Does Pacific Poker Still Give You The Bonus Up Front?

RobertHunter · #1 09-21-2006, 05:43 PM

I am getting ready to sign-up for Pacific Poker through PokerSavvy(seems they have the best deal I could find) and I was wondering if Pacific still gives you the bonus money up front to play with as they have in the past? Also, is it still OK to withdraw your initial deposit a few days after depositing and just leave the bonus money in the account to play with? Thanks for your response.

PoorTom · #2 09-21-2006, 07:47 PM

yeah they give it to you upfront - deposit $400 for the full $100 bonus. i don't know about being able to withdraw your money straight away - i've got a feeling you have to complete the WR (300 points i believe) before any withdrawl will be processed. i could be wrong, but i wouldn't recommend withdrawing your $400 in any case:
1 - they may take away your bonus, and then you can't get the points from savvy.
2 - you'll need to play at least 1/2 or $50 max to clear this in any sort of reasonable time, and $100 in your account leaves you basically unable to multitable at those levels and leaves you no wiggle room if you catch a few unlucky breaks - which based on my experience is quite likely with some of the random gamblers playing at that site. you won't believe some of the play you see there.

Ken_AA · #3 09-21-2006, 07:55 PM

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yeah they give it to you upfront - deposit $400 for the full $100 bonus. i don't know about being able to withdraw your money straight away - i've got a feeling you have to complete the WR (300 points i believe) before any withdrawl will be processed. i could be wrong, but i wouldn't recommend withdrawing your $400 in any case:
1 - they may take away your bonus, and then you can't get the points from savvy.
2 - you'll need to play at least 1/2 or $50 max to clear this in any sort of reasonable time, and $100 in your account leaves you basically unable to multitable at those levels and leaves you no wiggle room if you catch a few unlucky breaks - which based on my experience is quite likely with some of the random gamblers playing at that site. you won't believe some of the play you see there.

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Disagree. Deposit, withdraw gamble it up.

If your playing 50Nl with 100 why can't you play two tables again?

Ken

PoorTom · #4 09-21-2006, 08:10 PM

you can - i'm just saying that two tables is barely multitabling. this bonus isn't quick to clear at all - i like being able to play at least three at that level, which needs more than the $100.

i don't see the advantage of withdrawing to be honest, unless he definitely needs the money to do something else for some reason. and if that's the case, his bankroll may well be too small to be playing those sorts of limits. if he ends up winning straight away and doesn't need the full $500, great - nothing really lost by having a few hundred sitting around as a buffer though, surely.

themandude · #5 09-21-2006, 09:05 PM

I signed up at con (casino on net) to play thier casino bonus, they also install pacific poker on my computer(they are the same company i think) I havn't played the poker site yet. Will I still be eligable to get the sign up bonus at pacific or by signing up with their casino I screwed myself ? Please help.

PoorTom · #6 09-21-2006, 10:00 PM

It's fine, you can do both bonuses. I have.

Ken_AA · #7 09-21-2006, 10:37 PM

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you can - i'm just saying that two tables is barely multitabling. this bonus isn't quick to clear at all - i like being able to play at least three at that level, which needs more than the $100.

i don't see the advantage of withdrawing to be honest, unless he definitely needs the money to do something else for some reason. and if that's the case, his bankroll may well be too small to be playing those sorts of limits. if he ends up winning straight away and doesn't need the full $500, great - nothing really lost by having a few hundred sitting around as a buffer though, surely.

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best way to do this is play risk free, play one 100 dollar table and some other tables at another site.

Pokerstars has a bonus to clear right now also.

Ken

The_Bankroll · #8 09-22-2006, 12:58 AM

yeah, I'm working on the pacific/savvy combo right now. they gave me a $125 bonus and said it was $250 to clear, plus $90 from pokersavvy. pretty sweet imo, since I've almost cleared it in 2 days playing 3 tables of 2/4 6 max.