Previously, the biggest weakness had been the lack of competitive promotions.ĭespite the fact that the games largely speak for themselves PokerStars has made a wise move in recent years to improve their bonus and promotional offerings, which are now at least on par with most other online poker rooms. PokerStars is only as “low” as it is in our overall rankings due to not accepting US players and the pervasive tightness of cash game play. Over-hyped publicity aside this is a poker room that excels in every aspect without any real flaws. The tournament offerings are simply the best online with a $1 million guaranteed event every Sunday and guarantees of $10,000+ several times per hour every day. PokerStars is now one of, if not the, best at servicing players equally from different regions, offering support in dozens of languages, country-specific promotions, and popular deposit options for every country. The cashier is one of the most robust online with dozens of options for players in multiple currencies.The software is extremely customizable and designed for multi-table play.They have (surprisingly) improved their quality and feature set despite their now-massive player volume. PokerStars focuses mainly on the overall quality of games and tournaments offered. This ultimately benefits the player with thousands of players showing up to every tournament and tens of ring games at each limit to choose from. PokerStars now regularly draws close to 200,000 simultaneous players, which is simply unmatched by any other poker room. In fact, PokerStars essentially hosts about as many players as every other poker room combined. In 2007, they became the largest online poker room following their decision to continue to allow US players.ĭespite PokerStars becoming a non-US poker room in 2011 after the fallout of Black Friday, they continue to host the most players online by a sizable margin. #1 in world poker traffic for more than a decade With Joseph Hachem joining them in 2005 they ensured 3 straight years of massive exposure during the heart of the poker explosion. PokerStars largely hit the spotlight and became an unstoppable behemoth following the incredible fortune of hosting back-to-back WSOP champions with Chris Moneymaker in 2003 and Greg “FossilMan” Raymer in 2004.
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