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The Death Zone – Everest shows that they can compete with the biggest US poker sites with the benefits of the Death Zone. To get into the Death Zone, you have to earn at least 30,000 SPs, and this level increases your SP multiplier to 700%. The maximum cash bonus allowed every month increases to $2,000. If you refer a friend to the site, your bonus increases to $200. You also will be given access to special monthly freerolls which have a $25,000 prize pool. It is nice to see that some download free poker sites feel the need to give back to their players with freerolls. Aside from your personalized customer support, you now receive assistance for live event registration and can trade SPs for live MTT seats. Your benefits stick around for 3 months at this level rather than just 1 month.
The Summit – If you are determined to be the very best on one of the top Texas Holdem sites, you should strive for the Summit. The Summit is the highest VIP level, and you reach it once you collect a minimum of 50,000 monthly SPs. Only the best of the best will reach this level, and because of that the players that make it receive a 750% SP bonus rate. Every month points can be converted for up to $5k in bonus funds. Everything else to this VIP level is the same as in the Death Zone, and unlike the VIP program you get when you use a PokerStars marketing code, you get your perks for three months.
One thing I should mention: the bonus SPs do not count towards your VIP level. As with VIP programs on most of the best Mac poker sites, only base SPs earned will increase your VIP level. There is a nice points calculator on their website which estimates the amount of points you will earn based on hands played, game type, and limit. For example, if you played 50,000 hands per month at $1 - $2 6-max, you would earn about 33,000 base SPs, putting you in the Death Zone. Taking into account the highest VIP levels on some flash Texas Holdem sites, this is quite attainable. And don’t forget that you get even more SPs from your multipliers!
For cash bonuses on the Everest Poker download, one bonus dollar will cost you 250 SPs. So if you want $350, you need 87.5k SPs. As this does not change when your VIP level increases, you might think that it's not worth playing on this site. However, remember that you are earning points up to 7.5x faster, so the multiplier makes it easier to collect points as you move up. At the higher levels, Everest Poker’s VIP program provides some excellent rakeback. Before you use that Titanpoker bonus code, be sure to review the perks of an Everest download.
