Actual results for $.50/$1 since September 14 in chronological order:

Absolute -1.32BB/100 Hands 3,668 Hands
Party Beginner's +8.87BB/100 Hands 3,676 Hands
Party +5.36BB/100 Hands 3,360 Hands
PokerStars -0.65BB/100 Hands 2,862 Hands

There are not enough hands here to be statistically significant but there is a trend and I have sometimes gotten the feeling that a number of posters here have decided to turn professional after playing fewer hands then I have at Party [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img].

Do I think it is worthwhile to play at sites other than Party? It depends, I suppose. Keeping in mind that I just started in playing poker in August (and didn't buy PokerTracker until getting killed at Absolute), I am reasoning that it takes better competition to improve and that facing better competition means losing money and that I would rather lose money at this point at lower limits. So I made the conscious decision to try playing at PokerStars under the cover of a $150 bonus. I do feel that it is making me a better player, so I have to say that it has been worthwhile for me. Your mileage may vary [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img].