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Paradise Poker Room Review

(Note, US players not allowed since Oct 1, see more below).

Paradise Poker has one of the best software around. Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker and its software has served as the model for the entire industry.Take advantage now and get our $100 signup bonus.

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Great software (graphics, functionality, stability)

Great site traffic

Reptile quick customer support

Volume is growing and that means more fish

Excellent software

Open to US players

Highest levels of security available!

High Volume, lots of fish

Great game variety

The world's only $1,000,000 freeroll

No live or telephone support

Sign-up bonus in $
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$100
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Due to US legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets, Paradise Poker has determined to suspend all their real money gaming business with US residents.

Paradise Poker has one of the best software around and boasts very high traffic in both cash games and tournaments. Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker and its software has served as the model for the entire industry. Paradise Poker has great game variation with almost all games, as well good sit'n'go tournament coverage and plenty of heads-up games. Security and email support is well above average with a 10-20 minute response time. There are a few drawbacks ; low bonus offers, few promotions. Real money player statistics for Paradise Poker - Oct, 2006: 3,000-3,550 ring game players at peak hours, 11,000-13,000 tournament players at peak hours.

Paradise Poker is widely regarded as a poker software leader with its clean, sleek and reliable graphics and software. The platform is one of the most quick and stable in the industry. Paradise Poker supports notes on other players and has good statistics functions. The precise pot size is not provided numerically, unless you run the cursor over the pot. Some players have complained that the software can get a little messy, if the computer does not support all needed plug-ins etc, mentioning problems with the interface and some functionality. Most people praise the software though.

Paradise Poker was the world's largest poker site for years. After rapid development in the industry they now hold between position 3 to 5. However, the traffic is still much higher today than in the past, as the online poker market has exploded. The number of real money ring game players at peak hours is currently 3,000-3,550 (Oct, 2006).

The regular tournament and sit-and-go traffic is excellent. At peak hours the number of real money tournament players now reaches between 11,000-13,000, and ranking as one of the largest in the industry (Oct, 2006).

ParadisePoker's game variety is one of the best in the industry, including no-limit and pot-limit at most standard games and more rare games such as five-card draw, five-card stud and crazy pineapple.

ParadisePoker's rake is less attractive than the average in the industry, at least when it comes to lower limit games. This also holds true for the tournaments, where good value only is provided at the higher stakes.

Traffic has been increasing as of late. It seems that the majority of those to sign up are either new players or fish and so the easy money is getting easier. Historically Hold'em games rarely had a view flop percentage over 40%. This value is going to creep up into the fishy digits.

The $100 will be cleared after you have been dealt cards in 1000 raked hands(equals 10 raked pots per bonus dollar). Partial bonuses are paid out paid out in $10 increments.

Paradise Poker offers a solid refer-a-friend program where the referrer gets a $50 bonus and the referral also gets $50 bonus (minimum deposit is $50). A generous frequent player point system provides for conversion into cash and tournament tickets.

Paradise Poker has great email support, extremely quick and always professional. You often get an answer in a minute. However there is no live or telephone support.

24/7 support: Yes
Website FAQ: Yes
Support Features: Email
Email confirmation/receipt: Yes
Speed: Good
Knowledge: Good
Friendliness: 80%
Avg. NETeller pay out time: 12-24 hrs
Withdrawal smoothness: 80%

Paradise Poker offers great promotions.
They have unleashed the world's only $1,000,000 freeroll - 1st place pays $1,000,000!
Including the ever popular landmark hand number bonuses! Lately they have added guaranteed prize money tournaments as well as promotions for frequent players. These are large improvements and Paradise Poker will continue to add value for the players.

Deposit options:
VISA, MasterCard, NETeller, FirePay, wire transfer, bank draft.

Cash out options:
VISA, NETeller, FirePay and check.