One lucky online player going by the screen name of DDBeast has racked up enough PokerStars points from his online antics to purchase an actual Porsche from the online poker store. This particular player, who is only 21 years old managed to scoop up the keys to his brand new Porsche after playing poker since the age of 18 and recently turning professional. The player is often found to be playing an astonishing 8 to 12 sit and go tournaments at a time, representing a high level of concentration and discipline in the game.
The scheme that has been set up by the folks at PokerStars to encourage players to play on their site more often, players are rewarded more and more depending upon the amount of time that they spend playing poker on the site. According to the PokerStars website, DDBeast did not achieve enough points to gain the brand new Porsche until he had played for a whole year, earning a total of around 3 million points. The PokerStars scheme operates with a system that runs through different levels of V.I.P status. i.e. the more points you get the higher V.I.P status you receive, in turn enabling you access to prizes of a higher value. These points are called FPP (Frequent Player Points), obviously rewarding those players who visit the site often enough.
Some of the other most luxurious items that DDBeast could’ve shelled out his huge collection of points out on include a concierge service for 186,000+ FPPs or a $1,500 VIP Reward Bonus for 100,000 FPPs. Unbelievably there is a higher level of prize than the Porsche, for 5 million FPP’s the player could’ve bought an Aston Martin, but I’m guessing his taste ventured more towards the Porsche! Becoming a VIP member required nothing more from the player than playing poker on the site, nothing extra is required. As the player carries out their first raked hand, they become a BronzeStar VIP.
After that 1,500 FPPs earned monthly gets the player SilverStar status, 4,000 a month puts the player at GoldStar and finally 10,000 a month puts them at PlatinumStar level. These levels are the lower levels, but to receive prizes on the scale of a Porsche car, you must reach the Supernova and Supernova Elite VIP levels from playing even more raked hands.
For more information on the prize scheme offered by PokerStars, or for other general info on the site just visit the company’s website that can be found at www.pokerstars.com .
