Originally posted by Kyyberi
Are the January and February bonus gemstones (I think it was Jan and Feb?) paid in money or as gemstones that are paid at the end of the year?
Hey Kyyberi,
Awesome signature you have ♦
The tripe/double gemstones will be paid at the end of 2013 together with the rest of your rewards.
Thanks, I got Diamond status yesterday. Too bad that smurf-avatar blocks it. I had to put it to my sig ♦
Thanks for super fast reply, this is what I call a customer service. Not like one poker room live chat, which investigated my problem for 50 minutes, and then came back to say: Hello, my name is XXXX. How can I assist you?.
Originally posted by Kyyberi
Thanks, I got Diamond status yesterday. Too bad that smurf-avatar blocks it. I had to put it to my sig ♦Thanks for super fast reply, this is what I call a customer service. Not like one poker room live chat, which investigated my problem for 50 minutes, and then came back to say: Hello, my name is XXXX. How can I assist you?.
aww! Congrats for the shiny Diamond avatar Kyyberi! ♦ we'll celebrate one day!
we're trying our best to be always fast and accurate, doesn't happen at all times but it's true, all my colleagues are speedy Gonzales! Thank you for the kind words! 
Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately, I've never used Skype. Please PM or email me the details so I can decide if I should bother signing up with bwin by midnight tonight.
Originally posted by IngridN
Welcome to our community and best place to do your first post! ♦Yes, that's correct. Party Network (Party, bwin, WPT) is excluded of the 2013 Gemstone promotion.
Could you please catch me on skype: ingrid.nagy.ps and I can explain you the details of the rest.
Thank you
Ingrid
Originally posted by k1rsten
Thanks for the welcome. Unfortunately, I've never used Skype. Please PM or email me the details so I can decide if I should bother signing up with bwin by midnight tonight.Originally posted by IngridN
Welcome to our community and best place to do your first post! ♦Yes, that's correct. Party Network (Party, bwin, WPT) is excluded of the 2013 Gemstone promotion.
Could you please catch me on skype: ingrid.nagy.ps and I can explain you the details of the rest.
Thank you
Ingrid
done 
I mean, I don't MIND that it is worse this year than last year, but I got pretty excited to see that deductions were less severe and that it was possible to earn more money.
This is just not the case at all, gemstones are worth less for anyone that makes more than 4/year. And saying that 'deductions are less severe' when you can lose your entire amount of gemstones for the whole year by just not playing a qualifying amount in the last 2 months, is not only misleading, but just completely incorrect.
If you add in the fact that poker rooms are changing so much, it's hard to guarantee that I will be playing next November and December on William Hill, and to have to lose my entire progress for the year because there aren't a tonne of participating rooms available makes this promotion a lot more of a narrow focused gamble than a legitimate option.
Originally posted by pharcyo
I mean, I don't MIND that it is worse this year than last year, but I got pretty excited to see that deductions were less severe and that it was possible to earn more money.This is just not the case at all, gemstones are worth less for anyone that makes more than 4/year. And saying that 'deductions are less severe' when you can lose your entire amount of gemstones for the whole year by just not playing a qualifying amount in the last 2 months, is not only misleading, but just completely incorrect.
If you add in the fact that poker rooms are changing so much, it's hard to guarantee that I will be playing next November and December on William Hill, and to have to lose my entire progress for the year because there aren't a tonne of participating rooms available makes this promotion a lot more of a narrow focused gamble than a legitimate option.
I've got to agree with you here. The changes favor the low rake casual player who might not play for months at a time. Sucks for high rake players.
I was set on playing Titan the whole of 2013 through Pokerstrategy so it is bitterly dissapointing to not see them included in this. I really hope more rooms are added because 5 isn't much choice. 
Originally posted by crashyy
What time does the tracking start for these gemstones? 00.00 GMT?
hey crashyy,
I would assume yes, but our clocks are actually adjusted to the poker room's. (as in we receive your activity report after what/when you played at any poker room)
I think you can choose your time zone in each poker client. Given that we operate in different time zones.
I hope this helps and happy new year to you!
Originally posted by crashyy
What time does the tracking start for these gemstones? 00.00 GMT?
Nice to see someone start their quest off early!
Best of luck and best wishes for 2013!
I may be misunderstanding, but even though I am earning PS points at P. Poker and will do until next year, those points will not count towards the Gemstone Promo?
Originally posted by Dansinman
I may be misunderstanding, but even though I am earning PS points at P. Poker and will do until next year, those points will not count towards the Gemstone Promo?
Hi Dansinman,
That's correct. Please see all participating poker rooms in the 2013 Gemstone promotion here.
Let me know if we can assist you with anything else.
Ingrid
Hey guys,
I just wanted to let you know that from February onwards EuroPoker is joining our Gemstone promotion.
You can find the detailed vip analysis here.
If any questions, catch me on skype or in this thread!
Ingrid
