Poker Stars - Online Poker

Poker Stars was launched in 2000 by PokerStars and licensed in Isle of Man. They use Poker Stars software which is free to download. If you need more information about Poker Stars, you can or contact them via live support or email.

The enormous game variety includes not only the standard poker games - Texas Hold'Em, Omaha, Omaha High-Low, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud High-Low - but also mixed games like Razz (Seven Card Stud Low) and H.O.R.S.E. Poker Stars was the first online poker room to introduce 'micro-limits', offering poker games at the lowest possible stakes of $0.01/$0.02. No rake is taken at these micro-limit tables.

The sign-up bonus for new players is a 100% matching bonus of up to $50 by using the bonus code "First2007" - not the best in the business, but the many other elite aspects more than make up for it. It also helps that Poker Stars has made it much easier to release the bonus than most online poker sites. Collect 10 points for every $1 of the bonus within 6 months. Points are collected for participating in raked ring games, plus 5 points are awarded for every $1 paid in tournament fees. Tournaments are the fastest way to release the welcome bonus.

The Poker Stars software is privately owned and developed, implementing a host of user-friendly and customizable features. Lobby stats give all of the vital info and then some. The graphics and sound effects are authentic, surpassing the average player's high expectations. Players can join in up to 8 simultaneous ring game tables and an unlimited number of tournaments at once. Multiple table features include resizing, cascading and tiling of all windows. For an online poker room boasting 120,000 real-money players at peak hours, the software still runs amazingly smooth with great stability.

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Guaranteed tournaments include the immensely popular Sunday Million, worth at least $1,000,000, though has recently climbed as high as $2.4 million due to very high player participation. Direct buy-in is $215, or enter satellites for as low as $3 to win your way into the big tourney. Other guaranteed tournaments offer anywhere from a few thousand to a few hundred-thousand. Buy-ins are usually low, ranging from $1 to $500 or more. Players can also win prize packages to the largest live poker events, such as the WSOP, WPT and Aussie Millions.

Poker Stars is noted for having one of the largest, best structured tournament scheduled around, including multi-tables and sit'n'go tournaments, freerolls, satellites and guaranteeds. Several freerolls are held daily worth $250, needing only 10 player points to enter. Each Saturday a $1,000 freeroll is held needing 50 player points to enter. The highest freeroll prizes are usually exclusive to loyal players, while many award entry to bigger freerolls and other valuable tournaments.

Customer support at the online poker room is only provided by e-mail. However, the staff is friendly, professional and extremely fast with responses. The FAQ is quite informative for answering common questions.