PokerStars started in 2000 and is the largest online poker room in the world with a huge player base that continues to grow bigger every day. They are not part of any network and have grown to be the largest poker site completely on their own. Poker Stars is the number one site for tournaments online, offering huge guarantees and a tournament schedule which is unmatched. One of the biggest reasons for their incredible growth and huge player base is Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker turned $40 into $2.5 Million by winning a satellite on their site and went on to become the 2003 World Series of Poker Champion. That is the beauty of PokerStars, anyone can turn a small buy-in into a large payday by competing in their unrivaled tournaments and satellites.

The competition at Poker Stars is very diverse. At many of the low stakes games, players are rather loose and wild - a mixture of maniacs, calling stations and fish. On the other hand, you will find many well known poker pros in the high stakes cash games and higher buy-in tournaments..

PokerStars has an excellent variety of games which inlcude Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo and Razz. Their site is one of the few online that offer mixed games including H.O.R.S.E. (Holdem, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo) and H.O.S.E. (Holdem, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo). Other less known variations include 2-7 Triple Draw and Five Card Draw. Poker players who prefer mixed games will find that there is always action and there is a decent potential for profit. Cash ring games are available in heads-up, full tables, and short handed tables. Tournaments are offered in both multi-table and sit-and-go formats.

The player volume at their site is number one in the world with thousands of new players signing up every week. There is action at all cash games during any hour and the sit and go tournaments fill up in seconds. Statistics for real money show that there are approximately 22,000 ring game players and 155,000 tournament players online during peak operating hours.

Poker Stars has great software with a nice layout, good graphics and is available in both PC and Mac versions. The software is very stable, has great functionality and is updated frequently. They have the largest prize pools for tournaments and feature a $1.5 Million Guaranteed tournament every Sunday. They are home to many poker pros including Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Vanessa Rousso and many more.

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