🎰 PokerStars Games
Pokerstars offers an impressive collection of Poker table games. With a myriad of tournaments, it caters with exciting Poker variants which are explained below. In addition, Pokerstars also provides all the information regarding how to play these games.
Texas Hold'em
Texas Hold'em is by far the most popular poker game among the gamblers. It is a simple game to learn but has much potential to be played with an infinite number of strategies and tactics. Pokerstars has hundreds of ring game tables at the moment plus hundreds of weekly tournaments.
Omaha High
PokerStars offers Omaha in both limit and pot limit. Omaha High is a very famous poker game in Europe, specially in pot limits. In this game, the player receives four hole cards and the hand consists of exactly two cards from the player's hole cards and three cards from the board. All in all, this game is very similar to Texas Hold'em in some ways but still has a variety of differences.
Omaha Hi/Lo
This poker game is known by different names such as Omaha High Low, Omaha H/L, Omaha/8 or Omaha 8-or-better. Omaha Hi/Lo has become extremely popular around the world. Its a game where a player has to dealt four private cards or hole cards that belong to that player only. All the players use two cards out of four with three cards from the board in order to make the best five card poker hand possible.
5 Card Omaha and 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo
This game is derived from Omaha and each player will have to deal with five private cards or hole cards. Five community cards have to be dealt face – up on the board. There are two types of 5 Card Omaha Poker games - “Pot Limit 5 Card Omaha Poker” and “No Limit 5 Card Omaha Poker”.
Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo
Courchevel is also derived from Omaha and the player has to deal with five private hole cards belonging to the player only. Courchevel can be played in three different formats - “Limit Courchevel”, “Pot Limit Courchevel” and “No Limit Courchevel Poker”.
Seven Card Stud
This one is a classic poker game in which players have to individually deal with seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five card poker hand is possible for each player in order to determine the winner. Seven Card Stud is played with a limit betting structure with bets placed in fixed increments.
Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo is one poker game that is in great demand. Players have to deal with seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five will be picked to declare the winner. Stud Hi/Lo uses the 'Aces to Five' or 'California' system for ranking low hands. In case there is no qualifying low hand, the high hand will eventually win the entire pot.
Razz (Seven Card Stud Low)
This is a poker game in which the best Ace to Five low poker hand wins the pot at showdown. Out of the seven cards that the player will have to deal with, best five – card low hand possible for each player will determine the winner. Razz also uses the 'Aces to Five' or 'California' system for ranking low hands.
HORSE & 8 – Game Mix (Mixed games)
HORSE is a combination of 5 poker games i.e. Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz (Seven Card Stud Low), Stud (Seven Card Stud high), Eight – or – better (Seven card stud high – low). By playing HORSE, one can develop an expertise in various poker games. Pokerstars welcomes its players to play on their free poker tables so that players can better their real money gaming skills.
Five Card Draw
For this game, the goal of the player is to make the best five – card hand after one draw. It is a game which is easy to learn but is difficult to master. Players who are not so acquainted with this poker game, can try it for free at PokerStars poker tables. Triple Draw 2 – 7 Lowball or Single Draw 2 – 7 Lowball are the most recommended poker table games.
2 – 7 Triple Draw & 2 – 7 Single Draw
2 – 7 Single Draw is a form of draw poker game, also known as Kansas City Lowball. The lowball games reward the best low hand and in games like Hold'em and Stud, which are the opposite of lowball games, the highest hand wins. In Single Draw, players have the opportunity to discard and draw cards once.
Badugi
Badugi is a variant of draw poker which originated in Asia. Badugi is very similar to lowball as it is the lower hand that wins. Badugi is very different from other poker games as the hand ranking system is very different. The strongest hands are the ones which do not have any pairs and four low cards, one of each suit. This is what Badugi is.
Unfold Hold'em
Unfold Hold'em is quite like the game of Texas Hold'em with an additional side pot contested by players who fold pre – flop. This game is available as a cash game format with a second chance to win with every hand. With Unfold Hold'em, you won't have to fold the poker cards again and again.
