Party making the switch to Beta?

[PShabi]

Someone logged in this morning and got this:

"The site is currently down due to a software upgrade that will introduce
many new improvements, enhancements, games and features. We apologize for
the inconvenience but hope you will enjoy the New PartyPoker.com The
expected down time is five (5) hours, beginning at 06:00 ET and ending at
11:00 ET. Please bookmark this page and check back for updates."

List of changes:

[PShabi]

God damn! Look at those starting stacks for tourneys!!!

2k SNG
3k MTT
5k tourney events

Should've waited a day to post that thread Swa!

Slick bastards also combined their tourney entry and fee into one number. So most people won't even realize they're being juiced!

Brilliant!!!!

[MAYHEM45]

It's about fucking time

Just in time for my triumphant return to SNGs. Even though it will be a completely different game, and will take some relearning how to play optimally, I really welcome these changes.

EDIT: Well fuck, they changed the SNGs to a time based format, thats a huge bummer, unless they also introduce turbos down the line. I dont wanna be playing for an hour and a half when these used to take 40 minutes, tops.

EDIT2: I gotta stop posting before I read everything. They will have speed SNGs it looks like. woohoo. carry on.

[PShabi]

I want a nice starting stack when I'm playing a forum tourney, or a bigger MTT. If I'm up against stiff competition, I like a deep stack.

But, that's what I thought was so great about Party's SNGs before. There were easy to win if you adjusted your strategy correctly. The players suck my left nut, and they were over quicker, thus increasing your hourly earn.

[PShabi]

I just read something that indicates 5/10 LHE, 6-max, BAD BEAT tables have been added. If someone is around when this gets back up, could you verify this for a brother at work?

Gangsta.

[Talking Poker]

Hello! If this is true............... just think how much FASTER I'll be able to lose to the idiots!

Bout time they change their starting stacks.

[MAYHEM45]

Its been pushed back till 2pm now. I will check then.

[MAYHEM45]

Agreed Pshab. But thats where the new turbo SNGs come in. And I also noticed the beginning blind level is now 20/40 instead of 10/15, so it shouldnt be too much different than before.

I'll give a few a test run tonite.

[PShabi]

I applaud party for their upgrades, but one thing sucks big fucking dick for me.

The new software does not suppport "observed hand histories." Before, I could open 10 tables, start importing through PT, and turn on my Poker Ace. I go have a smoke, take a shizit, or what have you, and when I come back, I've got 30 hands worth of stats on my players. Then I just join the waitlists and wait for great seats to open up. Fishies to the right, Shabis to the left. Simple.

This is not going to be possible any more. Even if you have stats on a player, you aren't going to get PA to read them until you've actually played a hand at the table.

I'm absolutely positive that selecting tables in the manner described above had more than a minimal affect on my winrate. I'm not happy about this new development.