question for the experienced bonuswhores

[sin808]

Looking for info on poker sites mainly. I'm planning on opening an account on another site. I have Party skin accounts already (and UB but I doubt they would come up in this question). I usually only take advantage of their reloads, so I just bounce a chunk of my BR around when they offer one. Primarily I play at Empire- this will most likely continue to be true. I'm looking for a site that has: fast clearing (if you could, please post the recommended limit for quickest & easiest clearing)/best bonus offered that has decent software, good games and reasonably quick cashouts to Neteller. I just finished clearing the Party bonus and I want to wait to move my money back to Empire until they have a reload. If they've got good SH tables at all limits, nice soft games, good tourney's or other games (tdl, etc) this would be a plus. I've reviewed the info on the sites and the bonuses offered @ bonuswhores. Since I'm looking for a blend of things rather than just the best bonus I thought it a good idea to solicit recommendations/opinions from those with more first hand experience at the various sites. I don't really get a good feel for the info I'm looking for in the site reviews.

In short: good $, easy clearing bonus/soft games/good software/fast cashouts who's the best?

Thanks

[VinnyTheFish]

You are looking at it. Bonuswhores is top notch. But if you want to keep your life easy:

(1) grab the monthly Party, Empire Bonuses (when offered)
(2) Play Crypto's. The first cashout takes over 10 days because you need a pin. After that it will be 2-4 days.

Note: That may sound like alot, but you really only need to deposit $100(max) at each site, so you should never tie up your entire bankroll.

(3) Absolute has non-stop weekly bonuses. They range from 10%-25%. They are not as eay to clear as Party, but you can stack them and work them off when you need to, but they do expire.

(4) Pokerroom: Usually has a bonus here and there, and they usually easier to clear. I believe these are 60-90 days to expire.

<font color="blue"> note: if you really want to add a few dollars to you bankroll, whore the Party skin Casino's.The Party Poker Casino skins have good 1st time bonuses. I have started here and they have been a bit profitable. StarLuck (100 deposit, 100 match, 1600 to clear), Planet Luck (100, 100, 1600). I flew through these in 4 hours at $3 a hand. Another IGM-Pay Site is Ace Club(100,100, 2500 *i think*).

Wait about 8 hours and cash out. Don not forget to follow the strict Black Jack Wagering rules.
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[Rednax]

You may want to look at the Prima skins too. And once you've picked a site, don't forget to check the advertisers here for rakeback or extra signup bonuses.

[jacobsta]

I'm going to have to disagree with all of Vinny's advice if you are playing low limits, with a limited bankroll. Well, except the party advice- absolutely do all party bonuses first. After that, I would stay the hell away from Crypto- first cashout takes forever, the site is down alot, and the lowest limit games they have are still really high- I think they *start* at $1/2 and $100NL. Also they have more and more gotten a reputation as a tight site. Absolute is similar - very tight and not good for a bonus whore unless you've cleared all your other bonuses.

So, anyway, I would recommend:
1) All Party Bonuses- these are by far the most +EV
2) Bet365.com - A Prima site- has a $50 match for some relatively small number of raked hands (similar to crypto type bonuses but you can play smaller). You can cash in and out via neteller, but it doesn't look like you can cashout via neteller (read here: http://www.bet2gamble.com/Forums/sho...mp;Main=38559)
3) Then I would go to Paradise- their bonus clears in $10 increments and again, they have limits as high or as low as you want to go.
4) Pokerroom bonuses are good because the site is relatively fishy (not party on a non-bonus weekend bad, but decent). They clear awfully slow unless you play at least 1/2, preferably 2/4 limit. $25/$50NL is pretty slow too but the games are probably fishier than 1/2 and 2/4 limit.

[VinnyTheFish]

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After that, I would stay the hell away from Crypto- first cashout takes forever, the site is down alot, and the lowest limit games they have are still really high- I think they *start* at $1/2 and $100NL.

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I do not mind being disagreed with. I rarely have a problem with the sites being down. You can 4 table these and clear the bonus in one sitting, if not two. But yes, it takes a while to get the money back into your account. I feel the games are very soft (*if you look hard enough*)and I have built a nice bankroll there since day #1 (over 2 years ago). The only problem I see is waiting for the pin. But waiting 3 days for a Nettel deposit should be no big deal.

It true, (* that I know of *) there is nothing for aplayer who plays under $1/2.

But I see it this way: If you have the money to hit Party/Empire for a full bonus i.e. $1000 to get $250, then you have more than enough for Crypto's. $100 each site. play it, clear it and cash it.

Homer's post!

