How many people have you met who list among their hobbies, "drinking with friends, being balla and traveling?" If you live in the poker world, your answer probably includes a list of more than a few people. Now, however, see if you can find any people among that list who...more

Boston's Jake Abdalla wanted it to be a special moment. Certainly, anyone who makes it to the PokerStars VIP Club's Supernova Elite status could pretty much write the one million VIP Player Point off as special and move on. But, hey, people have already done that. Abdalla wanted something different....more

As 2008 came to a close, we became aware that one of the year's Supernova Elite players was the second female to ever achieve the top status. You may know her online as PokerSnoopy or in person as Millie Shiu. When we found out she was now a Supernova Elite,...more

When Eric Liu found himseld in need of a new car, he didn't just go down to the used car lot and pick up a clunker to get him around town. He chatted up the folks at the PokerStars VIP Club and ended up paying for most of his vehicle...more

If PokerStars Frequent Player Points ever started weighing anything, carting around a few million of them would be a pretty hard task. PokerStars VIP Club member knifefish8 may have just come up with a solution. He used them to buy a truck. This truck. We asked PokerStars newest man behind...more

If you didn't spend last month under a rock, you probaly know PokerStars had a bit of a promotion (read: its biggest ever) during the month of the July. The end of the PokerStars 2X promotion saw tons of people win tournaments that bumped up their PokerStars VIP Club level....more

PokerStars has another Supernova Elite in its ranks. We asked stevie444 to introduce himself to the PokerStars communtiy at large. Here's what he had to say, in his own words. Oh, and take special note here: He has won more than 60 World Series seats so far this yar and...more

No doubt you've stepped into an elevator and seen those floors you can only access with a special card. If you're at all like me, you've wondered just what happens on those inaccessible levels. The PokerStars VIP Club operates much like a penthouse. Few people get to the very top,...more

It was a comfortable Sunday afternoon in Germany and PokerStars player SanchoHH decided to play a 1000 Frequent Player Point buy-in VIP Club satellite. The top 200 players in the event were slated to receive a World Series Step 4 ticket worth $215. The 29 year-old from Hanover, Germany is...more

In the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona sits a man who holds a unique distinction. George Lind III, also known as jorj95, can claim something no one else can: he is officially the first PokerStars VIP Club Supernova Elite of 2008. Supernova Elite is the highest rung of the ladder in...more

Among many a parent, the idea of introducing their children to horses is among the best and worst ideas they will ever conceive. Introduction to the equine world provides a sense of responsibility, discipline, and enjoyment that is unparelleled in an age of video games and televised pablum. At the...more

The stories of PokerStars players turning their Frequent Player Points into Porsches are becoming more and more frequent. As always, we're curious folk here at the PokerStars Blog and wondered what kind of trouble the new car owners were getting themselves into. The cars are, in a word, fast and...more

When you think about the PokerStars VIP Club and what it takes to make it to the Supernova Elite level, you might conjure up the picture of a glazed-eyed half-human half-robot sitting in a dark bunker. The dedication and determination are more than most folks can fathom. There hardly seems...more