

PokerStars is only as “low” as it is in our overall rankings due to not accepting US players and the pervasive tightness of cash game play. Over-hyped publicity aside this is a poker room that excels in every aspect without any real flaws. The tournament offerings are simply the best online with a $1 million guaranteed event every Sunday and guarantees of $10,000+ several times per hour every day. PokerStars is now one of, if not the, best at servicing players equally from different regions, offering support in dozens of languages, country-specific promotions, and popular deposit options for every country.

In 2007, they became the largest online poker room following their decision to continue to allow US players.ĭespite PokerStars becoming a non-US poker room in 2011 after the fallout of Black Friday, they continue to host the most players online by a sizable margin. #1 in world poker traffic for more than a decade With Joseph Hachem joining them in 2005 they ensured 3 straight years of massive exposure during the heart of the poker explosion. PokerStars largely hit the spotlight and became an unstoppable behemoth following the incredible fortune of hosting back-to-back WSOP champions with Chris Moneymaker in 2003 and Greg “FossilMan” Raymer in 2004.
