playing the paradisepoker bonus clear

[imported_mlet]

i am ready to start on the paradisepoker tables with a $100 dollar bonus to clear.
which tables would you recomend playing. im not really a very expirenced player. 6 months and one pokerbook [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]winning lowlimit holdem..Lee jones
i understand that the rake should be $.25. what tables do the rake reach this amount?

[signal]

If time is not a factor, I'd recommend .5/1 because the paradise players at that limit are mostly equivalent to party .5 players. The former are just a little tighter and more passive than the latter.

I normally only play the .5 game when clearing bonuses and I only play there when clearing bonuses (they only let you open 3 tables at a time so you can play 3 tables of .5/1 and it might take ~1500 total hands to clear).

I am not sure if .25/.5 limit will work, but I think when I last thought about it I determined it would take too much time. The pots must get very large to fulfill the rake per hand requirement at that limit.

FWIW most people I think play 1/2 or higher when clearing a bonus there.

[bosoxfan]

If you play .50/1 Omaha hi/lo just about every hand is raked.

[TemetNosce]

You are right. 1/2 gives the best clearing rate until you get to 5/10.

[Hellmouth]

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i am ready to start on the paradisepoker tables with a $100 dollar bonus to clear.
which tables would you recomend playing. im not really a very expirenced player. 6 months and one pokerbook [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]winning lowlimit holdem..Lee jones
i understand that the rake should be $.25. what tables do the rake reach this amount?

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When I cleared it I was a new player on the internet. I decided to play .25/.50 because I didnt want to loose a lot trying to clear it. Basically 1/3 of the hands are raked so it will take about 3000 hands to clear it. If you move to .50/1 about 2/3 of the hands are raked but you stand to loose a lot more in 1500 hands of .50/1 than you do in .25/.50 if you are not yet a winning player.

Personally I broke even at .25/.50 over the course of clearing the bonus and was at points down almost $50. If I had been down $100 instead by playing at higher limits I think it would have been more difficult psychologically. It is hard to play knowing that you are only breaking even including the bonus.

If you are more confidant than I was than .50/1 will definately clear it in about half as many hands.

Greg

[Synergistic Explosions]

Stud with no ante.

[Ragnar]

If you've only read the Jones book I think you should play 25c-50c on Paradise. You can clear the bonus slowly as has been pointed out. Once you get comfortable you can two-table. The games are slow enough to do that even without much experience. With your limited experience and knowledge there is a good chance you will lose your deposit before you clear at the higher limits.

I get about 40 raked hands an hour two-tabling on Paradise 25-50.

[playersare]

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Stud with no ante.

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[SoftcoreRevolt]

.5/1 7 Card Stud has no ante and a lot of action leading to a ton of raked hands with you just having to pay the bring in every once in awhile.

[Ragnar]

I play two hour sessions mostly. That should be 40 raked hands per two hours = 20 per hour. Sorry.