Monday, March 17, 2008

The downs again.

Managed to blow my VCpoker roll on one of those bad days that just keeps getting worse. Still have $220 sitting in neteller and about $20 in Tower.

My short term goal is to a) get up to $300 to maximize the Pacific Poker bonus, and then b) work up to $600 in order to withdraw $200 for a session at a local casino with a mate. After that, we try to crack the $1k barrier!

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Back to VC

Deposited $40 back at VC to pick up a $10 monthly reload bonus. It's not much, but just marking time for the next port of call. Turned the $40 into $90 pretty quick, playing half stacked NL20. Not as many loose tables at VC compared to Tower.

The next stop after this is probably Pacific Poker. They have a 50% up to $150 bonus via PokerListings. This is a great bonus, as you can play it straight away, and just need to wager it 20x before cashing it out - this works out as essentially 100% rakeback for the duration of the bonus, and is twice as quick as e.g the VC bonus.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Cracked the Tower bonus

Finally managed to finish my first deposit bonus ($93) at Tower, just 2 days before the deadline. The shortstacking at NL25 and NL50 tables worked very nicely right up to the last day, where in one session I won $20 in about 15 minutes, and then in another I lost $50 in pretty quick time.

I know many will say that shortstacking at too high a level can be suicidal, but in view of the way the bonuses work at Tower, I believe it was a reasonable strategy for me. Hopefully I can start to play with a bit fuller stacks at NLH now.

All in all it's worked out for me, and my balance is now $285. Now I pop back to VCpoker for a small reload bonus, and then it's time to find some value on a deposit of a few hundred.