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UATrewqaz

01-01-2006, 04:21 PM

Ok, I whore the major sites and tell mew where I'm going wrong...

I'm looking for easy to clear bonuses at low limits (.5/1 or 1/2)

Party Poker:
Gone are the days of fat $200 monthly reloads, now we get a grab-bag of various $ amounts, various clear rates, etc. And it isn't even for sure that you'll get one during a month

Poker Stars:
Their bonuses are still good but relatively infrequent.

Ultimate Bet:
They still offer large reload bonuses very often but have completed gutted the clearance rate in the past few months. In addition the games are wretched compared to other sites (very tight). I have over $1,000 in bonus stored up there and have no interest in clearing it.

Paradise:
Decent bonuses, but very very rare.

Full Tilt:
Big bonus/reloads, HORRIBLE HORRIBLE clear rate

Bodog:
Bottomless, but site has very low traffic.

So what else is there? What are all you whores up to? I'm not a fan of crypto or prima...

Schwartzy61

01-01-2006, 04:39 PM

I'm working my way through Poker Source Online's Promotions.

But outside of all the sites you mention, there isn't a whole lot out there.

Ever heard of Bonus Whores? They list the majority of sites & bonuses.

I check three "bonus" sites. Bonus Whores, Poker Source Online, and UltimatePokerBankroll. And of course my obligatory checking of this forum...

My plan this month involves Absolute, Cryptos, and Prima (Bet365 and PokerRewards). I will also play and repeatedly deposit at Party to get myself to the Silver level over the next three months. And hopefully there's some kind of VIP offer I will qualify for this month after I actually came back and played there for all of the December promotions.

Also, it's not just about the reloads. There are so many sites out there that have decent signup bonuses that I am quite often trying out new sites...

excession

01-01-2006, 05:42 PM

'I'm not a fan of crypto or prima...'

shame as Cryptos are great $1/2 bonuses..

maybe Martin's Poker?

UB with RB

Bayou with 50% RB or one of the Prima Sites with 33/35% RB?

blue_water

01-01-2006, 06:16 PM

Bonus Whores offers a monthly Hollywood Poker reload bonus of $50, $100, $500, $1000, or $1500.

You get to choose which reload bonus you want. And you can do it every month.

blue_water

SoftcoreRevolt

01-01-2006, 08:02 PM

Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

TomBrooks

01-01-2006, 08:04 PM

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Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

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Hi,
How do they rank in comparison to Crypto and Prima?

Ron Burgundy

01-01-2006, 08:10 PM

Poker bonuses = bad. Blackjack bonuses = good.

UATrewqaz

01-01-2006, 08:16 PM

And where are these easy blackjack bonuses? I've never casino whored before (I'm risk averse) but if there is some site with a really easy to clear one I'm sure that'll get me started.

TheHip41

01-01-2006, 09:52 PM

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Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

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Hi,
How do they rank in comparison to Crypto and Prima?

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Play 24- 3-6 and 5-10, those bonuses fly by.

lala

01-01-2006, 10:08 PM

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And where are these easy blackjack bonuses? I've never casino whored before (I'm risk averse) but if there is some site with a really easy to clear one I'm sure that'll get me started.

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I'm the opposite, I've never poker whored before, but isn't poker risky also?

kdog

01-01-2006, 10:22 PM

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Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

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Yes they are but not at $.50/1. And bonuses shouldn't be easy at that level. Bonuses easy to clear at $.50/1 cost sites money when too many whores hit them. It's one of the reasons so many sites have tightened up their requirements.

UATrewqaz

01-01-2006, 11:39 PM

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I'm the opposite, I've never poker whored before, but isn't poker risky also?

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You play BJ against the house, and you always lose against the house (long run).

The question is whether or not you'll be able to lose less than the bonus you are attempting to clear.

lala

01-02-2006, 02:12 AM

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I'm the opposite, I've never poker whored before, but isn't poker risky also?

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You play BJ against the house, and you always lose against the house (long run).

The question is whether or not you'll be able to lose less than the bonus you are attempting to clear.

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With most bonuses you have an edge against the house, only thing is the variance. I estimate I lose 40% of the time, but of course my winners are bigger than my losers. I would think w/ poker whoring there is a lot of variance also, what is the win/loss ratio?

Ron Burgundy

01-02-2006, 02:23 AM

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I'm the opposite, I've never poker whored before, but isn't poker risky also?

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You play BJ against the house, and you always lose against the house (long run).

The question is whether or not you'll be able to lose less than the bonus you are attempting to clear.

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Go to the bonuswhores website and start reading. You're giving up five figures a year by not BJ whoring. If you can handle the risk of playing poker, you can handle any non-sticky bj bonus.

