Last time I introduced the VIP program that you are enrolled in when you use your PokerStars bonus code. I explained that once you start your account with a new download and PokerStars bonus code, you begin fresh as a BronzeStar, but it’s possible to go as high as PlatinumStar status each month for greater benefits. The site soon decided that PlatinumStar wasn’t enough, however. To show the high volume grinders that they were really appreciated, they came up with Supernova and Supernova Elite. These are both yearly statuses that give benefits far greater than anything you receive in PlatinumStar.
Let’s start with Supernova as it is along the way to Supernova Elite. If you use a PokerStars bonus code and then find the cashier in the lobby, you’ll be able to look at the number of VPP points you’ve earned and how many more you need to reach Supernova. At the start of this year it would have read that you need to earn 100k VPP by the end of this year to reach Supernova. Once you have 100k VPP, Supernova status is yours until the start of March 2011. In order to extend Supernova status past that point, you have to receive at least 7,500 VPPs every month. This is difficult, so PokerStars allows you to miss one month without penalty. You will want to be on a pace higher than 7.5k/month, though, because if you don’t have 100k VPPs by October, you will revert back to a monthly status. At this point, you’ll just need to get back to 100k for the year again.
Enough about VPPs – let’s go over your benefits now. If you’re into accumulating a bunch of valuable FPPs, you’ll be happy to know that your multiplier will increase to 250%. And now you can spend your points on special Supernova items in the VIP store. Last entry I mentioned the quarterly million VIP tournament that Gold and PlatinumStars must satellite into. Supernovas actually freeroll these tournaments and can play all of them without satellites. This VIP status also gives you the opportunity at the Milestone Cash Credits. You buy these once you hit certain VPP levels, and unlike a regular PokerStars bonus, you won’t need to concern yourself with poker bonus clearing. You simply pay the required FPPs and the money gets credited directly to your account! As a Supernova, you get to earn up to $29.8k in Milestone Credits in one year.
How do you like the Supernova benefits? Go ahead and get ready to be completely blown away by Supernova Elite, a status that asks for an incredible 1 million VPPs. This is a very tough task for most players because a lot of poker hands are required to earn a million VPPs. I have to admit that the benefits are absolutely worth it, however. Your FPP multiplier is 400% at this level, and you probably know by now that you’ll have access to a few exclusive items in the VIP store. You’ll also have the chance at some extra Milestone Cash Credits to the tune of $100k. For me, though, the best part of Supernova Elite is the tournament poker that you get the chance to participate in. For starters, you get automatically registered in the WCOOP Main Event, a huge MTT poker series that PokerStars hosts in the second half of the year. Now check out this list of live events: APPT Sydney, EPT Monte Carlo, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and WSOP Main Event. You can choose to take two event packages or, if you don’t like live poker, you can take just one event and receive $10,000 cash in return for not taking another.
You can see that PokerStars has worked hard to make it truly rewarding to play on their site. What most players don’t know is that depending on which Milestone Cash Credits you earn, it’s possible to achieve massive PokerStars rakeback by becoming Supernova Elite. This means that you play on the site paying very little rake with everything they give back to you. I can’t think of any other site with a better rakeback deal than this! If you’re not already playing on PokerStars, you should probably be re-thinking your decision.
Let’s start with Supernova as it is along the way to Supernova Elite. If you use a PokerStars bonus code and then find the cashier in the lobby, you’ll be able to look at the number of VPP points you’ve earned and how many more you need to reach Supernova. At the start of this year it would have read that you need to earn 100k VPP by the end of this year to reach Supernova. Once you have 100k VPP, Supernova status is yours until the start of March 2011. In order to extend Supernova status past that point, you have to receive at least 7,500 VPPs every month. This is difficult, so PokerStars allows you to miss one month without penalty. You will want to be on a pace higher than 7.5k/month, though, because if you don’t have 100k VPPs by October, you will revert back to a monthly status. At this point, you’ll just need to get back to 100k for the year again.
Enough about VPPs – let’s go over your benefits now. If you’re into accumulating a bunch of valuable FPPs, you’ll be happy to know that your multiplier will increase to 250%. And now you can spend your points on special Supernova items in the VIP store. Last entry I mentioned the quarterly million VIP tournament that Gold and PlatinumStars must satellite into. Supernovas actually freeroll these tournaments and can play all of them without satellites. This VIP status also gives you the opportunity at the Milestone Cash Credits. You buy these once you hit certain VPP levels, and unlike a regular PokerStars bonus, you won’t need to concern yourself with poker bonus clearing. You simply pay the required FPPs and the money gets credited directly to your account! As a Supernova, you get to earn up to $29.8k in Milestone Credits in one year.
How do you like the Supernova benefits? Go ahead and get ready to be completely blown away by Supernova Elite, a status that asks for an incredible 1 million VPPs. This is a very tough task for most players because a lot of poker hands are required to earn a million VPPs. I have to admit that the benefits are absolutely worth it, however. Your FPP multiplier is 400% at this level, and you probably know by now that you’ll have access to a few exclusive items in the VIP store. You’ll also have the chance at some extra Milestone Cash Credits to the tune of $100k. For me, though, the best part of Supernova Elite is the tournament poker that you get the chance to participate in. For starters, you get automatically registered in the WCOOP Main Event, a huge MTT poker series that PokerStars hosts in the second half of the year. Now check out this list of live events: APPT Sydney, EPT Monte Carlo, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and WSOP Main Event. You can choose to take two event packages or, if you don’t like live poker, you can take just one event and receive $10,000 cash in return for not taking another.
You can see that PokerStars has worked hard to make it truly rewarding to play on their site. What most players don’t know is that depending on which Milestone Cash Credits you earn, it’s possible to achieve massive PokerStars rakeback by becoming Supernova Elite. This means that you play on the site paying very little rake with everything they give back to you. I can’t think of any other site with a better rakeback deal than this! If you’re not already playing on PokerStars, you should probably be re-thinking your decision.
