Introduction:

ParadisePoker has been providing online poker action since 1999. The site has always been one of the major players in Online Poker and continues to attract thousands of players today. Paradise normally has over 7000 users logged on during peak hours.
Paradise is one of the more attractive sites. They take great care with their graphics, creating a relaxing tropical theme that makes for a comfortable and fun gaming environment.

The flow of the game on Paradise is acceptable, but it’s not up to par with some of the better sites. There are often long pauses on the showdown because all players are autoprompted if they would like to show their cards. Sometimes it takes a few seconds for the winning hand to be turned up, whereas it’s instant on most sites. There is also an uncomfortable pause when the pot is pushed to a player. If you like fast, uninterrupted action, this might not be the site for you.

Tournaments:
ParadisePoker is a great site for multitable tournaments. They have a large variety of tournaments, some of which establish incredible prize pools. The daily $30 rebuys guarantee $35,000, and the Sunday $300 buy-in always generates a prize pool of over $100K. Paradise has a number of lucrative tournaments, which always attract the top sharks. PocketFives.com #1 ranked player, brsavage, has taken down the $30 rebuy multiple times. If you can outlast him, NSXT2, Mr. Lobo, and the rest of the Paradise field, a 10K payday is in store for you any day of the week!
Paradise hosts multitable tourneys usually every 30 minutes, and they always offer a wide variety of buy-ins. Looking at their tournament screen at the time of this writing, I see a $3 NLHE satellite starting in 2 minutes, with a $100 NLHE tourney and a $40 PL Omaha tourney starting in 32 minutes. I also see a note for a $1000 buy-in tournament that is still a few weeks away! Everyone is sure to find a tourney to fit his or her tastes on Paradise.
The tournament structure is not highly conducive to skillful play. The blinds start out fairly high compared to your stack and increase every 15 minutes. The blinds go up every 10 hands in the Sit and Go’s, which can lead to some real crap shoots if you face off with some tight players.
Cash Games:
ParadisePoker is one of the few sites that caters to the micro limit player. They offer a wide array of Hold’em games at $.02/.04, $.05/.10, and $.10/$.20. You can deposit $25 and play forever with stakes like those. Their Stud games also have microlimits, but for Omaha you’ve got to play at least $.50/1 blinds. Paradise also offers solid 5 and 10 handed games at all the middle limits. And, if you have more expensive tastes, give the $40/80 limit Hold’em tables a try, where hundreds of dollars are pushed around on every hand.
If you’re an old school player or you are looking for some variety, Paradise has some pretty interesting selections under the “miscellaneous games” tab. You can find active tables of 5-Card Stud, 5-Card Draw, and Pineapple.
ParadisePoker does keep excellent player stats, but hand histories are only sent through email, which is a little annoying.

Miscellaneous:
Paradise puts in extra effort to enhance the total player experience. Their sound quality is second to none and the graphical layout is enchanting. They also give you a novelty option of ordering food, cocktails, or smokes to set at your chair-side table. This is fun to play around with a few times, but gets old quickly.
The big tournaments on this site are fun to observe. You’ll always find one of our ranked players duking it out for huge prize pools. NSXT2 and Mr. Lobo are two ParadisePoker regulars you should definitely keep an eye on. And be sure to watch when they bust someone, because Paradise uses a “Going up in smoke” graphic that never gets old.
Paradise also has a cool section called “Poker Tips and Tells” in which some of their most well-known players discuss their poker experiences. Model Caprice hosts ParadisePoker, and if you explore the site you'll find some great videos of her teaching the basics of the game.
Soft Games:
Any player with good poker sense will find the lower limit games under the “Miscellaneous Games” tab to be quite soft. Playing such a limited information game like 5-Card Stud on the internet creates an interesting dynamic. Most players in these games have simply no idea if their hand is better than yours, so they call with any made hand. Most people are in that room to gamble on a novelty game while they take a break from the more intensive Hold’em games. A patient player should be able to wait them out and strike hard with big hands.
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Great graphics, great user interface, good tournaments, and good selection of games. 7000 players during peak hours. Game play is a little slow, hand histories only sent through email. Can be hard to find information about deposit bonuses and player promotions.