Background

PokerStars started operating in 2001. It has since become the largest and leading tournament online poker room and now sponsors some of the world’s most famous poker players, including WSOP Main Event champs Chris Moneymaker (2003), Greg Raymer (2004) and Joe Hachem (2005), who you can often find at the tables to rail, play or chat with.

Promotions & Bonuses

Once you play at PokerStars.com, you'll realise why they don’t need to offer a deposit bonus to get new players – the high quality of their online poker room is why people play there.

PokerStars offers an excellent player rewards program, Frequent Player Points (FPP), earned by playing real money games. These can be used to enter tournaments or make purchases in the FPP Store. A VIP Club is offered to all players with a variety of membership levels based on the amount of Frequent Player Points earned every month.

Competition & Traffic

The massive player base has its drawbacks and advantages. In previous years PokerStars has had a reputation of having very tough players at any games or limits, but now the opposition ranges from soft to very aggressive, so there are many opportunities to compete with top players for anyone interested in improving their skills.

Poker Stars is by far the largest online poker room for both cash game and tournament poker. The world-famous room offers huge volume in cash games and tournaments at almost any variation and level. More than 15000 cash game players and 100000 tournament players can be found at the Poker Stars tables during peak periods, making Poker Stars an excellent option for all players - including those who enjoy competing in the more unusual poker variations.

Software

PokerStars software has been the most stable and functional of all the online poker rooms offering fast play and very high reliability. It is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability. Even with tournament sizes of more than a thousand people the software runs quickly and smoothly.

It is easy to install and features great multi-table options, a high level of customization and comprehensive statistics.

Games Available

Every type of poker that you can think of is available at PokerStars from the hugely popular Texas Hold'em to the more obscure HOSE. There are scheduled and sit'n'go tournaments for all types of games and most have limit, pot limit and no limit tables available.

Customer Support

Customer support is via e-mail only and queries are usually answered fast and with high response quality.