PokerStars Bonuses : PokerStars Guide

Getting the maximum PokerStars Bonus requires inputting a Bonus Code and a Marketing Code. By following these simple instructions you will get the best Poker Stars Bonus and Free Gift Offer on the internet.

Use Poker Stars Marketing Code "ITHBONUS"

This Marketing Code gets you FREE Poker Bonus gifts such as poker chips, books, Poker DVD sets, Poker Tracker or much more. These Free Poker Bonus gifts are ONLY available for players who signup through Internet Texas Holdem and use PokerStars Marketing Code "ITHBONUS". Use the diagram below showing you where to enter the PokerStars Marketing Code.

AFTER you have downloaded Poker Stars software and AFTER you validate your account, you will be asked for the STARS600 Bonus Code when you deposit money at PokerStars. This is when you enter the pokerstars bonus code"STARS600". This will match 100% of your pokerstars deposit for a bonus of up to $600. You will enter the Bonus Code in this box:

Players receiving the 100% up to $600 PokerStars Initial Deposit Bonus are required to earn 10 Frequent Player Points [FPPs] for every $1 in bonus. For example, if a player deposits $600 and receives the $600 Initial Deposit Bonus, the player will need to earn 6,000 FPPs in order to release the bonus into their playable account. You have six months after their first deposit to earn all the FPPs they need to cash out their bonus.

Periodically, PokerStars offers its players reload bonuses during special events. Historically, these event include the run-up to the World Series of Poker, PokerStars' World Championships of Online Poker, their Spring Championships of Online Poker and towards the end of each year. They will also add in one or two more during the year. PokerStars will provide a bonus code and list the parameters of their reload bonus in their emails, on their website and usually in your cashiering screen under the "Check My Bonus Status" button. Parameters include:

• The dates the bonus is valid for. Players making deposits within those dates are eligible.
• The  bonus code needed to receive the bonus. The bonus code needs to be entered in the appropriate bonus code box upon making the reload deposit.
• The percentage of deposit and maximum level of the reload bonus. A bonus listed as 25% up to $250 signifies that you will receive 25% of your deposit as a bonus. If you deposited $100, you would receive a $25 bonus. If you deposited $1,000, you would receive the maximum reload bonus of $250.
• The clearance rate necessary to earn their reload bonus. This can range anywhere from 5 FPPs to 20 FPPs per $1 in bonus.
• The expiration date on their awarded bonus. This lists how many months or days players have to earn their bonus in full.

Warning: Players who withdraw any of their winnings during the reload period will not be eligible for the reload.

PokerStars has offered the following reloads since early 2004:

Players gain access to VIP Bonuses in the VIP Store when they attain any VIP Level above Bronze Level. The higher your VIP Level, the more lucrative the bonus you can purchase in the VIP Store. Purchased bonuses are released into your pending bonus account and are earned in the same way as other bonuses. All VIP Bonuses require the player to earn 7 FPPs per $1 in bonus and players have 90 days in which to earn their bonuses in full.

VIP Bonuses come in the following denominations:

VIP Milestone Cash Credits

PokerStars has introduced special milestone levels for their largest Supernovas and Supernova Elites. When players hit each of the following VPP Milestones they will be eligible to purchase for 50,000 FPPs a cash credit:

• $2,000 at 200,000 VPP
• $3,000 at 300,000 VPP
• $4,000 at 400,000 VPP
• $5,000 at 500,000 VPP
• $6,000 at 600,000 VPP
• $8,000 at 800,000 VPP
• $10,000 at 1.25M, 1.5M and 1.75M VPP
• $20,000 at 2.0M VPP

Players may only purchase one Milestone for each level attained. Milestone Cash Credits are for VPPs earned in 2009.

Players who sign up with PokerStars by utilizing the ITH links, as mentioned in the "Initial Deposit Bonus" tab, are eligible for the ITH Free Gift Offer. Players will need to deposit a minimum of $50 and accumulate 250 Frequent Player Points [FPPs] to qualify for their free gift. Players who earn their free gifts can claim them by going to the ITH PokerStars Free Gift Offer, here, and filling out the Gift Offer Form.

Restrictions: Players who have already opened a play money or real money account at PokerStars are not eligible for this offer. If you already have an account, opening up a new account with a different username does not make you eligible for the free gift. This offer is exclusive to www.InternetTexasHoldem.com so you must use one of the links provided on this website. Accounts set up through other websites are not eligible for the free gifts. Please ensure that you follow the directions provided to ensure that you receive proper credit for the free gifts.

Players who earn the minimum of 250 FPPs and have made a $50 deposit can select from the following items in the PokerStars Free Gift Offer page: