UB questions

Since you need 10 UB pts for every $1 in bonus money, and the rake structure is such that the max. you can earn in a pot is .5 UB pts, isn't this effectively worse than a 20x raked hands bonus requirement (and this doesn't take into account that some pots will only earn .25 UB pts)?

I was tempted to do it, but that clearance rate scares me...can someone try and convince me otherwise? (I would like to do it if it seems worthwhile).

[BigBiceps]

It clears at over $3/hour/table at 2-4.
If you 3-table that is ~$10/hour.
If that is worth it then play, otherwise don't.

Also, you have to realize that the UB bonus doesn't expire. So it's not like you have 10 days to complete it. Plus I like getting a little bit each time I play rather than having to wait to clear the whole thing. I play 2 50NL full ring tables and I clear about $2.50 an hour. UB has become my main site since the Party thing, so I don't mind $2.50 per hour juice money.

Would playing Pokershare be essentially the same? I mean, if I had to choose between Pokershare and UB since they are on the same network and have similar bonuses, would it matter which I chose (or if I simply played both)?

Thanks.

[POKhER]

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a) UB software is great

b) UB bonus is crap

c)1/2 is a rockfest that sucks

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FYP

[Subby]

The UB software is fantastic - easily the fastest out there. I am pretty sure I can get in 450 hands per hour 4-tabling 5/10 short. The games are good, too...

That said, the bonus clearing rate sucks (although the method (continual release) is superior to most sites.

I wish I had signed up there with rakeback, but it sounds like I'll just move over to Pokershare and do that.

[StellarWind]

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If you look at bonuswhores.com they have a reload history.

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Seems to be broken. Does this BW feature work for anyone else?

[playersare]

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Seems to be broken. Does this BW feature work for anyone else?

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yeah something weird happened when I clicked it but still managed to extract this:

Value of Reloads since 1/04: 2,725
Number of Reloads since 1/04: 23
Value in the past 12 months: 1,925
Number in the past 12 months: 15
Reload History Since January '04
09-30-2005 25.00% up to $200
09-16-2005 25.00% up to $200
08-26-2005 25.00% up to $200
08-03-2005 30.00% up to $100
06-30-2005 50.00% up to $100
06-08-2005 50.00% up to $100
05-27-2005 30.00% up to $150
05-16-2005 50.00% up to $100
05-06-2005 30.00% up to $150
04-17-2005 50.00% up to $100
04-12-2005 20.00% up to $100
04-01-2005 50.00% up to $100
03-10-2005 25.00% up to $125
12-01-2004 50.00% up to $100
11-24-2004 25.00% up to $100
10-15-2004 50.00% up to $100
09-22-2004 50.00% up to $100
06-20-2004 20.00% up to $100
05-18-2004 20.00% up to $100
05-11-2004 25.00% up to $100
03-26-2004 20.00% up to $100
03-03-2004 20.00% up to $100
02-04-2004 20.00% up to $100

if i can add my two cents,

i like UB b/c at the low micros i play (.25/.50) i can clear a bonus, which i generally can't do with any speed at any other site. playing .25/.50 6max, the bonus clears at about $1.20 an hour, which is fine with me. at .50/1 6max, it would clear about twice as fast.

I can't help but feel the UB bonus structure is the direction many poker rooms will end up going: big bonus, lots of reloads, doesn't expire, but requires a lot of hands to clear. they encourage you to make a big deposit, and have that money there for a long time(and thus making money for them via whatever investment porfolios they use).
from a business perspective, it makes a lot of sense to me.

I just opened up an UB account, do I need a code for the 40% up to $200 offer?