PokerStars is a registered legal business located in San José, Costa Rica. Poker Stars has been offering online real money poker games since 2001 and can now legitimately claim to be the biggest and most popular poker room online (Up to 15,000 cash game players and 100,000 tournament players can be found on the PokerStars tables during peak times). Basically, no other poker room offers more options, tables, players, limits, or tournaments! Poker Stars sets the standard in the gaming industry as far as tournaments go, with an incredible selection and sit-and-go's at all stake levels starting 24 hours a day.
PokerStars still accepts US based players and deposits are held in a separate bank account so that they remain completely isolated from all other aspects of their business. A number of deposit and withdrawal methods are available. Deposits accepted by VISA/Mastercard, ePassporte, Western Union and Bank Draft/Money Order/Cashier's Check. Withdrawals can be made by ePassporte, check or PayTru card.
Generally speaking the standard of poker play at PokerStars is high - possibly the highest level among all the online poker rooms. However there is so much choice with so many poker rooms, that games can be found to suit all skill levels.
Limits at PokerStars.com games start at just 1 cent and up to $100/$200. The minimum buy-ins for limit tables is set at ten times the small bet. For example, on a $10/$20 limit table, the buy-in would be $100. For no-limit poker games, the buy-in is set at twenty times the small bet. A selection of games available include Texas Holdem, Omaha Poker, Omaha High-Low, Seven Card Stud, Five Card Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw, Seven Card Stud High-Low, Razz and HORSE.
PokerStars is renowned for having the best poker tournaments online. There are multiple tournaments every day with varying levels of buy-ins. The sheer amount of players at PokerStars ensures huge prize pools. There are multi-table tournaments ranging from $0.10 to $10,000. Daily $100 and $200 freerolls and a Weekly $1,000 Freeroll tournament. Not only do Pokerstars have the most online poker tournaments - they run the biggest online poker series in the world - the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) with a prize pool of $30,000,000 awarded over 33 events during 2008.
Despite the massive number of players on Pokerstars at peak times the software is stable and loaded with features. Detailed information about all types of games and tournaments is always available in the lobby along with playing statistics and hand histories. Whatever the time, day or night, you can always find a game at Poker Stars with fast play and high reliability.
Register at PokerStars and they will give you a 100% first deposit bonus up to $50 free!
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