PokerStars Deposit

Licensed and operated in the United Kingdom (Isle of Man), Poker Stars is regarded as one of the largest poker rooms in the world. Poker Stars hosts the largest peak traffic number on the Internet with around 220,000 real money players on at one time. These players also often congregate at the ring games as only 7,000 tend to stick to tournament play. Poker Stars is one of the few poker sites to offer a downloaded version of their software for players using both a Windows and Macintosh operated computer. When you make your first deposit at Poker Stars, you can qualify for an introductory deposit bonus for as much as $600. Players from the United States are welcome at Poker Stars.

• Regular $1 Million Free Roll Tournaments
• Free Withdrawals and Deposits
• Poker Stars Bonus Code - Stars600
• 20% up to $100 Reload Deposit Bonus
• Visit www.pokerstars.com to Make a Real Money Deposit

Poker Stars First Deposit Bonus

Your introductory deposit at Poker Stars will be greeted with a 100% match bonus that can amount to as much as $600. There are also reload deposit bonuses available at Poker Stars that can reward continuing players with as much as 20% up to a maximum of $100 when the deposits are made during the Spring Championship of Online Poker. Deposit bonuses at other times of the year are available through the Frequent Player Program. In general, the more you participate in real money play at Poker Stars, the more frequently deposit bonuses will be offered to you and the higher they will be. You can also earn merchandise and instant cash bonuses through this exclusive Poker Stars VIP program.

Poker Stars Deposit Bonus Code

Your exclusive deposit bonus code at Poker Stars is Stars600 - you can enter it during sign up to verify that you wish to qualify for the full deposit bonus offer and would like access to additional promotions and low competition tournaments. Although your bonus is credited over a series of deposits, you only need to use the code Stars600 when making your first deposit. From then on, you will be credited with all of the bonuses and promotions that are available to players using the bonus code. This bonus code is important as it can also allow you to become eligible for tournaments and promotions like:

• $1,000,000 Bounty Tournaments Each Month
• Free Withdrawals With Fast Processing Times
• Poker Stars VIP Program
• World Tournaments Every Sunday For Large Cash Prizes and Merchandise

Poker Stars Deposit Methods

In order to make it easier to choose a deposit method at Poker Stars, available options are broken up based on the country in which you currently reside. For example, players from the United Kingdom often prefer to use their electronic wallet such as Neteller or Moneybookers to make their deposits. On the other hand, Australian players often use Ukash or WebMoney at Poker Stars. For players around the world, electronic checks are available with high deposit limits after your first successful deposit using the method. For example, your first echeck deposit cannot be more than $100. However, further deposits can be as much as $600.

Poker Stars Promotions and Tournaments

Poker Stars promotions and tournaments are available to real money players every day on the web site. If you are successful in such tournaments, you can also make your way up the Poker Stars leader board for enhanced cash prizes and entry into special tournaments. Free roll satellite qualifiers for the Latin American Poker Tour are available at Poker Stars - with a chance to win an all exclusive prize package to Lima and sponsorship for the tournament. You can also play in the Battle of Planets for your share of a total prize package in excess of $3 million. You have the potential to qualify for the Monte Carlo PRO Expedition at Poker Stars through a variety of free rolls and $20 + $2 tournaments.

Poker Stars Bonus Clearing Requirements

All bonuses at Poker Stars are cleared through the use of the Frequent Player Program. Every point that you earn in this program will clear $0.10 of your available bonus funds. For example, if you wish to clear bonus money totaling $100.00, you will need to earn 10 points for each dollar - or 1,000 total points before the full bonus is released as available cash in your account. Following the credit of any deposit to your Poker Stars account, you have a total period of 6 months before the funds will expire. After this point, you will still receive any cleared bonus money but any remaining bonus will be considered void.

You earn Frequent Player Points at Poker Stars by contributing to rake in real money ring games and paying tournament fees. The amount of points awarded each hand depends on the amount of rake subtracted. For example, if you contribute more than $0.40 in a game, you will be awarded a single point for that hand. For each additional $1.00 contributed to rake during a hand, you will receive another Frequent Player Point. By earning more points and progressing in the Frequent Player Program at Poker Stars, you will increase the potential to earn more points per hand and qualify for larger promotions and bonuses using your points.

Finally, your tournament fees will be awarded with FPPs each time you spend $1.00. A total of 5 points are given per dollar. However, these points only apply to the fees rather than the total entry cost. So, a $100 + $10 tournament would allow you to receive 50 Frequent Player Points as only the $10 applies. In general, you can expect to clear half of what you pay out in tournament fees in bonus money.