Screenshot of the Pokerstars GUI (the "classic" theme) at a real money table

PokerStars is an online poker cardroom.[1] It is 💵 the largest real money online poker site in the world,[2][3] controlling over two-thirds of the total online poker market,[4] and 💵 can be accessed through downloadable poker clients for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

A PokerStars online satellite tournament produced the 2003 💵 World Series of Poker (WSOP)[5] champion, Chris Moneymaker. As the first person to become a world champion by qualifying at 💵 an online poker site,[6] Moneymaker's 2003 win was an important factor in catalyzing the poker boom of the mid-2000s. The 💵 press has called this the "Moneymaker effect."[7]

PokerStars was part of The Stars Group until it was sold to Flutter Entertainment, 💵 owner of the Irish gambling company Paddy Power, on May 5, 2024.[8]

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