Party Poker Heads Up Poker Review

The once dominant Party Poker is no longer servicing the US market – however they remain firmly in the top 3 poker rooms and offer more games, promotions, and features than ever. There is a generous bonus of up to $150 for new players - which clears very fast. The best feature of all at Party Poker is that the opposition is relatively ‘soft’ this includes the players at the heads up poker tables – particularly at the lower limits.

Heads-Up Poker Games Available.

The heads-up poker games at Party Poker come in No Limit Holdem sit and go tournament format. The smallest buy-in level is $6 and the largest $109 – all of the buy-in levels come with the site’s fee already included. Both standard (10 minute) and ‘Speed’ (5 minute) blind levels are available. Party Poker start players with 2000 chips, which means that there is room for post-flop play – especially at the early blind levels. Satellite qualifiers are also available in heads-up format – including qualifiers to $300k Guaranteed tournaments!

Other Games Available

Party Poker has always been innovative when it comes to offering new games and variations of existing ones. Sit and Go games include ‘Steps’ and ‘Hellkat’ games, the latter featuring super-fast blinds and a fixed ending time. Cash games feature Texas Holdem in fixed and no-limit format, Omaha (fixed and pot-limit) and 7-card stud. There are always a great selection of tournaments available at Party Poker, including re-buys, speed tournaments and satellite qualifiers.

Player Traffic

Even without the US market the number of players at Party Poker is very large. At peak times there is almost 80,000 players, meaning that there is usually a heads-up poker table at a limit to suit you, just about to start.

Poker Software

Party Poker’s software set the standard for the industry. The lobby is easy to navigate with the games listed on the left hand side in ‘tree’ format. Clicking on your game type reveals the buy-in level options below. Once you select your level the tables are listed in the main window. From here you can use specially designed filters to find the right table for you – heads-up players simply click the ‘2-player’ option to see all the available tables. Once you start the game the tables themselves are clear and are resizable, there is even the ability to switch off the card movement option which reduces the load on your computer’s resources.

Bonuses and Promotions

The initial sign-up bonus at Party Poker is a 30% match up to $150. This is cleared as you play cash games or tournaments and is one of the faster clearing poker bonuses available online. In addition Party offer regular reload bonuses which are actually tailored to individual players. The size of the bonus changes as you become more active on the site. As you play you will collect ‘Party Points’ these count towards your VIP club level and can be used for freeroll entries. Freerolls happen every day and include a $1000 freeroll for new players. Be sure to use a Party Poker bonus code on your first deposit to get a deposit bonus.