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PokerStars
Review of PokerStars.com
Pokerstars CompetitionIf you have a lot of patience, you can make a lot of money playing at PokerStars. Most of the tournaments have huge fields, but within the first hour or 2 over 50% of the field is eliminated due to bad players that play lots of hands or that go all-in for a quick double up. If you study your opponents and play your hands well you can make a lot of money. Bluffing is not a good idea on PokerStars though, because often you will get players calling down with any pair. Since PokerStars advertises the most of any poker site, they draw in a ton of beginner players which can be easy pickings.PokerStars TournamentsAs stated above, PokerStars is known for having some of the biggest and best poker tournaments online. Here are some of events that run on a daily or weekly basis with larger than average prize pools:WCOOP: World Championship of Online Poker: Guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000! $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown: Buy into an event where you can win $1,000,000 with player points (runs the last Sunday of every month) Sunday Warm Up: $500,000 Guaranteed every Sunday at 12:45 EST ($215 entry) Sunday Hundred Grand: $100,000 Guaranteed every Sunday at 15:30 EST ($10 entry) Sunday Millions: $1,000,000 Guaranteed every Sunday at 16:30 EST ($215 entry) Nightly $100k: $100,000 Guaranteed every night at 21:00 EST ($162 entry) Super Tuesday: $250,000 Guaranteed every Tuesday at 19:55 EST ($1000 entry) There are also many other tournaments through where you can buy-in for as little as $5 with a guaranteed prize pool of around $50,000! Poker PromotionsThere are always new promotions going on at PokerStars.com. Some of the current and past promotions include:- Win a weekend with Daniel Negreanu - WSOP / EPT / WSOPE / WPT / LAPT / APPT and many other offline tournament qualifiers - Online freerolls where players can win money for nothing - Playboy golf promotion where you can golf with the girls of playboy Plus many others, there is always something going on at PokerStars.com Poker GamesLimit and No-Limit Texas Hold'em, Hi and Hi-Lo versions of Omaha and Seven-Card Stud, H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E., 2-7 Triple Draw, Five-Card Draw and Razz.PokerStars has levels ranging from micro-limit tables for as little as 1¢/2¢ (in Hold'em and Omaha Hi) to stakes as high as $200/$400NL. Poker Client SoftwarePokerStars is also known for having one of the best poker clients compared to any other poker site. They are constantly working with the players to improve the software and have all of the best features seen at any poker site online.Here are some screenshots: 
 Payment OptionsPokerstars accepts the following deposit methods:* eChecks - available in US and Canada. * ClickandBuy - available to players from any country other than US * Moneybookers - available everywhere, except in US and a few Asian countries * NETeller - (no longer available for players in the US, Canada and Turkey) Deposit in USD, EUR, GBP, SEK, DKK or NOK * VISA / VISA Delta / VISA Electron / Gift and Prepaid VISA - Deposit in USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, SEK, NOK, DKK, AUD * MasterCard / Gift and Prepaid MasterCard - Deposit in USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, SEK, NOK, DKK, AUD * Diners Club International * Solo / Maestro - available in UK and Northern Ireland only * Cashier's Check / Money Order / Bank Draft - Minimum deposit only $100 * Local Bank Transfer - available in Europe only * ELV - available in Germany only * Online Bank Transfer - available in some European countries * paysafecard - available in some European countries * WebMoney Here is what the cashier looks like:  PokerStars Marketing CodeUser marketing code PSA2068 when signing up at PokerStars.com to get a 100% up to $600 bonus! When signing up, you will see a box that asks for a marketing code like this one: Special BonusWhen you are ready to make your first deposit, use the bonus code STARS600 in conjunction with the PSA2068 marketing code to claim the 100% up to $600 deposit bonus. The bonus is released in increments of $10 for every 170 VPPs that you earn. You can either receive the entire $600 in bonuses from one deposit, or spread it out over 3 separate deposits within 90 days of your first deposit.The Good- Biggest guaranteed prize pool tournaments every week of any online poker site- Amazing promotions - VIP Store where you can redeem player points for clothing, cash, TV’s and in their highest levels a Porsche! - High traffic means you won’t have to wait long to find a game - One of the best poker clients with tons of game variety The Bad- Tournaments can run a really long time. Since the fields are usually massive with several thousand players, some tournaments can run for over 12 hours. Though, if you do last this long it means you are in for a nice payday.- Reload bonuses - Pokerstars rarely offers reload bonuses. In fact, I think the only way you can get one is if you use 5000 player points to get one.  Other Poker Site ReviewsFull Tilt Poker Party Poker Pacific Poker Aced Poker
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