Anybody ahead after doing the Empire Bonus?

[Str8Fish]

Those tables are so tight from all the bonus whores, I lost $50 doin the bonus. :-( I just don't think I know my game well enough to come out ahead on tight tables like that. Anybody come out ahead?

[playersare]

I'm 2/3 done and up about $100. a little table selection goes a long way.

[Str8Fish]

you definitely said it. I couldn't find a good table to save my life!

[J_B]

I wouldn't touch that bonus with a 100ft pole that has McVicker on the end.

[grouchie]

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I wouldn't touch that bonus with a 100ft pole that has McVicker on the end.

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I don't understand why, it's a quick an easy 100 bucks.

[uncleshady]

whoops wrong post reply

[WiSeIVIaN]

800 hands through playing NL25 (6max). Up about $195, though im only 95 up in my account cause i have urges to play MTT with overlays and large buy-ins. I am definitely no NL pro, but the people on empire play so predictably that i it's almost too easy. Most of them fold any flop they don't hit, so why not nearly as many may see the flop (its much harder to find very loose players), with the rest you know where u stand. I am happy to do this bonus as well as any others. I just wish my 32% rakeback wasn't such a negative number, lol.

[beyeond]

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Those tables are so tight from all the bonus whores, I lost $50 doin the bonus. :-( I just don't think I know my game well enough to come out ahead on tight tables like that. Anybody come out ahead?

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+$25, but only thanks to a good run at the end. Straight flush in one window, four 7's in another. Crazy.

Must be rigged!

[jah7_fsu1]

All poker on the internet is rigged. I read somewhere that you can buy something that shows opponents hands.

And straight flushes and quads never happen in real casinos.

It is rigged!

[Vavavoom]

Yep....Incl bonus +$257 playing NL50 AND 1300 RAKED HANDS....damn $10 bonus...

[uncleshady]

Ok, truth was I didnt want to brag then have the whole house of cards crash on my head...

+514 from poker +100 from bonus. Two and a half days. Nice.

[Unabridged]

ahead, but the tables are [censored] horrible
and if you think the NLHE is bad, try playing PLO there. there were 0 tables at one point.

[Str8Fish]

I'm still a first year, so I did this entire bonus at the 0.5/1 LHE level. The tables were so tight at that level.

[jenkibx9]

i did it at .5/1 lh and cleared a hot $9.00 before bonus. but $109.00 for 2 days at the .5/1 is nice payday for me.

Bryan

[bennyhana]

up $196 including bonus.

[Moster]

Up $150 including bonus.
Had a really bad start /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Action Scott]

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ahead, but the tables are [censored] horrible
and if you think the NLHE is bad, try playing PLO there. there were 0 tables at one point.

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I've been playing PLO to clear this and havent' had any probs. Usually 4 full tables and almost every pot is hitting the 10c rake.

[sg23]

i cleared $70 on top of the bonus at .50/1, though that was after an 80BB downswing. empire players are beatable, i found success with aggressive play.

[Ojo_Rojo]

I lost a full stack to my FIRST EVER 1-outer bad-beat this morning. It has taken a long time coming. Yippee!!

Ojo_Rojo

ps despite this I've ended up +$200 including bonus - worse table selection means better reads.

[Eder]

I am currently down $45 after 750 hands,,,about what the rake has taken from me. I am really finding it hard to log on there...I just cant wait to get back to Paradise. I think their next 10x I will pass on.

[JerseyTom]

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ahead, but the tables are [censored] horrible
and if you think the NLHE is bad, try playing PLO there. there were 0 tables at one point.

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I've been playing PLO to clear this and havent' had any probs. Usually 4 full tables and almost every pot is hitting the 10c rake.

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Same here. 1000 hands went by pretty quickly. And most people suck at Omaha too ("jack-high flush on paired board? of course I'm calling a pot sized bet on the end").


Tom

[aucu]

yes

[aucu]

Clears way better on the $50NL tables $25NL is a slow bore.

[Kriber13]

You might want to play different hours, as a european player I dont have much choice of games during day time but after 2200 CET the game slection is better, also you might want to change limits I did the promo on 1-2 six max tables and at least it clears fast.

[JJguy]

I was down $50 halfway through the bonus. I lost kings 3 times getting my whole stack in preflop. Twice to aces and once to J 3 ... bad luck, but I made some of it back. Made 80 overall, so I was down $20. I prefer the NL tables because the raked hands go quickly. It's easy to pick up pots and the players really only raise you when you're beat..