Becoming a SilverStar
The second level in the VIP Club, SilverStar, is loaded with benefits. It’s been specially created to reward your current play and inspire you to shine even brighter as you move towards the GoldStar and PlatinumStar VIP levels.
Once you have accumulated the 750 monthly VPPs required to become a SilverStar VIP, you are entitled to the following valuable benefits and rewards:
| Benefit: | Details: |
|---|---|
| 1.5 FPP Multiplier | You earn 1.5 FPPs for every 1 VPP earned |
| SilverStar VIP Store Access | Ability to purchase exclusive SilverStar merchandise from the VIP Store using your FPPs |
| VIP Stellar Rewards | Cash rewards available in the VIP Store as you reach designated levels of yearly VPPs |
| VIP Reward Bonus | $50 reward bonus available for purchase from the VIP Store |
| Daily VIP Tourneys | $500 tourney (three times daily - 10 FPP entry) $1,000 tourney (three times daily – 20 FPP entry) |
| Weekly VIP Tourneys | $30,000 tourney (Saturdays at 14:30 ET for 100 FPP buy-in) |
| Monthly VIP Tourney | $100,000 tourney (Last Saturday of each month - 130 FPP satellites available) |
Note: Your monthly VPP counter resets at the beginning of each month. To maintain a particular level in the VIP Club, you must earn the required VPPs in the following month in order to stay at that VIP level or to advance to the next level.
SilverStar Reward Summary
By earning the required minimum of 750 monthly VPPs to reach SilverStar VIP status, you can earn cash and tournament VIP rewards valued at up to $22! As always, the more you play, the more you are rewarded! Expected value from VIP Tournaments has not been included in the rewards total. Find out more in the tables below:
| SilverStar Monthly Reward Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash-only Rewards | Cash and Tournament Rewards | ||
| Reaching SilverStar | $18+ (13-14%) |
or | $22+ (16-18%) |
| Continuing SilverStar | $20+ (15-16%) |
or | $26+ (19-21%) |
Not including estimated value from VIP Tournaments. ‘Cash-only Rewards’ estimate the value of FPPs based on purchasing the best value VIP Reward Bonus available to SilverStar VIPs. ‘Tournament and Cash Rewards’ assume redeeming FPPs at a rate of 1.6c each, as available with many tournament options. These values may remain unrealized until FPPs and other rewards are redeemed. FPPs have no cash value.
For increased rewards and benefits, earn 3000 VPPs in a month to become a GoldStar VIP.
SilverStar Reward Details
The VIP Store allows you to choose your own rewards. Spend your FPPs (Frequent Player Points) in the VIP Store on an extensive selection of items, including cash and tournament tickets. Please note that the value of VIP rewards may change based on purchases made in the VIP Store.
| Reaching SilverStar, as BronzeStar with 0 yearly VPPs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 750 FPPs | Redeemable in the VIP Store, worth approx.
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| First VIP Stellar Reward | $10 | ||
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$8 | ||
Earn even more monthly rewards by continuing to earn SilverStar in subsequent months.
| Continuing SilverStar, starting month as SilverStar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,125 FPPs | Redeemable in the VIP Store, worth approx.
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| VIP Stellar Rewards | $8 (monthly average) | ||
| VIP Tournaments
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$8 | ||
VIP Stellar Rewards for the Continuing SilverStar table displays the monthly average a player earning the minimum VPPs for SilverStar VIP status can expect to earn from VIP Stellar Rewards over a full calendar year.
VIP Tournaments
SilverStar VIPs have access to additional value in our exclusive Weekly $30,000 VIP Tournament. Based on the tournament equity that VIPs received in 2010, this 100 FPP buy-in tournament is valued at approximately $2/entry. Visit the VIP Tournaments page for more information and a schedule of all tournaments available to PokerStars VIPs.
Achieving SilverStar
The tables below represent the approximate amount of play required to earn the minimum 750 monthly VPPs for SilverStar VIP status at selected limits and games. These tables should be used as a rough guide. Playing the amount of listed hands or games per month does not guarantee that you will earn 750 monthly VPPs and SilverStar VIP status.
| Buy-in | Approximate games required at Multi-table Tournaments & Regular Speed Sit & Go’s | Approximate games required at Turbo Sit & Go’s |
| $100 | 15/month | 20/month |
| $50 | 25/month | 35/month |
| $30 | 45/month | 60/month |
| $20 | 70/month | 85/month |
| $10 | 135/month | 170/month |
| $5 | 275/month | 340/month |
| $1 | 675/month | 850/month |
| Stakes | Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables | Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables |
| $2/$4 | 1,100/month | 1,200/month |
| $1/$2 | 1,500/month | 2,000/month |
| $0.50/$1 | 2,000/month | 2,500/month |
| $0.25/$0.50 | 3,500/month | 4,500/month |
| $0.10/$0.25 | 6,000/month | 8,500/month |
| $0.05/$0.10 | 7,500/month | 12,000/month |
| $0.02/$0.05 | 12,000/month | 18,000/month |
| $0.01/$0.02 | 23,000/month | 31,000/month |
| Stakes | Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables | Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables |
| $2/$4 | 1,500/month | 2,100/month |
| $1/$2 | 2,300/month | 3,300/month |
| $0.50/$1 | 3,800/month | 5,500/month |
| $0.25/$0.50 | 7,800/month | 10,000/month |
| $0.10/$0.20 | 12,000/month | 19,000/month |
| $0.05/$0.10 | 25,000/month | 38,000/month |
| $0.02/$0.04 | 80,000/month | 85,000/month |
| Stakes | Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables | Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables |
| $1/$2 | 750/month | 700/month |
| $0.50/$1 | 1,100/month | 1,200/month |
| $0.25/$0.50 | 1,700/month | 2,100/month |
| $0.10/$0.25 | 3,000/month | 3,500/month |
| $0.05/$0.10 | 4,500/month | 5,000/month |
| $0.02/$0.05 | 8,300/month | 9,500/month |
| $0.01/$0.02 | 21,000/month | 23,000/month |
1Based on the number of seats available at a table – not the number of players dealt in.
- Shorthanded, tables with 3-7 seats
- Full Ring, tables with 8 or more seats
MORE INFORMATION:
- Summary of the VIP Club levels and their benefits
- VIP Club Frequently Asked Questions
- VIP Stellar Rewards
- VIP tournaments schedule
- Visit the VIP Store where you can put your FPPs to use
- VIP Club terms and conditions
- VIP Level Calculator
- Play Poker for VIP Points
- How to Earn VIP Points
- VIP Program Reward page
