For those of you reading this, I am sure that a lot of you are interested in online poker. I am as well. I mainly play on two sites, each for their own reason. As I build my bankroll for Vegas, I am very cautious of my game selection. I play games I know I can easily beat and move up when my bankroll allows it. Party Poker is my site for cash games, and Full Tilt Poker is my haven for tournaments. Through trial and error, I noticed that my bankroll was going up considerably after playing these sites in their respective games.

PARTY POKER:
GOOD
1. Most famous site on the net
- Since this is the most famous, the most fish come here. I capitalize on their mistakes with my tight play (which they aren't experienced enough to notice) snd always go in with the best of it.
2. The bonuses are very easy to achieve.
- It seems every few weeks a new bonus comes out, and you don't have to play that many raked hands to get the extra $$$.
3. It's quick
- This site moves each hand along very quickly; however, you do get enough time to think about hands.

BAD
1. Tournaments
- Everyone sees the possible winnings they can get, but don't understand the numbers they have to defeat(This is not just including players). Not only do you havea small chance at winning based on the number of people in these tournaments, but the blind schedule and amount of starting chips gives you a horrible disadvantage to win. Eventually, the blinds get so high so quickly, everyone can only go all in. Skill does not win these tournaments in my opinion. Getting the cards at the right time and getting lucky in the community cards win tournaments. Hand selection goes way down.
2. Amount of people playing
- It is very easy to play the good cards the right way; however, to play the mediocre ones not knowing if they're good is hard and reads are very important. Knowing your competition is very important, whether he's good/bad or LAG/TAG/LP/TP. Notes on your opponent are key. The problem with Party is that it is so hard to run into a player you have played before that those mediocre hands are much harder to call with. That is where the money is.

FULL TILT POKER
GOOD
1. Tournaments
- FTP is BY FAR the best site for tournaments. The blind schedules are perfect, very slow in the beginning so you can build your chips. This definitely promotes good poker. It is much more enjoyable. The payouts are not as good, but your chances of winning are much better if you are a good player. Every tournament takes luck to win, but good players usually win these things.
2. Fewer players
- The number of players on this site are dramatically lower than on PP. Notes can be taken on players and you are very likely to have at least one person you know at your table. This is very advantageous for you because you know what you need to know about these players so you don't make a mistake against them.
3. The layout of the site
- In my opinion, this is the best looking site. Some advantages are that it has different avatars so you can choose how you look (I'm a donkey :P), you can move to any seat you want, so if you do multi-table, you dont have to click on each screen to see yourself. You can position yourself so you can see your seat in every game you are in. Plus, the site is very easily manageable to be able to cash out and change options.
4. The Pros
- What better way to gain knowledge than to play with the pros. I myself have played with Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman, Erik Lindgren, and Howard Lederer (Jennifer took me for 25 bucks, lucky though, caught her quads on the river to beat my top set). They always answer questions, they usually show their hands so you can see how they play. It's a great experience.

BAD
1. Fewer Fish
- This is why I don't play the cash games anymore. On PP, i can locate about 5 fish on average on each table. On FTP, there aren't as many LPs as you could hope for. Of course, people give away money, but for the most part, everyone in the cash game is pretty tight. The looser players are in the tournaments. This is much more of a grind.
2. Gameplay
- This site does not give you a long time to think about your hands. I believe it is around 30 seconds. I think a lot during hands, so this is not very advantageous for me.
3. Bonuses
- If you are bonus whoring, not a good place to go. The point system for bonuses is very bad. Do not go to this site to bonus whore.

If you haven't noticed yet, every negative on PP is a positive for FTP and vice versa. Remember where your strengths are and play according to your bankroll. Do not stretch it out. Mine happen to be this way.

Good luck.