I would be interested in hearing about why many of the American players on this forum play on Pokerstars. Is Pokerstars VIP program > most rakeback offers? Are the players on Pokerstars significantly weaker?

Currently i am getting 27% RB on FullTilt, but i threw $450 onto Pokerstars today to begin liquidating my ePassporte account. This is because long term i think i am going to want to be able to play on two sites for a larger player base to choose from.

So, since i am planning on playing on Pokerstars a little bit to help get my Bankroll up to 200-400NL, i am wondering what % of my hours played i should spend on Pokerstars/FullTilt.

To help with that question, i would like to be a Goldstar VIP Member with 10k (depositing ~4k during the year on Pokerstars) by 01/08. I plan to start at 50NL, but i will be depositing so i don't think playing underrolled is as big of a concern. Unfortunately, i can't use their deposit bonus since i used to play there before i began playing on FullTilt/Absolute for the rakeback.