party users enjoy the same cashier options as PartyPoker. There are more options than competitors. You can use e-transfer, credit/debit cards, direct online banking payments and e-wallet providers MuchBetter or Luxonpay. You can also withdraw by e-transfer with no fee, and get the money within 3 business days. Funds must be withdrawn to the method that you deposited with on a closed loop system.

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Tournament Action

Buy-ins on the site range all the way from $0.50 up to the $265 Sunday Party. They periodically run an Ontario Poker Championship series with a $50,000 Main Event.

There is a wide variation between formats like Bounty, Turbo and Deepstacks and even a few PLO. There is a few smaller freerolls for the grinder starting out with nothing. Satellite players are given plenty of opportunities on partypoker.

We have a selection of the main featured tournaments listed below and will be adding more soon.

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Click here to view the up-to-date Ontario Poker MTT Schedule featuring all the top online and live events in the province.

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Summary

While a little bit light up top on on the schedule with not alot of options for high stakes players, partypoker has a schedule that caters to the low and mid-stakes grinders and is especially dense with satellites. If you are doing well on the other sites I would recommend branching out and adding a few of these tournaments into your schedule. If you are a low stakes or satellite grinder, then partypoker is definitely one of your best options.

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Spins

Jackpot style 3 max SNG tournaments. Fast paced tournaments with a starting stack of 500 chips and blinds increasing every 3 minutes.

The buy-in levels are;

$1 - Top Prize $10,000

$5 - Top Prize $50,000

$10 - Top Prize $100,000

$50 - Top Prize - $500,000

Here is the odds table for the $10 and $50 levels.

SNG's

They offer heads up and 6-max hyper turbos with buy-ins ranging from $5 to $100. They are one of the only two sites in the province offering SNGs.

Cash-Games

Games range from 5c/10c to $10/$25.

PartyPoker has good action at NL Hold-em up to the 1/2 level with higher stakes occasionally running and a table of 2/5 during peak times.
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PLO

PLO games also run regularly up until $1/$2

Heads-up Cash Games

This network is the only Ontario option to offer Heads-Up cash games which some prefer to play.  This combined with offering SNG's gives bwin an easy 4 stars in the game selection category. With a few more tournaments at the $100+ level, we could give them a 5 star.

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_{Disclosure- We have an affiliate arrangement with partypoker Ontario. These lists are not exhaustive. Check the Tournament Lobby of PartyPoker Ontario for up-to-date information. You must be 19 years old to participate.}

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Due to Ontario Gaming Regulations, all promotions should only be accessed through PartyPoker themselves, click here to see up-to-date promos.

The parypoker software is straightforward and easy to navigate. The filter system works well to find the games you want to play. The tables run well but I've noticed a slightly lower hands per hour on Party network compared to the others.

Partypoker's mobile apps are user friendly and one of the best options if you're a mobile only player.

The software generally runs very smoothly, but of all the Ontario sites, it is more prone to crash if trying to play on multiple sites at once. It's not a major problem, unless you are multi-tabling on several sites at once in which case you may potentially face some issues without some precautions. If you are trying to play all four Ontario sites at once, make sure you don't have any other programs running and that your setup has sufficient processing power and RAM.

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Party support can be contacted through an email form on their website and live chat. In my experience, they are a very competent and efficient team that I believe is the same team across the other PartyNetwork sites, partnered with Entain. These guys do a a great job responding to customer concerns and inquiries in a reasonable amount of time.

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• Cash Games: The rake is also around 5% of the pot, with varying caps based on stake levels. For micro-stakes like $0.01/$0.02, the cap might be as low as $0.50, while higher stakes like $1/$2 can have caps up to $3.
• Tournaments: The tournament fees are generally around 10% of the buy-in. For example, a $10 tournament buy-in might include a $9 contribution to the prize pool and a $1 fee for the platform.
• Spins: Spins tournaments on Bwin have different stakes with rake typically around 7-8% for lower buy-ins, decreasing for higher buy-ins. Specific percentages can vary.

Overall, in our opinion, partypoker is an excellent option for Ontario recreational players and grinders alike. With a top-tier cashier, solid promotions and decent game variety, there is alot going for them.

They may not have as big guarantees as some of the other sites, but we feel they are being realistic and building a sustainable model. They're certainly a must play if you're a Heads-up No-Limit Hold-Em enthusiast in Ontario.

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