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Summary (7.75)
Poker
Stares
in the
largest
online
poker
room in
the
world
with
more
than
14,000
real
money
ring
game and
40,000
real
money
tournament
players
during
peak
hours.
At Poker
Stars
every
department
runs
smooth,
for
example
their
email
support
is one
of the
best in
the
business,
their
management
is
second
to none
and
their
accounts
department
is
always
right on
never
missing
a
payment.
Software and graphics (10)
Poker Star's
software is an
industry leader. The software is reliable and maintains industry leading "up time" while hosting many tournaments that consists of 2,000+ players. The software displays table data, supports note taking, multi tabling, player to player transfers, player search and custom avatars; which can be uploaded by the player.
Ring game traffic (10)
Pokers Stars ring game traffic is outstanding with up to
14,000 real money ring game players during peak hours.
Tournament traffic (10)
Poker Stars tournament traffic is an astronomical
40,000+ real money players during peak hours. PokerStars qualifies more players for the WSOP then any other site, and is also well known for its many qualifiers to other championship style tournaments and "Big Money Guaranteed, Online Poker Tournaments". The site is endorsed by all of the last three WSOP Main Event Champions, 2003-2005.
Game variety (10)
Poker Stars offers all of the typical poker games, Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi/lo. They also offer HORSE, Razz,
5 Card
Draw and
Triple
Draw under "Other Games," making them one of the most complete sites out there.
Rake (5)
PokerStars rake is the industry standard 5% with a $3 max.
Soft competition (6)
The middle and high limit ring game competition is moderately tough in relation to industry standard. The low limit tables can get very fishy thanks to Pokerstars popularity. There are many weaker opponents in PokerStars Tournaments; drawing a decent seating in multi tables allows skilled players good odds to go deep in most tournaments, with Poker Stars high starting chips and moderate blind progression adding to those odds.
Sign up bonus (5)
For the first time, Stars is offering a deposit bonus for the rest of 2006 of 100% up to $50. Use Bonus Code "First2007" to get the bonus. PokerStars also provides a lot of "high value" Poker Point freerolls.
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