Largest online poker site today. - Download PokerStars here and you know you're playing at the largest poker site in the world. Established in 2000 with a huge player base (on average between 50,000 to 150,000 players online at any one time) you'd be hard pressed to not find a game at PokerStars. The game choice is huge with plenty to offer everyone at all stake levels.There's even a good choice of games in poker variations other than Texas Holdem, if you fancy a game of Omaha, Draw, Stud or even HORSE then you need to download Pokerstars today and check out what you've been missing.

PokerStars appears to be mostly geared towards the USA market which only really matters in the big money guaranteed tournaments. Although the Sunday Million (now with guaranteed prize pool of $1.5m) starts at 9.30pm UK (4.30pm New York), it has a massive field of over 6000 entrants and doesn't usually finish until 6 or 7am UK (1am - 2am New York). Not really an option for most Europeans who have to go to work monday morning. The Nightly $100,000 MTT doesn't even start until 2am UK (9pm New York). It seems however that PokerStars have been listening to their European players and have recently introduced a weekly Sunday Warm Up - $750k guaranteed which kicks off at 5.45pm GMT (12.45 ET), you can enter this tourney through a satellite from only $3 - great stuff PokerStars!

Tournaments. PokerStars can always be relied on to have plenty Sit and Go's and multi table tournaments to suit your fancy whenever you pop in. Apart from the aforementioned weekly $1 million, $350k and nightly $100,000, there are plenty of guaranteed tournaments running 24/7. I had quite a comical time trying to join a $5 Sit and Go, the table was always full by the time I clicked the register and 'ok' buttons - some Ninja mouse clicking is required to sit down! They also have a healthy tournament program in Omaha, Razz and HORSE. As an official sponsor of the LAPT, APPT & EPT and a member of the WPT, there's a full program of live game satellites.

Got some FPPs (Frequent Player Points) hanging around? Put them to good use, join the fabulous monthly $1Million Turbo Takedown. At least 1 in 3 players will end up in the money and get a share of  the prize purse of $1,000,000+, this is a fantastic way to turn your FPPs into lovely cash! Held on the last Sunday of every month at 7.30pm UK (2.30pm New York) buy ins have been reduced and you can now you can buy in direct for 2,000 FPPs, if that's too many points to spend on one tourney then why not join one of the satellites running around the clock where the buy ins now start from just 8FPPs.

EPT Series 6 is coming soon, with new venues added, the satellites are running now from just $2.22 for the first venue which is Moscow on August 17th. The prize packages up for grabs are worth $9,700. The 2nd step of the tour is to Barcelona, Spain and is to be held on September 4th to 7th, the prize packages up for grabs are worth $15,875, satellites just started from $2.22 – much more information can be found in our PokerStars EPT Series 6 Blogs where we will be keeping you posted on any updates to Europe’s richest poker series – EPT.

Cash games. PokerStars is one of the few poker sites where a high stakes player has a good choice of tables even out of peak hours. There's also plenty of choice in game variations, apart from the most popular Texas Holdem, they have active tables in Omaha, Omaha Hi / Lo, 7 Stud, 7 Stud Hi / Lo, Razz, 5 card Draw, 2-7 Triple Draw, HOSE and HORSE.

Promotions. There is no reload bonus currently on offer at Pokerstars. However they have recently begun offering date specific reload bonuses and when they are available we will list them here.

Competition. As you would expect at such a large poker room there are players at Pokerstars at every level, right from the complete beginner to the hardened professional. It can be quite easy to find some soft games - remember the higher the player / flop percentage displayed in the cash lobby, the softer the game.

PokerStars.com Bonus details. PokerStars now have 2 codes for you to use when you first sign up. First there's the code you use when you first register (the Marketing Code) and then a second code for when you make your first deposit (the Bonus Code). Full details of where to enter the code are on our PokerStars Bonus & Marketing Code information page.

First you need to use your PokerStars Marketing Code DIRPOKER. Download PokerStars here and use the PokerStars Marketing Code when you first sign up for entry to all of our future special events and promotions.

Also use the PokerStars Bonus Code STARS50 in the cashier when you make your first deposit for a 100% up to $50 bonus.

Use BOTH Pokerstars codes for maximum bonus!

Refer a friend. There is no refer a friend program at PokerStars.com at present.