Paradise Poker was the first reliable online poker room and they continue to have very good, reliable software. Paradise is a medium-large network with between the 4th-10th largest traffic. Party Poker, Poker Stars and the ONGAME network, which includes Eurobet are the top 3. Paradise has plenty of games to choose from and an on-going Million Dollar Freeroll promotion.
Sign-up Bonus (7)
Paradise Poker has a 25% up to $50 bonus. Visit our Paradise Poker Bonus Details section for more information on this bonus.
Soft competition (4)
Paradise Poker is known for having tight games that are tough to beat. If you are just starting out or even a regular player Paradise can be a real challenge.
Ring game traffic (8)
Ring game players at peak hours are between 3,000-3,500.
Tournament traffic (9)
The traffic at the tournaments is excellent. At peak hours the number of real money tournament players is typically over 12,000.
Game Selection (9)
Paradise Poker has some of the best game variety you will find online. Games include no-limit and pot-limit for most games and even rare games such as five-card draw, five-card stud and crazy pineapple.
Rake (4)
Paradise Poker rakes the lower limit games at a higher rate than a lot of online rooms.
Support (8)
There is no live or telephone support at Paradise, but e-mail support is very quick and reliable.
Promotions (4)
Paradise needs to pick up the promotions. The 1 million freeroll is great, but regular players should have more consistent rewards and Paradise has been slow in coming up with these, although lately they have had a few promotions for frequent players.
Software quality and features (9)
Paradise Poker has very high-quality software which makes for a smooth playing experience. Paradise supports note taking and has easy to read statistics and nice waiting list capabilities. |