Pokerstars is the world’s largest online poker room with the most players and the biggest tournaments.

It is also home to some of the world’s most famous players such as Daniel Negreanu and WSOP champions Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem who can regularly be found playing on the site.

Software

The Pokerstars software is unlike any other poker client you’re likely to have used.

It has been privately developed and is one of the most stable and cutting edge pieces of software currently available in the online poker industry.

Graphics are clean, sharp and highly customisable where as the backend is equally as impresssive with hand data being available during play and the lobby displaying constantly up to date information relating to a particular table and the players who are currently sat around it.

Special features are constantly being added to the software, the latest being a hand replayer that allows players to go back to old hands without the need to leave the table they’re currently playing at.

In short, the Pokerstars software is arguably the best in the world and the Pokerstars team go to great lengths to ensure that it stays that way.

Games available:

Pokerstars is know for the great variety of games that it offers to its members.

For starters, Texas Hold’em (both Limit and No-Limit) Omaha and Seven-Card Stud (both Hi and Hi-Lo versions) are all available to play.

The site also offers No-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo games, Five-Card Draw, Razz, H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E., 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi, 2-7 Single Draw Lowball three mixed game formats: Mixed Omaha, Hi/Lo 8-Game and Mixed Hold’em

Bonus/Loyalty

The Pokerstars bonus is by no means the largest poker bonus available online.

It consists of a 100% Match Bonus (up to a maximum of $50). There are much larger bonuses out there, but none that are as easy to clear. New players will also gain exclusive entry into a First Deposit Freeroll worth up to $5,000. For more in-depth information relating to this particular bonus and how you clear it, check out our Pokerstars bonus page.

Regular players will earn ‘Player points’ every time they play in a real money ring game or tournament. The more points you earn, the more becomes available to you. Points can be used to buy into exclusive free rolls or satellite tournaments. Alternatively, you can spend them in the Pokerstars shop where you can buy everything from a poker book to a stunning Porsche Cayman S.

Tournaments

If you’re looking for well organised, high traffic tournaments with big prize pools, then look no further than Pokerstars. No matter what your bankroll or ability, you will be able to find something to suit your needs.

The flagship tournament is the famous “Sunday Million.” Despite its name, “The Million” has actually just had its guaranteed prize pool increased to $1.5m making it the largest poker tournament on the web and attracting over 11,000 players at peak times.

Outside of Guaranteed tournaments, Pokerstars also works hard to send its players to the largest live tournaments in the world. In fact 20% of the entrants into the 2006 WSOP had gained their seats through Pokerstars qualifiers

Deposit/Withdrawl options:

• Deposit options:
  Credit card, debit card, Click2Pay, Moneybookers, Neteller, ClickandBuy, Bank Draft, Bank Transfer, Webmoney
• Withdrawl options:
  Debit cards, Visa, Moneybookers,Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, Neteller, Bank Transfer, Cheque, WebMoney

Support:

Pokerstars have an in-depth FAQ system as well as dedicated email support that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is also a great ring-back system which will see a member of the Pokerstars support team giving you a ring to talk you through your issue.