Problem with free tables at Party Poker

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

Trying to play some free tables at Party Poker so I can get use to the software and setup before going to real money tables. I've tried several evenings and have been unable to find spots at a table. They're listed as open, but before I can get to them they are full. Also, a message comes up saying due to server problems they have limited free tables.

Is this a recurring problem? Will I have constant problems with free tables? Will I have similar problems with real money tables?

I am using a dialup that is connecting at 28.8, if that's important.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

begginer,

I've noticed some issues w/ PartyPoker lately, but this is pretty new, I've been playing at PartyPoker since the beginning of Dec., and have not experienced any issues.

The number of players at the tables is not updated in real time, so some tables that list 9 players have since had another player join, so then they become full.

The dialup connection should be fine and not cause any of the problems that you have encountered. I'm sure the issues are temporary, PartyPoker has been operating fine for most of the time I've been there.

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com

All PartyPoker account-holders received this email last week (11 February 2004). This explains their recent problems and I'm sure the glitches we have been seeing lately is a sign that things aren't quite yet back to normal and that they are still working on it.


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Dear Xianti,

You are probably aware that PartyPoker.com experienced network problems recently (February 9th and 10th) that had caused disruptions in play.

We experienced a DOS (Denial Of Service) attack. A DOS attack is designed to bring a network down by flooding it with useless traffic. It is performed by sending extremely large volumes of requests over a network, or Internet resulting in an obvious slowdown of the performance of the attacked server(s).

Although the DOS attack slowed down / brought down the site a few times, it did not in any way affect the integrity of the games or the information stored on our databases.

We are working hard to fend off these attacks. Our sophisticated network infrastructure had warded of many DOS attacks in the past without any problems, but the recent attacks were elaborate.

We apologize for the inconvenience that the down time may have caused to you. We have received a large amount of emails and messages from our customers in the last 2 days and our customer care team is currently backlogged. You may therefore have to wait for a couple of days for a response if you have sent us an email.

We have refunded all the games and tournaments that were cancelled because of the network disturbances. If you were involved in any tournament that was cancelled, you will find a confirmation email of the refund in your email box.

If you have any further queries apart from the ones you have already sent, please send us an email at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Customer Care Team
www.PartyPoker.com