AAmaz0n
01-17-2004, 04:20 PM
I’ve been playing online for about a year now, and it’s become my main source of income since my day job went away in the fall. I’m putting in full time hours and taking the reload bonuses on the sites that I regularly play at. I was doing OK, but had a bad run in Nov. that reduced my bankroll and the limits that can comfortably play at. I’ve been slowly rebuilding, but it’s become clear that taking the bonus situations more seriously will make a significant increase in my EV while I’m coming back.
The sites that I’m currently playing at are:
Party (most of the time)
Stars (I really like the software even though the games are harder)
UB (usually during reload bonuses)
Paradise (once in a while)
Gaming Club (did the OIC thing)
Planet (well, actually that button is kinda dusty)
I tried the PokerRoom for a bonus and really hated it.
What I’m looking for now are places that I can get a bonus that is clearable in a reasonable amount of time, and/or get some kind of rake rebate at.
I know that a number of people on here are affiliates with one site or another and are involved with rebating some of the rake. With that amount of action that I put on an aquarium like Party, it is ridiculous for me to play places like that without some kind of deal. If you can offer me some kind of arrangement at Empire (I know that I’ll have to use a work-around to sign up) or other site that is well stocked with fish, please PM me with your best offer (you already know better than to spam the list /images/graemlins/cool.gif ) .
The other thing that I’m looking for is information on how clearable some of the bonuses are. I’ve looked at the stuff on bonuswhores.com and know how much some of the sites are offering, but since I’m not familiar with them I don’t know how long it will take to clear or if they have enough games and fish to make them worthwhile.
I know that there was a post recently on “where should I try next”, but there seemed to be some confusion over whether the question was “what place had good playable software” or “where can I get some good EV from play and bonuses.” My questions are specifically related to how worthwhile are some of the places that are offering signup bonuses; are they really a good deal or does it take forever to find a game with good EV to accumulate the points at?
I’d love to hear from folks about how long it normally takes them to clear the bonus at a particular site (say Pacific or True, et al. ), if there are enough games to make them worthwhile, and how loose they are. Obviously if some place doesn’t have very many games going, or only allows play at one table at a time, that makes it more difficult to clear and I would like to know about that going in.
BTW, thanks to those who brought up the suggestion of starting tables at UB during the recent bonus. I started two 2/4 tables last night and the bonus points accumulated at a way faster rate than normal, it really helped get through in a hurry. That is the kind of information that is very helpful right now. Also thanks to those who persisted in getting the bonus even though they were not new players. On my own, I probably wouldn’t have even tried to sign up for the bonus, but since I knew others here were getting it, I emailed a few times and got them to award it to me. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
One thing that I think keeps me from clearing in a hurry is that I am reluctant to play a lot of short handed tables. I did the Lucy Jones thing for a few days, but don’t feel totally confident in my short-handed limit game. I’m going through the stuff on the other forum, but if folks here have run across good shorthanded resources please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your help. The forum is definitely been helping me get on track lately and I’m glad to be a part of it.
Shauna
The sites that I’m currently playing at are:
Party (most of the time)
Stars (I really like the software even though the games are harder)
UB (usually during reload bonuses)
Paradise (once in a while)
Gaming Club (did the OIC thing)
Planet (well, actually that button is kinda dusty)
I tried the PokerRoom for a bonus and really hated it.
What I’m looking for now are places that I can get a bonus that is clearable in a reasonable amount of time, and/or get some kind of rake rebate at.
I know that a number of people on here are affiliates with one site or another and are involved with rebating some of the rake. With that amount of action that I put on an aquarium like Party, it is ridiculous for me to play places like that without some kind of deal. If you can offer me some kind of arrangement at Empire (I know that I’ll have to use a work-around to sign up) or other site that is well stocked with fish, please PM me with your best offer (you already know better than to spam the list /images/graemlins/cool.gif ) .
The other thing that I’m looking for is information on how clearable some of the bonuses are. I’ve looked at the stuff on bonuswhores.com and know how much some of the sites are offering, but since I’m not familiar with them I don’t know how long it will take to clear or if they have enough games and fish to make them worthwhile.
I know that there was a post recently on “where should I try next”, but there seemed to be some confusion over whether the question was “what place had good playable software” or “where can I get some good EV from play and bonuses.” My questions are specifically related to how worthwhile are some of the places that are offering signup bonuses; are they really a good deal or does it take forever to find a game with good EV to accumulate the points at?
I’d love to hear from folks about how long it normally takes them to clear the bonus at a particular site (say Pacific or True, et al. ), if there are enough games to make them worthwhile, and how loose they are. Obviously if some place doesn’t have very many games going, or only allows play at one table at a time, that makes it more difficult to clear and I would like to know about that going in.
BTW, thanks to those who brought up the suggestion of starting tables at UB during the recent bonus. I started two 2/4 tables last night and the bonus points accumulated at a way faster rate than normal, it really helped get through in a hurry. That is the kind of information that is very helpful right now. Also thanks to those who persisted in getting the bonus even though they were not new players. On my own, I probably wouldn’t have even tried to sign up for the bonus, but since I knew others here were getting it, I emailed a few times and got them to award it to me. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
One thing that I think keeps me from clearing in a hurry is that I am reluctant to play a lot of short handed tables. I did the Lucy Jones thing for a few days, but don’t feel totally confident in my short-handed limit game. I’m going through the stuff on the other forum, but if folks here have run across good shorthanded resources please let me know.
Thanks in advance for your help. The forum is definitely been helping me get on track lately and I’m glad to be a part of it.
Shauna