PokerStars
Poker Room Review
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PokerStars is the worlds largest online poker room, so traffic will never be a problem at Poker Stars. In all games, and all stakes there’s action! The games are not the softest around, but besides that everything seems to be perfect about Poker Stars. Especially if one likes tournaments, since this is the worlds #1 place for online poker tournaments! The software works to perfection, and has all the features you’ll ever need. Regular players will enjoy their VIP program, where FPPs are earned to buy iPods, live tournament buy-ins etc.
Fish
When dealing with the worlds largest online poker room, it’s really hard to say something specific about the games. There’re all types of players at all stakes, so table selection is essential! Generally the players are tighter than average.
Traffic
Players during peak hours:
Cash-games: up to 22.500
Tournaments: up to 155.000
After the new law in the US to prevent Americans from playing online poker, Poker Stars who used to be runner up to Party Poker is now the world’s largest online poker room! This means action at all stakes, in all games 24/7! There’re currently more than 10.000 cash game players at peak times, and a boosting 100.000 tournament players.
Software
Poker Stars probably has the best software on the market! It’s fast, user-friendly and there’re all the features you’ll need – plus some. The ‘player-search’ feature works great, helping you locating generous players easily. Furthermore, it’s a highly customizable poker room allowing you to change the table size and upload whatever you choose for background! Also, there’re 11 different general themes to choose from and three kinds of cards. There’re avatars to choose from, but most players upload their own pictures, of themselves or whatever they like. Quite amusing at times. Poker Stars has taken several great initiatives to speed up the game, and make sure that the platform isn’t affected by the extreme large number of players online. It now performs perfectly, serving more than 200.000 players from around the world daily.
Tournaments
At peak times there’s a boosting 100.000 tournament players. This means all sorts of tournaments, in all games, limits and betting structures. The biggest guaranteed prize pools are also found at Poker Stars, like the $1.000.000 guaranteed every Sunday, with about 6-7000 players. To make a long story short: Poker Stars is the place to be if you like tournaments!
Support
PokerStars supports their customers in a very proffesional manner through their fast 24/7 email support. If you should ever encounter a problem, support will solve it for you in an instant.
Bonus
PokerStars will match your first deposit with a bonus up to $50. If you made a $50 deposit ($50 bonus) you would need to earn 500 Base FPPs (10 x 50) to release the full bonus. Note that if you cash out any amount from your PokerStars account during the Bonus Period, but prior to making a qualifying deposit, you are ineligible for the deposit bonus.
