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PokerStars.com is the world's largest online cardroom. Players from all over the globe, including the United States log-in to the site because it is "the" place to play. It is often referred to as the place where players become champions because some of the World Series of Poker Main Event World Champions such as Chris Moneymaker and Greg "Fossilman" Raymer regularly play on the site. In fact, both players won their entry into the tournament via small buy-in satellites.

PokerStars opened in 2001 with superior online casino software and has since remained the industry leader.

Bonuses

Registered players receive bonuses approximately four times a year which isn't as often as other cardrooms. The good news is that they are easier to clear than those offered by its competitors.

As far as cash and prize bonuses, PokerStars is incredible. Read about PokerStars Rewards Program now. Their program allows players to use their Frequent Players Points (FPP's) to buy merchandise including poker books, clothing, iPods, Mac computers, monitors, and tournaments including the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. They also allow players to purchase cash rewards with their fpps.

For a bonus up to $600, enter the marketing code “POKERVIBE” when registering your new account AND the bonus code “STARS600” when making your first deposit at PokerStars.com.

Games

They offer a wide variety of games including Limit, Pot Limit, and No Limit Texas Hold'em, Limit and Pot Limit Omaha and Omaha Hi-Low, Stud, Stud 8 or Better, Razz, 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi, and Five Card Draw. There are even mixed games such as H.O.S.E. and H.O.R.S.E. Limits range from $0.02-$0.04 up to $1,000-$2,000 (in the NL games they have even smaller real money games, $0.01-$0.02). They also have play for fun games (free poker games).

Tournaments

The most talked about poker tournament on the web is the Sunday Million, a tournament that originally started with a million dollar guarantee (hence the name) but has since been upped to a whopping $1.5 million. The buy-in is $200+$15 and first place is always more than $150,000, which is a pretty sweet return on your investment if you are lucky enough to find yourself the last person standing. There are several other large tournaments surrounding the Sunday Million, so if you want to spend your entire day playing big tournaments with great structures, PokerStars makes it easy. To start, there is the Sunday Warm-Up, which is also $200+$15 to enter and boasts a $750,000 guarantee. Next is the Sunday 1/4 Million, a tournament that lives up to its name with a $250,000 guarantee but only requires $11 to play. This tournament always has a massive turnout because it is suitable for bankrolls of any size. There is also the Sunday 500, a $500+$30 tournament that guarantees $500,000, followed by the Sunday Second Chance which is $215 to enter and guarantees $200,000. If mixed games are your thing, PokerStars also offers $215 Sunday tournaments of almost every game imaginable, all with juicy guarantees.

PokerStars.com offers more tournament than any other site. Players with limited bankrolls can take advantage of smaller buy-in tournaments and can even parlay some of them into the larger events. There are numerous freerolls too. All types of games are offered at one time or another during the week with No Limit being the most popular.

Sit n Go's are offered on a sign up basis. Once the table or tables are full, the game starts. Because of the large number of players on the sites, it doesn't take long for the games to begin. Once again, all types of games are offered.

Features

Some of the features the online casino offers is hand histories (either instant or via email), players note taking and transferring of funds to other players. They also have a search feature with two player search options. You can either search for your own friends or favorite opponents or you can do the "Team PokerStars search". On the latter, you can find players such as Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Humberto Brenes, and more with just a click of a button.

The lobby and tables are very neutral and easy on the eyes. They offer a handful of skins including fancier designs for players who like a busier look.

Multi-tabling (playing more than one game) is acceptable and to make it even easier for the players, the site offers resizable tables. You can either custom size them yourself or choose from their cascade or tile option found right next to the dealer tray.

Cashier

All transactions are safe and secure. Some acceptable deposit methods include Neteller, Bankdraft, Visa and Mastercard. Not all methods are acceptable in all parts of the world.

Transactions are processed quickly. Deposits are immediate and withdrawals are usually credited within 24 hours.

For a bonus up to $600, enter the marketing code “POKERVIBE” when registering your new account AND the bonus code “STARS600” when making your first deposit at PokerStars.com.

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