Exclusive 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion: Qualify With Just 2,500SP!
The Gemstone VIP Promotion will be returning in 2013, with the twist that now even 2,500 monthly StrategyPoints will earn you consistent rewards throughout the calendar year. In addition, yearly deductions will be less severe.
What is the Gemstone VIP Promotion?
The objective is simple: earn 
Gemstones for every 2,500 or 7,500 
StrategyPoints you generate per month at one of our participating rooms.
Earn Gemstones, get cash!
This VIP promotion is exclusive to PokerStrategy.com and runs throughout the whole of 2013.
• 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.
Changes for Gemstone 2013
We've listened to feedback from the community and made several changes for 2013, including:
• Easier Gemstones - earn Gemstones from just 2,500 StrategyPoints
• Less deductions - no negative balances and an easier deductions system
• Triple value for January - earn 3x more Gemstones in January
For a full overview of our 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion please see our dedicated forum thread:
Forum: 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion
How do I collect Gemstones?
| Gemstone 2013 Monthly Overview | |||
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| 2,500 | |
$25 | |
| 5,000 | |
$50 | |
| 7,500 | |
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$150 |
| 10,000 | |
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$175 |
| 12,500 | |
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$200 |
| 15,000 | |
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$300 |
| The required 2,500 StrategyPoints or 7,500 StrategyPoints must be generated at exactly one participating poker room in order to receive a Gemstone.
You may earn Gemstones at multiple poker rooms, but must hit the totals at each room individually. Bonus StrategyPoints do not count towards earning Gemstones. |
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It's easy - simply earn at least 2,500 StrategyPoints or more each month. Each month you do so, you will be awarded a Gemstone:
Each month in 2013:
• 1x green Gemstone per 2,500 StrategyPoints
• 1x red Gemstone per 7,500 StrategyPoints
At the end of the year, your total Gemstones are converted into cash and paid to you - but if you have missed months, Gemstones will be deducted from your total:
At the end of 2013:
• Your green Gemstones become $25 cash
• Your red Gemstones become $75 cash
• Cash paid to the respective poker room account
• Missing months mean cash deductions!
Further details:
Gemstones are added on top of existing rewards such as promotions like our Top100, our exclusive rake races, poker room VIP systems and central promotions run by the poker rooms.
Participating partner rooms
The table below lists the participating poker rooms along with a detailed analysis of how much cashback you can get at each room.
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| 5 per $1 Go to analysis |
4 per £1 Go to analysis |
4 per €1 Go to analysis |
4 per €1 Go to analysis |
3 per $1 Go to analysis |
Consistency pays off: deductions system
| Gemstone Deduction Examples |
| Example 1: BobbyFishSticks earns 19 green Gemstones from January to July 2013, but he fails to earn a Gemstone in August. 1x green Gemstone is deducted from his yearly total at the start of September. Example 2: BobbyFishSticks earns 5 green and 1 red Gemstones each month from January to July. He then earns only 2 green Gemstones per month from August until December. His red Gemstone balance is reset to 0 in October. |
The Gemstone VIP Promotion rewards consistent play throughout the year - missing months will count against you!
Miss one month of green and/or red Gemstones:
1x green and/or red Gemstone is deducted from your total balance at the start of the following month.
Miss sequential months:
Green and/or red Gemstone balance reset to 0.
Further information
Deductions of green Gemstones and red Gemstones are independent - if you lose your red Gemstone balance, you will still be able to cash in your green Gemstones if you do not miss earning 2,500SPs in consecutive months.
It is not possible to have a negative Gemstone balance. If you miss consecutive months, you'll have to start from the beginning - but you won't be grinding your way out of negative figures.
Get paid in January 2014
In January 2014, your Gemstones will be paid out into the poker account of the rooms where they were earned.
For a full overview of our 2013 Gemstone VIP Promotion please see our dedicated forum thread:
