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Poker Stars Bonus and Review
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$50 Poker
Stars Bonus
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Poker Stars is endorsed
by the 2003, 2004 and
2005 WSOP champions
Chris Moneymaker, Greg
Raymer and Joe Hachem.
The first two of these
champions one their seat
at Stars.
Poker Stars is now the
worlds largest online
poker room in both ring
game and tournament
traffic. During peak
hours up to 100,000
simultaneous players can
be found.
Their site offers
exceptional game variety
with a high volume of
traffic at Holdem,
Omaha, Omaha Hi/lo,
Triple Draw, Stud and
Stud Hi/Lo.
During peak hours over
30,000 real money
tournament players can
be found at real money
tables.
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Complete Poker Stars Review |
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Poker Stars Review
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Poker Stars Bonus Summary: |
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Established: |
2000 |
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Sign up Bonus: |
$50 Match |
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Network: |
Independent |
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Clear Difficulty: |
easy to clear |
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Located: |
Costa Rica |
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Hands Required: |
10 FPP per
bonus $ |
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Website: |
PokerStars.com |
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Bonus Code: |
Use Link |
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Software and Graphics
(5.0) |
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Poker Stars has one of
the nicest and most
flexible software
packages online. They
set the par for high
quality software back in
the early days of online
poker.
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Ring Game Traffic (4.5) |
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The ring game traffic is
solid with 7,000+
simultaneous ring game
players during peak
hours.
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Tournament Traffic (5.0) |
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40K-60K simultaneous
real money tournament
players during peak
hours.
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Game Variety (5.0) |
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Poker Stars has great
game variety with the
games offered being
Texas Holdem, Omaha,
Omaha Hi/lo, Seven Card
Stud, Seven Card Stud
Hi/Lo, 5 Card Draw,
Triple Draw (2-7),
H.O.R.S.E and H.O.S.E.
All games have good game
traffic.
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Game Softness (4.5) |
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The Tournament Games are
extremely soft. The ring
games are average with a
lead a bit on the soft
side.
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Sign up Bonus (3.5) |
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The Poker Stars bonus is
100% up to $50 free. The
bonus clears in one lump
sum by acquiring
frequent player points
(FPP). 10 points must be
earned for each pending
bonus dollar.
5 FPP's are awarded for
each dollar paid in
tournament entry fees.
Below is the info on how
to earn FPPs in ring
game play.
First Frequent Player
Point (FPP) is awarded
for playing a hand in
which the rake reaches:
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$0.40 for fixed limit
poker games with
stakes $1/$2 and lower
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$0.40 for NL/PL poker
games with blinds
$1/$2 and lower
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$1.00 for all other
games
Second FPP is awarded
for playing a hand in
which the rake reaches:
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$2.00 for all 6-max
tables (this doesn't
apply for games being
played 6- handed at
10/9/8 player tables -
just 6-max tables)
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$3.00 for all other
tables
Third FPP is awarded for
playing a hand in which
the rake reaches $5.00.
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Promotions (5.0) |
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Poker Stars is the king
of high value
promotions. They offer a
FPP Points system,
massive cash giveaways
and freerolls plus many
other unique promotions.
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Banking Methods (4.5) |
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VISA, MasterCard,
NETeller, Western Union,
Citadel (US only),
eCheck, bank
draft, cashier's check,
money order, check, Epassport, Global
Connect Card,
MoneyBookers.
Cash out options:
NETeller, wire transfer,
check, eCheck (by
iGM-Pay). |
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Customer Support (4.5) |
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Poker Stars has good
customer support
available through email
only.
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*Poker Stars Review Rankings are on a 1-5
scale |
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