PokerStars Review

 

General information (9/10)

PokerStars is the Place where the online poker gaming starts. There is huge difference between PokerStars and all the other poker rooms out there. They have managed to stand out of the crowd and get a market share of around 20-40% of the global online poker market.

The poker room was launched late in 2025 and the have started to accept real money bets in March 2025. This poker room is the sponsor of many professional poker players including Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and Daniel Negreanu, who is featured on the homepage.

Bonus (10/10)

PokerStars used to offer a very small welcome bonus of $50 in the past. Fortunately… Things Have CHANGED!

PokerStars is now offering a welcome bonus of up to $600, to all new players. After joining you will have up to 6 months to claim your bonus. There is plenty of time to enjoy playing and earning small bits of the bonus.

Promotions (9/10) 

The largest online poker room in the world can only be packed with some really great promotions. Make sure that you take advantage of the many promotions offered like: welcome bonus, PokerStars Frequent Player Program, Turbo Takedown, Battle  of the Planets plus many others. Other exclusive promotions include freeroll tournaments.

Tournaments (10/10)

PokerStars is the #1 destination for online poker tournaments in the world, and this is considered to be the place where you should go in case you look for a high quality poker tournament.

The tournament buy ins will start from a couple of bucks and can go up to $500 or even more, where the guaranteed prize pool is easily passing the $1 million mark.

The most famous tournament offered by PokerStars is the Sunday Million. This tournament takes place every Sunday and the guaranteed prize is usually higher than $1.5 million dollars.

Competition (8/10)

PokerStars is enormously popular all over the world. Thanks to that you can find a decent amount of players at any stakes, any type of game and any hour of the day.

During the peak hours you can find up to 180,000 players at PokerStars and they are by far the larges online poker room. However when it comes to competition, things are a little bit tougher compared to the industry average.

However thanks to a good and steady influx of new players, you can find a good amount of fish at the micro and low stakes.

The ring games are a little bit tougher compared to the industry average, but the online poker tournaments are softer.

Payment/Withdrawal Methods (10/10)

Deposit Methods: eCheck, VISA (Delta, Electron, Gift and Prepaid), MasterCard (Gift and Prepaid), Neteller, Diners Club International, ClickandBuy, Moneybookers, Solo/Maestro/Switch, cashier's check/money order/bank draft (minimum deposit of $100), local bank transfer, ELV, online bank transfer, Paysafe card, WebMoney.

Cash Out Methods: Visa, Neteller, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, WebMoney, check, couriered check, direct bank transfer.

Software (10/10)

The PokerStars software was designed especially for the serious type of players. The whole poker room software was designed especially to give as much usability and playability than anything else there.

This online poker software is probably one of the best clients in the industry and it manages to attract up to 180,000 players during the peak hours. Overall the software is fast and reliable.

Support (9/10)

The customer support service at PokerStars is offered only via e-mail. However the support is strong and effective. The customer support service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The tests have proved that the friendly and knowledgeable staff can give an answer in just 4 hours after submitting the request.

Conclusion

Pokerstars can definitely be a great place to play poker, especially the online poker tournaments. However we suggest that the more experienced players join this poker room. Due to the above the average competition at the tables, a players with no skills should not jump at the cash games from PokerStars. So unless you are in for the tournaments, you should look for soft games in other places.

The welcome bonus is great, it used to be $50, but now it went up to $600. There are up to 180,000 players during the peak periods, and the fun never stops at the WORLD'S LARGEST POKER ROOM!