PokerStars Tournaments
As a member of Pokerstars, you will have access to several events and tournaments. Some of the events and tournaments you can enjoy include:
Major Tournaments
PokerStars holds a variety of Major Tournaments such as Sunday Million, Sunday Billion, Sunday Warm up, Sunday Storm, Sunday Majors, Saturday Line – up, The Hot Turbos, Omania, Daily Bigs, Women Sunday, Spin & Go, Knockout Poker Tournaments, Spin & Go Max and Bounty Builders. Few of them are described below:
Sunday Tournaments
Every Sunday, players can participate in one of the many awesome tournaments organized at Pokerstars. Notable tournaments that take place on Sundays include Sunday Kickoff, Sunday Warm-Up, Sunday NL08, Sunday Storm, Sunday Million, Sunday PLO and Sunday Supersonic. The games have different formats and buy-ins, with Sunday Warm-Up being one of the biggest tournaments offered. Sunday Storm has a relatively lower buy-in and is suitable for all players including the beginners. If you want to enjoy a Progressive Knockout, Omaha Hi/Lo tournament and Sunday NLO8 tournament should be your next stop.
Women’s Sunday Tournaments
Apart from hosting live events, Pokerstars also organizes online tournaments exclusively for women on Sundays. These events include a bulk of money making tournaments that are organized every week. The players have two options for getting in on the action – buying in directly or land a seat from one of the promotions that will be promoting the tournament throughout the week. Such tournaments are available only for the female players and offer them a great game play at Pokerstars.
Zoom Cash
If you want to play poker at a fast-paced cash environment, Zoom Cash has got you covered. Instead of the usual fixed structure of a few opponents on one table, you will be playing against a pool of poker players. If you fold, you get moved almost instantly to another table with a new hand. You are allowed to fold whenever you’re facing a bet. Zoom Cash is not limited to real cash games; there are options for players who want to play for free. You can enjoy the tournament on both mobile and desktop.
Knock- Out Tournaments
In such tournaments, the prize money is split between the players involved in the tournament. You get rewarded every time you knock out an opponent during the game play without finishing your money. These also includes numerous formats comprising of Turbo, Hyper-Turbo and Regular.
Pokerstars Tournaments Schedule
| Live Tournaments |
Validity Period |
Venue |
Prizes |
| European Poker Tour |
20-03-2019 to 29-03-2019 |
Sochi, Russia |
$2,300,000 |
| Turbo Series |
03-02-2019 to 17-02-2019 |
- |
$25,000,000 |
Annual Tournament Series
This Tournament series is held annually at PokerStars with events such as MicroMillions, SCCOP, WCOOP and Turbo Series. A description of all of these is given below:
- MicroMillions: This is the online tournament series for the casual poker players who want to place a small Buy – in which can be turned into a huge payday. The tournament includes different game types and structures with different Buy – ins.
- SCOOP: Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is the annual organized poker tournament series which offers championship – level poker events to players at all the stake levels. This poker event takes place in April – May every year.
- WCOOP: World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is a tournament series which brings together poker lovers from all around the world. All the players compete to win millions of dollars in cash prizes. The World Championship of Online Poker is the game's premier online series. The real money account holders at PokerStars can enter into this Championship Series. Purchase your tickets by placing a Buy – in and fix your deal at the final table; the croupier will be there to help you out. Any deal fixed at the Poker table requires the player to keep a portion of the prize pool to be set aside and this amount shall be awarded to the player who finishes at the first spot.
- Turbo Series: TurboChampionship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is an annual poker tournament series, organized specially for the players who like fast action while playing poker. The event takes place in January every year and the tournament schedule includes Turbo and Hyper Turbo tournaments. Buy – ins can be placed for each event choosing from the wide variety. This series will finally end with a rich prize pool Main Event. TCOOP series will now be replaced by the Turbo Series which will be a re-imagined version of TCOOP.
⛔ Restricted Countries
Restricted from real money game play: Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Holy See (Vatican City), Hong Kong, Jordan, Kenya, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Marianas Islands, Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA (Except the State of New Jersey), U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Restricted from real money game play and Freeplay: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Indian States (Telangana, Gujarat and Nagaland), Washington (USA), Yemen, Zimbabwe
