Showing posts with label tower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tower. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Cashing out
I just completed a cashout from Pacific Poker. It took over six days to process. They have a policy where they do not even begin processing a cashout until three days have elapsed. Sorry Pacific, but that's hopeless. Cashouts from VC and Tower in contrast completed in less than 24 hours.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Quads!
Tower Poker are running a promotion where the first person each day (US e.s.t.) to make quads (10s or higher) in Texas Holdem wins a $50 bonus. The catch is that it is not automatic - you have to report your quads to support.
On Saturday I made quad Jacks at about 9:00am. I thought myself no chance, but submitted them anyway. Was astonished to find myself winning the $50! Then on Wednesday, I played a brief session at 12:30am, and made quad Aces. On top of picking up a tidy pot, I won myself another $50 for the trouble. Not bad going. Three other players have won the quad bonus twice (in about 20 days), so I can only assume that not many people are submitting their quads. So playing 6 tables short handed at midnight looks like a pretty profitable strategy right now!
Thanks to these bonuses, I have hit the $180 mark, and will soon add a $93 deposit bonus to that.
On Saturday I made quad Jacks at about 9:00am. I thought myself no chance, but submitted them anyway. Was astonished to find myself winning the $50! Then on Wednesday, I played a brief session at 12:30am, and made quad Aces. On top of picking up a tidy pot, I won myself another $50 for the trouble. Not bad going. Three other players have won the quad bonus twice (in about 20 days), so I can only assume that not many people are submitting their quads. So playing 6 tables short handed at midnight looks like a pretty profitable strategy right now!
Thanks to these bonuses, I have hit the $180 mark, and will soon add a $93 deposit bonus to that.
A change of tack
A few weeks ago I switched to playing poker at Tower Gaming (a member of OnGame, another chain of linked poker rooms). I was attracted by the twin 100% signup bonuses that appeared to cash out quickly.
When I started playing, I found that the going was pretty slow. One reason is that you only earn points when you contribute money to a pot, the other was that you only earn points for pots over $2. This latter only became an issue because I blew my stack down to $20 (twice) and had to limp back at low limits.
I switched strategy when I got back to around $40, and started playing short stacked at NL and PL tables (mostly holdem, a little Omaha). The initial aim was to find tables with small blinds (.10/.15 or .15/.25) but large average pots (say over $8) , buyin for the minimum and then to play loose for one bet preflop and tight otherwise - I expected this might be a slightly negative e.v (expected value) strategy, but positive when the bonus is factored in.
The strategy made a big improvement in earning points towards cashing out my bonus, but surprisingly also turned out to be remarkably profitable. I found myself not playing as tightly as I planned (bluffing, semibluffing when prudent) , but turning a better profit on average than when I was playing limit. I am now on track to cash out a $93 bonus soon, and have a very healthy stack.
When I started playing, I found that the going was pretty slow. One reason is that you only earn points when you contribute money to a pot, the other was that you only earn points for pots over $2. This latter only became an issue because I blew my stack down to $20 (twice) and had to limp back at low limits.
I switched strategy when I got back to around $40, and started playing short stacked at NL and PL tables (mostly holdem, a little Omaha). The initial aim was to find tables with small blinds (.10/.15 or .15/.25) but large average pots (say over $8) , buyin for the minimum and then to play loose for one bet preflop and tight otherwise - I expected this might be a slightly negative e.v (expected value) strategy, but positive when the bonus is factored in.
The strategy made a big improvement in earning points towards cashing out my bonus, but surprisingly also turned out to be remarkably profitable. I found myself not playing as tightly as I planned (bluffing, semibluffing when prudent) , but turning a better profit on average than when I was playing limit. I am now on track to cash out a $93 bonus soon, and have a very healthy stack.
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