Updated on 20 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Don't Miss Double Value Gemstones in May with Instant June Payouts

The month-long bonus Gemstone promotion has started. Any Gemstones you earn in May will double in value and be instantly paid next month.

Double May GemstonesBetween May 1 - May 31, any https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/19/gemstone-miniicon-green-red.pngGemstones you earn will be doubled in value. Not only that, but you will be instantly paid the bonus Gemstone money in June instead of waiting until 2014.

The https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/19/gemstone-miniicon-green-red.pngGemstone VIP promotion, exclusive to PokerStrategy.com, runs throughout the whole of 2013.

Instant bonus Gemstone payout

Usually, all annual https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/19/gemstone-miniicon-green-red.pngGemstones are added up and paid in January 2014. Each bonus Gemstone payout you earn in May will be instantly paid out in June.

Gemstone VIP PromotionMay 2013:
1x https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/18/gemstone-miniicon-green.png green Gemstone per 2,500 StrategyPoints
1x https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2011/12/21/red-diamond.pngred Gemstone per 7,500 StrategyPoints

June 2013:
Bonus $25 per https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/18/gemstone-miniicon-green.png green Gemstone earned in May
Bonus $75 per https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2011/12/21/red-diamond.pngred Gemstone earned in May
Cash paid to Tell-a-Friend account

Participating poker rooms

William Hill Ladbrokes Poker Poker Heaven
5 StrategyPoints per $1
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4 StrategyPoints per £1
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4 StrategyPoints per €1
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24hPoker EuroPoker
4 StrategyPoints per €1
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4 StrategyPoints per $1
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What is the Gemstone VIP Promotion?

The objective is simple: earn https://www.pokerstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn-origin/2012/12/19/gemstone-miniicon-green-red.pngGemstones for every 2,500 or 7,500 StrategyPointsStrategyPoints you generate per month at one of our participating rooms.

Earn Gemstones by generating StrategyPoints at participating poker rooms.
Maintain Gemstones with consistent volume throughout the calendar year.
Receive cash per Gemstone in January 2014.

For a full overview of our 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion please see our dedicated forum thread:

Forum: 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.