Thursday, February 17, 2005
Paradise Poker bonus FINISHED!
Not bad at all.
In just under a week, I managed to clear the bonus at Paradise. The final tally:
$200 initial deposit
+$100 in bonus
+$131.50 in my play alone
Total bankroll at Paradise: $431.50
That pushes my bankroll up to around $500, counting what I have in Paradise plus the $70 or so I have at FullTilt. Not bad for a week's work.
I'll nose around and see what I can find as far as reload bonuses at other sites. Until then, I think I may just hang around Paradise to see if I can clear another $100 or so playing .50/1 limit.
posted by Matt 5:31 PM
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Day Two of Operation: Paradise
The second day of my bonus clearing expedition at Paradise did not go quite as well as the first.
Sunday 2/12
Afternoon: 12:45pm-1:30pm
Hold-em: -16.00
Session: -16.00
Evening:
Stud 8/b: -5.25
hold-em: -4.75
Session: -10.00
Total today: -26.00
Total win/loss through my play alone: $46.25
I did clear another $20 of bonus though, which means I'm now halfway through my 1000 raked hands.
I took $50 Friday and put in FullTilt Poker to play in the Something Awful goon tournament. This week was a $5 + .50 buyin, NL HE. A great crowd showed up, 73 players strong. I was lucky enough to make the final table and finish in 6th to win a prize of about $21.90. I love playing these tournaments because there's always good chat going on. That makes it easier to sit there and not get antsy while I wait for big hands to play. So now I have a little more of a cushion to take a break from grinding out the Paradise bonus... I can roll over to FullTilt and play an SNG or so to break the monotony.
posted by Matt 8:26 PM
Friday, February 11, 2005
The bankroll building begins!
Tax refund finally came in today, which means it's poker time.
First stop is Paradise Poker, where I deposited $200 to utilize a 50% up to $100 deposit bonus. It'll take 1000 raked hands to clear the full $100 in bonus. Here's how my actual play went for the day:
Morning (11am-12:30pm)
hold-em (.50/1): +30.50
stud 8/b (.50/1): +8.75
Session: +39.25
Total so far: +39.25
Afternoon: 1pm-2:20pm
hold-em (.50/1): +23.75
Session +23.75
Total so far: +$63
Evening: 7pm-8pm
hold-em -12.25
stud 8/b: -3.50
Session: -15.75
Total so far: +47.25
Evening: 8:45pm-9:30pm
Hold-em: +25.00
Session: +25.00
Total so far: +72.25
TOTALS FOR THE DAY:
Hold-em (.50/1): +67.00
7-stud 8/b (.50/1): +5.25
Total: +72.25
On top of that, I've cleared $30 of the $100 in bonus. All in all, a very nice day. I'm looking forward to some more fishing on Saturday.
posted by Matt 9:36 PM
