PokerStars & FPP's, Getting Screwed?

[MaxPower]

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Shame the FPP store isn't updated yet

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If you click on the little images of cards you go to a page that describe each level of VIP. From there you can link the merchandise available to that level of player. They have some nice stuff. Too bad I will never get any of it.

The monthly qualification makes it pretty unlikely that I would be able to get to and stay at the higher levels.

[Sciolist]

I'm not going to comment on anything directly related to the VIP stuff now (until it's officially launched), but I used to earn 500 FPP per day 5 tabling $100 NL, which would've got me to platinum pretty quickly.

[djg40]

How many hours per day though? I don't want to sit at my computer, four tabling all day long. Of course, I only have 2000 FPPs in my account now, and only play 1/2 LHE. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[Bradyams]

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How many hours per day though? I don't want to sit at my computer, four tabling all day long. Of course, I only have 2000 FPPs in my account now, and only play 1/2 LHE. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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Once you move up to 2/4 the FPPs stack up a lot faster.

[djg40]

A lot faster? Any idea how much, because I am almost at 300 BBs for 2/4 and will hopefully make it there by mid to late January. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[Bradyams]

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A lot faster? Any idea how much, because I am almost at 300 BBs for 2/4 and will hopefully make it there by mid to late January. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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Significantly faster. At 1/2 the pot needs to be $15 (7.5 BB) to get one FPP, at 2/4 and up it needs to be $20 (5 BB for 2/4, 3.333 BB for 3/6, etc.) So obviously you're gonna get a lot more FPPs.

[MicroBob]

trying to earn fpp's at 1/2 limit or NL-$50 is going to be pretty pointless.

not so completely terrible as far as clearing bonuses if you are willing to sit there and grind it out...but you're just not playing very high obviously and therefore don't get many FPP's

Starting at the bronze level on 1/1/06 you would need to play:

1500 raked hands ($300 in tourney fees) to make the silver level

You get the silver level benefits immediately including the FPP bonus. You need 2500 more FPP to get the gold level but you get a 50% bonus so this means 1,666.67 raked hands ($333.33 tourney fees) for a total of 3,166.67 raked hands ($633.33 tourney fees).

This gives you the gold level which comes with a 100% FPP bonus. You need an additional 6000 points to make the platinum level so that would be 3000 raked hands ($600 tourney fees) or totals of 6166.67 raked hands ($1233.33 tourney fees).

From zero to platinum takes 6,167 raked hands or $1234 in tourney fees.

Once you’re at the platinum level, you get a 150% FPP bonus so maintaining platinum status would require just 4000 raked hands.

The math:

1500 raked hands with no bonus = 1500 FPP
+ 1667 raked hands with 50% bonus = 4000.5 FPP
+ 3000 raked hands with 100% bonus = 10000.5 FPP

4000 raked hands with 150% bonus = 4000 * 2.5 = 10,000

Note, this is for the pot limit, no limit, and 2/4 and higher limit

Someone check my math with ya?

It seems like attaining and maintaining platinum status wouldn't be all that difficult if you were doing it professionally.

[BBatov]

you dont get bonus vpp's only fpps

Q. What is a VIP Player Point?

A. Every time you earn a Frequent Player Point (FPP) by playing in a cash game or tournament, you earn a VPP. Note that bonus FPPs, such as those accrued through elite status, do not qualify for VPPs. Specifically, the following do not accrue VPPs:

1. You play (and win) a 1,000 FPP satellite that awards a seat into a 10,000 FPP satellite. You choose to unregister from that larger satellite and take the 10,000 FPPs. They do not accrue VPPs.

2. Bonus FPPs that you accrued through the VIP FPP program. For instance, suppose you are a SilverStar VIP. SilverStar members receive a weekly 50% FPP bonus. So if you earn 400 FPPs in a week, we give you 200 bonus FPPs. Each of the 400 FPPs that you earn gets you a VPP; the 200 bonus FPPs we give you do not.

3. FPPs that we may give you for completing surveys, etc.

[Zoelef]

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...FPPs that we may give you for completing surveys, etc.

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