Was very happily surprised when I saw the 'Happy Hours' being introduced to Poker Stars, typically these promotions either target recreational players or professional grinders. Like many others like me where VPP's make up a bulk of their profits every month this was a very exciting surprise. . . or is it?
VIP Club Month Happy Hours run at the following times every day from August 5-11 (Monday-Sunday):
- 03:00-04:00 ET
- 10:00-11:00 ET
- 19:00-20:00 ET
3 Hours a day. 7 days Total= 21 hours worth of bonus hours assuming you catch all the hours.
21 hours * hands/hour * vpp/hand * 0.5 = Extra VPP's Earned in this period of time.
| YEARLY CASH AND TOURNAMENT REWARDS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reaching Supernova Starting year as BronzeStar | Continuing Supernova Starting year as Supernova | |
| Supernova 100,000 VPPs | $5,110 (28-31%) | $6,800 (37-41%) |
| Supernova 200,000 VPPs | $13,310 (37-40%) | $15,000 (41-45%) |
| Supernova 300,000 VPPs | $21,710 (40-43%) | $23,400 (43-47%) |
| Supernova 400,000 VPPs | $30,310 (42-45%) | $32,000 (44-48%) |
| Supernova 500,000 VPPs | $39,110 (43-47%) | $40,800 (45-49%) |
| Supernova 600,000 VPPs | $48,310 (44-48%) | $50,000 (46-50%) |
| Supernova 700,000 VPPs | $57,710 (45-49%) | $59,400 (47-51%) |
| Supernova 800,000 VPPs | $67,510 (46-51%) | $69,200 (48-52%) |
| Supernova Elite 1,000,000 VPPs | $103,910 (57-62%) | $105,600 (58-63%) |
VIP Level $ /VPP
100k VPP 0.068
100k VPP 0.068
200k VPP 0.075
300k VPP 0.078
400k VPP 0.08
500k VPP 0.0816
600k VPP 0.0833
700k VPP 0.0848
800k VPP 0.0862
Super nova Elite 1m VPP 0.1056
* Calculations based on 'Continuing year as Supernova* more or less same except for 100k VPP mark where it's approximately 25% difference. 0.068 v 0.051
Sample Calculation (For me )
1400 hands / hour * 21 hours * 0.24vpp/hand *0.5= 3528 VPP bonus addition.
*Using 600k VPP mark- $293.88
*Using SNE VPP mark - $372.55
100 Billion Hands Celebration: Win with the Greatest Poker Hand
Simply play any real money No Limit Hold’em Zoom game at any stake between June 24-30. If you are dealt Ks-Kc and manage to win with it post-flop.
600$ Bonus Given you hit every single Boom hand.
Verdict
The Boom Promotions was a better promotion to players who made 600 VPP/ Hour or less and was not on pace for SNE, assuming that they were able to win with KcKs once each day throughout the duration.
During the period the Pool sizes of ZooM Games were almost doubled throughout the period, with the 100nl- Full Ring Zoom games running close to if not 24/7.
This definitely was a result of an influx of recreational players moving towards these games as the 'Professionals' played irregardless of the promotions.
VIP Club Month- Happy Hours promotion is a better promotion to players who are able to reap in more than 600 VPP/Hour at the ring games and are on pace or already at the super nova elite status.
The Promotion's intention was to give recreational players a chance to meet a VPP goal in order to qualify for the 1M $ Giveaways in the upcoming month of WCOOP, whether or not the games will get softer??
. . . we'll have to see.
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