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Opening their doors in 1999, Paradise Poker was the pioneer in online poker. Their software has served as the model for the entire industry and today they still have one of  the best software packages around. Traffic in both the cash games and tournaments is very high. At peak times they typically have 2,500 players in the ring games and as many as 5,500 real money players in tournament traffic. There are a great variety of games with all the usual favourites as well as some rarer variations, plus good sit-and-go tournaments and lots of heads-up games. Check our tournament list for a selection of poker tournaments offered. The games are usually very tight with some really tough players compared to some of the other sites. This is a great place to test your skills against some quality competition, winning at Paradise Poker is good for the ego.
The software at Paradise Poker is excellent and is widely regarded as a  leader in the industry. They have good graphics, a clean sleek look and good sound and music. The software is fast and one of the most stable in the industry and supports the high traffic to the site very well. Paradise Poker has good statistics functions and supports notes on other players. If your computer does not support the plug-ins needed to effectively run the software it can get a little awkward, however overall most players praise the software.
The traffic at Paradise Poker continues to grow as the poker market explodes. One of the oldest sites, they are generally the 3rd largest poker room online. During peak hours the number of real money ring game players typically ranges from 2,500 - 2,900.
The traffic at the Paradise Poker tournaments and at the sit-and-go tables is very good. During peak hours the number of real money tournament players hits between 4,000 and 5,500. Paradise Poker offers the following GUARANTEED Tournaments :
14:00 - $20,000 R&A - $30 Stake - No Limit Holdem - Daily
21:00 - $50,000 R&A - $30 Stake - No Limit Holdem - Daily
17:00 - $100,000 R&A - $300 Stake - No Limit Holdem - Sunday
The game variety at Paradise Poker is one of the best online. Games include no-limit and pot-limit in most of the standard games, plus some of the more rare games like 5-card stud, 5-card draw and crazy pineapple.
Paradise Poker is one of only a few sites online that offer a no rake, real money game for their micro limit games ($0.02/$0.04 and $0.05/$0.1). The rake for higher limit games compares positively to most of the other poker sites. On higher limit games the rake is 5%, capped at $3. The $0.50/$1 and $1/$2 games are also good value with the maximum rake at $1.
Don't play Paradise Poker if you are looking for easy money. This is an old site and is famous for the quality of the players and the tightness of the games. Full mid-stakes Hold'em games rarely have a view flop percentage over 40%. In higher stakes games, it is not unusually to see it creep down to 30% or under. It is a great ego boost to be a consistent winner at Paradise Poker.
Paradise Poker is currently offering a 25% deposit bonus to very new player on their first deposit, up to a maximum bonus of $50. A partial bonus in $10 increments is paid out. There is also a backdoor freeroll exclusively for all new players. They often have fairly interesting promotions on, like their Million Dollar Freeroll and guaranteed prize pool tournaments.
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Support - support@paradisepoker.com.
Marketing - marketing@paradisepoker.com
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