**Official** PokerNow Reload Bragging Thread

[Jack of Arcades]

+70 BB at 1/2 6-max, halfway through (850 hands, 540 raked)

[CountDuckula]

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In the limit tables at Party (and skins) $1/2 has by far the highest percentage of raked hands so if time is of the essence I would play $1/2.

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Thanks, that sounds good (I really don't see myself getting more than 2-2.5 hours each tonight and tomorrow night).


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You will not notice a significant difference between .5/$1 and $1/2. As magic boy said, "play tight and your golden".

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Yeah, I'm usually too loose for my own good (trying to fix that leak, but still finding excuses to play hands I shouldn't, then kicking myself later -- sigh...), but I figure that if I am 4-tabling, I will be busy enough with good hands that I won't be tempted to play marginal ones. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-Mike

[dlk9s]

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While I'm not doing the PokerNow reload because of lack of time, I have found that 4-tabling .5/1 O8 is an easy way to build up the raked hands. You generally see 5-7 people in the pot PF - most hands get raked. Just play tight and you're golden.

I would think 4-tabling .5/1 HE would be good, as well, just not quite the raked hand rate of O8. I haven't played HE on PokerNow yet.

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Thanks; I'm a little clueless about O8, actually (I usually play HE or 7-card stud). What kinds of hands would I need to play if I did that? Would it even make sense for a raw beginner to play O8 in this situation? I do know that an Omaha hand consists of exactly 2 hole and 3 community cards, and that a low hand may not have any pairs (but straights and flushes are ok), but that's pretty much the extent of my knowledge.

-Mike

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If you really don't have much of a clue, I'd probably stay away from O8 for this bonus whore opportunity, mainly because you'd have to play so many hands. I'm not going to get into all the strategy, etc., as you can probably find it on one of the 2+2 forums, but essentially, don't get involved too often in 2nd best hands and 2nd nut lows. If you don't have the nuts, chances are someone does, especially at low limits where many people play almost anything (think someone won't have the 58o to make a weirdo straight? think again). The goal is to play for a hand that can win both the high and the low, something like A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. There, you have a couple nut-low possibilities, a nut-flush, a nut-straight, and a 2nd nut flush. At the very least, I go for a really strong low hand with little high potential (ex: A234 rainbow, A223, or maybe A235 rainbow) or a really strong high hand with no low potential (say, AAKQ with an ace suited with the K or Q).

Ok, enough of the crash course.

I think you'll be cool sticking to HE if you are uncomfortable with O8 right now.

[Isura]

50BB at 1/2 in 1000 hands.

[crockpot]

90.5 big bets at 5/10 6-max.

gotta love running good.

[grouchie]

Finally finished the PokerNOW reload and got my arse handed to me every single way you can think of.
If there was a way to lose a hand, i did it.
I made a couple of 2nd nut flushes.
I made a couple of 2nd nut straights.
I lost set over set.
Heck, I even flopped a nice boat (4's full of jacks) only to watch my opponent show me pocket jacks for flopped quads.

PokerNOW hates me and will not be getting any more business of mine for quite a long time (figure what, 8 months till their next reload?).

So, including the bonus in my totals, I lost $123 clearing (223 total.).

The only saving grace of this all is that while clearing the empire bonus (still clearing, got a few more hands to paly) I am up over $300.

Empire loves me
someone has to

[mmbt0ne]

I'm getting over 100 raked hands/hr 4-tabling .50/1 since my roll is spread out over too many sites right now. I think you'll be ok with that. Plus it's incredibly easy, so you don't have to put any real mental energy into it.

[TeeJayORTj]

Ran hot the last two days and finished up +102 BB at 5/10 6 max. Always feels good.

[Emmitt2222]

Down 82.5 BB clearing deposit and reload and starting to actually lose confidence in my entire poker game, I dont have enough hands for my career to prove to myself that I can really beat 1/26max for 2BB/100. At least there is a bonus at the end of the tunnel... if I play 7 hours tomorow while still not skipping class. At least 3250 rakes hands in 3 days goes kinda quick while doing over 200 raked hands per hour.

[o0mr_bill0o]

well, i put it down. couldn't put enough money in to play my usual 2/4 game, so i decided to have some fun and play .5/1 o8 and HE. ended up up 35 BBs + bonus. woo.