27 Dec 11

Gemstone VIP Promotion: Additional Bonus for Every 7,500 StrategyPoints

In 2012 you can earn up to $350 per 7,500 StrategyPoints generated on PartyPoker, Poker Heaven, William Hill, Everest Poker, Ladbrokes Poker and Titan Poker on top of any other rewards. Before you decide where you are going to play next year, check out the Gemstone promotion.

What is the Gemstone Promotion?

Earn Gemstones, get cash!
This VIP promotion is exclusive to PokerStrategy.com and runs throughout the whole of 2012. The objective is simple: earn Gemstones for each 7,500 StrategyPoints you generate per month at one of our participating rooms. At the end of 2012, we'll reward you with up to $200 per Gemstone earned. A Gemstone is worth between $150-$200, depending on the total amount of Gemstones you earn in 2012.

More Gemstones = More cash!
The more you earn, the higher the Gemstone value becomes and the higher your payout will be at the end of the year - extra volume is rewarded!

January and February - $150 extra per Gemstone!
To spice things up a bit, we will give you an additional $150 in cash for any Gemstones you earn in January and February 2012! This means that they'll be worth up to $350 each. We'll even pay the cash amount in March 2012, so you won't have to wait until January 2013 for your full reward.

Added value on top of all other rewards!
Please note that the cash you earn by collecting Gemstones is added on top of the rewards you'll receive from promotions like our Top250, our exclusive rake races or promotions run by the poker rooms.

Participating poker rooms

Gemstone Promotion: Participating Poker Rooms
Poker Room	SP/$1 rake
PartyPoker	3.5 / $1 rake
Poker Heaven	4 / €1 rake
William Hill	5 / $1 rake
Everest Poker	0.5 / 1 Summit Point
Ladbrokes Poker	4 / £1 rake
Titan Poker	3 / $1 rake

How to collect Gemstones?

For every 7,500 StrategyPoints generated within one month at one of the participating poker rooms, you will earn 1 Gemstone. Please note that Bonus StrategyPoints do not count towards the Gemstone promotion.

Important: The required 7,500 StrategyPoints must be generated at exactly one participating poker room in order to receive a Gemstone. You can, however, play at more than one of these participating poker rooms. The rules are the same: earn at least 7,500 StrategyPoints in a month at one participating room.

At the end of the year, all the Gemstones you have will be converted into cash according to the payout table. A Gemstone is worth between $150 and $200. Please note that you have to reach the next Gemstone tier in the payout table to get the next reward.

Gemstone Promotion - Payout
#	Payout
1	$150
2	$300
3	$450
4	$650
5	$800
6	$1,000
7	$1,200
8	$1,350
9	$1,500
10	$1,800
11	$2,000
12	$2,200
13	$2,350
14	$2,500
15	$3,000
20	$4,000
30	$6,000
50	$10,000
100	$20,000
150	$30,000

Added value for Gemstones earned in January and February

For all Gemstones earned during the first two months of the promotion, you will receive an additional cash amount of $150 on top of your year-end reward.

Note: The extra $150 per Gemstone will be paid out straight away, in March 2012.

Consistency is rewarded

This promotion is all about consistency. Earning Gemstones every month will leave you with substantial rewards at the end of 2012, whereas months of inactivity will cost you Gemstones. If you don't generate at least one Gemstone in a single month, this month will count as a missed month for this promotion.

At the end of the year, we count the number of months in which you haven't eanred a Gemstone. The total number of missed months will determine the number of Gemstones being deducted from your year-end total and will follow the deduction table below.

If you earned at least one Gemstone every month no additional deductions will apply; you will be rewarded for each Gemstone you collected.

The deduction does not apply for the additional $150 for Gemstones earned in January and February, e.g. if you earn Gemstones in January but not February.

Gemstone Promotion - Deductions
Months with no Gemstones	Gemstones deducted
0	0
1	-1
2	-3
3	-6
4	-10
5	-15
6	-21

Payout

The full year Gemstone cash amount will be paid out in January 2013, after all data has been collected.

The $150 additional cash amount for each Gemstones earned in January and February will be paid out in March 2012.

Note: Both cash amounts will be paid out directly into your poker room account(s). The payout will be carried out according to the amount of Gemstones generated at each of the participating poker room.

For more information, examples and FAQ, have a look at our overview thread below:

Gemstone Promotion: Overview Thread