My 2011 Poker Goal: Supernova Elite...

[2Tone]

Among other benefits, good luck in some of those high prize pool freerolls.

[Talking Poker]

I'm not sure I will play them, to be honest... I need to figure out the value and if it's worth my time.

Let's see, according to the email I received tonight:

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Dear Rogue23,

Congratulations! You have achieved Supernova VIP status.

Your VIP level lasts until AT LEAST February 28th. For more information on retaining your Supernova VIP Status visit

This entitles you to the following rewards:

- 250% FPP Multiplier - you now earn 3.5 FPP credits for every 1 VPP credit earned
- Milestone cash credits - you can purchase various cash credits as you reach VIP milestones
- Supernova VIP Store access - choose from new and exclusive merchandise in the Supernova store
- USD 30,000 Weekly VIP tourneys - Saturdays at 14:30 ET for a 100 FPP buy-in
- USD 100,000 Monthly VIP tourney - last Saturday of each month, free entry
- USD 1,000,000 Quarterly VIP tourneys - February 6th, May 1st, August 7th, and November 6th, 2010 at 14:00 ET - FPP Satellites available, located in the Tourney/VIP/All tab
- Ability to buy-in to major tournaments using FPP credits

For even greater rewards, aim for 1,000,000 yearly VPPs and Supernova Elite VIP status. To learn more about the VIP Club and the rewards offered, visit our web page at

[Reel Deal]

Very nice TP!

[New Guy]

Congrats on this however i dont think they give you alot for that much play. Kinda sucks IMO You gotta get the Elite !!! Good job though

[Robbr25]

Congrats TP !!!

[Kurn]

[Talking Poker]

It's progressive... Now that I am starting 2011 at SN, I get 3.5 FPP per VPP and every 250,000 FPP = $4000 cash. So, you get those at a steady pace all year. 1 million VPP = 3.5 million FPP = $56k. Only make it half way, and you still get half... $28k.

The other rewards grow progressively. First, there are the Stellar rewards which add up to $1200 for the first 100,000 VPPs:

Yearly VPP: VIP Stellar Reward: Cumulative VIP Stellar Rewards:
750 $10 $10
1,500 $10 $20
2,250 $10 $30
3,000 $10 $40
4,000 $10 $50
5,000 $50 $100
10,000 $50 $150
15,000 $50 $200
20,000 $50 $250
25,000 $50 $300
30,000 $50 $350
35,000 $50 $400
40,000 $50 $450
45,000 $50 $500
50,000 $100 $600
60,000 $100 $700
70,000 $100 $800
80,000 $100 $900
90,000 $100 $1,000
100,000 $200 $1,200

Then come the bigger milestone bonuses for every additional 100,000 VPPs:
$2,600 at 200,000 VPP
$2,800 at 300,000 VPP
$3,000 at 400,000 VPP
$3,200 at 500,000 VPP
$3,600 at 600,000 VPP
$3,800 at 700,000 VPP
$4,200 at 800,000 VPP
($24,400 in bonuses to this point)

And finally:
$20,000 at 1,000,000 VPPs + a $5200 WCOOP Main Event Seat
($49,600 through here)

So, with the FPP money, that's $105,600 in cash bonuses for reaching SNE. Making it halfway would be $40,800 - still respectable, but it's definitely weighted toward the back end. Of course, by playing less tables/hours/stakes, you could probably earn more (lose less?) at the tables, so the difference may not be as big as it seems when you factor in the money you win.lose at the tables to figure out your true bottom line.

It actually continues beyond that for the sickest of the sickos, but I will definitely be done at 1 million VPPs. For fun though, here is the rest:
$9,200 at 1,250,000 VPPs
$9,200 at 1,500,000 VPPs
$9,200 at 1,750,000 VPPs
$19,200 at 2,000,000 VPPs
$9,200 at 2,250,000 VPPs
$9,200 at 2,500,000 VPPs
$9,200 at 2,750,000 VPPs
$19,200 at 3,000,000 VPPs

[omahilo]

that is crazy....

[New Guy]

WoWIE