PokerStars Changes VIP Club
March 3, 2009 | Comments Off
PokerStars recently announced some changes to their VIP Club. While these changes are mostly minor, almost all of them affect the player in a positive manner, allow for easier progression through monthly VIP levels, increased prize pools, and potentially larger earnings.
PokerStars VIP Club Changes
Monthly VIP Levels
The first change PokerStars made to the VIP club is that they have lowered the VPP (VIP Player Points) monthly requirments to acheive Silver, Gold, and Platinum Star status. The changes are as follows:
- SilverStar – Lowered from 1,500 VPPs to 1,200 VPPs
- GoldStar – Lowered from 4,000 VPPs to 3,000 VPPs
- PlatinumStar – Lowered from 10,000 VPPs to 7,500 VPPs
Increased Prize Pools in VIP events
PokerStars has also increased the prize pools in their weekly VIP tournaments. A few examples:
- $50,000 weekly VIP Freeroll prize pool has increased to $75,000
- The 100 FPP buy-in, $20,000 weekly VIP event now has a prize pool of $30,000
By increasing the prize pools in these events, Pokerstars has now brought the total value of their VIP events to over $6.5 million a year. That’s not including special VIP events, either.
Supernova and Supernova Elite extended status period
Players who manage to acheive SuperNova and SuperNova Elite status will now be able to retain their VIP status in the following year until the end of September (provided that the current play requirements are met). This extension provides players an extra 3 months at the SuperNova Status levels.
Conceirge Service Status Changes
The only negative change to the VIP Club is for players making use of the concierge services, a player may now only use the concierge service once per month, with a maximum of three receipts. The total value of the receipts submitted must be for a minimum of $500.
Overall Impact
These Changes, while minor, show why PokerStars is a world class poker room. Always putting their players first, fine-tuning programs to suit the player’s needs, seperates PokerStars apart from the rest.