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WTF stars offering Supernova basically for free this month for UK players

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  1. joeschmo joeschmo is offline

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    May 1st, 2009 (5/1/2009 11:23pm) in reply to ronkend

    All I can say is there is going to be a helluva Brit SuperNova players playing .01 / .02$ during the next 2 months.
  2. wny2nyc47 wny2nyc47 is offline

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    May 1st, 2009 (5/1/2009 11:23pm) in reply to ronkend

    When they get their asses bounced out of the States, someone has to play on their site.
  3. joeschmo joeschmo is offline

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    May 1st, 2009 (5/1/2009 11:27pm) in reply to joeschmo

    And FYI, I agree this promotion is beyond stupid. Yes it is targeted towards a specific demographic but completely ignores the major North American Market. Boo urns to stars once again. Major Fail.
  4. YoshiYashiki YoshiYashiki is offline

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    May 1st, 2009 (5/1/2009 11:38pm) in reply to joeschmo

    http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...-offer-474090/

    Scotty from Stars on 2+2:

    "We run these kinds of tests all the time. Most of the tests are directed at Play Money players so they never get posted on 2+2. This is our first large scale test involving the VIP Program. We must be able to test the impact of these kinds of offers. It's not meant to upset anyone it's just a test for a month in a single country".
  5. joeschmo joeschmo is offline

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    May 1st, 2009 (5/1/2009 11:42pm) in reply to YoshiYashiki

     
    Originally Posted by YoshiYashiki View Post

    http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...-offer-474090/

    Scotty from Stars on 2+2:

    "We run these kinds of tests all the time. Most of the tests are directed at Play Money players so they never get posted on 2+2. This is our first large scale test involving the VIP Program. We must be able to test the impact of these kinds of offers. It's not meant to upset anyone it's just a test for a month in a single country".

    Reply- Test in Canada + American
  6. andressoprano andressoprano is offline whaddya think of my game?

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 12:19am) in reply to ronkend

    People obsessed with VIP status really cracks me up. Who the fuck gives a shit about that? I doubt Moorman, Gboro, AJK, Sir Sands, etc, know what their VIP status is, or give a damn about it.

    Oh wait, I think Gboro was grinding 4.40's to get Platinum by April 30.
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  7. J_BOYZZ J_BOYZZ is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 1:03am) in reply to andressoprano

    What about elite?
  8. Diggs Diggs is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 1:10am) in reply to andressoprano

    Increase in effective rake-back perhaps?
  9. u shove i call u shove i call is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 4:36am) in reply to ronkend

    pokerstars as a site is catered for the US market. All the mtts start at a convienient time for Americans. Then another country gets one thing better and you are all pissed off about it!

    Lol
  10. creg27 creg27 is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 4:42am) in reply to u shove i call

    Can someone clarify for me coz i mainly play on fulltilt for rakeback. If i get 7500fpps in may i get 100k player points to spend on what i want/what kind of items are there? I could get 7500 in day or 2!
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 4:48am) in reply to creg27

     
    Originally Posted by creg27 View Post

    Can someone clarify for me coz i mainly play on fulltilt for <a href='http://rakeback.pocketfives.com' target='blank'>rakeback</A>. If i get 7500fpps in may i get 100k player points to spend on what i want/what kind of items are there? I could get 7500 in day or 2!

     
    Originally Posted by J_BOYZZ View Post

    vpp's not fpps, vpps track your you status (silver, gold etc etc) fpps are what u spend in the store

  12. creg27 creg27 is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 4:52am) in reply to greezy

    so basically is the only benefit that i will be able to earn FPPs faster?
  13. greezy greezy is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 4:58am) in reply to creg27

     
    Originally Posted by creg27 View Post

    so basically is the only benefit that i will be able to earn FPPs faster?

    basically yes...you get availibility to buy better/bigger things from vip store...you get a couple vip freerolls...but i think mainly you get to earn fpps faster
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 5:31am) in reply to calvert_skans

     
    Originally Posted by calvert_skans View Post

     
    Originally Posted by stevie444 View Post

    weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    best. promo. ever

    ^^^^

    wp stars
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 5:46am) in reply to ronkend

    I was just able to purchase the one time instant cash bonuses so i guess those are not solely for UK peeps.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 8:46am) in reply to andressoprano

     
    Originally Posted by andressoprano View Post

    People obsessed with VIP status really cracks me up. Who the fuck gives a shit about that? I doubt Moorman, Gboro, AJK, Sir Sands, etc, know what their VIP status is, or give a damn about it.

