| Posted by: m0nger at August 3, 2004, 1:16 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | I think I'll just do intercasino bonus in the casino, and pass on playing poker to clear it. Can clear the bonus much faster in the casino, methinks. Only benefit to doing it in the pokerroom, is maybe there's less chance of losing the bonus before WR is done. I don't have any carry over WR fortunately, at any of the cryptos.
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| Posted by: GamblinFool at August 2, 2004, 10:19 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Grinder, did you really not realize what I was complaining about? Because I really don't feel like repeating myself over and over again.
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| Posted by: CyndyE at August 2, 2004, 3:38 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Grinder wrote: All right - now that I have read ALL the posts I'm totally confused.
Lets say I played the $80 BJ flat betting the min and lost the entire thing in 400 hands *this actually happened and I'm an expert BJ player).
I have something like 20X to go so I stop and say screw it.
NOW I have $270 which I have not played for 3 months. So I have 270 at 25X PLUS the extra 20X from the previous month so its 270 at 45X.
What does that mean to my Poker playing bonus.
Just calculate your total wagering requirment at the casino (wagering you did not do on the bonuses you lost plus wagering due on the bonuses you have yet to risk).
Their rules clearly state that each raked hand counts as $5 wagered.
So divide your total wagering requirement in dollars by 5 to get the number of raked hands you must play to cover your previous months' bonuses.
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| Posted by: Grinder at August 2, 2004, 1:23 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | All right - now that I have read ALL the posts I'm totally confused.
Lets say I played the $80 BJ flat betting the min and lost the entire thing in 400 hands *this actually happened and I'm an expert BJ player).
I have something like 20X to go so I stop and say screw it.
NOW I have $270 which I have not played for 3 months. So I have 270 at 25X PLUS the extra 20X from the previous month so its 270 at 45X.
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| Posted by: Gurre at August 2, 2004, 1:01 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | I think that most or many players are not like us whores. Even if they play at a site like Absolute that give bonus after bonus I think many put in like 150 dollars and get 20% (nice a bonus!). Then they go to the tables buy in for 20 or 25 dollars.
They see bonus-offer after bonus-offer and dont take advantage. When their money is no more, they consider to buy in again.
But I dont know.
//Gurre
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| Posted by: Grinder at August 2, 2004, 12:30 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | I see what you are saying Thythe. William Hill is nice because I can fill in at the end of hte month.
I have a calander worked out each month to make sure I'm getting the best for my time.
At the moment I have 5075 PLUS 5 hours and that does not include the static/non-timed bonus's (PokerRoom, UB,PokerStars).
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| Posted by: derek at August 2, 2004, 11:45 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | welcome to the site cyndy
bashing already
thanks for the math lesson. I'm going to email them and see if they can figure out exactly where my WR stands and take it from there.
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| Posted by: Thythe at August 2, 2004, 11:04 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Not complaining Grinder, but the backlog of wagering requirements some of us have is incredibly large. I have busted out of the casino every month since November so like the above poster said I have something like 5000 hands to play. The above poster called me a complainer, but 5000 hands would take a lot of time. Something like 45 hands/hr/table so I would guess 50 hours or probably even more playing 2 or 3 tables.
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| Posted by: Grinder at August 2, 2004, 6:08 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | What are you guys complaining about. This bonus is BETTER
Old Bonus = 7.49
300 hands / 45 hands per hour = 6.67 hours
$50/6.67 = $7.49
NEW Bonus = $9.00 per hour
25X * 90 = 2250
2250 / $5 = 450 raked hands (99% hands are raked)
99% hands are raked (worst rake on the web)
450 hands / 45 hands per hour = 10 hours
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| Posted by: CyndyE at August 2, 2004, 5:02 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | derek wrote: I've got the same problem Thythe.
I would bet all of the bonus on one hand to double up and if i hit i'd try it again this was before I started blackjack whoring but it put me so deep in the WR hole I haven't even touched the casino bonus in months.
If I have to play 5000 hands just to catch up it looks like i'm done with inter.
send me an email when you get the scoop
thanks
Such complainers.