SoftcoreRevolt

01-02-2006, 02:25 AM

If you do the larger bonuses, they are NOT easy bonuses to clear. The 500 dollar one is pretty good though.

Sniper

01-02-2006, 02:46 AM

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Go to the bonuswhores website and start reading. You're giving up five figures a year by not BJ whoring. If you can handle the risk of playing poker, you can handle any non-sticky bj bonus.

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Go ahead... list 10K EV of non-sticky BJ bonuses...?

thing85

01-02-2006, 02:49 AM

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Go to the bonuswhores website and start reading. You're giving up five figures a year by not BJ whoring. If you can handle the risk of playing poker, you can handle any non-sticky bj bonus.

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Go ahead... list 10K EV of non-sticky BJ bonuses...?

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For some reason, I have a feeling that he won't...

Homer

01-02-2006, 12:22 PM

Sniper

01-02-2006, 12:49 PM

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I can guarantee you it is possible for a new player, right now, to make 10K in a year from non-sticky blackjack bonuses. This includes reloads.

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This is not the "We are ACTIVELY here to not help you" BW Casino forum... this is 2+2... if you make a blanket statement, be prepared to defend it...

I'm all ears!

(p.s... please do not take this as a personal attack, that is not its intent)

Phytopath

01-02-2006, 01:12 PM

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Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

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Yes they are but not at $.50/1. And bonuses shouldn't be easy at that level. Bonuses easy to clear at $.50/1 cost sites money when too many whores hit them. It's one of the reasons so many sites have tightened up their requirements.

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I think that most sites are starting to go to this formula for bonuses, and from their perspective it makes total sense to give more out based on the amount of rake generated. I wouldn't mind playing the pokerroom skins if the rake wasn't so ungodly.

As far as bonuses go I was quite disapointed with not having any new years offers from the big boys. I kinda think that the days of good 0.5/1 and 1/2 bonii are over or at least coming to an end.

hhughes

01-02-2006, 01:49 PM

Just one off of the top of the head...

Eurobet...there's a sign-up bonus, plus they have a monthly bonus. I forget what the sign-up WR is, but the monthly is $25 and a 10x WR...

Might be a good one to try if you're just starting out. Not alot of money invested, and an easy WR...

Gotta help out my fellow Atlantans... /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif

FWIW

TomBrooks

01-02-2006, 01:51 PM

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Hollywood Poker and other Pokerroom bonuses are NOT easy.

[/ QUOTE ]Hi,How do they rank in comparison to Crypto and Prima?

[/ QUOTE ]Play 24- 3-6 and 5-10, those bonuses fly by.

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Hi,
I'm afraid I am only skilled enough to play 1/2 6m. How does the 1/2 6m game at PokerRoom compare to those at Party, Crypto, and Prima?

Kneel B4 Zod

01-02-2006, 02:03 PM

the Martins Poker deposit bonus, especially when cleared concurrently with the reload bonus, is easily the best poker bonus I have ever seen.

ewile

01-02-2006, 02:53 PM

What network is Martins Poker?

SMB

01-02-2006, 04:52 PM

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What network is Martins Poker?

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I think it's B2B.

Zod, what's the clearance rate on that bonus?

Kneel B4 Zod

01-02-2006, 05:13 PM

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What network is Martins Poker?

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I think it's B2B.

Zod, what's the clearance rate on that bonus?

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iirc, the deposit bonus is 100% match up to 600 euro. it's 5x raked hands, where the rake needs to be at least .35 I believe. this means you really need to play at least 1/2 limit, or .50/1 NL, and at 2/4 limit almost every hand counts.

the best part is that the current reload is 100% match up to 200 euro, and clears at even faster rate, and concurrrently with the deposit bonus. so for 3000 raked hands, I got 800 euro (about $960). and on top of both those things, I was automatically awarded a quasi-rakeback of 30 euro. everybody gets this. so, when I'm awarded the deposit bonus, I will have recieved about $1,000 for 3,000 hands.

note the 1 big drawback: you do NOT get the bonus instantly. it took 2 weeks for them to award me the 200 euro for the reload bonus (which is in my account now), and it takes a total of 90 days for them to award you the deposit bonus (which I will recieve in Feb).

Ron Burgundy

01-02-2006, 05:57 PM

SMB

01-02-2006, 08:03 PM

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What network is Martins Poker?

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I think it's B2B.

Zod, what's the clearance rate on that bonus?

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iirc, the deposit bonus is 100% match up to 600 euro. it's 5x raked hands, where the rake needs to be at least .35 I believe. this means you really need to play at least 1/2 limit, or .50/1 NL, and at 2/4 limit almost every hand counts.

the best part is that the current reload is 100% match up to 200 euro, and clears at even faster rate, and concurrrently with the deposit bonus. so for 3000 raked hands, I got 800 euro (about $960). and on top of both those things, I was automatically awarded a quasi-rakeback of 30 euro. everybody gets this. so, when I'm awarded the deposit bonus, I will have recieved about $1,000 for 3,000 hands.

note the 1 big drawback: you do NOT get the bonus instantly. it took 2 weeks for them to award me the 200 euro for the reload bonus (which is in my account now), and it takes a total of 90 days for them to award you the deposit bonus (which I will recieve in Feb).

