How to buy play money on PokerStars?

Poker with play money among professional players often arouses ridicule. "Poker for chickens", "sham game", "fake champions" - all these are said in a condescending tone towards play money players. In fact, free play is a great way to play poker with real opponents without risking your own money.

At PokerStars, thousands of players play daily there. They have their own exorbitant limits, as well as top players. It takes a lot of effort to get to the very top. But PS offers an alternative option for those who value their time - you can buy play money for real cash.

A step-by-step guide to buying chips on PokerStars

Buying play money on PS is easy - all you need to do is follow 6 steps:
1. Login to the PokerStars client with your username and password.
2. Click on the "Cashier" button in the top right corner of the lobby.

3. Click on the green "Buy Chips" button.

4. A new window will open which will bring up all the different sets of chips and their prices. Choose your good and click on the "Buy" button next to the price.

5. You can pay with Visa and MasterCard. There are also alternative methods of payment - their list depends on the country where you live. American Express, Diners, Discover, China Union Pay, and Paypal are almost everywhere. Google Pay is also available.

6. Then enter all the necessary details and chips will be credited instantly after purchase.

That's it, now the way to the high stakes tables is open to you. You can get chips for free - read about it in another article.

How do I get an edge when playing at PokerStars?

If you consider play money as a preparatory stage before making a deposit, we recommend to pay attention to some poker programs. We are talking about StarsCaption and Hand2Note.

StarsCaption. This software is an auxiliary program for the poker. Automatically arranges several tables on your screen, converts stacks to big blinds, saves betting profiles, shows informative HUD.

Built-in HUD + betting profiles in the action

At tables with playmoney, it's free at any limit. As well as in real money games on limits up to NL10 and in tournaments up to $3.

Hand2Note. This program imports all of your hands into a database and displays them in a HUD while you play. How often your opponent makes cbets, steals blinds or 3-bets on BB - all this information will be displayed in the HUD. The poker tracker also brings other benefits - it is convenient to analyze the hand, find flaws in your strategy and eliminate them. Beautiful charts and graphs Hand2Note does too.

Even a basic knowledge of statistics comes in handy at the real-money tables

In September 2019, the developers made the basic version of the program free with no time limit. You can download Hand2Note for free from the official website.

If you decide to try poker for real money, read our guide about online poker software. In it we tell you about all types of poker software and help you systematize the information. By doing so, you'll buy really useful programs at the right moments of your career. Beginners should start with an equity calculator like Flopzilla, rather than burrowing into a balanced game with GTO Wizard.

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