Poker StarsPokerStars launched in 2001 and since then it has become a huge site recently overtaking Party Poker to become the clear Market leader. Poker Stars ReviewThrough aggressive marketing of their sponsored players such as former World Champions Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, who both qualified for the tournament on PokerStars, the site has become identified as the place to 'satellite' into the World Series of Poker main event. It cost Moneymaker just $40 to win his seat into the 'Big One' while Raymer won a $160 double-shootout – not bad when you consider they won $2.5 million and $5 million respectively. Around 20% of the 8,773 players who played in the 2007 main event qualified through PokerStars.
Poker Stars Traffic/PlayersLog on at peak hours and you'll find over 15,000 people playing at thousands of different ring game tables. However, this number is dwarfed by the number of tournament players who flock to PokerStars (especially just before the WSOP) to try to get into big offline tournaments. During peak hours there are upwards of 50,000 of them.Poker Stars Game VarietyAs you would expect you can play all the main games of poker here. You'll find Texas holdem, Omaha, Omaha high-low, seven-card stud, seven-card stud high-low, Razz, and HORSE played in tournament and cash game format.
Poker Stars SoftwareThe PokerStars software is excellent in terms of functionality, layout and graphics. A great feature of PokerStars is the use of player images. Each player gets to have an image that is shown by their name in whatever game they're playing.Poker Stars Banking & Customer SupportReal money deposits into your poker account are accepted in several ways: NETeller, eChecks, FirePay, CentralCoin, VISA /VISA Delta/VISA Electron/Gift and Prepaid VISA, MasterCard/Gift and Prepaid MasterCard, Diners Club International, and Solo/Maestro/Switch (available to UK players only). You can deposit in US$, CAN$, Euros or GBP.Poker Stars RakePokerStars' rake is slightly below the industry average, with better offers at micro-levels and a lot better at the highest stakes. |
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