VIP REWARDS AT PokerStars.COM

All new players start on the lowest rung at the Bronze Star Level and can climb the ladder all the way up to the lofty heights of Supernova Elite.

Once you attain the required number of VIP Player Points (VPPs) in a month or a year for a particular VIP level, you immediately begin to receive the benefits that level offers. Your status lasts until the end of the following calendar month or until you qualify for a higher level. At the end of the month, the VPP counter in the Cashier will reset to zero and you begin to qualify again.

View the table below to see a breakdown of the rewards or click here for details on the benefits offered to each VIP Club level.

VIP CLUB LEVEL	FPP Multiplier Rate	Monthly VPPs Required	Rakeback Equivalent for Tournaments approximate value of $0.016 per FPP
	N/A	N/A	5 - 8%
	50%	1,500 VPPs	7.5 - 12%
	100%	4,000 VPPs	10 - 16%
	150%	10,000 VPPs	12.5 - 20%
	250%	100,000 VPPs (Yearly)	17.5 - 28%
	400%	1,000,000 VPPs (yearly)	25 - 32%

Each level has different perks including: access to exclusive freeroll tournaments, milestone bonuses, faster FPP accumulation rates up to 5x for Supernova Elite players, exclusive merchandise in the FPP store, and many other benefits.

Rakeback Equivalent for Tournaments

Remember this VIP program is not actual rakeback so to estimate the equivalent rakeback you are receiving you need to focus on the FPPs you accumulate while playing. These can be exchanged in the FPP store for a number of different products and each point has an approximate value of $0.016 per point. Based on various estimations, the rakeback equivalent values shown in the table above are what you would receive when playing tournaments.

Rakeback Equivalent for Cash Games

Working out the cash game rakeback equivalent is slightly more complicated and depends on a number of factors including the type of game you are involved in, e.g. Omaha, Hold'em, etc. Other factors include fixed limit versus no limit, full ring or short ring, the number of hands you play and the limits at which you play (which determine the average rake per hand). All together this makes it very difficult to give an exact equivalent rakeback percentage but, it is fair to say that when you take in to account the VIP special perks and freerolls then the total return from investing your time at PokerStars is more than equal to the rakeback programs you still see at other rooms.