| Posted by: mtxed at February 17, 2006, 3:47 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | mjsinn wrote: BF used to allow .25/.50NL iirc, at that level, virtually all pots are raked. At 0.50/1.00 and 1/2 the pot has to reach $5. FWIW, at .25/.50 95% of pots are raked, at 0.50/1.00 ~66% are raked.
That said, the players at .25/.50 have been absolutley insane lately. Good when you hit the nuts, but usually you are in for some bizarre beats.
For the purposes of promotions whereby participation in a specific number of raked hands is required, raked hands will only count when playing in games for stakes of at least $0.50/$1 for fixed limits, or at blinds of at least $0.25/$0.50 for pot limit / no limit
So I guess 0.25/0.50 NL still works....if 0.50/1.00 FL is ~66% raked, would 1/2 FL be close to 95% raked? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at February 17, 2006, 3:08 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Update #2 - Playgate has also switched to the point based system. Both Prestige and Playgate are offering a 50% reload up to $200, but at the awful clearance rate, unless you are playing 2/4 or above, betfred and poker770 are the only iPoker sites to worry about. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at February 17, 2006, 2:34 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | BF used to allow .25/.50NL iirc, at that level, virtually all pots are raked. At 0.50/1.00 and 1/2 the pot has to reach $5. FWIW, at .25/.50 95% of pots are raked, at 0.50/1.00 ~66% are raked.
That said, the players at .25/.50 have been absolutley insane lately. Good when you hit the nuts, but usually you are in for some bizarre beats. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mtxed at February 17, 2006, 2:21 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Just checked out the website so I answered my own question
Does the bonus clear faster @ 0.50/1 FL or 1/2 FL?
And for NL how much does the pot have to reach? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at February 17, 2006, 1:28 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Update: Prestige has officially switched to the same points system that Titan, Noble, etc use. Unless you are playing at a level that the rake hits $2, it is not worth chasing. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at January 27, 2006, 4:20 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Looks like the easy 10x might be over at prestige... they have implemented a points system similar to titan/noble. Not sure if it affects players like me who are just about to finish the 1000 hand requirement. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: soulmusic at January 26, 2006, 7:36 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Anyone complete and collect both Prestige and Playgate bonuses?
Just received Playgate and wondered if it's alright to start Playgate.
(they seem to be owned by the same company.."prestige gaming"..so I'm not sure if they allow a player to collect both)
Thanks. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: wchun at January 24, 2006, 11:19 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | From BetFred:
Quote: Please note: Only raked hands played at blinds of $0.25/$0.50 and above for pot limit / no limit, or stakes of $0.50/$1 or above for fixed limit
Not too sure about prestige | | Static Link |
| Posted by: TonyStarks at January 24, 2006, 11:01 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Just an update, took 2 1/2 days for my cashout to completely clear in my bank. Highly recommend BetFred, apart from lack of players this site is an all aroun A +
Peace out yall
Ironman | | Static Link |
| Posted by: wchun at January 24, 2006, 10:55 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | My cashout from Betfred took 2-3 days to Neteller, apparently due to the security checks. Not sure how long they take otherwise,.. I have one processing at the moment so I'll find out soon I guess.
Any other problems with Prestige, apart from lacklustre customer support? No difficulties cashing out or anything like that?
I do enjoy the iPoker network, and BetFred will probably be the main client I use on that network, they have great CS
If anyone wants to, email me waynechun@hotmail.com or PM me and I'll send you an invite for BetFred (it doesn't affect your sign up bonus) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: TonyStarks at January 22, 2006, 3:15 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | I just last night cashed out $516 from Betfred after completing the boniiii, Can anyone who has cashed out over 500 fill me in on the security checks they take, and how long it will take for me to get the money. I used my bank card to deposit and to withdrawal if that is needed info. Thanks all. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: GoldenEagle at January 20, 2006, 4:37 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | I am going to be starting the Prestige bonus tonight. It looks like a pretty good bonus. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at January 20, 2006, 3:17 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Havent finished up Prestige yet, but hope so! I have finished Playgate, and from what I have read, it seems Prestige is still available, but have another 200 hands to go... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: soulmusic at January 20, 2006, 2:41 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Can both Playgate and Prestige poker bonuses be collected?
I noticed the same logo on both sites which states "this is a prestigegaming gaming site". | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at January 19, 2006, 5:25 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | .25/.50 FL is allowed at Prestige, and actually probably the way to go. Virtually any hand that goes to a flop will be raked at these levels as the pot only has to reach $1. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Katiebug at January 19, 2006, 2:40 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Yeah they're non contributed raked hands but I'm not sure if you can play .25/.50 or not. I'd email customer support before you make a deposit if thats what you wanna be playing. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BraddockG at January 19, 2006, 2:48 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Regarding Playgate and Prestige....
So they are 10x, noncontributed raked, yes?
