Poker Stars

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Pokerstars is at the top of the online poker world. It features a giant player base, a very satisfying game play experience, and a well-run organization that efficiently handles issues of import to players such as customer service, banking, and security.

All the most popular poker games are available at Pokerstars, with limits ranging from the micro level ($.01/$.02) up to all the action a high roller may want ($100/$200). The poker software is fast, reliable, and smooth. It’s also graphically pleasing, which helps to make long sessions at the table more pleasant. Tournament specialists will be satisfied with Pokerstars’ vast schedule and array of buy-in levels and tournament types.

Customer service is handled via e-mail, and maintains high marks in that area due to a large team of Pokerstars representatives who respond to all inquiries with speed, competence, and accuracy. The site conducts financial functions using all of the most popular funding methods, and the cash-out times are among the fastest in the industry.

Beginning players will find a home at Pokerstars because of the high level of financial security promised, the extremely low game limits offered, which make for a low-stress transition to playing for real money, the simple game interface, and the easy-to-navigate web site. Intermediate players will enjoy the Pokerstars experience because of the ability to play all the most popular games at all money levels, and the around-the-clock game availability afforded by the high site traffic.

Hardcore enthusiasts rate Pokerstars highly because of the ease of playing more than one game at a time (multi-tabling), fast game action, and a “VIP program” which rewards high-volume players with prizes and incentives.

Pokerstars deserves to be at the top of anyone’s list of favorite poker rooms; their quality is evident throughout the poker experience they provide.

Poker Software

There are now various graphic “themes” that can be downloaded (at no charge) from Pokerstars. These themes allow players to choose combinations of table colors, background images, and card designs. Using the choices provided, a player can simplify the visuals resulting in less eyestrain and an easier multi-tabling experience, or can elect to recreate a particular visual experience reminiscent of, for example, old saloon poker games. The card decks can also be replaced by optional sets that make image recognition easier if the tables are shrunk to accommodate a small monitor’s capabilities.

Players may also elect to display different themes for each of the multiple tables they may have open, which will prove useful if, for example, both tournament and cash games are played concurrently, or the user elects to play at more than one stake and wishes to have an easy way to distinguish among the levels. The software also has the ability to automatically tile (arrange in adjacent locations) the open tables, and these setting can be stored so that as tables are closed and replaced, the new ones open into the size and location vacated by the closed table. In all, the innovative graphic options available at Pokerstars allow efficient multi-tabling and make the game easier for those players with less-than-perfect eyesight.

Pokerstars also has made a suite of graphics modification tools and guidelines so that players who need or want still more options can undertake the creation themselves. It should prove to be a popular feature and will result in a vast array of player-generated graphic treatments for an already feature-laden poker software package.

Gameplay moves rapidly due to the efficiency of the software, and Pokerstars has a reputation for reliable operation. System down time, and software crashes are almost unheard of at Pokerstars.

As befits one of the premier poker sites in the industry, the tournament scene at Pokerstars is a rich experience. Long-time players are almost unanimous in their feeling that Pokerstars is the best tournament destination available. The schedule is full around the clock, there is a wide variety of game choices, and buy-in stakes start very small and reach the highest levels. The tournament structure at Pokerstars rewards players who don’t want to rely on luck to see them to victory. Blinds and antes climb slowly and there is ample time between increases for players to maneuver and apply their skill. Multi-table scheduled contests, single and multi-table sit-and-go games, heads-up matches, and low cost satellites that feed into big weekly tournaments hosted by Pokerstars help to complete the tournament offerings. For those who demand an even bigger game, Pokerstars hosts a large selection of World Series of Poker qualifying events.

From now until the end of 2007, if you make your first-ever real money deposit, PokerStars will give you a 100% bonus up to $50. Use the bonus code "First2007" to begin earning your extra cash. To earn this bonus, you will simply need to play on PokerStars and collect the number of Base FPPs equal to 10 times the bonus amount. You have six months after your first deposit to earn all the FPPs you need to cash out your bonus.

Players of all skill levels make Pokerstars their home. At the low limits, the competition is active, with a mix of talented enthusiasts honing their games, and enthusiastic recreational players who are more than eager to play for the sheer enjoyment of the game. At higher stakes, the competition can become quite rigorous, and will test your knowledge, nerve, and intellect. Both fixed limit and "big bet" cash games fit this description. Tournament players will find a similar level of competition; the low buy-in tournaments and sit-and-go contests are a great place to learn the game, while the high stakes tournaments are very serious tests

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