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That last part is pretty annoying, but I'll keep this bonus in mind for the future. Thanks for the info.

Homer

01-02-2006, 09:03 PM

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I can guarantee you it is possible for a new player, right now, to make 10K in a year from non-sticky blackjack bonuses. This includes reloads.

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This is not the "We are ACTIVELY here to not help you" BW Casino forum... this is 2+2... if you make a blanket statement, be prepared to defend it...

I'm all ears!

(p.s... please do not take this as a personal attack, that is not its intent)

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I don't see how I can't take such a comment personally. Why you are lumping me in with other posters at BW, who serve no purpose other than to flame noobs, is beyond me. I have gone out of my way numerous times to help and defend new casino players there. You should probably actually read the BW casino forums and some of my posts there before assuming that is my style.

I'm not going to lay out all of the details, for obvious reasons. I will say that you need to take a look at places other than the standard Microgaming/CoN/*Luck/Pluck/etc. Sportsbooks often have solid, albeit higher risk BJ bonuses. And, as I said, reloads are a huge part of things. Cryptos alone are good for $2500/yr. Certain Microgaming sites offer weekly or bi-weekly reloads worth a shade under $50 or $100 a pop to players who are willing to show that they have a certain amount of gamble in them.

I'm sorry if this isn't good enough.

EDIT - Here is an example of what I'm talking about. I did a 1000/100/2400 BJ-allowed bonus at NewYorkPoker.com recently. EV is about $90, took me 30 minutes to clear. The only problem is that it took me a month to get paid. If you can find ~50 of these sort of bonuses in a year, in addition to your standard plug-and-chug Starluck type bonuses, you'll have made $10K. The only problem is that they are much more risky, and some people aren't willing to take on such risk. I am since I take the probability of getting [censored] for the full $1000 into account before depositing. If the hourly rate is still high enough, I go for it.

GoCubsGo

01-02-2006, 10:36 PM

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the Martins Poker deposit bonus, especially when cleared concurrently with the reload bonus, is easily the best poker bonus I have ever seen.

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Shhhhhhhhh...Don't tell anyone else. /images/graemlins/wink.gif This site has completely changed since I first started playing it. I was playing at tables with a 40% vpip at first, and I was running at over 50ptbb/100 for a few days. Obviously that winrate wasn't going to last, but it was going to stay well above my avg. from other sites. Then all of a sudden the tables got tighter and tighter and now the players are even tighter than they are at other American sites. I think the whores have cleaned out all the crazy Europeans what was a goldmine for a few days has turned into another rock garden. Still a good bonus, but not nearly as profitable as it was before the whores started working the block.

Kneel B4 Zod

01-02-2006, 10:53 PM

I won exactly 4 euros over 3000 hands, and it was very profitable /images/graemlins/smile.gif

IronDragon1

01-02-2006, 11:05 PM

Play big bet games-especially Soko

Ron Burgundy

01-03-2006, 02:19 AM

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the Martins Poker deposit bonus, especially when cleared concurrently with the reload bonus, is easily the best poker bonus I have ever seen.

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Shhhhhhhhh...Don't tell anyone else. /images/graemlins/wink.gif This site has completely changed since I first started playing it. I was playing at tables with a 40% vpip at first, and I was running at over 50ptbb/100 for a few days. Obviously that winrate wasn't going to last, but it was going to stay well above my avg. from other sites. Then all of a sudden the tables got tighter and tighter and now the players are even tighter than they are at other American sites. I think the whores have cleaned out all the crazy Europeans what was a goldmine for a few days has turned into another rock garden. Still a good bonus, but not nearly as profitable as it was before the whores started working the block.

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Wow. What games are you playing? I played 2/4 and 3/6 6max LH there when the whoring crowd was in full force. They were the most donktastic 6max games I've ever played. Also, the .5/1 PLO is pretty soft.

Packard

01-03-2006, 02:45 AM

Fellow Whores,

Please also remember the awesome avalanche of autoplay action in the video poker realm! Set up the autoplay and watch the ca$h roll in yea!!

Ron Burgundy

01-03-2006, 04:51 AM

Here's an email I just got from Martins:

Hi Whore McWhoreson,

Your username is "whore" and you have earned VIP1675 during last month. This qualifies you for our monthly CashBack bonus. We have credited your cashier account with EUR20.00.

Best Regards,

Martins Poker