PROS

• Fast and Reliable Software
• High Traffic at any game and limit
• Excellent MTTs
• US Players Accepted

CONS

• Low sign up bonus ($50)
• Tough competition at higher levels

Poker Stars Codes

MARKETING CODE: PSP9696

BONUS CODE: Stars50

Earlier this year Pokerstars.com released a brand new marketing code for players as well as re-structured their player rewards program. All new depositing players will be able to claim the 100% match bonus up to $50 by entering the Pokerstars marketing code PSP9696. This is the maximum offer currently available and reload bonuses are provided during special promotions. The bonus is released by earning the necessary comp points which can be done by playing in any real money game. Points are awarded at a ratio of up to 2 frequent player points for every $1 in rake and/or 5 FPPs for each dollar paid in tournament fees. A player who receives the full $50 bonus will need a total of 500FPPs to clear the full amount.

PokerStars Summary

PokerStars was first released in 2001 and since then has grown into one of the most recognizable poker rooms in history. The poker room, which is home to more than 1,000,000 players, and endorsed by Daniel Negreanu and Chris Moneymaker has quickly become one of the favourites among beginners and high limit players and still accepts USA players. Pokerstars hosts millions in weekly tournaments with the biggest match by far is The Sunday Millions. Tournament players will be able to compete in two separate leader boards, one specifically for MTTs and the other catered to SNG players. Pokerstars is available in 16 different languages, offers first class support and is now accessible for both Windows and Mac players.

PokerStars Competition

In terms of competition Pokerstars is slightly different than most online rooms. They support a massive player base and because of this you will find the number of players seeing a flop is significantly lower than a medium-sized poker room. During peak hours the low limit games up to $2/$4 typically range in the 45% - 49%.

Poker Stars Ring Games

Pokerstars has some pretty impressive features and one of these is the ability to play more than just Holdem and be able to do so at any time of the day. The poker room supports Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, Stud, Stud Hi Lo, 5 Card Draw, 2-7 Triple Lowball, HOSE, HORSE, and Razz with stakes starting at $0.02/$0.04 and reaching as high as $100/$200. Each of the games listed is active throughout most hours of the day and you should have no issue logging in and finding a stake within your bankroll.

PokerStars Tournaments

Tournaments are always popular and often you will find many of them reach 1000+ players in a single event. The biggest tournament by far is the Sunday Millions, which has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000 and is available through qualifiers or with a direct buy-in of $215. This game alone attracts several of the top players online in addition to the pro players from Team PokerStars. The poker room is consistently creating promotions for players to win seats to live events such as the World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour. Sit and Go players now have their own leaderboard which is divided into two categories based on skill level and buy-ins. In addition to this the SNG lobby provides the widest selection in SNG tournaments with single table, multi-table, shootouts, heads-up and qualifiers available. Each of the above mentioned variations is supported in tournament style and Pokerstars is the only online poker room who hosts millions of dollars worth of guarantees each week.

PokerStars Software

The software is first in its class, offering a very simple to use platform while supporting advanced features and options for the more experienced player. The PokerStars software is proprietary and was developed by players for players. It provides 100% security, stability and more impressive is the speed of the software given the amount of players they support daily. You will very rarely if ever experience any lags or downtime with the software client. The lobby features all the available games separated into their corresponding categories and with game stats displayed in the lobby. All of your options can be found in the main menu which includes; hand histories, advanced multi-table options, preferred seating, friend finder and even tournament dollars. Graphics are excellent with the room supporting custom avatars and backgrounds. The PokerStars software will support up to eight games while multi-tabling. They have made sure to provide the necessary resizing tools or cascading tiles to prevent overlapping windows.