So you owe 5000 hands. In the next 12 months they will give you $90 x 12 = $1080. You need to play 5400 additional hands to clear those 12 months.
So for 10400 hands you get $1080, a bit more than 10 cents per hand (at a soft site you are winning money at as well).
At Caribbean Sun you get $40 for 250 hands, or 16 cents per hand.
Go ahead and abandon your bonus if you want. Only 10 cents instead of 16 cents, and you may have to wait a few months before it starts pouring in (depending on how fast you play).
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| Posted by: Grinder at August 2, 2004, 4:22 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | This is a BETTER bonus!!!
$1.50 per hour better then the old bonus. 99% hands are raked ANYWAY
Sweet deal.
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| Posted by: derek at August 1, 2004, 6:37 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | I've got the same problem Thythe.
I would bet all of the bonus on one hand to double up and if i hit i'd try it again this was before I started blackjack whoring but it put me so deep in the WR hole I haven't even touched the casino bonus in months.
If I have to play 5000 hands just to catch up it looks like i'm done with inter.
send me an email when you get the scoop
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| Posted by: Thythe at August 1, 2004, 4:33 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Ugh time to e-mail ICP and complain...otherwise I have thousands and thousands of backlogged hands to play at ICP. No way I'm doing that.
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| Posted by: xedubx at August 1, 2004, 12:14 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | | Hmm....I wonder if the bonus clear all at once or at smaller increments (I hope). I have like $190 already sitting in my bonus account and it'd be definately be better if it got cleared $10 at a time instead of me having to clear all at once. My impression of the new bonus policy is that I'd get paid for my June bonus first, then July, and so on, which won't be too bad. I think I'll definately clear it in the poker room instead of casino because I just don't like crypto casinos. It's too slow and I have a higher EV at the poker room anyway. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: GamblinFool at August 1, 2004, 10:46 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Okay so playing one hand is like wagering $5? I guess I didn't see the linear connection there. I mean if you have like some random amount of WR left to do, it wasn't immediately obvious to me that it would convert so easily. That's pretty shitty, thank god I'm up to date on my WR.
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| Posted by: UTGunner at August 1, 2004, 9:52 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | JohnGalt wrote: That doesn't make any sense to have the WR carry over, because the 2 systems are incomparable. I would give 5-1 odds that the WR do not carry over.
Why are they uncomparable?
You can still wager in the casino, now they have added a way to wager in the poker room ($5 per raked hand which works out to 5 raked hands per bonus dollar). Maybe they wanted people with arrears to start wagering them off by offering this poker method.
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| Posted by: jason_algayer at August 1, 2004, 9:50 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Make sense or not< i spoke to a customer service rep.
Any outstanding wagering requirements must be cleared before you get the $90 for AUGUST.
You can clear them in the casino ( 25x)
Or in the poker room (5x raked hands)
J
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| Posted by: GamblinFool at August 1, 2004, 9:38 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | That doesn't make any sense to have the WR carry over, because the 2 systems are incomparable. I would give 5-1 odds that the WR do not carry over.
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| Posted by: JPMcMoney at August 1, 2004, 9:35 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Depends on what WR. 25x? That would be 25 raked hands per bonus dollar! No thanks. If it was the standard 5x in the poker room, I have no problem with that.
JP
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| Posted by: Thythe at August 1, 2004, 9:32 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | To get back on topic some, people over at 2+2 are suggesting that if you busted out in the casino the last several months, that the WR is going to carry over into the poker room bonus for this month and months coming. This is quite disheartening as I'm way behind in the WR at the ICP casino. It's probably a little too early in the month to find out for sure, but what do you guys think?
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| Posted by: JPMcMoney at August 1, 2004, 9:27 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | True, which is why I posted before about making a big "gamble" to see if you could build up a decent amount to make working off the WR worth more and less boring. No hard feelings here John, just giving a poker only perspective. I don't think John will get us in trouble in Vegas, I do enough of that on my own. As for drinking....it's Vegas! You have too!
