PokerStars offers the biggest no-deposit bonus up to date

PokerStars is already offering millions of dollars in cash bonuses in January with Daily Challenges, and now there is yet another extra: The Ultimate Challenge. If you complete The Ultimate Challenge you’ll be rewarded with cash, from $10 all the way up to $1,000.

It’s the biggest no-deposit-required cash bonus PokerStars has ever offered, and you can claim The Ultimate Challenge bonus now using the Star Code ‘ULTIMATE’ - simply click the ‘Claim Bonus’ link here: Ultimate bonus, or find the "Enter the Starcode" option in the software and enter the code 'ULTIMATE',

The cash reward you can earn is based on your best VIP Player Point (VPP) month of 2014. The more VPPs you earned in a single month of 2014, the higher your cash bonus will be this year. Didn’t play in 2014? Don’t worry - you are still guaranteed a $10 bonus.

Again, no deposit is required to claim The Ultimate Challenge bonus, and you can do so at any time from January 15 to 23:59 ET, January 23. You will be notified via a pop-up in the client about The Ultimate Challenge bonus offer you have been awarded, and how many VIP Player Points (VPPs) you need to earn to release the cash bonus in full.

If you don't have an account on Pokerstars yet and would like to play poker and earn money, you can create one right away.

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wp for PS, its like vip stellar cash bonus requierement. I have 125 to clear with 10K vpp

There is no limit in PS greediness. This is how PS nowadays humiliates players with their monopoly.

I got a 250$ for 30K vpp.

***** So I need to rake around 5500$ to get 250$ *****

This makes like 4,5% more rakeback. Its 4,5% less lost to PS. Very f***ing generous.
They also know that there is a lot of people who can't pull it off as it has been hard for them earlier.
Nice to place this in the beginning of the year too. People play more vpp early on and chase the milestones more later.

- "We give you 250$ and you give us 5500$, ok?"
- "It's a Deal!"

Poker people need another place to play and now would be the time while PS is drowning in its profits.

Lets call this The Ultimate Assrape.

Thank you Rakestars. Thanks a lot again.

We complain when services are free because they collect data about us for advertising, but we complain when services are paid too.
It is a business - it's sole reason for existing is to make a profit. And even if this isn't the greatest promotion, keep in mind that participation is not mandatory.

yeah, i got the VPP level i will not achieve, so no cash for me ;p

its insanely awful, ridiculous, a disgrace

On January 16 2015 17:08 Rande wrote: There is no limit in PS greediness. This is how PS nowadays humiliates players with their monopoly. I got a 250$ for 30K vpp. ***** So I need to rake around 5500$ to get 250$ ***** This makes like 4,5% more rakeback. Its 4,5% less lost to PS. Very f***ing generous. They also know that there is a lot of people who can't pull it off as it has been hard for them earlier. Nice to place this in the beginning of the year too. People play more vpp early on and chase the milestones more later. - "We give you 250$ and you give us 5500$, ok?" - "It's a Deal!" Poker people need another place to play and now would be the time while PS is drowning in its profits. Lets call this The Ultimate Assrape. Thank you Rakestars. Thanks a lot again.

wtf? indeed its better to grind and get nothing

Has there ever been a greedier bonus in PS history?

We see you hit a maximum VPP of X in Y month last year. I'll tell you what, if you can repeat that and match the highest VPP you accumulated in a month last year then we'll give you a miniscule bonus to compensate your effort. If you fall short though, sorry, you won't get anything. What? we're just a business bro don't hate we gotta make money too.

On January 17 2015 14:54 dogmeat wrote: Show nested quote + On January 16 2015 17:08 Rande wrote: There is no limit in PS greediness. This is how PS nowadays humiliates players with their monopoly. I got a 250$ for 30K vpp. ***** So I need to rake around 5500$ to get 250$ ***** This makes like 4,5% more rakeback. Its 4,5% less lost to PS. Very f***ing generous. They also know that there is a lot of people who can't pull it off as it has been hard for them earlier. Nice to place this in the beginning of the year too. People play more vpp early on and chase the milestones more later. - "We give you 250$ and you give us 5500$, ok?" - "It's a Deal!" Poker people need another place to play and now would be the time while PS is drowning in its profits. Lets call this The Ultimate Assrape. Thank you Rakestars. Thanks a lot again. wtf? indeed its better to grind and get nothing

There is probably a mental state in psychology that can explain people who literally have no concept of reality and complain about everything.

Give them free money but they have to grind their normal or slightly more harder? Fuck you
Give them reload bonuses but are not very large sums? Fuck you
Cut the rake to original levels after re-evaluating? Fuck you
Make great profits while offering more services, lower rake and better exchange vig than competition? Fuck you

I theorize the correct response to this mental personality is to reply with: Fuck off

On January 16 2015 17:08 Rande wrote: There is no limit in PS greediness. This is how PS nowadays humiliates players with their monopoly. I got a 250$ for 30K vpp. ***** So I need to rake around 5500$ to get 250$ ***** This makes like 4,5% more rakeback. Its 4,5% less lost to PS. Very f***ing generous. They also know that there is a lot of people who can't pull it off as it has been hard for them earlier. Nice to place this in the beginning of the year too. People play more vpp early on and chase the milestones more later. - "We give you 250$ and you give us 5500$, ok?" - "It's a Deal!" Poker people need another place to play and now would be the time while PS is drowning in its profits. Lets call this The Ultimate Assrape. Thank you Rakestars. Thanks a lot again.

Fuck off

thanks dogmeant and Highcard for showing me I'm not the only sane person in the world

How can anyone complain about this lol

Post your bonus and requierement pls. Mine is not that bad. Just funny how +ev is for PS

I think this promo is mostly for recreational players and we should be happy that PS forks over their profits to attract more causual players to the tables. ( well if they don't their profits will drop, so they are doing it for themselves, but i'd say it's a good decission that benefits regs too, just in many cases indirectly)

I'd say only helps lazy regs who know they can play a bit more with some will or thoose who moved up in stakes and volume. But thoose who already play to his volume limits or droped some levels it will be a hard task

fuck ps. so much better playing on alternative sites (for MTTs in my case)