 9️⃣ at least 3.6 million
visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete study.[1] In 2024, after a protracted
bidding process 9️⃣ between 888 Holdings and GVC Holdings, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment
accepted GVC Holdings' bid for £1.1 billion. Today, the site is 9️⃣ run by GVC Holdings and
is available in 14 different languages. In addition to partypoker, partypoker also
offers dedicated networks 9️⃣ for French and Italian based players via partypoker.fr and
partypoker.it, respectively. GVC Holdings also acquired Partycasino during the 2011
merger 9️⃣ of Party Gaming.
partypoker offers a wide variety of different tournaments with
different prize levels for single-table tournaments as well as 9️⃣ multi-table tournaments.
partypoker's Sit & Go tournaments run 24 hours a day and players can register for
tournaments with entry 9️⃣ fees starting atR$1, and ranging in size from 2 to 50
players.
Cash games [ edit ]
The games include Texas Hold 9️⃣ 'em (No Limit and Fixed),
Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo. The stakes can 9️⃣ range from
.01/.02 toR$100/$200. In 2012 partypoker removed its high-stakes cash games with the
highest stakes atR$10/$20.[2][3][4]
Party Poker formerly offered 9️⃣ a bad beat
jackpot.
partypoker also offers FastForward cash game format. Every player is
automatically re-seated to another random table immediately 9️⃣ after they fold their hand
or after the hand is over. This format is very popular by players and poker 9️⃣ rooms. It
is faster and offers a higher level of security as it is a lot more difficult for two
9️⃣ or more players to participate in collusion.
Tournaments [ edit ]
The site offers a
variety of tournaments, ranging from 10 to 9️⃣ thousands of participants. Single-table and
multi-table sit n' go tournaments are offered as well as scheduled
tournaments.
partypoker hosts the partypoker 9️⃣ Million. This tournament begins with
online qualifiers, but the final stages are held at actual poker tables aboard a cruise
9️⃣ ship. The winners of previous Party Poker Million events were Kathy Liebert, Howard
Lederer, Erick Lindgren, and Michael Gracz.
History [ 9️⃣ edit ]
partypoker was the largest
online card room until 2006 when it left the US market due to the Unlawful 9️⃣ Internet
Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. PokerStars has since claimed the title.[5]
In 2014,
partypoker plans on returning to the US 9️⃣ market for real money players, but on March 1,
2024, it still does not accept US players except for the 9️⃣ state of New Jersey.[6]
In
2024, partypoker partnered with Dusk Till Dawn and later hosted "The partypoker Grand
Prix".[7][8]
In 2024, the 9️⃣ casino hosted the partypokerLIVE MILLIONS Dusk Till Dawn
festival. The £5,300 main event generated a prize pool of £6,017,395. Maria 9️⃣ Lampropulos
won the main event earning £1,000,000.[9] The £10,300 High Roller event was won by
Vojtech Ruzicka, earning him US$363,135.[10]
In 9️⃣ February 2024, partypoker relaunched
their Team Online, with Matthew Staples first to be signed.[11] The new measures extend
across all 9️⃣ of the countries in which it operates with brands including Bwin,
PartyPoker, Ladbrokes, Coral, FoxyBingo and BetMGG.[12]
In December 2024, GVC 9️⃣ holdings,
who own PartyPoker, changed their name to Entain in a global rebrand.[13] The new
measures extend across all of 9️⃣ the countries in which it operates with brands including
bwin, PartyPoker, Ladbrokes, Coral, FoxyBingo and BetMGM and their affiliate
programs.
In 9️⃣ May 2024, PartyPoker and PartyCasino entered a new multi-year partnership
with McLaren Racing.[14]
Televised events [ edit ]
partypoker hosts two televised
9️⃣ events:
A cash game known as the partypoker The Big Game and the partypoker Premier
League a tournament structure league.
