Poker in general and my new site BonusRoundup.com!
First the new site -
BonusRoundup.com
I came up with this idea last year but never had the time to get it all together.
The site is 98% done and features listings of all the big affiliate sites so you can compare their bonuses. Check it out and let me know what you think and how I can make it better!
Now to poker-
I decided to play in the 7 card stud tournament with the chiptalk.net people. Monday nights they just get a little side game that usually fills up one table and the game changes each week. I made it to the last hand before break when my 2 pair got smacked by a flush on the river and I was out in 8th out of 8 players.
I realized how bad a stud player I am. Either that or I was just really card dead. I need to brush up on games other than hold'em. It is also strange how out of place I feel on a 7 stud table because I feel very comfortable on a 7 stud hi/lo table and pretty comfortable on a razz table.
I may pick up some books on stud and omaha. I have Super System 2 and Play Poker Like the pros but I think I really need in depth books for them.
I mostly played 2/4 on Sun Poker over the weekend and was about even overall. I have about 680/1000 points needed for my PSO promo. I've almost worked off the $150 deposit bonuses and will deposit again for the August $100 bonus after that. I'm still down without the bonuses but they should keep me in positive territory once I clear them.
That's about it for now. Check out the new web site! I hope you all find it a nice resource.
BonusRoundup.com
I came up with this idea last year but never had the time to get it all together.
The site is 98% done and features listings of all the big affiliate sites so you can compare their bonuses. Check it out and let me know what you think and how I can make it better!
Now to poker-
I decided to play in the 7 card stud tournament with the chiptalk.net people. Monday nights they just get a little side game that usually fills up one table and the game changes each week. I made it to the last hand before break when my 2 pair got smacked by a flush on the river and I was out in 8th out of 8 players.
I realized how bad a stud player I am. Either that or I was just really card dead. I need to brush up on games other than hold'em. It is also strange how out of place I feel on a 7 stud table because I feel very comfortable on a 7 stud hi/lo table and pretty comfortable on a razz table.
I may pick up some books on stud and omaha. I have Super System 2 and Play Poker Like the pros but I think I really need in depth books for them.
I mostly played 2/4 on Sun Poker over the weekend and was about even overall. I have about 680/1000 points needed for my PSO promo. I've almost worked off the $150 deposit bonuses and will deposit again for the August $100 bonus after that. I'm still down without the bonuses but they should keep me in positive territory once I clear them.
That's about it for now. Check out the new web site! I hope you all find it a nice resource.
Hey Scott, I checked out your new web site - nice job. Question for you regarding Sun Poker. If you had to choose from either Boogster, PSO, or e-deals as a bonus promoter - which one would you choose? I'm considering Sun, Mansion or UB and possibly doing a rakeback program. Any comments on these sites?
Posted by
Dave |
2:04 PM
Thanks Chipper.
Sun Poker - This needs to be cleared at 2/4 limit or .5/1 NL or higher if you want to clear it in any reasonable time. The nice deposit bonus ($150) on top of it is nice as well. I started end of July and now I'm 3/4 done with the PSO promo and I just cleared the bonus. Now I will do the August reload as I finish up the promo. The 2/4 tables are pretty tight but there are some bad players here and there.
UB - Also slow clearance compared to some other promotions but I think 1/2 limit is fine for clearance. Definitely faster to clear than Sun Poker.
Mansion - I haven't played there yet. From what I hear there is sparce traffic except for the tournaments.
Rakeback - Sun and UB both offer rakeback on top of their bonuses (UB pays 75% of rakeback while clearing a bonus). In my experience, UB has better games and I have rakeback there myself. Sun's games aren't the best but the bonus + rakeback are very nice if you play 2/4 or higher. Without I would suggest playing at WSEX over either of these while you don't have a bonus. Either that or a site that you know to have a lot of bad players.
As far as where to do the deals through, PSO still looks to be best for Sun and UB. They boosted Sun up to $90 bonus without me noticing. I will change that on BonusRoundup right now.
PSO and Boogster are definitely the best of the 3 at the moment. ECD used to be top notch and are still reliable, but they are really lagging on getting gifts out. I am waiting on an amazon gift certificate through them right now for almost a month.
Good luck. Let me know what you go with!
Posted by
Scottwire |
3:09 PM
Great response Scott. I'm not yet playing at the 2/4 level as my bankroll to deposit is probably not high enough to survive potential swings. I'm more of the .5/1 or 1/2 player at the moment. I take it that clearing at that level (exception for multitabling) would probably take a long time. I'm not in a rush so several weeks of play is fine by me. Just want to clear bonus and build a roll.
Posted by
Dave |
4:16 PM