PokerStars Poker Real Money 17+

Try to keep this short.

I signed up of for Stars the day it was released. Overall I like the UI. Casino is fun to kill time. Plenty of different style of games. However, there’s a huge problem. This happens to me 3 times a year every year for the last for years. I usually play $.25/$.50 or $.50/$1. So I’ll run my bankroll up from $100 to $1500-$2000 in a few weeks to a month. I’ll have some down swings. But then there are days, where I lose 95% of my hands. I lose to runner runner non stop or a 2 outer. Not too mention losing with say JJ to QQ or QQ to KK. Or lose with the better hand preflop. I get my money in good 75% of the time yet lose 90%?
2025 update: disappointed they got rid of sports gambling. Even though I’m not huge into it I like to place a bet here and there. I still think PokerStars needs a full audit from their software legitimacy to what seems like hands created to increase rake. That being said it’s a legal PA site but I often question the algorithms running poker. Too many bizarre outcomes. Also I love their live roulette

Developer Response ,

Hi, thanks for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoy playing with us overall. Bad beats are never fun, but they're part of Poker. However, we can assure you that our shuffle is independently tested as fair and random as part of our gaming license, for more information please visit: http://psta.rs/PSRNG or https://youtu.be/-DkHzOUzDjc

Not possible

Let me start by saying I understand poker has its bad beats and lucky hands and that it is of course gambling. That being said I’ve been playing poker for 24 years, I worked at a casino for more than 6 years and I have never in all that time seen the amount of bad beats and runner runners that this app gives to people! It’s gotta be 80-90% of the time you’re losing a hand you seem to pull the 1 or 2 cards that you need to win. 98% chance to win the hand and more than 80% of the time you lose the hand! It’s absolutely absurd and like I said I worked for a casino! If it wasn’t for boredom I would delete this app quicker than it took to download it! It’s a mathematical improbability to see that many bad beats on a DAILY basis! I’m just glad that I don’t put a ton of money into this like some other people do! If you don’t like getting screwed regularly and losing hands regularly that you have more than a 90% chance to win than I don’t suggest this app! Also if you’re easily angered and don’t wanna break your phone or computer stay away from poker stars! That doesn’t even include the times you get “timed out” or your location is lost and you get blinded out! That would be easier for me to handle than the mass amounts of bad beats this games gives on the regular!

Very Sketchy App

I’m up money so I’m not just writing this because I’m down & I also use a lot of different poker sites/services. But this app is very sketchy and I’m not sure how they get away with is. The algorithms favor people who play like idiots and they know will keep dumping money into the site. I’ve never seen such terrible bad beats & awarding of stupidity across all poker platforms I’ve ever used. I won 2.5k in a tournament and the next day I was sitting on a big stack in the same tourney and got pocket A’s and flopped a set and called an all-in against someone with gut shot straight draw and they hit a runner runner flush. That happened three times in the same tournament one of the times giving the person a runner runner full house to beat my flopped flush. I know that’s part of the game, and usually don’t complain, but the stuff against me I’ve seen after winning a large pot is very suspect and someone needs to look into it. Just be aware when you’re playing on this app and know that the algorithms they use are set up to keep you depositing money so they can make a buck. You’re much better off using a different poker platform. Just trying to save you the frustration and money. They also take a much bigger percentage than any other platform. Just be aware please.