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bb88
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Elim99
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Pokerstars Reload Bonus! 40% to $240, 20x's VPP |
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| bb88 wrote: | http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/2x/
Going to have to scrape some deposit money up, somehow  |
Does it expire? It's a pretty crappy bonus. |
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Viscant
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Joined: 24 Oct 2004
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Beggars can't be choosers. 180 days to clear.
Plus there's the value of the points you're earning also. For people playing anyways on Stars, doesn't matter how crappy the bonus is, really, it's just an extra boost to the normal "rakeback" system that is FPPs. |
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Elim99
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Viscant wrote: | Beggars can't be choosers. 180 days to clear.
Plus there's the value of the points you're earning also. For people playing anyways on Stars, doesn't matter how crappy the bonus is, really, it's just an extra boost to the normal "rakeback" system that is FPPs. |
Except for the casual poker player like myself who only plays once in a while it would take me a year to clear that bonus.
This bonus is only good for 9 tabling bonus whores or compulsive gamblers. (half joking) |
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Viscant
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| With big multiplier bonuses, something to remember: you don't have to take the full amount. It's important to be realistic about your play and the level of committment you can give the bonus. |
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Misunderstud
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Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Here, stupid
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| Elim99 wrote: | Except for the casual poker player like myself who only plays once in a while it would take me a year to clear that bonus.
This bonus is only good for 9 tabling bonus whores or compulsive gamblers. (half joking) |
And wholly wrong. Depends what level you play, of course (it's virtually impossible to clear a Stars bonus at limits below 1/2), but at 1/2 FR you make roughly 20 FPP/table/hr. You need 4800 = 240 table/hrs. So you could play just 2 tables for just 40 minutes a day and still clear the maximum. A clearance period of 180 days makes Stars bonuses ideal for the occasional player. If you're any more casual than that, I shouldn't think you play enough to clear ANY bonus. |
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janeg
Regina Canada
Joined: 04 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| I pretty much only play Stars so any bonus is a bonus. I average around .25 FPP / Hand at .5/$1 6-max so need to play roughly 20k hands to clear. I play around 5,000 hands a month which ain't a lot but it's certainly enough to clear the bonus, even at .5/$1. Not sure how many more hands you would need to play at .5/$1 Full Ring. |
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Misunderstud
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| janeg wrote: | | I pretty much only play Stars so any bonus is a bonus. I average around .25 FPP / Hand at .5/$1 6-max so need to play roughly 20k hands to clear. I play around 5,000 hands a month which ain't a lot but it's certainly enough to clear the bonus, even at .5/$1. Not sure how many more hands you would need to play at .5/$1 Full Ring. |
I stand corrected, then. (Though I found earning points painfully slow below 1/2.) I'd imagine the no. of hands at FR would be about the same - it would just take longer to play them. |
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bb88
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, this is more of a bonus for loyal Pokerstars players. Anyone who earns Silverstar every month will be able to collect the bonus in half the time required, it's literally just a bonus for playing there. For bonus chasers, it's probably best to just go for like $50 or $100 and use it when there isn't much going on at the time. |
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kw
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:42 am Post subject: |
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| I'm too lazy to look up the specifics on the terms of the bonus....does anyone know if I can deposit to get the bonus and then make a withdrawl without affecting the bonus? |
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Misunderstud
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| kw wrote: | | I'm too lazy to look up the specifics on the terms of the bonus....does anyone know if I can deposit to get the bonus and then make a withdrawl without affecting the bonus? |
I'm not.
| Quote: | | During the Promotion, strict rules regarding player behaviour will be enforced. PokerStars reserves the right to take action against any player found to be abusing any aspect of the Promotion. |
Read it how you like. |
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kw
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Read it how you like. |
The way I read that and the way Stars would like me to read that may be extremely different. However I can't image they expect people to not withdrawl funds for 6 months. Maybe I'll just ask support. |
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osmosis21
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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Ive heard (on 2+2) that you need to wait 48 hours before cashing out, but dont quote me....
For those of you that are amazed that ppl work of $240 bonuses, I currently have $10240 in pending bonus money. |
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Misunderstud
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| kw wrote: | | Misunderstud wrote: |
Read it how you like. |
The way I read that and the way Stars would like me to read that may be extremely different. However I can't image they expect people to not withdrawl funds for 6 months. Maybe I'll just ask support. |
That might not help. See my posts in this thread.  I don't think they'll bump you off the bonus, though. |
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Cript
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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Sigh...time for some 8-tabling 
Edit: 1st session over, I 8-tabled $1/$2 FR for about 75 minutes.
During current Hold'em session you were dealt 713 hands and saw flop:
- 54 out of 86 times while in big blind (62%)
- 30 out of 87 times while in small blind (34%)
- 67 out of 540 times in other positions (12%)
- a total of 151 out of 713 (21%)
Pots won at showdown - 35 of 55 (63%)
Pots won without showdown - 47
I earned 257 Base FPP which means about 36% of my hands counted toward the bonus.
At a rate of 206 FPP/hr of 8-tabling, it takes just over 23 hours to clear this bonus.
Pretty crappy, but I did end up + 20 BB for the session...probably a good thing that I'm forced to play full ring limit again. 
All in all, I was shocked at how tight-passive these tables were...easy pickins. |
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