PlatinumStar

PlatinumStar Rewards Value

When you earn the minimum 7,500 VPPs required in a month and reach PlatinumStar VIP status, you also get to earn tournament tickets and cash rewards up to a value of $310! The more games you play, the more rewards you get, which means consistent play is the key to maintaining PlatinumStar VIP status.

Note that the expected value from VIP tournaments isn’t included in reward totals.

PlatinumStar Monthly Reward Summary
	Cash and Tournament Reward Value		Cash-only Reward Value
Reaching PlatinumStar	$310+ (23-25%)	or	$270+ (20-22%)
Continuing PlatinumStar	$382+ (28-31%)	or	$326+ (24-26%)

‘Cash-only’ rewards take into consideration an estimate of FPPs value based on getting the best value VIP Reward Bonus for PlatinumStar players. ‘Cash and Tournament Rewards’ meanwhile estimate redeeming FPPs at $0.016 each. Those values stay unrealized until your FPPs and additional rewards have been redeemed. Please note that FPPs do not have any actual cash value.

See below for more information about exclusive rewards for PlatinumStar VIPs.

Reaching PlatinumStar, as BronzeStar with zero yearly VPPs
13,125 FPPs	Redeemable in the VIP Store, worth approx. $210 when used for Online Tournament Tickets $170 when used for $650 VIP Reward Bonus View all VIP Store items
First Six VIP Stellar Rewards	$100
VIP Tournaments	$18

You can get even more rewards every month by continuing to earn the minimum 7,500 monthly VPPs required in subsequent months, or instead you can aim even higher and make your way towards becoming a Supernova VIP!

Continuing PlatinumStar, starting month as PlatinumStar
18,750 FPPs	Redeemable in the VIP Store, worth approx. $300 when used for Online Tournament Tickets $244 when used for $650 VIP Reward Bonus View all VIP Store items
VIP Stellar Rewards	$82 (monthly average)
VIP Tournaments	$18

Rewards listed in the Continuing PlatinumStar section above reflect the average VIP Stellar Rewards that players earning the required amount of VPPs in a month for PlatinumStar can earn over the course of a full year.

Achieving PlatinumStar VIP Status

Use the following tables to find out the approximate play needed to earn the 7,500 monthly minimum VPPs to reach PlatinumStar VIP status when playing at various limits and variants. Please note that they are only a guide, and that playing the listed number of games each month doesn’t always guarantee 7,500 monthly VPPs.

Tournaments

Buy-in	Approximate games required at Multi-table Tournaments & Regular Speed Sit & Go’s	Approximate games required at Turbo Sit & Go’s
$100	150/month	200/month
$50	275/month	350/month
$30	450/month	575/month
$20	675/month	850/month
$10	1,400/month	1,700/month
$5	2,700/month	3,400/month

No Limit Hold'em Cash Games

Stakes	Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables	Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables
$5/$10	8,700/month	9,000/month
$3/$6	9,300/month	9,800/month
$2/$4	11,000/month	12,000/month
$1/$2	14,000/month	18,000/month
$0.50/$1	21,000/month	26,000/month
$0.25/$0.50	33,000/month	46,000/month
$0.10/$0.25	60,000/month	85,000/month
$0.05/$0.10	75,000/month	120,000/month
$0.02/$0.05	125,000/month	180,000/month

Limit Hold'em Cash Games

Stakes	Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables	Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables
$5/$10	5,700/month	7,100/month
$3/$6	9,200/month	13,000/month
$2/$4	15,000/month	21,000/month
$1/$2	23,000/month	33,000/month
$0.50/$1	38,000/month	50,000/month
$0.25/$0.50	80,000/month	100,000/month
$0.10/$0.20	120,000/month	185,000/month

Pot Limit Omaha Cash Games

Stakes	Approximate hands required at Shorthanded1 Tables	Approximate hands required at Full Ring1 Tables
$5/$10	4,700/month	4,600/month
$3/$6	5,100/month	4,900/month
$2/$4	5,500/month	5,500/month
$1/$2	7,500/month	6,900/month
$0.50/$1	11,000/month	12,000/month
$0.25/$0.50	17,000/month	21,000/month
$0.10/$0.25	30,000/month	37,000/month
$0.05/$0.10	45,000/month	50,000/month
$0.02/$0.05	85,000/month	95,000/month