Why is PartyPoker the biggest online poker site? - Page 5

#1 12-28-2005, 04:32 PM

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Party really needs MAC support bad.

Anyone fishy enough to pay extra for a little apple icon on the side of their PC has $$$ and little common sense!

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LOL I always admired the red opaque see-through monitors from afar...

#2 12-28-2005, 05:41 PM

Sysadmin for 20 macs = 4 hour a week job.
Sysadmin for 20 pcs = full time job.

Trust me, I used to do both.

driller · #3 12-28-2005, 07:06 PM

For the same reason that the bars are more crowded on ladies night.

SoftcoreRevolt · #4 12-28-2005, 08:20 PM

Party had Mike Sexton, the face of the WPT, and ran a major WPT Tournament. While FTP's ads are better now, FTP has only been in business for a year and a half and is playing catch up. They are doing a great job, but Party was able to market itself best on TV, and combined it with a big affiliate push.

And I agree with the notion that Party's software is really good. The Beta is my favorite platform right now.

freehat · #5 12-29-2005, 03:31 AM

Sidebets, duh!

Isura · #6 12-29-2005, 12:32 PM

Say what you want about Party, but Full Tilt has some of the worst no-limit and MTT players on earth.

TheBlueMonster · #7 12-29-2005, 03:28 PM

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Say what you want about Party, but Full Tilt has some of the worst no-limit and MTT players on earth.

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agreed. Which is why I'm switching.

#8 12-29-2005, 03:54 PM

Party has been in business as long as any other site, and until recently did far more effective marketing than the other sites. This marketing attracts more people on the fringes of the game, ie "fish." Hence, more fish at party would be the main reason I can see to be there. I have not actually played on party yet, but was with Empire beofre the split, which I assume is pretty much the same level of competition. By the way, I suck, so don't listen to me.

Kurn, son of Mogh · #9 12-29-2005, 05:12 PM

a) I've heard a rumor that FullTilt is coming out with a Mac client.

b) wouldn't just buying VirtualPC be cheaper and more rational?

pokerdirty · #10 12-29-2005, 05:16 PM

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a) I've heard a rumor that FullTilt is coming out with a Mac client.

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The beta is currently out, and if you are a super cool Mac user, you would have gotten an email magically.

link here

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b) wouldn't just buying VirtualPC be cheaper and more rational?

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VirtualPC is really really slow. Plus, it defeats the purpose of having a Mac in the first place, because you are just using windoze anyways.

Hope this helps,

P. Dirty