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One of the most important reasons to play on PokerStars is its VIP Program, which is littered with tons of excellent items and bonuses. Even in the absence of real rakeback, playing some online poker on PokerStars.com will net you VIP Player points, and these in turn will allow you to partake in one of the best loyalty programs that you will find in all of online poker! And yes, when you compare the system to others that offer rakeback, you will come to the conclusion entirely on your own that it is worth much more than a standard PokerStars rakeback if you get a moderate amount of playing time in.

It goes like this. Every player on PS.com starts out as a BronzeStar, which is the default VIP level. Play some hands and tourneys on PokerStars.com and you will be generating the aforementioned VIP Player Points. Get some VPPs in and you will be inching towards the next VIP level. Some VIP levels are monthly, which means they will run out by the end of the next month if you don’t meet the specified criteria to keep them. Others are yearly, and will remain in place until the next February, and thereafter will keep being extended if you meet certain VPP quotas each month. As you reach the higher VIP levels, the faster you will be collecting FPPs and the VIP store will reveal all its items to you to allow you to purchase them.

Let’s get started in giving you a taste of one of the best rewards system in online poker! Before we do that though, let us explain some of the prime details of the PokerStars VIP Club. Playing real money games on PS, whether cash games or tournaments, VIP Player Points will be coming your way. How high you get in the VIP club is entirely up to you, as in how high and how much you play to manage your VPP totals over either a calendar month or a calendar year. By playing real money games and earning VPP in the process you will be collecting FPP’s at a rate which is determined by your multiplier, which is determined by your current VIP level. Frequent Player points are the cornerstone of the Poker Stars VIP Store, and you can use them to purchase a ton of things ranging from Teddy Bears to a variety of poker books to monetary bonuses and also a new car. You will also be able to directly buy your way into land based events and even some online events with the aid of FPP’s.

Unleashing VPPs is done in the following manner: In tournaments you will be earning 5.5 VPPs for every $1 and 8VPPs for every 1EUR paid in tourney fees, while for cash games it depends how many people were dealt in for the hand. In games which have 8 or more seats, you would collect 6 VPPs per dollar raked, while 8.5VPPs will be awarded for every 1EUR raked, with the ceiling being 3USD or 3EUR. In cash games with an amount of seats that is under 7 or exactly 8, we will be getting as an amount of 5.5VPP per 1 USD raked and 85VPP/EUR. The VPP given is then shared among all the players who got dealt into the hand.

First up is BronzeStar, which is the initial VIP level for every player. This level has no FPP multiplier bonus, which means you will get 1 Frequent Player point for every single VPP you accumulate. At this level, most of the truly good stuff will be out of bounds from you in the VIP store, but you will still be able to spend your FPPs on several Poker Books to improve your game even including autographed ones, shirts of various kinds and also poker accessories including playing cards and dealer buttons.

The following step up the VIP club Ladder is the SilverStar level. Getting to this level is done by earning 750 VPP’s in one calendar month. SilverStar is where we witness the FPP multiplier in action, which basically means that your rate of accumulation of VPPs and FPPs will now differ. Remember, at BronzeStar you were collecting 1 FPP for every 1 VPP you gain: at SilverStar you will now earn FPPs 50% as fast, which means that for every 1 VPP you generate, you will be earning 1.5 FPPs. Things you can get as a SilverStar include a $50 bonus which costs 5000 FPPs and takes 350 VPPs to clear, also a few customizable shirts and a plethora of electronic equipment and gift certificates for a lot of stores with locations all over the world, and all of this is on top of the things you had access to as a BronzeStar.

Next up is the GoldStar VIP level. All you have to do to become one is generate 3,000 VPPs in a month. Benefits you can expect for being a GoldStar include a 2x FPP multiplier, which basically entails that you will be earning twice as many FPPs as VPPs. You will have access to every item in the store that are exclusive to lower VIP levels, but you will also get access to a few GoldStar-specific items, such as a 500 piece poker chip set and the ability to purchase a few online tournament tickets for FPPs, most notably a $320 buy-in entry and a $530 buy-in entry. Also available for GoldStars is a selection of PS money clips, which allow you to look real suave while doing your daily purchases.

And next up we have the final monthly VIP level, which is PlatinumStar. You will have to earn about 7,500 VPPs in any given calendar month to reach this. Arguably the best benefit available to PlatinumStars is the 2.5x multiplier which makes it very easy to generate enough FPPs to buy everything in the store, and you will also have access to pretty much every non-cash item in the store. As before, every single item available for the lower VIP levels plus a few PlatinumStar goodies, which include: a variety of cash bonuses going all the way up to $650 and a variety of big screen TVs. Generating FPPs to buy things in the store becomes incredibly easy at this level: meeting the requirements to maintain your level means that you will be earning at least 20,000 or so FPPs each month.

And then we arrive at Supernova. Awarded on a yearly basis, to reach Supernova level requires you to amass at least 100,000 VPP’s in any calendar year. This will basically make you eligible for almost all of the money bonuses in the VIP store, all the way up to an extra juicy $4000 bonus. The picture should be clear to you as the amount of money you can warn while you are a Supernova on PokerStars.com.

At this level you will also be able to purchase the Porsche Cayman S from the VIP store, but to get it you will have to spend 3,000,000 FPPs, so getting it while being purely a Supernova will be quite a stretch.
Also available exclusively to Supernovas and above is the very popular PokerStars.com concierge service. This means that you will be able to buy pretty much anything you want with a total cost above $500, and get the money back in your account in exchange for FPPs. How many FPPs will be taken from your account will definitely vary depending on what you bought, and if you have any questions you should get in contact with the extra super PS cust. support dept. and they will give you the lowdown on it.

But that’s definitely not all. If you want to get the ultimate in rewards, then you should be going for the Supernova Elite VIP Level. It’s the top VIP player level on PokerStars and requires 1,000,000 VPPs to reach, and will also make everything in the VIP store instantly available. It is also a yearly VIP level meaning it is good until the next February. Basically, you beat the game. This level awards you 5 FPPs for every single VPP you earn, which means a 5x multiplier is in effect. On the arduous road to get to Elite however, PokerStars.com has implemented a whole host of cash money bonuses which will be available to you every time you cross a 100K VPP milestone. On your way you will encounter a ton of these bonuses plus others that you will be able to purchase, and the totals amount to very close to 100K USD. Without a doubt, you will be in for some serious moneymaking if you get to SNE.

Each individual level can also access Daily, Weekly and Monthly VIP tourneys using FPPs to buy-in; more details such as the time and date are available at PokerStars.com and also in the PokerStars lobby. Also, while climbing the VIP ladder, PokerStars will also be offering a large amount of milestone bonuses for reaching a set amount of yearly VPPs. Further details are available on the site.

In all, we have 6 levels, 1 store and also countless amounts of special items and bonuses. There is a lot of money just laying there for grabs in on PokerStars, and obviously with more play you will be getting more rewards. Also, the motivation you get when you reach the next VIP level should not be overlooked, as it will keep you focused on the grind. But with all this knowledge under your belt, and know for certain just how lucrative playing poker on PokerStars is, what are you waiting for? If you start playing today you will still be able to make PlatinumStar this month, and maybe even Supernova elite this year!

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