Are bonuses worth the effort?

[Jim Kuhn]

Let's see........ to clear my $100 paradise bonus I would need to play 1000 $10 sit and go's. If I average one every 30 minutes it would take me 500 hours. Seems like a lot of work for $100. I think this is close to the norm for working off bonus dollars though.

The math for ring games would be more difficult due to shorthanded games and different rake structures at different levels. I know the bonus would be worked off much more quickly in ring games. I think bonuswhores.com has more information on working off bonus dollars and the dollars per hour at various levels.

For tournies I think this would be a 10% rake rebate. Sometimes I wonder if bonuses are worth the effort required to obtain. I guess the difference is hopefully the bonus offer will attract more fish to the site. Although I really think the mainstream advertising attracts many more fish than the bonus offers. The bonus offer may 'reload the existing fish' but does little to attract new fish. Anyway - that is my rambling $.03 worth (inflationary increases impact us all).