What are the rakeback rates for the Pokerstars VIP Club?
You can’t get rakeback at Pokerstars in the traditional sense, however you can get rakeback via their VIP Club. Pokerstars have one of the best VIP Programs on the internet for online poker rooms, with a variety of tiers like Bronze Star, Silver Star, Gold Star, Platinum Star, Supernova and the very special one – Supernova Elite.
At every tier, you get different bonuses and access to special VIP Stores that you won’d have at a previous level. The rate that you make Frequent Player Points and VIP Player Points also increases the higher up you are. You can actually earn over 65% rakeback at Pokerstars if you are a Supernova Elite member, and once you are at the second lowest tier, Silverstar, you will earn a minimum of 20.53% rakeback.
This is a chart courtesy of Avicenna at the 2+2 forums which lists everything in great detail:
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Of course if you don’t want to have to work your way up to 60% rakeback by playing all those hands, you can use a much simpler VIP program at Bodog.
Can I play at the same table as one of my friends at PokerStars?
Yes PokerStars allows you to play at the same table as long as you are playing competitively against each other. You must not share any information about the cards that you hold with them or make any playing agreements in secret (doing so is collusion, which is strictly prohibited).
If you have an agreement to share a bankroll, stake, or split profits with your friend, then in the interest of game integrity you must not play at the same cash game table or in the same Sit & Go tournament. Players, who live in the same household, whatever their relationship, must not play at the same cash game table or in the same Sit & Go tournament. In some cases, this restriction will be imposed automatically by PokerStars‘ game software.
How do I find players or friends that are playing at PokerStars?
You can find players at PokerStars by click on the ‘Requests’ tab along the top of the PokerStars software. A drop down menu will appear and then click on “Find a Player”. You will then need to type in the players ID or user name. If the player is sitting down at a table it will show you which table. PokerStars recently made improvements to the “Find a Player” option where you can now search for multiple players, refresh the search results, open more than one table without the window closing, and more.
You will also be able to find Team PokerStars Pro players under the Request tab in the main lobby.
How do you win a seat at EPT Berlin through PokerStars?
PokerStars is offering a prize package to the EPT Berlin which takes place from March 2 – 7. You can win a package to be there worth €7,440, which includes buy-in, accommodation and spending money. There are a couple of ways to qualify including buy-ins on PokerStars with cash satellites. You can also use Frequent Player Points to qualify for free.
EPT Steps satellites are also a great way to qualify. The EPT Steps works by buying in at any level to take on eight players in a single table tournament. If you finish in the top two, you’ll move up to the next step.
Satellites for Season 6 EPT events are underway right now at PokerStars.com.