[Wyers]

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I'm going to have to disagree with all of Vinny's advice if you are playing low limits, with a limited bankroll. Well, except the party advice- absolutely do all party bonuses first. After that, I would stay the hell away from Crypto- first cashout takes forever, the site is down alot, and the lowest limit games they have are still really high- I think they *start* at $1/2 and $100NL. Also they have more and more gotten a reputation as a tight site. Absolute is similar - very tight and not good for a bonus whore unless you've cleared all your other bonuses.

So, anyway, I would recommend:
1) All Party Bonuses- these are by far the most +EV
2) Bet365.com - A Prima site- has a $50 match for some relatively small number of raked hands (similar to crypto type bonuses but you can play smaller). You can cash in and out via neteller, but it doesn't look like you can cashout via neteller (read here: http://www.bet2gamble.com/Forums/sho...mp;Main=38559)
3) Then I would go to Paradise- their bonus clears in $10 increments and again, they have limits as high or as low as you want to go.
4) Pokerroom bonuses are good because the site is relatively fishy (not party on a non-bonus weekend bad, but decent). They clear awfully slow unless you play at least 1/2, preferably 2/4 limit. $25/$50NL is pretty slow too but the games are probably fishier than 1/2 and 2/4 limit.

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The Crypto bonuses are very good and a staple of BW'ing in these parts.

I find it odd that you discourage the OP from going after the Crypto bonus because the smallest limit game is "really high" at 1/2. Yeah. The software is a little slow and the first cashout takes a while. The reason for this is because you need to wait for the PIN - a little security feature that I find comforting. Once you receive the PIN, all other withdrawals average about 24 hours... fairly reasonable in my books.

On the flip side, you then encourage the poster to chase the MUCH more difficult to clear PokerRoom bonus at 2/4. Does this not qualify as "fairly high"? Especially considering how tough the bonus is to clear. For their recent reload, I had to accumulate 1000 points to clear. It took me 2300+ hands of 2/4 to meet their requirements.

Stay the hell away from the Cryptos?

You is crazy, son.

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[Radio]

Id recommend the cryptos You can make over $300 per month in bonuses if your as US player and even more if you in the uk.

William hill: £25 for 5 hours play
totalbet: £25 for 5 hours play plus £25 casino bonus(easily whored)
Ukbet : Identical to Totalbet
The ritz club: £25 for 5 hours play.
Pokerplex: $50 300 raked hands
interpoker:$90 for 400 raked hands
CarbSun : $50 for 500 raked hands (not worth it now)
Classic: poker one off $100 sign up bonus

How ever I am starting to find the games really tight, They are packed full of very week tight players that play almost any hand post flop but fold easly and dont pay you off when you have a winning hand. Its either tight rock bonus chasers or loose but no when they are beaten idiots. Im finding it hard to make much of a profit from actually playing in the $1/2 and £1/2 games these days.

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[jacobsta]

Well, I personally play NL, and $100 NL is quite a large game to have as your minimum game. Also, when I played on Crypto there were not insignificant down times quite often. Hell, they are holding (or just held) a "sorry for all the down time tourney" right. As far as the recommendation for Pokerroom, I 100% agree that the bonus is tougher to clear than Crypto. I just think that it is a worthwhile bonus, especially at NL, because the site is relatively soft. Also, I do think that 2 weeks is a long time to wait to have to cashout. I think that is really only a big problem at interpoker though, I believe at most of the other sites you can just start the clock with like a $1 deposit and then get the bonus- I believe you have to actually deposit a full $100 at interpoker right away to get the full bonus for this month

[Jim T]

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Well, I personally play NL, and $100 NL is quite a large game to have as your minimum game. Also, when I played on Crypto there were not insignificant down times quite often. Hell, they are holding (or just held) a "sorry for all the down time tourney" right. As far as the recommendation for Pokerroom, I 100% agree that the bonus is tougher to clear than Crypto. I just think that it is a worthwhile bonus, especially at NL, because the site is relatively soft. Also, I do think that 2 weeks is a long time to wait to have to cashout. I think that is really only a big problem at interpoker though, I believe at most of the other sites you can just start the clock with like a $1 deposit and then get the bonus- I believe you have to actually deposit a full $100 at interpoker right away to get the full bonus for this month

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I haven't had much of a problem with down-time, and I think that they have those 'Sorry' tourneys if they are down for only a few hours in a month. And if they are down, so what, just play somewhere else for a while. Big deal.

[sin808]

Thanks for the info all. I'm not really looking to get into whoring seriously or anything, just want an account at another site to fill out the time between party/skin reloads. So it looks like I'll probably hit the cypto sites and/or Paradise. Any opinions on who has the better software? I thought I recalled Grannie posting that Paradise was going to be upgrading their software soon?