Happy new year! PokerStars have announced a revamped
structure their already market leading VIP Club reward structure. 2012 saw
Stars cement their status at the top of the poker tree further through the way
it handled and maximised the opportunities opened by Black Friday (April 2011).
When the US department of justice forced the hand of the major online poker
sites by seizing their .net web domains and US based bank accounts, PokerStars
prioritised immediate and prompt repayment of US Player funds. Full Tilt Poker
however, collapsed due to the massive deficit that was exposed in their
accounts.
The mass of players globally who had their bankrolls
frozen for the best part of 18 months through Full Tilt’s subsequent collapse
have since been paid back fully by PokerStars. PokerStars not only purchased
Full Tilt Poker’s assets but also re-instated and paid back all outstanding
player balances. This has to be one of the best played business hands that the
online poker industry has ever seen. The
way that PokerStars handled its own bank of ostracised US Players and honoured
the frozen bankrolls of the global bank of Full Tilt players has demonstrated a
refreshing level of much needed integrity to the damaged online poker industry.
The changes below to their VIP Club structure,
reaffirms their commitment to offering the best experience and value to the
poker player, and is another great reason why you should chose to play at
PokerStars:
Summary of the 2013
VIP Club Changes
New Monthly VIP
status & rewards: ChromeStar
A new monthly VIP
status named ‘ChromeStar’ will be introduced, between the BronzeStar and
SilverStar VIP statuses. The monthly VIP Player Point (VPP) requirement to
achieve or maintain ChromeStar VIP status is 100 VPPs.
ChromeStar VIPs will have all the same rewards and benefits as
BronzeStar VIPs, plus free entry to the new VIP $5,000 Weekly Tournament and
access to the 100K Privilege Freerolls. These freerolls will also be available
to SilverStar and higher VIPs.
Decreased VIP
status Requirements for SilverStar and GoldStar
The monthly requirement to achieve and maintain SilverStar VIP status
will be decreased to 500 VPPs. This represents a 33% drop from the previous
requirement of 750 monthly VPPs.
The monthly requirement to achieve and maintain GoldStar VIP status will
be decreased to 2,500 VPPs. This represents a 17% drop from the previous
requirement of 3,000 monthly VPPs.
VIP Club Hall of
Fame: Expanded Lifetime Rewards
The VIP Club has been presenting players who earn 5,000,000 lifetime
VPPs with customized TAG Heuer watches. This program has now been expanded to
include the following benefits:
At 5,000,000 lifetime VPPs, players become part of the VIP
Club Hall of Fame. An engraved TAG Heuer watch will be presented to
them at a PokerStars Live Event, for example, the PCA or a VIP Club Live party.
In addition, they will receive live English language support over instant
messenger from senior PokerStars staff.
At 10,000,000 lifetime VPPs, we’ll create an experience unique to the
player who has earned it. The player will also be provided with a cell phone
number to call senior PokerStars staff for urgent issues. There
is currently one player in this Hall of Fame bracket: Team Online member George
Lind, who earned his 10 millionth VPP in September of 2012.
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