IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR US PLAYERS -Due to recent legal developments in the US real-money play has been suspended for US players at PokerStars, FullTilt, UB & Absolute Poker.
For all customers outside the US it is business as usual.

We encourage US players to sign up at Carbon Poker, Aced Poker or Doyles Room

 

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Loyalty program

PokerStars was the first online poker site to reward its frequent players, and the PokerStars VIP Club remains the biggest and best rewards program in online poker! Every PokerStars real money player is eligible to earn points at our tables. These points can be spent on great merchandise, to enter online tournaments, and to qualify for major live events! The more you play, the more you earn. 

The PokerStars VIP Club has six different VIP levels. The first four, BronzeStar, SilverStar, GoldStar and PlatinumStar are monthly VIP levels. Each level brings its own unique set of rewards and benefits.

Supernova and Supernova Elite are the highest levels of the VIP Club. They are achieved on a yearly basis, and then, only by a select few. There's almost no limit to the fantastic rewards offered by these exclusive levels.


Game Variety

PokerStars offers  Hold'em in  fixed & pot limit,

Omaha  & Omaha Hi-Lo,

 7 card Stud & 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo, Razz, 

5 card draw, 

2-7 triple Draw, 

2-7 single draw, 

Badugi and also 

Mixed games including- HORSE, HOSE, mixed holdem- Limit & No-Limit, 

Mixed Omaha- Limit Hi-Lo & Pot Limit Hi-Lo. PokerStars also offers 

8 Game. 

Promotions

The Sunday Million is the biggest weekly online poker tournament in the world! This No Limit Hold’em tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000, and attracts the best online poker players from every corner of the globe. This is the event all serious players want to win and the ultimate way to prove your skills to the world. First place prize money is $160,000 most weeks and often even more. Go deep in this tournament and you can take your bankroll to new heights and live the life of a high-rolling poker pro. PokerStars run hundreds of satellites through the week, meaning that players of all stakes can win their seat

Aside from the guarantee tourneys PokerStars runs satellites into major live and online events like WSOP, the PokerStars European Poker Tour and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure to name a few.

PokerStars latest Team PokerStars signing is high stakes player Isildur1.Isildur1 became famous when he began playing high stakes heads up cash games at Full Tilt against the FullTilt pros in September 2009. Most notably, he won over $4.5MM from durrrr.
Isildur1 was involved in all 10 of the biggest pots in online poker history. He was also the first person to ever lose a 7-figure pot (he won a $1.1 million pot against Phil Ivey two days later).
Isildur1's bankroll collapsed (he lost $4.2MM) in a controversial match with Brian Hastings. Isildur1 is still widely regarded as a very strong NL Hold'Em player, but is weaker in PLO. He's also credited for popularizeing overbetting (betting more than the size of the pot). if you have the bankroll you can take on Islidur1 at PokerStars in SuperStar Showdown.The SuperStar Showdown will see Isildur1 take on all-comers in high stakes action.

The Format

A SuperStar Showdown is a high stakes, heads-up match consisting of a single session of 2,500 hands. The match is played across four tables of No Limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha, at stakes no lower than $50/$100. The winner is the player that shows either a profit after 2,500 hands, or wins all of their opponent’s match bankroll.You can also take your shot at beating Isildur1 in a special 1/10th sized version of the SuperStar Showdown.

SuperStar Challenge: How to Qualify Online

PokerStars is running online qualifiers giving you the chance to play Isildur1 in the SuperStar Showdown heads-up match format, with a bankroll of $15,000. The format is exactly the same as a regular SuperStar Showdown, but at 1/10th of the stakes ($5/$10).

The online challenger gets to keep whatever bankroll they have when the match is finished. If either the qualifier or Isildur1 takes their opponents entire stack during the match, they’ll be awarded a $10,000 knockout bonus!

Download PokerStars NOW for your chance to take on Isildur1!!

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PokerStars opened it's tables in 2001

PokerStars is one of the biggest online poker sites and has a huge array of tournaments to suit your wallet and game preference.


If your looking for the ultimate online tourney then PokerStars host the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) each with a staggering $30 million guarantee prize pool.

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Sign-up bonus

100% bonus up to $600

You can make up to three qualifying deposits in 90 days 

Reload Bonuses

From time to time, PokerStars offers reload bonuses to  existing players. These are promoted via emails, on their website, and in the PokerStars game software itself. 

Software & graphics

PokerStars graphics are clean and crisp. To personalize the software players can upload an image to use as their avator when playing. Luckily there is also the option to block players images to ride the table of all the cats, dogs and children.

PokerStars software includes many special industry-leading features. You can choose different table themes, select card designs, change your avatar, resize your tables, change your position at the table, switch off animations and sounds, keep notes on opponents, chat with other players, and request hand histories and statistics. You can also play at PokerStars in many different languages, currencies and time zones. The game software is also available in both Windows and Mac formats.PokerStars has powerful options in their game lobby to help you better sort and filter through available games and tournaments.

Support 

I've found PokerStars support to be limited due to only having support via email, which can take upto a few days for a reply.

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 Freerolls

PokerStars offer multiple freeroll poker tournaments every day, with winners that advance to the weekly $1000 prize pool freeroll. PokerStars offer freerolls in all of their poker games, which include: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud.

In addition to freerolls, they offer poker tournaments where you can use your Frequent Player Points (FPP) to enter tournaments. The options for FPP use is practically limitless. PokerStars run FPP satellite tournaments (including Sit & Gos), where you can use your points to win a seat in the: World Series of Poker, World Cup of Online Poker, World Poker Tour, European Poker Tour, PokerStars World Cup of Poker and other major tournaments. FPPs are a way of rewarding their players for their continued loyalty to PokerStars. You may also purchase items from their poker store with your FPP points.

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