The Tourney Package That Just Keeps On Giving

I awoke today and as per usual checked my email, finding to my surprise that at a little past 3AM last night my 4k VIP bonus had been cleared. This set off alarm bells, because I had ended my session a few hours before 3AM and was still a few thoursand VPPs away from clearing said bonus.

I first checked my account balance to make sure everything was ok, and it was. As I have an RSA token this was next to a foregone conclusion, but it's always nice to make sure when you're dealing with a five figure roll. I next checked my VPP balance, which most certainly HAD increased since I last played, by what I figured was 4-5k (it was actually 4800). I couldn't be certain at the time, but it seemed as if my FPPs had increased proportionally as well.

After emailing support (and having to wait no more than five minutes for a reply, Stars support is not only the best among online poker sites, but world class period), I was informed that I was credited 4800 VPPs and based on my multiplier the corresponding 24,000 FPPs for purchasing the EPT Monte Carlo package. I was obviously pleased with this, as it is a free $384 worth of FPP value I wasn't expecting, and puts me a little closer to the next milestone bonus.

A quick break down of what the EPT Monte Carlo package provided because I think it is fairly impressive:
10k + 600E buy-in, which turned into my 15kE mincash
~900 and change Euros spending money (to be fair, this basically covered 1 flight)
$1k USD SNE donkament freeroll bounty cash
$530 USD tournament ticket from SNE freeroll
$384 USD FPP value (rakeback on rake that Stars paid for me as part of the package!)
7 nights at a very expensive 5 star resort in Monaco + buffet breakfast (if paid out of my own pocket, pretty sure this would be in the 4-7kE range)
Standard player bag full of free swag (swag didn't seem as awesome as WSOP ME 2009 bag or PCA 2010 bag, but free stuff is free stuff)

I'm definitely very happy with my choice of the PCA + EPT MC packages, they were great value and made my hard work last year feel all the more worthwhile.