Poker Stars Review

It's important for players to review different poker rooms before deciding on a specific site. There are so many places to play on the Internet, and no two online poker rooms are alike. Taking the time to appraise multiple sites doesn't take a great deal of time, but it could make a huge difference once you start playing. It's important to know what to look for in a particular poker room, and to make frequent comparisons in order to choose the site that's right for you.

Poker Stars is one of the most popular poker rooms on the Internet. The site has a great selection of tournaments. If qualifying for live competitions like the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour is something that interests you, Poker Stars has more qualifiers than any other poker room on the net. The last three WSOP champs, Chris Money Maker, Greg Raymer, and Joe Hachem have endorsed this online poker room. In 2003, Chris Moneymaker paid $39 to enter a satellite tournament on Poker Stars. With this modest investment, Moneymaker was able to qualify for the 2003 WSOP. He was the last man standing at the main event, and he took home $2.5 million. The following year, Cory Raymer used Poker Stars to qualify for the WSOP, and he ended up taking home $5 million. In 2005, more than a fifth of the competition at the WSOP qualified for the tournament through Poker Stars. The $7.5 million champion that year, Joe Hachem, said that Poker Stars was the online site where he learned to master his game.

Poker Stars is an innovative staple in the world of online gambling. It was the first site to feature game statistics, notes, satellite tournaments, and multi-table tournaments. Lower stakes games feature light competition, but once the stakes increase you'll facing off with some formidable foes.

The software at Poker Stars is reliable and quick. The players notes, images, and statistics are all excellent. You always know where you stand in relation to other players, especially in tournaments. The customer support, although limited to email queries only, is still efficient and effective. Another cool feature is the ability to transfer money between players.

Players can make deposits on the site using Visa, MasterCard, debit cards, money orders, cashiers checks, NETeller, CentralCoin, and Fire Pay. Although Poker Stars does not offer sign-up bonuses, it still remains one the most popular places to play poker online. Frequent player points and re-deposit bonuses are available, but some bonus money to start with would also be nice.

Poker Stars is the place for tournament players. Whether you're looking to enter a free-roll, guaranteed pot, or satellite qualifying tournament, Poker Stars has the best tourney selection on the web.

Rick ?Stone Face? Ellers started playing poker while he was a paratrooper stationed in Fort Bragg, NC. He currently writes part time for PokerListings.com where you can learn about the exciting World Series of Poker and find great information about Online Poker Rooms.