WSOP.com Improves VIP Program, Coaxes Ultimate Poker Grinders with "Loyalty Match" Promotion WSOP.com Improves VIP Program, Coaxes Ultimate Poker Grinders with "Loyalty Match" Promotion
Key Takeaways
  • Big increase in WSOP VIP program, with rakeback increased 50%+ on many tiers.
  • Aggressive “loyalty match” program targets Ultimate Poker’s high volume grinders.
  • Month-long “grinder celebration” adds up to 30%+ rakeback for reaching daily targets.

Regulated Nevada online poker room WSOP.com has announced a permanent increase to the points earned in its “Action Club” loyalty program. Players on many tiers will now receive 50% more rakeback than before.

Players at the “silver” level now receive a 4x multiplier for “Action Poker Points,” where it was previously 1 for 1. The top tier, “Seven Stars” now receives a 15x multiplier, up from 10x.

The new system means the maximum effective rakeback is 30%, up from 20% previously, ignoring other deposit bonuses or promotions that may run—although this requires a player to rake $200,000 in a calendar year. On the platinum tier, with a more reasonable monthly target of $600/month in attributed rake, effective rakeback has doubled from 7.5% to 15%.

The entry level silver tier, which requires just $100 in attributed rake, now gives back 8% in effective rakeback, compared to 2% before.

In addition, the poker room has launched an aggressive “Loyalty Program Matching” promotion. From now through December, players who have a VIP status at a competing online poker room can have that matched immediately with a comparable VIP tier on WSOP.com.

If there was any doubt that WSOP.com was focusing on high-volume players to increase liquidity on the online poker room, it has also announced a one off “Grinder Appreciation Month.” Running until the end of November, players who rake 100 hands on at least 15 days during the month will score an extra 10% rakeback; 200 hands in 20 days nets 20% extra; and anyone who hits the tables for all 30 days for 500 hands gets a 30% boost.

WSOP.com still slightly trails Ultimate Poker in terms of 7-day cash game traffic, although the latest data suggests it will overtake its Nevada competitor early this week.

The full VIP changes, with effective rakeback equivalents, are shown below.

Tier Points target/month Old multiplier New multiplier Rakeback Equivalent
Silver 200 1 4 8%
Gold 400 2 5 10%
Platinum 1200 3.5 6 12%
Diamond 3500 5 7.5 15%
Elite 50,000 (annual) 7 10 20%
Seven Stars 400,000 (annual) 10 15 30%

2 points are awarded for every dollar of rake paid in cash games and tournaments. Rake is attributed using the weighted-contributed format.