Pokerstars Information
Pokerstars General Info
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Created in 2000
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Located in: The Isle of Man
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Audited by: Price Waterhouse Coopers
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Most Popular Tournament: PokerStars Sunday Millions hosted every Sunday at 4:30 with a buy-in of $215 or qualifiers starting at $2.
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Bonus: 100% up to $50 plus new player freerolls
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Game Variety: Texas Holdem ( PL,NL,FL), Omaha (PL, FL), Omaha Hi Lo (PL,NL,FL), Seven Card Stud (FL), Seven Card Stud Hi Lo (FL), 5 Card Draw ( PL,NL,FL), Razz(FL), 2-7 Triple Lowball (NL, FL), HORSE, HOSE
PokerStars is the largest online poker room to date featuring more than 100,000 real and money players online during peak hours and has produced three WSOP Main Event champions. The poker room provides around the clock action in both tournaments and ring games and hosts millions of dollars in guarantees each week as well as freerolls and exclusive promotions such as the WCOOP. Pokerstars was established in 2001 and as of to date is endorsed by more than 20 professional players including Danielle Negreanu, Katja Thater, and Berry Greenstein. PokerStars.com is a USA friendly poker room.
Pokerstars Bonus and Promotional Code
New depositing players will automatically qualify for the largest Pokerstars bonus currently available. Enter the Pokerstars marketing code also known as the Poker Stars promotional code PAWSUB165 and Pokerstars will give you a 100% match bonus up to $50 on your first deposit. You will be required to earn a fixed number of points prior to receiving this. Points are awarded in both ring and tournaments at a rate of 2 FPP’s in cash games where the rake reaches up to $3 and 5 FPP’s for every $1 in tournament fee. A $50 bonus will need a total of 500 FPP’s to clear the full amount.
The competition at Pokerstars is very different from most other rooms online. It can be both fierce and weak, with each stake providing a different skill level for you to compete against. With the number of players the poker room attracts daily you will find the overall % of player’s seeing a flop is significantly lower than what you would expect. Low limit games up to the $2/$4 level generally average 45%-50% whereas the mid to high limit tables peaks at 35%.
PokerStars offers such a diverse selection in ring games and with cash game traffic peaking at 40,000 players, you should have no difficulties finding a game of choice. The games currently supported include; Texas Holdem. Omaha, Omaha Hi Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi Lo, 5 Card Draw, Razz, 2-7 Triple Lowball, HOSE and of course HORSE. Pot Limit, No Limit and Fixed Limit is available and can be played heads-up, 9 player tables and 6 player tables. Players will also be able to choose tables with a disconnection protection or no disconnection. By far the biggest appeal to the ring games is the massive player base and the ability to choose between ultra low stakes starting at just 0.02/0.04 with limits increasing up to $100/$200 NL.
Tournaments are insanely popular with prize pools reaching as high as the six figure mark and drawing in thousands in one single event. Pokerstars has been able to do what no other room has managed thus far and that’s provide a nonstop tournament schedule centered around each skill level, limit, and not to mention each of the variations listed above are also in tournament format. The poker room literally gives away million each week in guaranteed tournaments starting with the weekly Sunday Millions. In addition to this they are known for sending players to the top land based tournaments. This year alone more than 1,000 players joined Team Pokerstars for the 2008 World Series of Poker and with their significant presence in live events the poker room has produced three WSOP champions who include; Chris Moneymaker, Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Australian born native, Joe Hachem. The leader boards are another area which has shown some major interest among players. PokerStars features two types of leader boards – one for multi-table tournament players and another for Sit and Go players. The MTT leaderboard offers weekly, monthly and yearly prizes leading up to seats to the WSOP. The SnG leaderboard, dubbed “Battle of the Planets” presents an entirely unique system which is divided into two competitions. The low and high limit leader board gives each player on Stars the ability to compete on their own level with both awarding cash prizes.
The software is proprietary and has been recognized as one of the best in the industry. It is updated on a consistent basis offering speed, security, and reliability. You should never experience any lags or issues while playing. PokerStars is now Mac compatible, available in 16 different languages with an in house support team to handle each player and provides their own online store for players. The graphics are incredibly clear without slowing down the game. Once you download the software you will be able to choose your own custom avatar by uploading it from your PC. Backgrounds are provided with up to eight different designs or if you have your own skin you may use that instead. Players looking for stats will find game data available in the lobby. These numbers represent the number of players seeing the flop, average chip stack, hands per hour, and average pot size. Additionally your hand histories for both ring and tournaments will be made available to you upon request. If you do need more details the poker room does support the use of Poker Tracker. Other features include – note taking, find a friend, advanced tournament options, preferred seating, cash transfers among others.
Support is available around the clock and although you only have email as a way of contacting Pokerstars, you can be assured that will receive nothing but the best in terms of response time, efficiency and overall a great level of customer service.
Pokerstars provides a large number of payment processors for you to choose from including options for USA players. Current methods accepted include; Webmoney, eChecks, ELV, Online bank transfer, money orders, Western Union, ClickandBuy, Moneybookers, Neteller, Diners Club, Solo, VISA / VISA Delta / VISA Electron / Gift and Prepaid VISA and MasterCard.
Withdrawals will be processed within 24-48 hours of your request and can only be credited back to the original method that you used. Withdrawal options include; Maestro, Solo, NETeller, Check, Wire Transfer, Moneybookers and ClickandBuy

