Our PartyPoker Ontario Review

Party was one of the first poker sites to launch in Ontario's regulated market. It holds licensing with the province's Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and iGaming Ontario (subsidiary). You can play at PartyPoker ON so long as you're within provincial borders. Ontario ring-fences its regulated online gaming market, meaning you can't play with poker players from other jurisdictions.

PartyPoker Software

PartyPoker offers some of the industry's best poker software. Its software is so good, in fact, that sister site BetMGM Poker Ontario also relies on this world class gaming product. The PartyPoker platform offers a user-friendly lobby, hand strength display, great graphics, and customizable features.

PartyPoker Ontario Mobile & Desktop Experience

We tried PartyPoker ON on a desktop and mobile device and had a good experience with both. This online poker site offers a smooth experience for Ontario online poker players no matter the platform. Again, its software is among the industry's best and ensures a user-friendly experience for both new players and existing players.

PartyPoker Ontario App

Partypoker players in Ontario can play through either an Android or iOS app. Party also offers instant mobile play through the website. The latter is preferable if you don't want to download an app.

PartyPoker Mobile App

You can download the PartyPoker Ontario Android or iOS app through the following steps:

1. Visit the Party ON homepage from your Android, iPhone or iPad.
2. Select the download link on the website.
3. The Android app download begins automatically, while iOS users will visit the App Store.

From here, you can create a new account and begin enjoying Party's app features. The features include:

• Different skins - Change table skins to your liking.
• Rabbit Hunt - Shows board cards if a hand had gone to showdown.
• Multi-tabling - Play multiple tables simultaneously.
• Table resizing - Tables are large by default, but you can resize them (handy for multi-tabling).
• Opponent patterns - The software alerts you to loose players, which can help your online poker strategy.

PartyPoker Desktop App

You can access Party's desktop client as follows:

1. Visit the PartyPoker homepage.
2. Select the download link.
3. Complete the software installation after downloading the software.
4. Create a PartyPoker account.

As for features, the desktop gaming experience is largely the same as the app. You can resize tables, multi-table, change table skins and more.

Ontario has ring-fenced its market from the rest of Canada. This means that ON poker sites can't share liquidity with other provinces. Therefore, most online poker rooms don't have a broad game selection.

Party ON follows suit because it focuses on the basics, including Texas hold'em poker, Omaha and seven-card stud. Professional players living in Ontario may yearn for more, but most players will be happy with this selection.

Online Poker Game Variations

Again, Party has a standard Ontario game variety that includes Omaha Poker, hold'em and stud. No-limit hold'em draws the vast majority of PartyPoker players. Pot-limit Omaha also draws a fair number of low rollers. The stud tables, meanwhile, are mostly empty.

On a side note, many players like visiting the Party Casino from time to time. This gaming site offers many casino classics, such as Vegas blackjack, premium roulette and slots (e.g. Bison Fury). Party actually boasts one of the top Ontario online casinos available.

Party offers a full array of poker formats, including cash games, multi-table tournaments (MTTs) and sit and gos. You can read more on this selection below.Cash Games

PartyPoker is part of Ontario's largest online poker network. That said, it draws consistent traffic in the lower-stakes games. If you're looking to play cash games at full tables, then this is a good choice.

You can also enjoy a fast-fold poker variant called FastForward Poker here. FastForward games take you to a new table whenever your action in a hand is finished.

Multi-Table Tournaments

The PartyPoker tournament schedule is one of the most impressive in the province. It offers some of Ontario's biggest guaranteed prize pools and many daily events too. The Super Sunday tournaments are particularly impressive, especially the Sunday High Roller and Super Sunday 100 PKO.

Sit & Gos

This poker site offers a wide range of sit and gos, going from $1 buy-ins to $100 buy-ins. These SNG tournaments consist of heads up, six-max and full-ring games.

Heads Up

Heads-up cash games are also included in Party the new platform for ON. HU ring tables let you test your skills one on one against opponents.

Tournament Series

PartyPoker ON is still a new site at the time of this review. However, we fully expect it to launch tournament series, such as the Millions, with Ontario specific terms. Some Millions poker tournaments have six- or seven-figure prize pools.

Home Games

Home games aren't available at Party Ontario at this time. However, the site's managing director could instate them at a later date.

You just need to complete a few simple steps to join PartyPoker:

1. Visit the PartyPoker ON homepage.
2. Choose the sign up option (or download the app/desktop software first).
3. Fill out the registration form.
4. Confirm your age (19+ in Ontario) and submit the form.