Poker Stars is the home to what appears to be the largest amount of online players in the market. They have had phenomenal success over the years by providing a trend setting experience for poker players. With over millions available in guaranteed tournaments weekly, to the staff of professional players on hand Poker Stars is one of the top poker rooms for all players at every skill level.
Poker Stars offers a 100% match up to $50 for all new players. This bonus is easy to clear and will be paid out in increments of $10 through regular real money game play. They do offer an occasional reload from time to time when they are holding special events. TO QUALIFY FOR THIS BONUS, CLICK ONE OF OUR BANNERS AND REGISTER A NEW ACCOUNT.
The competition at Poker Stars is in a class of its own, which is one of the things I really like about this room. Not only do they offer some of online’s most competitive games but they have made sure that the room suits beginners and novices alike. You will find a varying level of skill all through the network. Rightfully so you will also see that the viewed flop percentage is significantly lower than most rooms. Low limits average 40% while higher limits will be a lot stiffer in competitiveness.
The ring games are beyond impressive and take into consideration the bankroll of every player. This is why you will find stakes starting at the ultra micro limits of $0.01/$0.02 and working up to the high stakes of $100/$200 No Limit and $1000/$2000 Limit. The current line up of ring games includes; Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi Lo, 5 Card, 2-7 Triple Lowball, HORSE, and Razz . Each of these games is formatted in the respective limits and retains enough activity throughout the day. Pokerstars takes a 5% rake from each pot up to a maximum of $3 although the lower limits do pay less. They support the no flop no drop rule which means if the hand does not see a flop no rake will be taken.
Tournaments are supported in each format the room offers in ring games which is why you can easily see over 100,000 players online during peak hours. This also means that prize pools will be beyond massive and registrations can grow into the thousands depending on the tournament schedule. The largest and most popular by far is the current “Sunday Millions” where Poker Stars guarantees a million dollar prize pool although as of late this has grown to over $2 million each week. Players can enter directly or qualify your way through. Seats to live events are a staple in this room and you will find qualifiers and satellites to any major live event in the world. Currently Poker Stars is giving away seats to the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure or you can enter the Poker Stars Passport promotion. This leaderboard race provides all players finishing in the TLB top 1,000 each month with the opportunity to win one of four packages to the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo with the top 100 players entering the main event to win the Poker Stars Passport. The winner of the PokerStars Passport will receive entry into ten big buy-in live tournaments.
Sit and Go tournaments are not just popular but offered in an extensive line up consisting of all supported formats. You will be able to choose between heads up, 9 player tables, shorthand table, and multi table tournaments consisting of 18-190 players along with shootouts.
The software is one of the better ones I recommend mainly because they have not left anything out. Speed and reliability is never an issue since they update almost daily and you will also notice there will never be any lag or delays found at the tables. The lobby provides you with all your table statistics such as viewed flop percentage and average pots size. You can also request the last 100 hands in your ring table history or tournament history. Poker Stars is also compatible with Poker Tracker. While playing the tables you will be able to opt for custom avatars along with selecting from over a dozen different backgrounds or upload your own. They have also added the feature of seeing the whole cards after the hand had been folded. Multi tabling is available with up to eight games played simultaneously with an easy to use resizing tool or cascading tiles.
Poker Stars only offers email as the only means of support. Considering the size of the room they do a great job with a response time that far outweighs other rooms of this size. From the few questions I have had they have always been answered in 30 minutes or less.
Deposit methods include; VISA (Delta, Electron, Gift and Prepaid), MasterCard (Gift and Prepaid), NETeller, FirePay, eChecks, CentralCoin, Diners Club International, ePassporte, Solo/Maestro/Switch, cashier's check/money order/bank draft
