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Poker Stars Review

Poker Stars is one of the oldest online poker rooms and opened their doors initially in 2000 when online poker was just starting to become popular. The amount of players who played online poker back then though was a lot smaller then now. Poker Stars has managed to market their poker room around the globe and this has allowed them to build a large player base in many countries. Overall Poker Stars is currently the biggest online poker room and no one is really close to catching them. Players from the United States will be able to play poker here as well, although no one knows how long this will remain. You will also have a chance of watching a poker pro or celebrity playing on Poker Stars if you’re lucky as Poker Stars has team of famous people who play online in there room.

PokerStars Software

The largest online poker room doesn’t just use any software to run their poker room, in fact they’ve built there own software which no other poker room uses. This makes the poker room unique and allows PokerStars to make updates before other poker rooms if they wish too. You can multi-table, view stats, write notes and much more with the Poker Stars software suite. There are a few different designs that you can choose from for your poker table and I like the options, as most rooms don’t offer any options. The software can be downloaded quickly and once it’s downloaded to your computer you can access the Poker Stars lobby within seconds anytime you want.

Poker Stars Games

You will find the most complete selection of poker games anywhere in the Poker Stars lobby and all of them are fairly active. The games range in stake from pennies to hundreds and you can choose between limit, pot limit and no limit in most of the games. The massive selection of poker games you can play at Poker Stars is Texas Holdem, Omaha Hi, Omaha Hi/Lo, Seven Card Stud, 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, Five Card Draw, Razz, Badugi, HORSE and HOSE.

PokerStars Traffic

Poker Stars has more traffic then any other online poker room and it’s been like that for years now and doesn’t look like it’ll change anytime soon. You will never need to wait to most games, although some of the less played games 2-7 Triple Draw and Badugi might take awhile to fill up a table. During the peak hours you’ll be able to see more then 100,000 players throughout ring table games and tournaments.

Poker Stars Bonus

I’m a little disappointed in saying that Poker Stars doesn’t offer a very competitive bonus program for their new players, but that’s what happens when you join the biggest online poker room.

100% Bonus up to a maximum of $50

The bonus is still great for new players as you probably wouldn’t clear a bigger bonus, but for bigger players the bonus is nothing to brag about. Poker Stars does however work hard on their loyalty program, which is leaps and bounds above the other poker rooms. There are hundreds of cool prizes you can redeem with your player points and to earn the points all you need to do is play poker.

PokerStars Player Support

PokerStars is one of the only poker rooms only offering email support without any other options, but they do try to respond to all emails in a quickly manner. If they don’t answer your email in 24-48 hours make sure you send them another one in case someone missed the previous email.

Poker Stars Banking

Deposit/Withdrawal Option – Visa, MasterCard, eCheck, NetTeller, Moneybookers, Diners Club, Click&Buy, Solo, Check, Bank Draft, Money Order, Online Bank Transfer, ELV, PaySafe Card and WebMoney.