Poker at PokerStars

PokerStars is one of the largest online gaming companies in the industry and is well known for providing one of the internet’s best poker experiences. The company has earned a reputation for delivering an immersive and engaging online poker experience that’s the closest thing to a real casino visit. There’s something for poker players of all levels at PokerStars, a Poker School and How to Play Guide for beginners to the biggest online poker tournaments in the world for the top players.

Games

PokerStars offer an excellent selection of poker variations including Texas Hold’em, Badugi, Omaha, Courcheval, Stud, Hi-LO, Razz, Five Card Draw, Triple Stud and 8 Game Mix. They also offer Zoom Poker which is a fast-paced, high octane game where opponents change after every hand. Games at PokerStars can be played wager free for players to practice and enjoy. On average 15,000 players play real money on poker at PokerStars every day making it the world’s largest online poker site.

Tournaments

PokerStars online poker tournaments are some of the best and most well-known events in the online gaming industry. Every year PokerStars run the world’s two biggest online poker tournament series – the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The WCOOP has been running since 2002 and is regarded as being the online equivalent of the World Series of Poker. In 2010 Tyson Marks won the largest ever prize in online poker tournament history when he netted $2.2 million in the main event at the WCOOP. The SCOOP has been running since 2009 and is marketed as a more inclusive tournament that the WCOOP with lower buy ins too and attracts players with a range of skill levels.

PokerStars also offer thousands of weekly poker tournaments including the world’s biggest weekly poker tournaments – the Sunday Million and Sunday Warm-Up. The Sunday Million tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million but it often exceeds this. The largest ever prize pool topped out a whopping $11.8 million! To take part in the weekly tournament players pay a $215 buy in. If you want to test your poker skills against some of the best players from around the world PokerStars is the only place to be!

PokerStars also sponsor a number of live poker tours including the European Poker Tour, the UK and Ireland Poker Tour, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour.

About PokerStars

PokerStars is an online poker and casino gaming website. The company was established in 2001 and since 2014 has been owned by Amaya Inc. PokerStars is regulated and licensed by the government of the Isle of Man, the Malta Gaming Authority and the UK Gambling Commission. Poker at PokerStars is available to play through downloadable software from their website and is compatible with Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. PokerStars is the world’s largest online poker provider controlling an estimated two-thirds of the market.

As well as providing poker, PokerStars also delivers an excellent online casino, providing a wide range of slots, table games and live casino options.