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| Name | PokerStars |
|---|---|
| License | Isle of Man |
| Network | Independent |
| Software size | 33.8 |
| Web client | No |
| Platforms |
PokerStars
In terms of pure size, PokerStars is the undisputed king of online poker. You'll find more WSOP Main Event champions playing here then anywhere else and they offer an award-winning client protected by a exemplary security team. Without exception, this is the place to find the best action on the internet.
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Tournaments
There are always 1000's of tournaments running at any given time and there is no shortage in the variety of stakes or game styles. Their flagship tournament is the Sunday Million; a $215 buy-in with a $1.5 million dollar guaranteed prize pool. Satellites to major live tournaments, including the WSOP, EPT, UKIPT, and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, can be found year-round. PokerStars also hosts the World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP, which is the world's largest online tournament series. The 2-day Main Event has a $5,200 tournament that can see prize pools of over $12 million!
Client
PokerStars has set the industry standard for poker clients with versions compatible with Windows, MAC and Linux through Wine. Although the default skin is not very aesthetic, the goods news is that it's fully customizable and using custom photos for both the background and your personal avatar is a breeze.
A well designed hand re-player guarantees you'll always be able to analyze your opponents play. Add to that, an easy-to-use, colour-coded note keeping system that will allow you to separate the pros from the fish effortlessly.
Traffic
PokerStars is the world's largest poker site and during peak hours, there can be over 200,000 players online. If you add up the average traffic on the rest of sites in the top 5, PokerStars still has more traffic. You'll never have any issues finding a game at PokerStars, but the competition is quite fierce and you'll find professional grinders even at the micro stakes level.
Play types
PokerStars offers a full assortment of games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo. You can also find other poker variants like 2-7 Lowball, 5 Card Draw and Badugi.
Mixed play-types are also plentiful and you can enjoy H.O.R.S.E, H.O.S.E., Mixed Hold'em, Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo, 8-game, Hold'em/Omaha and Triple Stud.
Bonus
By signing up to PokerStars, you can earn a 100% bonus of up to $600 on your first deposit. In fact, you can make up to 3 deposits within your first 90 days and they will all qualify for the same bonus.
Once you’ve made your deposit(s), you earn the bonus by playing on PokerStars and collecting the number of VPPs (VIP Player Points) equal to 17 times the bonus amount. The bonus is released in $10 increments, each released into your account as you clear the needed VPPs (170 VPPs for every $10 increment). You have six months after your first deposit to earn all the VPPs needed.
For example - You make a $300 deposit for the 100% first deposit bonus. You now have a pending bonus of $300 with a 17x VPPs requirement. You will receive $10 every time you earn 170 VPPs. If you then made a $400 deposit you would receive another $300 in bonus (as the maximum bonus is $600) with the same clearance requirement.
Service
Despite being the overwhelming market share leader, PokerStars access to customer service is lacking compared to other established sites. They do, however, offer 24/7 e-mail support and wait times are generally low.
Finance
Deposit options include:
eCheck, VISA, MasterCard, Neteller, Diners Club International, ClickandBuy, Moneybookers, Solo/Maestro/Switch, Online-Banking, and WebMoney.
Withdraw:
Visa, Neteller, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, Solo, entropay, Delta, eCheck, WebMoney, Moneta, bank transfers and courier check.