JP
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| Posted by: GamblinFool at July 31, 2004, 7:53 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Despite being a rugby player, I don't really get in fights. Just to be safe, I probably shouldn't be drinking though. And I probably shouldn't play at the craps table. The only way I can get enjoyment out of craps is by being a huge asshole, i.e. betting don't pass on everybody and cheering against them, then knocking all the chip stacks down with a low throw when it's my turn to roll.
And if you weren't doing the intercasino casino bonus at all that's somewhat silly, because if you don't like playing BJ for "hours" you could take out all your money and bet $80 a hand for 5 minutes, since it's risk free.
130>90
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| Posted by: andrew26 at July 31, 2004, 4:22 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | derek wrote: anyone figure out the odds of John Galt getting us into a fight in vegas :lol:
I would try to do it myself but i've been told I was a little rEtArTEd :shock:
We need someone to volunteer to keep him on decaf.
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| Posted by: me123 at July 31, 2004, 10:58 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | | it was better before...getting $50 for playing 300 hands whether they were raked or not was a better deal than $90 for 450 raked hands. At these sites the hands per hour is incredibly slow unlike party or empire. Also you got $80 to play at the casino with no risk and if you get on a roll you can turn that $80 into a few hundred and not risk a dime. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JPMcMoney at July 31, 2004, 9:58 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Your response was a little harsh John. I will try to respond in a somewhat nicer way. I don't generally do the casino bonuses because I don't particularly care to play blackjack for hours. It's not because I am a "pussy", hell generally I play NL and can and do wager $100 on a poker hand if need be so thats not the issue. What I was trying to convey is that the bonus change has a good side to it for those of us who "strictly" play poker. Obviously if you are more of a casino whore or take full advantage of both, there is some downside here. My post was to try to get the feeling from the other whores how much they play each piece of the bonus. No need to attack, I wasn't criticizing whether the change was good or bad, just trying to look at all sides.
JP
BTW, yes, most times I am out of mind. So I'll give you that one.
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| Posted by: GamblinFool at July 31, 2004, 9:16 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Based on the wording of the email, I would say that old bonus can be cleared in the poker rooms (it says something like, the ecash matching bonus can now be cleared in the poker rooms) and that there is no time limit (but I think there is a max. amount of bonus that can accrue without being redeemed).
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| Posted by: UTGunner at July 31, 2004, 5:30 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | I have two questions on this policy.
1) If you have unwagered bonus money currently laying around (previously for casino use only) can you clear it now by playing poker?
2) Is there still a deadline to clear the bonus (End of the Month) or can you take as long as you want as was the case with the casino bonus? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: whackadoo at July 31, 2004, 5:00 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | | guess we will find out tomorrow. This is the first month that I will be playing at Interpoker. I have never played the Crypto sites yet. Ought to be a learning experience for sure from what I hear and from watching the games. kinda nuts there it looks like. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Thythe at July 31, 2004, 12:18 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Consensus so far at 2+2 is that the $90 can be cleared at either the poker room or the casino, but that you don't get two $90 bonuses. We of course can't be sure until August to test it out.
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| Posted by: AceM at July 31, 2004, 12:10 am | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | That is what i'm thinking... and hoping. I'd hate to see it at just 90... but I haven't cleared an intercasino bonus yet so it's not as big of a loss to me as some. Plus I hate playing black jack for 3 hours straight.
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| Posted by: AceM at July 30, 2004, 11:25 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Hey John got this email from intercasino:
August is another month with a hot FREE BONUS offer for every player at InterCasino! All you have to do is decide how much FREE money you want to get.
Make your first deposit of the month $25 or more, and we will match it 100% up to a maximum of $90!
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| Posted by: GamblinFool at July 30, 2004, 10:24 pm | | Topic: New InterPoker Bonus Structure Forum: Bonus Whores | Oh my God. You must be out of your mind. $90 is not better than $130!!! No, you cannot get 2 $90 bonuses, there is only the one bonus now. I used to do the casino bonus IN ADDITION to the poker bonus. I make tons of money in the crypto poker rooms. If they let you clear all the $130 in the poker rooms, obviously that would be good, but reducing the size of the overall bonus by 35% is absolutely not good in any way, UNLESS you are just a huge pussy and are afraid of playing in the casino.
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