High Stakes Online Poker

Whether you are looking to play in the biggest online poker games or just to observe the highest stakes players online there are only a select few sites offering real high stakes online poker action. This article assesses the candidates to find out where the best high stakes online poker can be found.

Many poker sites offer high stakes online poker – that is to say the tables with high blinds and huge buy-ins are available. However, aside from the ‘big 3’ these tables are often sparsely populated. Here we focus on the best high stakes online poker available, focusing on the 3 biggest online poker sites.

High Stakes Online Poker #1 – Poker Stars

Poker Stars have high stakes online poker games running 24/7. The biggest online poker site of all, run big buy-in games in a huge variety of cash game formats, and also high-stakes poker tournaments. You will find both online and ‘name’ poker professionals at many of the tables, including stars such as Daniel Negeanu, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and other members of ‘Team Poker Stars’.

The No-Limit Texas Holdem high stakes online poker tables go up to a massive $40,000 maximum buy in with $200 / $400 blinds. Tables with $25 / $50 and $10 / $20 feature some huge action too – with pots in excess of $2000 a common occurrence. Fixed Limit high stakes poker is also widely available. Betting levels for Fixed Limit Holdem go up to $1000 / $2000, with tables as high as $100 / $200 and $50 / $100 being busy on a regular basis.

The high stakes online poker at Poker Stars is not restricted to Holdem cash games. The Omaha, Stud and even 2-7 Triple Draw tables are available at a number of large betting limits. Tournaments for high stakes players include regular ‘Super Tuesday’ events as well as the better known ‘Sunday Million’.

High Stakes Online Poker #2 – Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker is marketed as the ‘Home of the pro’s’. With a huge number of professional players playing exclusively at this site – and the crème of the world’s online pro players too – you can always find a wide range of high stakes online poker at this site. This site has another benefit for those who enjoy railing the high stakes games. You are able to see the cards which are ‘mucked’ at showdown via the excellent hand history feature at this site.

Regular NL Holdem High Stakes tables go up to $200 / $400 blinds – with Cap-Limit and ‘Special’ tables having higher buy-ins still. The $25 / $50 tables are busy with some of the best online and off-line pros playing pots of several thousand dollars. Fixed limit Holdem games also have some incredibly high betting limits – going all the way to $1000 / $2000.

Other high stakes online poker games at Full Tilt Poker include Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud (including Hi-Lo and Razz varieties) and mixed games – for example HORSE is available with $200 / $400 betting limits. There are also a full range of tournaments and sit and goes at Full Tilt which attract the highest stakes players with buy-ins up to $2100+$90.

High Stakes Online Poker #3 – Party Poker

One of the original poker sites, and still offering high-stakes online poker for a huge number of players, Party Poker are a great choice for players outside of the US looking for high stakes online poker action.

The No-Limit Holdem tables at Party Poker go up to $25 / $50 blinds with a buy-in level of $5,000. There is high stakes poker action at many tables around the $10 / $20 levels. In common with other poker sites this tends to be centered around the 6-max games. The fixed limit Holdem high-stakes online poker games are popular at this site, with betting levels of up to $250 / $500 available and many tables from $30 / $60 upwards being busy at any time of day.

High stakes Omaha (up to $10 / $20) and Omaha Hi-Lo, as well as Stud poker is also available at Party. Tournaments and Sit N Goes have buy-ins of up to $350 for those looking for high stakes online poker in this format. With weaker opposition than many other poker sites, Party Poker make a great candidate for high stakes online poker players outside of the US.