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johnsmith777

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Hi can someone explain how you receive starcoins on pokerstars ?
I just played a tournement 1.15$ and did not receive anything

i head that even if you lose or win you get starcoins is this true ?

thanks
 
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You must play cash games or any game with real money in order to win star coins.There are steps that you have to complete to win star coins.Playing just one tournament of 1.15 its not enough.You must play more and win VPP and then you will recive star coins
 
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I know that the pokerstars casino gets a starcoin for every invested five dollars.
I think the poker gets starcoin for every three US dollars that are invested or conquered.
 
tigeraxl

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wow ,worst explanations i saw.
Ok here s how it is m8 :as a new player you start with bronzestar .So here you have 20 steps ,after you complete those steps you get chrome star .Now at bronze you recive 7 coint for each step you make (a step means 100% of status bar ) when you get to chromestar you get 45cointstars /step ,still here you have 25 steps to go .
You can use those points in shop ,mtt,S&G & if you do not use them ,at the end of the month Pokerstars convert them into money (something like 100poins=1$) .
hope it help you
 
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i just wish that there should be an option that allow you to convert your points into money if you whant & not at very first day of the month.
 
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You get VPPs for contributing to the pot when it leads to the rake. Most games, there's no rake if the hand resolves pre-flop. Then, when there's a rake you get VPPs whether you win the hand or not.
As you'll see on the status bar at the top, you have to complete a level to get starcoins. You can see your progress through the level as you play. If you play lowstakes games and fold alot right off or before the flop, you'll accumulate VPPs very slowly. Which is fine. The starcoins are your rackback bonus and the system is set up to encourage you to bet more to get levels and starcoins.
When you pay to enter a tournament, you do get VPPs for that entry fee. For a $1.15 entry fee you'll get not much for VPP but you do get something; maybe the tournament entry fee is $1 and the "rake" on that cash tourney is ten or fifteen cents of your entry fee. So your VPP is based on that rake contribution, hence very low for a tournament.
You'd have to play a ton of cash tournaments to notice the VPPs you get for those. But you do get them.
It's not the case where you get starcoins accumulating slowly as you play. That is what you're assuming intuitively, but it's not correct. You get starcoins for achieving levels in your status, bronze or chrome or silver or whatever.
So I can appreciate how you think "I just spent $1.15 on a tourney, shouldn't I get back a starcoin or two?". But that's not how it works.
VPPs only count towards your level advancement. You don't cash them in for anything. Starcoins come from advancing levels, and you can trade starcoins for cash. You can exchange 1,000 coins for $10 in cash since each coin is essentially "worth" a penny.
I use my starcoins to play The Deal, or save them up for cash. You can also use starcoins to pay for tournaments, but I don't think that's a good use of them.
 
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You dont get starscoins immediately after you play tournament, or after hand in caghgame (unless you completed whole step). You need to finish whole "step" and then you will get some amount of starscoins. For example if you are in bronze star level, you need to rake around 1$ to get 7 starscoins for one step. There are 20 steps in bronze level. You will get 7 starscoins for every completed step.
 
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i just wish that there should be an option that allow you to convert your points into money if you whant & not at very first day of the month.
You can convert your star coins to cash any time you want

Click on Cashier then VIP Store, then in left hand panel select VIP Cash Rebates and order the amount you want to exchange, then Click on Buy this Item.

Minimum is 1000 coins for $10 Cash
 

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You can convert your star coins to cash any time you want

Click on Cashier then VIP Store, then in left hand panel select VIP Cash Rebates and order the amount you want to exchange, then Click on Buy this Item.

Minimum is 1000 coins for $10 Cash

you understood what i meant or not? at the begining of every month my coints are converted automatic .I don t wish that ...maybe i wana buy something from shop & in that particular month i didn t made many coints or maybe i wana hold them till my BKR brake or not(i hope) .
 
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Hi friend if you have not noticed in each real money game there is a progress bar with a number and that every time you play is filling, you must make that bar is filled to receive the number of star coins that is in the Progress bar. And this is only achieved by winning Vpp points which serve to fill the bar of which I speak.
 
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VPP=finish ur current level and you will get ur star coins
 
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Good explanation tigeraxl .
I wish they had better offers to buy tickets with FPPs , I mean they were cheaper to be bought with FPPS :)
 
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the more you run the more you get so much starcoins.:)
 
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Hi can someone explain how you receive starcoins on pokerstars ?
I just played a tournement 1.15$ and did not receive anything

i head that even if you lose or win you get starcoins is this true ?

thanks

PS's new format is steps now. You must complete the step level to receive any star coins. Each level has a number of star coins depending on the level. Unfortunately, you have to complete the whole level, before receiving anything.
 
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I StarCoins issued for entry into tournaments and casino games.
(With freerolls I have never given Starcoins)
 
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Hello , guys i was wondering if anyone could help me , i have 2 more steps to chrome star , unfortunately i can't deposit till the start of next month because of my financial state right now.. i just need someone to explain to me what does " you recieve 50% of the prorated value of incomplete steps at the end of the month" ? do they mean i get coins when every month starts or how does this happen , thanks for anyone who will reply and help me in this ..
 
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At PokerStars you must play at real money tables or participate in tournaments in which you must invest to achieve VPP which are cumulative and redeemable for StarCoins.

If you get money without having bet, it does not apply.
 
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