Also: what is the MINIMUM blinds that one can play to clear this bonus? I don't see this information on the web sites...
.25/50 is my guess........is this correct?
Thanks! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadMat at January 18, 2006, 6:49 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | I clear Ipoker bonuses at .5/1 6-max goes fast and the players are really crap (i'm a 6-max fish, it's the only site I can win on!)
Mat
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| Posted by: Katiebug at January 18, 2006, 3:40 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Lawman wrote: Just looking at the BetFred and Prestige bonuses on ITH. Two questions:-
(i) Can you sign up for both without difficulty (i.e. like Prima sites)
(ii) What are they like at $0.5/1 LFR (I assume they clear at this level).
1. yes
2. .50/1.00 is really rough on these sites, hardly ever seems to get raked. Goes pretty fast if you play $1/2 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lawman at January 17, 2006, 11:14 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Just looking at the BetFred and Prestige bonuses on ITH. Two questions:-
(i) Can you sign up for both without difficulty (i.e. like Prima sites)
(ii) What are they like at $0.5/1 LFR (I assume they clear at this level). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Katiebug at January 16, 2006, 7:44 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | MadMat wrote: Prestige and playgate both have 25% to $100 at 10x listed on thier webpages. might be worth a look if you like playing at Ipoker.
poker770 appear to have the same bonus, although the site is all in french, so I'm not 100% sure!
Mat
Theres another one with the same bonus called SportsInteraction Poker, not really a fan of ipoker but its all I got lol | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at January 13, 2006, 9:30 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | wchun wrote:
I've just looked into doing Prestige, and it does seem like they have similar requirements to BetFred. From what I gather, that points system was only used for the 100% bonus promotion, but am not certain on this. If the same as Betfred, it looks good for an easy $100 over a day or two
I am doing that one right now. Customer support is lacking to put it mildly. Other than BetFred, all of the ipoker skins seem to never have live support, and all questions have to go through email, which, depending on the representative you get, is a crap shot. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: wchun at January 13, 2006, 7:40 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | I recently finished BetFred in about two and a half days,.. quite profitable at the NL50 shorthanded games. I used to play on Centrebet in my pre-bonus days so am quite familar with the network. One thing I really like about iPoker is their software, in particular, their real time graphically displayed hand history.
I'm just waiting for my cashout request to be processed, apparently all withdrawls over $500 are subject to a security check. It's been a couple of days now, despite Live Help last telling me it shouldn't take more than 6 hours more. Live Help is very handy though, especially to get updated raked hand counts
I've just looked into doing Prestige, and it does seem like they have similar requirements to BetFred. From what I gather, that points system was only used for the 100% bonus promotion, but am not certain on this. If the same as Betfred, it looks good for an easy $100 over a day or two | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ed209 at January 6, 2006, 12:05 pm | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | when you ask iPoker support for a count, always specify "marketing" raked hands. this is their lingo for non-contributed raked hands which count towards the bonus. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: mjsinn at January 6, 2006, 11:38 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | Resurrecting a dying thread, but Playgate is good also. However, I would strongly recommend keeping track of your raked hands with software or manually. Customer support is spotty at best, and unless you get a manager, it is highly unlikely for you to ever get an accurate raked hand count. Sometimes they count dealt, sometimes raked, sometimes contributed... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: MadMat at December 24, 2005, 6:19 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Prestige and playgate both have 25% to $100 at 10x listed on thier webpages. might be worth a look if you like playing at Ipoker.
poker770 appear to have the same bonus, although the site is all in french, so I'm not 100% sure!
Mat
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| Posted by: BigPoppa at December 24, 2005, 12:38 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Noble isn't bad if you play $2/4.
Unfortunately, they rarely have more than one full $2/4 game going.
I did Fair for the Boogster points, and it truly sucked.
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| Posted by: WordWhiz at December 24, 2005, 12:20 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | | There's a couple other sites with 10x bonuses like Betfred, but only up to $100, not $250. Prestige Poker comes to mind, but there are a few others. Try ipoker.com and look at all the skins to see which ones are decent. Skip FairPoker--10x contrib is awful. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: BraddockG at December 24, 2005, 12:18 am | | Topic: iPoker sites... Forum: Bonus Whores | Hi all,
I have researched all the ipoker sites (reading past threads and looking at web sites) and the best that I can tell is that betfred is the only nice whorable bonus. (Sorry BW, I know you have links to others. ) All the others are much tougher correct?
Many of the sites talk of contributed raked hands (e.g. Fair Poker)...Do any of you have an opinion of these? Are they worth doing?
I'm posting because one of the sites is in French and some of the sites don't mention anything about bonus terms+conditions (perhaps because they don't even have an introductory bonus). USA Poker's 50% rakeback up to $1,000 for the first 21 days may interest higher limit players, but I'm talking low-risk, easy to clear bonuses....
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks,
BraddockG | | Static Link |
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