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PokerStars

Poker table at PokerStars

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Summary (4.25)

If you are into tournaments, Poker Stars is the poker room for you. No other site has better organized or more structured tournaments. However, the competition is tougher than on most other sites. This is the online poker room of choice for many poker professionals.

The software is state-of-the-art and with a slim design it runs very smoothly. The site features both player notes and statistics functions. Tournaments with over 1,000 players are not uncommon and the software handles this without a glitch. The traffic volume is big and most come to play tournaments. There are nearly 20,000 tournament players in on the site during peak hours, along with 6,000 cash game players. Poker Stars has heads up tournament style games that are very popular. Unlike many other poker rooms Poker Stars also sees a lot of traffic for its Omaha and Seven-Card Stud games.