ATTN: UK Stars players

Stars is basically giving Supernova away to us

http://www.pokerstars.com/uk/poker/p...s/may-special/

brb grinding

hey DM, do you have an extra room I want to move infor the next month. I would love to get the supernova statis.

haha, unfortunately not ^^

seriously, this is HUGE. the funniest part is the incessant whining that's going on at a certain other forum. luckily some cool guy is there to set them straight~

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That post does not make sense to me. He is just a newbie there anyway.

Stars are really trying to increase their stake in the UK market. First the Monte Carlo freerolls, now offering massive FPP bonuses that will efectively make moving up the VIP stakes take a tenth of the time. I'm loving it and I know there are a few Brits on here too who will be. Long live Stars

I was just about to make a thread about this but DM beat me too it

Well since I will be in the UK for almost 2 weeks of the month of May they should let me participate imo hehe.

Can someone spell out the financial benefits in detail in layman's terms that UK players would/could get from this promo?

More FPPs= more bonuses to be bought from the VIP store.
Depending on your stakes and volume its basicly 2K+ for free

I appreciate the explanation.
Wow that's hard on non UK players imo but I guess Stars need to address that matter themselves.
So basically are we saying if say a UK player 4 tables $50NL for the rest of May they are more or less $2k better off at the end of it?

Nope.

The VPPs you get do not get converted to FPPs.

The advantage is that the rate at which you earn FPPs if you become a Supernova is faster. You still need to earn them to get any bonuses, which may or may not mean more money. I doubt it will mean 2k for most.

OK cheers, I think I am understanding it better now. So if a UK player reaches Supernova in June from playing enough in May, they then have the oppotunity to earn points a lot faster thereafter. So the important part of the promo only really starts to kick in "after" May?

Yup, really depends what kind of volume people put in post-may how much difference it makes. Although for most Novas already it will mean an extra milestone bonus.

Gotcha cheers. Looking at that other place where Dorkus posted, a Stars rep there said that Supernova etc is handed out in June and lasts till the last day of the year ( Dec 31st 2009 ) so basically you'd have a 6-7 month stab at earning some decent monies assuming you put in the time and hands.

Getting back on topic lol, I think the recent rumblings with things like PartyGaming paying the US $100M+ in fines and then going on to say they had some stuff in the pipeline might have something to do with all of this. Unfortunately for some countries they are restricted in where they can play at the moment but in the UK you more or less have a free run at any site you care to visit. Saying that, I'm not sure where that leaves other European countries in the grand scheme of things.

I think its more so far behind the line it isnt in sight, rather than over the line. Its such a pointless thing anyway, no need to even discuss when we can talk about how much pokerstars <3's us and the fact i heard in novemenber they are going to fly a plane over the uk and just drop money all over the country

So why is it that we can play at so many poker sites and you can't, surely you can see the valid point that is being made?

OMFG I love these dramament threads!

Anyways, back on track... ship the Bonus Milestone in about 5 weeks imo!

the 200k 1? Sick life

Feed a brother some info on a good plan to use while being restricted to say 4 tables @ $25NL and/or $50NL for the rest of the month of May.
Then also advise that brother on what he might do during June and onwards. Keep in mind this brother isn't "up" on how these milestones etc work. Cheers.

I hate pokerstars for favouring the brits, must have a jones for bond like i do, i hate america for not allowing us our goddess given right to spend our left over taxed dollars as we see fit, i hate the fact that the last war fought for freedom was in the 40's and i hate people witout a sense of humour.

Yup, hoping to get at least 4 milestone bonuses this year.... assuming I don't go busto before then

Basically you get a milestone bonus everytime you hit 100k Vpps.

So the bonuses work out as follows:

200k Vpps = $2k
300k = $3k
400k = $4k
500k = $5k
600k = $6k
800k = $8k

then you get more if you hit SNE and beyond.

They cost 50kfpps (which is like $800 so deduct that off the milestone bonus and your left with the net figure) and are instantly credited to your account.

Very well put Bella!

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ......

So when I go into the Pokerstars cashier and click on Check My Bonus Status it shows that I have accrued 58 Base FPP (in five and a half months). I need 500 Base FPP to release a bonus of $50, and I need to accrue them by 17th June. So the reality is that, from my point of view, this promotion is totally irrelevant, and it will not actually help me to reach the 500 points that I need by 17th June. If I have understood correctly.

Thx for the heads up Jagsti.

I think i have posted graphs of my play on euro sites.

FS, UK players/Euro player that play on omg really very similar deals. Its a dealage for a little parity.

Guys its YOUR goverment that fcuked you up (Sticks you to a very firm market with little incentives), sorry but its true.

Very valid thead. Next person that takes it off topic gets a 2 point infraction.

Since my post above was deleted i assume by mistake ill just repeat for the sake of it being relevant

This deal is sick good for me since it gets me supernova something like 2-3 months earlier than what i would have got it, and propels me up a milestone bonus so ship the free monies

this will probably be my saddest post ever at CC, but here goes:
I'm worse off than you, CB!, I currently have $33 at PS, and monies at other sites, and my multi-tabling is limited to 4 on a good day(don't laugh), Im crap at cash tables(I dont play them, never have really, not seriously anyway), but I have a TAG style which serves me well at MTT's and SNG's.
My question is, would this promotion mean anything to me 4-tabling 2NL for say, 2 hours a day in the week, and maybe 6 hours saturday/sunday/monday.
As I've never really played the cash tables at PS I know nothing about fpps/vpps/bonuses/stars/etc so hopefully someone can help me out?
I know I have bronze star there, but doesn't everyone at least???
Thanks in advance.........and thanks for the heads-up DM

nah you're not gonna get enough fpps for it to be at all meaningful.

you would be better off playing sng's since you get more vpp's there than at 2nl

I personally think you need to be playing at least $25NL - and have the bankroll to support that to benefit.

If it included the US I could benefit a little by moving up to silver but it would mean making a concerted effort to play $25NL most days, 2-4 tables at a time. I am making this comment for casual cash players like myself.

To get any further than that would be a drastic change for me in how often I play cash - and I would most likely have to play $50NL. I am rolled for that but would lose more trying to cram it all in than I could possibly gain from the promotion lol.

Well, I guess I could transfer my FT BR to PS and play 10NL to start with, Im not looking for supernova, lol, but a quick move up to sliver/gold would benefit me, right?

Yea - that is what I was talking about just to get to silver from bronze. Gold would be even tougher. You just don't earn that many VPP's at the lower levels.

Even when I was playing the most $25NL I have ever played a couple of months ago I only earned less than 300 VPP's in a month.