Party Upgrades Software

Posted Feb 16th 2006 9:00PM by Wil Wheaton
Filed under: Online Games

Okay, everyone knows that I am a PokerStars player. Long before I was a member of Team PokerStars, I was playing there, because I think it's the best site in the universe, with the best software, support, and tournament structure.

I have a ton of friends who work for Full Tilt, and I've fooled around a bit with their Macintosh client, (which is very nice, Macheads) but PokerStars is my home.

However, I know that a LOT of people sign up for Party Poker (with Bonus Code IGGY, of course) so this news should make you guys happy.

Via Chris Halverson's blog, I just found out that Party upgraded their software:

One of the big complaints about Party is their software. Today, however, they released a major upgrade. Could Party finally be getting it? A couple features:

Resizable tables
SNGs – Starting chips go from T800 to T2000! The levels are now time based (10 mins) instead of hand based. This finally brings the Party SNGs to a level of the other major sites.
Evidently the end of data mining

So there ya go. If you're a Party Player, welcome to 2004! Everyone else, come and play with me on PokerStars every Thesday and Thursday (except for tonight, because I'm watching Holy Grail with my kids.)

Late Update: Wes (aka Boobie Lover) has weighed in with his own review of the upgrade:

Here is my detailed review.

It sucks

Enjoy!

Well, there you have it, folks. See you at PokerStars!

Reader Comments

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1. I haven't played on Party Poker (yet, although I have considered it because of all the fish that are reported to play there). But from what I have heard about it, wouldn't a more precise review of the new version be, "It *still* sucks"?

Nevertheless, I may give it a try, if only to see if the games are as soft as rumor has it.

Posted at 6:53PM on Feb 17th 2006 by Dave Westbay

2. Hey Wil. I am going to enter both the world of laptops and Mac at the same time when I buy a iBook. At first my decision to go to Mac was hindered by the lack of Mac Poker Stars software. But I said "fudge it - I want an operating system that works."

Anyhoo, I assume that you play Poker Stars on your Mac. How do you do it, and how does it work for you?

--FRANKL

Posted at 8:55PM on Feb 17th 2006 by FRANKL

3. I play on PokerStars from my Powerbook using Virtual PC -- and it runs great. I can't tell a bit of sluggishness from it compared to my PC.

Posted at 11:56AM on Feb 20th 2006 by DrHogie

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