PokerStars game choice is at the top of the industry, with all the standard poker games, a few unusal games, and many that are quickly gaining popularity, like HORSE. Hold’em is available in Fixed Limit and No Limit, as are Omaha and 7 Card Stud. Omaha Hi Lo, HORSE, HOSE, 5 Card Draw, Razz and 2-7 Triple Draw are all on site.

Rake free micro limit games ($0.01/$0.02) are available in both Omaha Hi and Hold’em.

Sit and Go games move at a different pace than many other sites- rather than a 10 hand level, PokerStars decided to go with a 10 minute level. Where most sites only offer Hold’em and Omaha tournaments, PokerStars offers all games in both cash game and tourney format.

Ring Game Traffic (10)

As is to be expected the cash game traffic is lower than the tourney traffic at PokerStars- however, it still is the highest ranking site in terms of ring game players. Expect as many as 14,000 ring game players at peak hours- more than many other site’s tourney traffic numbers.

Soft Competition (8)

High stake games tend to be tight and tough at PokerStars, although paying attention to the viewed-flop percentage of tables can lead savvy players to fishy waters. Due to the huge traffic numbers there will be plenty of loose games, especially in the lower stakes; players just have to search for them.

The rake at PokerStars is about industry average at 5%, with a cap at $1 and $3 (as opposed to $3 and $5). Micro level games, as well as the higher staked games, fair slightly better. Rake will vary at Fixed Limit game based on number of players in a hand, while No Limit is a flat rate. The no flop, no drop policy means that hands resolved pre flop are rake-free.

PokerStars accepts dollars only, but there are a lot of options for making deposits:
Bank Wire Transfer, Check, Diners, e-Check, ELV Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren., ePassporte, Maestro, MasterCard, Moneybookers, NETELLER, paysafecard, Solo, UseMyBank, Visa, Visa Debit and Visa Electron

Withdraw options: NETeller, FirePay, CentralCoin, ePassporte and eCheck.