Earning Action Points
1) Action Points for Tournament Entries

For every $1 you spend in tournament fees, you will immediately receive 100 Action Points (not including re-buy fees).

2) Action Points for Play on Real Money Tables

When you play on the VC Poker real money tables, you earn Action Points based on your contribution to the pot divided pro-rata amongst the other players. In other words: the bigger the pot; the more action points that are available to everyone. Moreover: the more you personally contribute to the pot; the greater the number of Action Points you will personally earn for that particular hand (i.e. until the rake is capped).
By necessity, the maximum Action Points available per hand are capped in the same manner as the maximum rake taken from the table (see our rake charts). We hope you can appreciate the logic behind this and what would happen if we gave out more $ in point value per hand than we collect in rake!

Example 1
In a 5-handed $1/$2 game:

Players bet the pot up to $50 with 5 players remaining to the end of the hand.
Rake is not capped for this particular table/limit until it reaches $60.
250 Action Points are generated from the $50 Pot
Your personal contribution was $10 (i.e. 20%), so you would earn 50 Action Points.

Example 2 (with rake capped)
In a 9-handed $10/$20 cash game:

6 players fold before the flop.
3 remain to the final showdown.
The pot totals $93
Rake is capped at $3 for this table/limit.
300 Action Points are awarded for the hand (at the rate of 100 Action Points per $1 of rake).
As there were 3 players contributing to the pot, each of whom contributed an equal amount, they each receive 1/3rd of the available points or 100 Action Points in total for the hand.

Spending your action points
Membership has its privileges and when it comes to Action Points, truer words were never spoken. From free satellite seats to some of the biggest tournaments in poker to smaller freerolls perfect for the new player looking to build a bankroll, VC Poker offers ample opportunities to spend your action points on the poker action you crave.

Hmm…action points cost nothing to earn and you can spend them to enter tournaments where you can win even more money. If we knew investing was this easy, we’d have given Bill Gates a run for his money long ago.

If more free poker action isn’t enough, VC Poker also satisfies your primal urge for shiny new stuff that is ASBO-TIVELY FREE. From stylish VC Poker goodies to a spiffing Mini Cooper S, there’s a world of cool stuff at your fingertips. All you have to do is earn the required amount of Action Points and the prize you covet is as good as yours.

Check our Action Points Store and Action Points Tournaments page for more details.

Remember. we can’t make you the richest man in the world, but we can make you the happiest poker player on your block. 

Checking your action point balance
To find out how many Action Points you have, just open the poker client and visit the cashier section. Above your real money account details, you'll see your current Action Point total.

So now you know just what could be yours, make sure that you get down to our real money tables and tournaments. And remember, the more you play, the more you get. Simple.