PokerStars review and bonus code


URL:	http://www.pokerstars.com
Bonus:	100% Bonus	Bonus Code:	FIRST2008
US-Friendly:
Graphics:			7.5
Tournaments:			8
Support:			9
OVERALL:			8

Poker Stars is one of the world’s largest online poker rooms.Having opened its doors towards the end of 2001, Poker Stars has gone on to create many of the house hold names associated with modern day poker. It’s proud to be the home of the World Series of Poker main event winners from 2003-2005 and in 2006, 20% of the players in the WSOP had gained their seats through qualifiers held by Poker Stars.

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Available games:

PokerStars offers Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo, Razz, 5 Card Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw, H.O.R.S.E. & H.O.S.E.

Bonuses:

Poker Stars are offering a 100% first deposit bonus up to $50 until the end of the year. To earn this bonus, you’ll need to use the bonus code “First2008” when signing up. This bonus will be paid when you collect the number of base FPPs (Frequent Player Points) equal to 10 times the bonus amount. You’ll have six months to do this in, which is usually plenty of time for regular players.

To be honest, this isn’t the biggest bonus that you’re going to find in online poker rooms. However, Poker Stars is such a big site with so much prize money up for stakes that they find they don’t need to offer anything bigger.

Tournaments

Another reason for the fact that Poker Stars’ bonus isn’t as big as you may find elsewhere is the sheer quality of the tournaments they run. The schedule is pretty much un-paralled online.

Satellites to WSOP, EPT, WPT, Aussie Millions, World Cup of Poker, and World Championship of Online poker are run every year and Poker Stars is currently offering an extra $1million dollars to any of their qualifiers who go on to win the World Series of Poker.

When satellites aren’t running, there’s a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000 dollars to be won every Sunday. A buy in to the tournament costs $215 or you can win a ticket through smaller buy in tournaments costing as little as $2. For more information, check out the latest PokerStars Download Guide.

Players

Due to the sheer size of Poker Stars, you’re always going to be able to find a game no matter what your current level is.

Those just starting out can get their feet wet with play money and those at the other end of the spectrum can hope to find previous WSOP champions Chris Monemaker, Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer and Joe Hachem sitting across the table from them.

Rewards

Regular players at Poker Stars earn Frequent Player Points with every cash game they play and as those points build up you become eligiable for greater rewards as part of Poker Stars’ VIP club.

These rewards can take the shape of Poker Stars merchandise or free entry into the various satellite tournaments run by the website. And should those satellites turn out to be fruitful and you end up representing Poker Stars in a live televised poker tournament, you’ll be pleased to hear that Poker Stars will cough up the cash for your accommodation in return for you wearing their logo.

Conclusion:

If you’re after a poker site with real depth then Poker Stars is probably your best bet. Their tournament offerings are unrivalled and the fact that it’s the biggest poker site in the world at the moment means that you’ll be able to play at your level whenever you feel like it.

Their loyalty scheme is good and coupled with their rapid 24/7 email support team, you genuinely get the feeling that they value their players.

Although their software may not look the best, make no mistake: Poker Stars is one of the best online gaming experiences out there.

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