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Overview
Poker Stars, the #2 poker room in average population and online home of Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, and Joseph Hachem, the 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Series of Poker Champions. Stability and Tournaments are Poker stars two best selling points. Poker Stars was the first online poker room to break the 100,000 player mark, during February of 2006.

Software
Poker Stars software platform is one of the most stable on the internet. Complaints about crashes are quite rare. New users might also enjoy the upload picture option which allows players to have a picture in their seat at the table. This adds a touch of personality to the whole look and feel of Poker Stars.

Game Variety
Excellent game variety.
Hold ‘em, 7 Stud, 7 Stud H/L, Omaha, Omaha H/L, Multi Table and Single Table tournaments.

Player Population
As mentioned before, Poker Stars is the #2 poker room in terms of average population. 60,000 to 70,000 players during prime time translates into great choices of games and limits.

Fish Factor
Good.
While not as fishy as Party, Poker Stars still has its share of fish. The fact is, any poker room with this kind of population is going to have lots of dead money laying around for the good player to pick up.

Other Notes
Poker Stars boasts that its tournament structure is the best online. This is hard to argue with. The prospective user will find a wide range of tournaments and buy ins. Single tables, small multi-tables and massive multi-tables are going 24 hours a day.

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