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a) you don't get the bonus money of front to play with (this is the norm with most poker sites except maybe Bodog and Pacific). it is released $50 at a time.

b) you have to earn 15x poker points per $1 in bonus. based on the hollywood poker rake structure, that means you pay a minimum of $1.50 of attriubted rake to the site for every $1 on bonus you get back. so in the long run they still make at least 30% net on your total action.

c) you only have 60 days to clear the entire $1000 bonus for 15000 points. unless you're multitabling at least $2/4 LHE or $1/2 NL (doubtful if you're only depositing $200 to start), then you won't actually clear the entire thing in time.

do not use percentage match to determine where the best bonuses are. use the bonuswhores site charts and see which deals earn the most per hour based on the limits you play.