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Review - Poker Stars


Poker Stars ranks among the topmost casinos offering many multi-table poker tournaments with excellent ring game games too. It supports the second largest online card room. Poker Stars is a registered business entity at San José in Costa Rica. This casino operates with a gaming license from Kahnawake Gaming Commission.

BMM International and Cigital, Inc audit all payouts of Poker Stars. Chris Moneymaker, World Series Poker Champion of 2003, and Greg Fossilman Raymer, World Series Poker Champion of 2004 are players of Poker Stars. Traffic at the site hikes up to 20,000 to 30,000 real game tournament players during peak hours.

Games on Offer

Poker Stars offers an array of card games with many variations. Popular games on offer are 7-card stud, Stud 8 or Better, Hi-Lo, and no-limit versions of Omaha, Omaha or Better, Texas Holdem, and many more.

Financial Dealings

Poker Stars supports easy payment methods like FirePay, NETeller, Central Coin, Credit cards like MasterCard and Visa. Although all withdrawals accrue back to the original deposit method, it is not so for credit card modes of payment. This is due to certain regulatory rules. Overall, Poker Stars provides excellent security of all financial transactions.

Software and Technology

Software support at Poker Stars is very modern with up-to-date technological advances. You can upload your profile picture; take down notes, record, and view statistics about the players and the game. It supports superb graphics and user-friendly technicalities. These transform your gaming experience in to an enjoyable session. You get an excellent and continuing overview of your individual position in relation to other players.

Incentives

Poker Stars gain over other casinos because of their attractive incentives. Regular players benefit through frequent player reward scheme. You can earn points for every raked game and save them for either converting into cash or use them for entering other tournaments and prizes. You can also earn frequent deposit bonuses. Although Poker Stars does not offer any sign up bonus, these promotional features make up for its absence. Poker Stars offers a monthly private free roll of $1,500 for new players.

Rake

Rake at Poker Stars is similar to that of other casinos. It does not go beyond $3 at any game table. It starts at 5% of the pot for the games with micro stakes and at $0.25 or $0.50 for all other games.

Customer Support

Poker Stars does not offer any support through telephone or chat facility. However, their support through e-mail is excellent. You get very quick responses to your e-mail. Answers to even the most complicated of queries is available within an hour of your e-mail.

Overall, Poker Stars offers a very good environment to play your casino games. Although it is a professional site run by professionals, even beginners can locate their choice and level of game. Besides, beginners can learn many game tips while playing with professionals. Nevertheless, professional gamers pose a tough challenge to new players at this casino.

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