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Old 11-28-2005, 06:37 PM
RainDog RainDog is offline
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Default Re: So...I have $100...where should I start?

Yes sir, your best options in my opinion are as follows:

1. Absolute Poker: 200% deposit bonus up to $200. That means your $100 will potentially get you $200 bonus dollars. And once you're done with that, reloads will occur pretty much weekly.

2. One of the Cryptologic network sites that offer recurring monthly bonuses. InterPoker for example will give you $90 for $90 and you can do it again monthly.

3. Bayou Poker: Newer "Poker Network" site. Bottomless bonus of 200% on all Neteller deposits. Very slow clearing rate and higher rake than most networks for lower limits.

4. Maybe one of the Prima network sites: Gaming Club will match $50 but they're going to want you to play $2/4 plus which is way over your head at this point.

There are other excellent deposit bonuses at the bigger sites, but you're going to want to be able to maximize them which is going to mean you'll need to build up a $500-$1000 bank roll first.

I personally would go with Absolute and play .50/1.00 Limit. The golden rule is that you want a 300x BB bank roll or more (if you don't know this rule than you should do some more reading before you even think about playing, unless it's just for fun). While this would mean you really want $300-$500 to play .50/1.00 to avoid "Absolute ruin" (pardon my pun). It really depends on your risk tolerance. You said you maybe have $200, Which would give you a good enough shot at building a bankroll playing .50/1.00 assuming you pick up the game alright. Yeah, you might lose it, but like I said, it depends on how much risk YOU want to take. I don't think it's a bad bet. I don't know about the NL advice. I would tend to steer beginning players to a limit game, but that's just me. I would say gamboool and play .50/1.00 or wait till you have a bigger bankroll.
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