Intro
Poker Stars has been offering real money poker since late 2001.
It has produced WSOP champs, Chris Moneymaker and Greg
Raymer. Since late 2006, Poker Stars has been the world's
largest online poker room.
Game
Selection
Poker Stars offers a wide range of poker games at low and high
stakes. You can choose from cash games, multi-table sit and
goes,
single table sit and goes, heads up sit and goes, scheduled multi-table
tournaments, and satellites to live, major poker events such as the
WSOP, WPT, and Aussie Millions.
Some of the Games offered are: pot limit, no limit, and limit Texas
Hold 'em; pot limit and limit Omaha (and Omaha H/L); limit seven card
stud (and seven card stud H/L); limit Razz; HORSE tournaments and cash
games; and HOSE limit cash games.
Software
Poker Stars' software is the most stable in the poker world.
Their poker lobby is easy to navigate, with tournament
buttons, stakes buttons, and game buttons all at an easy to find bar at
the top of the window. Players can also set a custom filter
to navigate to the game they are looking for easily. Players
are also given the option to upload an image or avatar and can edit it
one time if needed.
BONUS
Poker Stars offers players a 100% bonus up to $50. They also
offer a reload bonus from time to time unlike other sites.
Players can earn the bonus after earning 10 times the dollar
amount (up to $50) in frequent player points with the code:
POKER-LOBBY.COM.
Deposit
Methods
If you are living in the US, you can deposit to your player account
using Visa, Mastercard, Instant e-Checks, or bank transfer.
Note
that some US banks use electronic filters to decline transactions to
gambling sites. An alternative to a debit/credit card is a
prepaid Visa All Access brand. These can be found at most
grocery
stores, and unlike other prepaid cards and regular credit cards, they
do not have filters to decline poker site transactions.
UK residents can deposit with Solo/Maestro cards. Other
methods include Moneybookers, Neteller, cashier's check, bank transfer,
PaySafeCard, and more. Check the PokerStars "real money"
button to verify which method you can use in your country.
Unless noted otherwise, the minimum deposit is only $10 for most
deposit methods.
Withdrawal
Methods
Players who deposit with eWallets will automatically receive payouts
via that method. Players who deposit with Neteller can also
take payout via Neteller. Other withdrawal methods include
eCheck and paper check payout. Poker Stars has the reputation
of having the fasted paper check mailing system, and can receive one
free cashout per week.