    Oh wait, I think Gboro was grinding 4.40's to get Platinum by April 30.

    Yeah yeah, just cos ur only gold star...
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 9:45am) in reply to ronkend

    The amount of crying in this thread is truly unbelievable.

    Who cares if you can't take part in the promotion, there will be others.

    Most people in this thread just sound like spoiled children.

    stars is testing out a marketing strategy and it can't possibly have a negative effect on the rest of us. You should hope the promotion goes well so that they will have future ones that could happen for where you live.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 9:54am) in reply to ch0ppy

    move to bad beats
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 10:15am) in reply to franky73

    Not sure if i understand how this works. If i get to 100k vpps using this promotion by say august, would i then become supernova and retain it until the end of the year or would i only be supernova for 2 months? If its only 2 months i won't bother.
  20. POKER_PANDA POKER_PANDA is offline

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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 10:59am) in reply to ch0ppy

     
    Originally Posted by ch0ppy View Post

    The amount of crying in this thread is truly unbelievable.

    Who cares if you can't take part in the promotion, there will be others.

    Most people in this thread just sound like spoiled children.

    stars is testing out a marketing strategy and it can't possibly have a negative effect on the rest of us. You should hope the promotion goes well so that they will have future ones that could happen for where you live.

    thissssssssss. its amazing how people don't think of stars as a business trying to improve its bottom line. spoiled children is spot on.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 11:36am) in reply to POKER_PANDA

    Some hof responses, pretty easy to tell who don't recieve the 4k bonuses and other benifits from grinding cash games and reaching 100k vpp milestones for 2k,3k, 4k etc. Gotta love the people complaining about complainers in this thread sounding smart because a/ they dont recieve some benifits from it, so what do they care b/ have it and dont think it gives them enough benifits, and just dont care, idk why you would fall in that category. If your a supernova and you think this is a good promotion id just like to hear some thoughts. If it brings some massive craze of euro fish then ill be persuaded but I really dont think its going to add a ton of new players. A really good counter arguement could be made just as easily to enlighten some of us. Either way its pretty cool promo to get if your from the UK if you play poker and dont have supernova. I just don't get why people think its something were just complaining just to complain fffs thats rediculous. I never complain but this is something that is annoying to me and clearly others too.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 12:00pm) in reply to ronkend

    I think this is the worst. I cant believe it. I actually saw the promotion and I got so excited I called 2 of my friends instantly to tell them. As a person who has gotten to 90k VPP 2 years in a row, this promotion would have been HUGE for me. I definitely would have more incentive to grind throughout the year. I can't believe that stars would offer something like this to JUST THE UK. I see what they are trying to do, but it really is a FAIL.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 1:53pm) in reply to 8ROM

     
    Originally Posted by 8ROM View Post

    Not sure if i understand how this works. If i get to 100k vpps using this promotion by say august, would i then become supernova and retain it until the end of the year or would i only be supernova for 2 months? If its only 2 months i won't bother.

    <H3>EXAMPLES</H3>
    UK player has 20,000 VPPs for 2009
    Earns 7,500 VPPs in the month of May
    June 3rd pokerstars adds 80,000 VPPs
    This player would now have 107,500 VPPs for 2009 - Supernova VIP until Feb 28th, 2010.
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    May 2nd, 2009 (5/2/2009 2:13pm) in reply to andressoprano

     
    Originally Posted by andressoprano View Post

    People obsessed with VIP status really cracks me up. Who the fuck gives a shit about that? I doubt Moorman, Gboro, AJK, Sir Sands, etc, know what their VIP status is, or give a damn about it.

    Oh wait, I think Gboro was grinding 4.40's to get Platinum by April 30.

    Do you not understand that VIP status directly reflects rakeback %?

    I'm okay with the promotion as long as they continue to run promotions for other countries as well.
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