One of the most renowned online poker networks is PokerStars, having on its rolls the biggest poker website in the whole world. This network is also one of the biggest worldwide and its poker room, Poker Stars, won big at the eGaming Awards in November 2005.

The online poker room of the PokerStars Network, Poker Stars, is located in the Isle of Man in the British Isles. This poker room has officially entered the Guinness Book of World Records – 151, 758 players playing online at the same time on December 30, 2007. The PokerStars Network allows players from the US to play at its cash tables and tournaments.

The PokerStars Network’s popularity among users online is because of the numerous user-friendly incentives it has. The network has a lot going for it. You get to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in the online poker playing fraternity.

That some of the top pros agreed to be associated with PokerStars speaks volumes about the standards that you can expect to find at this network, because world class pros will not allow their names to be associated with any network that does not meet their high standards in terms of quality.

Not only that, this network has also thrown up some of the earlier champions, including Chris Moneymaker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003 champion and Greg Raymer, the WSOP 2004 champion

The popularity that a poker site or network enjoys is reflected directly in the number of players visiting the site, both at normal as well as peak hours. A popular poker network will have higher volumes of traffic than other networks that are not so popular.

The numbers speak for themselves when we talk about the popularity of the PokerStars Network. Peak hour traffic to the poker network goes as high as 128,000 or thereabouts, a huge number by any count. A huge number of players come to PokerStars to play the tournaments available at the network.

PokerStars has its own software powering the network, and the software provides you with an exciting interface and graphics. The software is easy to download and use and rich in innovation. It introduced a number of novelties when it was first launched, including multi-table play and tournaments, customized avatars, a time bank for both tournaments as well as ring games, and other such features.

There are a number of games available at PokerStars, so you have multiple options when it comes to choosing a game. Some of the games available at this network are Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Five Card Draw, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Badugi, Razz, and so on. You also get mixed games at the network, such as H.O.R.S.E.

All games at PokerStars are available in three options – fixed limit, no limit, and pot limit, with the stakes varying as well. The minimum stake available is $0.01/0.02, while the maximum stake available is $100/200.