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Tournaments and Sit N Go's 9/10
Poker Stars is home to some of the biggest online tournaments available. Each week, Poker Stars has a strict tournament structure and beyond this offers satellite entries into some of the biggest live events in the world. Here's a quick look of the types of tournaments on offer - these are available in most poker variants:
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As mention above and beyond these tournaments no matter what type you play qualification into live events around the world is common on this site. The tournament structure will not dissappoint even the smallest of gamers with micro tourneys and freerolls available regularly, the prizes however are usually prizes for a tournament 1 step higher.
Customer Service 5/10
Pokerstars has an above average email support system. Unfortunately, that's all they have in the lines of support. Pokerstars offers email responses promptly and have staff attending to them 24/7. Although prompt they can take a while due to the amount of traffic they have on site. Pokerstars also has an FAQ section you can browse over prior to contacting them.
Traffic 10/10
Pokerstars is now one of the true online poker site giants. You will never be short of a game on this site with thousands of people flocking to the table each day. Pokerstars is one of the most popular online sites with tournaments and ring games at all levels running non stop. You wont be upset with the amount of traffic on this site.
Software 9/10
Pokerstars software never lets you down. The software runs without any glitches and is bright, attractive and clean cut. Pokerstars users have the ability to use their own avators and swap to a various number of tables looks at any time. The lobby looks a little high tech at first but with all the features available in it; this is expected. It doesn't take long to work out how the lobby runs and the filters work.
A bonus on pokerstars is the fact that you will not have observers typing as you play unless they have enough buy-in for that particular tournament. This is a great feature for those playing high stakes that don't wish to be bothered.
There are masses of good points about the pokerstars software, the only real way to experience the greatness of this site is to play on it.
Game Selections 10/10
NL Holdem, Pot Limit Holdem, Limit Holdem, Omaha, Omaha hi/lo, 2-7 triple draw, 2-7 single draw, 5 card draw, badugi, RAZZ, HORSE and HOSE.
There isnt a poker variant that most players play not available on pokerstars. It has the most variants available online and the best part is they are all available in micro stakes through to the high stakes level. What more can be said? Poker stars offers it ALL.
Withdrawal Methods 9/10
Cash out methods must be used to deposit prior to cash out approval. They are as follows:
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7. eChecks 8. VISA 9. WebMoney 10. Check 11. Direct Bank Transfer |
Other Features 8/10
Pokerstars welcomes you each time you log on with the latest news updates. As mentioned above, they also provide a number of playing environments; choosing your own table preference and avator is easy. The filter system is magnificent and can be used to block out anything you dont want to play in.
Poker stars offers replays so you can see exactly where you went wrong in any given hand. It also shows replays of final tables.
