Party poker review.

The lobby, gives you all the information you would expect. How many players are logged on and what tournaments there are. There are links to the cashier site which can be frustratingly slow at times. The screen is divided into too many sections and is trying too hard to look good. The screen has unnecessary scroll bars and the tournament information box is hard to follow. They have great support which is only one click away. You can also contact them via telephone if you wish to speak to them. They have a section with frequently asked questions so don’t forget to read it before contacting them. They have all the limit/ no limit tables you would expect. With blinds ranging from $0.50/$1.00 to $100/$200. They offer the biggest daily tournament with the biggest prizes. They also have the Monster which has the biggest prize pool in online poker history and what’s more it’s free to enter. They calls themselves the worlds largest poker room and it is a title no one can take away from them. They always have more than 30 000 players on line and have tournament with more then 10 000 people in them. Party Poker offer 20% of your first deposit up to $100. They have by far the biggest number of players and the best tournament. With stats like that they don't need great sign up bonuses. They also have a $50 minimum deposit which is a bit of a let down for they less serious poker player. Click on the banner above to start playing

Poker hands 10-6.

10. High Card
Five unrelated cards which do not form any of the hands below. The highest card is then declared, so, A-10-9-4-3 is called “ace high”. If two or more players have the same high card then the second card is compared to see which one is higher. If that’s the same, then the third and so on.

9. Pair
A pair is two cards with the same index, three other unrelated cards make up the rest of the hand. If two or more players have the same pair then the highest unrelated card wins. If that is the same it’s the next highest card. Then finally the winner will be the player with the highest low card.

8. Two Pairs
Two pairs are when you have two different pair in the one hand. For example 2-2-10-10-A is a hand with two pairs, the two pairs are of different index otherwise you would have four of a kind, there is one card left over and this makes up the five. If two or more players have two pairs then it is the highest pair that wins. If this pair is the same then the highest second pair wins. And if that pair is the same then it is the highest fifth card that wins.

7. Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same index plus two other cards. This is also called “trips”. If two or more players have trips then the hand with the highest trips wins if the trips are the same then the highest card of the remaining two wins. If that is the same then the highest fifth card wins.

6. Straight
Five cards of mixed suits in sequence for example 4- 5- 6- 7- 8. If two or more players have a straight then the player with the highest top card wins. An ace can count high or low in a straight, but you can’t go over the top. So 10-J-Q-K-A and A-2-3-4-5 are straights, but Q-K-A-2-3 is not.

Poker Terms. A and B...

Action
The betting and raising by players still in the hand.

Add on
A point in the tournament when you can buy more chips.

All-in
When a player places all his remaining chips in the pot.

Ante
An enforced bet.

Avatar
A computer generated character that represents you around the table in an online game.

B&M
Bricks and Mortar. A real place to play poker around a table with other players sat in front of you.

Back door flush
A flush made by the turn and the river card.

Bet and raise themselves
When a player continually bets and raises to get the biggest pot possible

Bet out
When you have to bet.

Bet out the turn
Betting strongly when you have good hands to lesson the chance of someone calling you.

Bethole
When high betting and fast play relieve a player of a great number of chips very quickly they are said to be in an internet Bethole.

Bigblind
The bet the second player to the left of the dealer has to place in the pot before any cards are dealt.

Bind bets
The two players to the left of the dealer have to place a bet in the pot before any cards are dealt. As they have not seen their cards these bets are called blind bets.

Book
A written record in a Book or on a computer of the players opponents past play. The conscientious on line players will keep such a record.

Bots
Short for Robots, that is poker playing programs disguised as human players

ButtonA round disc that goes from player to player clockwise around the table after each hand. The player with the button is the dealer.

Betfred Poker review. The home screen, or lobby, tells you how many players are logged on and how many Active tables there are. You can also check your current balance and see what tournament and tables are ready to play in. The screen is well set out and presented which makes it effortless to navigate. The tables themselves have good graphics and are easy to watch. Betfred have live support on their site. You just click on the support box and you can chat in real time to a member of there support team. This is a excellent feature which means you no longer have to wait hours or days to get a response via e-mail. They have four poker games to take part in; Texas Hold’em, Omaha , Omaha Hi-Lo and Stud. These are them broken down into Limit, Pot limit, Turbo, heads up and Play money, with Blinds to suit all levels of players. The also have a large selection of Hold’em tournaments thought the day, and night. The top tournaments attract prize pools of $100,000 and they had recently held one with a pool of $1,000,000. Betfred are a British based site and although they don’t have anywhere near the numbers of Party Poker, the are the fastest growing site in the U.K. You can typically find around 10,000 payers at anyone time. They have a sign up bonus of 100% of you first deposit up to a maximum of $250. They have also just introduced a loyalty bonus system. In this system you can get a bonus of up to $200 every single month. You earn points of every hand/tournament you play in and at the end of the month this is converted in to cash. Click on the banner above and start playing now.

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