Pokerstars Review
Pokerstars Review - If this poker room was an Olive, it would be de-stoned and stuffed with cheese!!
Since 2000 Pokerstars has grown into the biggest of them all and boasts a fine portfolio of professional poker players. With up to 150,000 poker players at peak times and the widest selection of poker tournaments, there is never a dull moment playing as you will see in our Pokerstars Review.
About
So lets start our PokerStars poker review with a look at them in general. PokerStars are licensed by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission and are well established in the online poker world. Since 2000 this dedicated Poker site has grown into the biggest of them all and boasts a fine portfolio of professional players that regularly play in the big tournaments. This is a market leader and certainly a good benchmark for other up and coming Poker rooms.
Software and Playability:
No suprises in our PokerStars poker review as you would expect with it being the largest Poker Room, there is little to pick fault with. The software is developed and maintained by PokerStars and this is constantly being updated to satisfy the increasing demand.
Welcome Bonus:
On offer at PokerStars is a 100% welcome bonus up to $50. You need to achieve the required player points within 6 months of your first deposit, one of the longest periods of any poker room that our Pokerstars poker review could find. To gain your bonus you need to earn frequent player points and this is equivelant to 10 times your deposit e.g. to achieve a $50 bonus, you need to earn 500 frequent player points.
Earning Player Points:
Frequent Player points at PokerStars can be achieved in cash games and tournaments. For each one dollar paid in fees, you will receive 5 points. Pokerstars also award for parts dollars. In a cash game, you can earn up to 3 points per hand. 1 point in a hand raking up to $1, 2 points raking up to $3 and a third point when the hand rakes up to $5.
Games
Games and People:
Pokerstars has the largest variety of poker games available of any of the poker rooms our pokerstars POker review could find . Classics like Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud and Stud Hi-Lo are complimented with the less widely played 2-7 Triple Draw, 2-7 Single Draw, HORSE, Razz, 8-Game, Mix and Badugi. Most of these variants are available in no limit, pot limit and fixed limit options.
Tournaments and Promotions:
Our Pokerstars poker review has shown us that Pokerstars has the largest selection of tournaments available in online poker with Buy in’s from as little as $2. Pretty much every 15 minutes, a guaranteed prize tournament will be starting up across the variety games. Be it a Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon, you can get a guaranteed $30,000 prize pool for just $11 entry or take the ultimate challenge in the Sunday million. Plenty of satellites run during the week to qualify for this $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool!
Customer Service and Security:
With so many players playing at pokerstars you could forgiven for assuming that the support team would struggle to keep up. This would not be fair and while contact methods are limited, their 24 hr email support we found in our Pokerstars poker review periods were generally very prompt and informative.
Depositing and Withdrawing:
Pokerstars don’t disappoint with anything we looked at in our PokerStars poker review. They also offer one of the largest selection of deposit and withdrawal option out there. Echecks, Click2Pay ClickandBuy, Moneybookers, NETeller, Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, Debit Cards, Bank Draft, Local Bank Transfer, ELV, Online Bank Transfer, Paysafecard, WebMoney, Direct Bank Transfer and Cheques. The minimum you may deposit is $10. There is a dedicated contact for deposit queries.
