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Games that can be played: Limit Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha H/L, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo, No-Limit Texas Holdem Languages that the software supports: English
PokerStars.com is a fun and safe place to play poker. It also hit the headlines as the poker room which gave us the 2003 World Series of Poker Champion. Chris Moneymaker registered and started playing online at PokerStars. With a small $40 wager he progressed through all rounds to emerge as winner of the PokerStars preliminary tournament. That earned him an all-expenses-paid trip to the Las Vegas World Series of Poker at Binions Horseshoe Casino. After nine days of REAL poker playing, Chris won the last pot of an amazing $2.4 million. Software & Graphics: The Poker Stars software is privately owned and developed, and not a part of any online poker network. Their software is one of the absolute best in the business and is the main reason why the site has done exceptionally well in attracting players from all over the world. Games: Poker Stars has a good spread of games, they have all kinds of limits and many tables. The heads-up games are very popular on Poker Stars and also a great fun. The rake for those is a lot better deal than playing heads-up in a cash-game. The rake is the same as the rest of the industry, which means 5% max $3. Poker Tournaments: In Poker Stars there are often tournaments with thousands of entrants and. Player Traffic: Poker Stars has superb traffic at all hours of the day. Poker Stars also gets a good mix of traffic for games other than Texas Holdem. The player volume is the second largest online, the biggest part of the traffic is at the tournaments where 20,000 players play at peak hours. Around 5000 cash game players play at peak hours. Soft Competition: The competition on Poker Stars is tough, some of the best tournament players in the world play there. Sign Up Bonus: From now until the end of 2006, if you make your first-ever real money deposit, PokerStars will give you a 100% bonus up to $50 (deposit $50 get $50 bonus). Use the bonus code “FirstSep2006” to begin earning your extra cash Loyalty Bonus/ Promotions: Reload bonuses-These bonuses are typically 20% up to $120, and they typically occur once a month. Poker Stars offers reloads around 7 times a year. Reloads usually proliferate in the months leading up to the World Series of Poker [WSOP], World Championship of Online Poker [WCOOP] and during the months of September through December. Support: PokerStars support is very good! Financial Security: Super. Poker Stars has no recorded financial problems and is the largest online poker in the world. Advantages:
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Recently written and posted Backgammon Articles: Basic Tips for Backgammon Doubling Cube – this is the key to backgammon. Never accept a double if you are too far behind. A match to three and you are trailing 1-0 and your opponent has doubled and you accepted, then you should redouble your next turn…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Monday, January 14, 2008 Backgammon Versions There are numerous ways the game can be played; here are some with their rule changes. Acey-Deucy Same as backgammon accept when you roll 1-2, you first do your 1-2 moves and then you pick any double you want and you get to roll again…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Tuesday, January 01, 2008 Backgammon Strategy for Beginners Backgammon is a race to see who can get all their checkers off first. Most novices try not to leave any exposed checkers and hit as often as possible. This is not the best approach and here are some factors to consider when playing…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Playing double Playing “double6” in case the rows are clear can be easy. First, move 2 checkers to “row7” from “row1”. Next move 2 checkers to “row18” from “row12”. By doing this, “row7″+”row18” are nicely blocked, precious 6 gates of your opponent…. Written by Dragon – Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Recent Month’s Articles:
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