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you've got the gist of what we're doing, there's no
need to waffle and give you the reasoning behind everything,
so with our new found haste and enthusiasm, lets move
on....
Site
Number Two - Sporting Odds
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Your
second port of call is Sporting Odds. The offer
on the table here is superb.
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No
minimum deposit
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$100
bonus
- 500
raked hands required (within 100 days).
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So,
it is basically the same clearance rate as you have
just played at Bet 365 (20c bonus per raked hand), but
twice as big a bonus and therefore twice as big a raked
hand requirement.
$30
of your bonus will be released after your first 100
raked hands, with the final $70 being released after
you complete a further 400. Hands raked at any level
count towards your total.
What
to do
Deposit
a small but sturdy sum - say $30-$40. This should be
enough to guard you against a bad run of luck and should
be enough to clear the 500 raked hands at Low Limit
tables, if you play sensibly. If you prefer to play
No Limit or higher Limit games, you might want to deposit
slightly more. It's up to you.
Things
to note about the site
I
would say the standard of play is slightly lower than
at Bet 365 (the Prima Network), with 70-80% of players
seeing the flop on many of the Low Limit tables. This
means that when you get a big hand, you win big. But
be careful, your pocket Aces will often be beaten by
someone who started with a far worse hand than you and
just happened to flop 3 of a kind or better. Be prepared
to get a bit frustrated from time to time, but be prepared
to make a killing too, if you play it right.
Also,
there is no display of how many raked hands you have
accumulated. I found this annoying at first but soon
gained a small amount of satisfaction from harassing
the customer support on a regular basis - not usually
my style but the first guy i spoke to on their chat
facilty disappeared before answering my question! Not
cool.
They
have one $200 daily freeroll, open to 500 entrants at
19:00 GMT (Although their server time is wrong by one
hour, so its actually at 20:00). Always worth a go,
especially with relatively few entrants.
Wrapping
things up at Sporting Odds
Bonus
funds will appear in your account automatically, within
24 hours of clearing the bonus amount. Once your bonus
is cleared, you are free to cash out.
It
is now time for your all important progress check and
to take stock of the situation. Take a look at your
spreadsheet (which you should have been updating frequently)
and see if you need to do anything differently at your
next site.
Site
Number Three - 32 Red (A Bit Of Fun!)
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We
are visiting 32
Red for a slightly different type
of bonus, and a bit of variation! Some may not
like the sound of it, so take a read and see
what you think - if it's not for you, move on
to site #4.
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$10
instant bonus
- $25
play through bonus
- Most
importantly, special Thursday 3-2 bonuses!
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So,
it is back to the Prima network for our 3rd site, so
you will actually be playing at the same tables as you
were at Bet 365.
What
to do
32
Red requires a minimum deposit of $50, for
which you will recieve an instant bonus of $10 and an
uninspiring $25 play through bonus (uninspiring because
you have to stake a whopping $1,400 to claim it). HOWEVER,
that isn't why we are here!
Well
then, why are we here?
You
will only be playing 32 Red on a Thursday (UK time),
for the following reason. Every time you get dealt a
red 3 and a red 2 as your pocket cards, on a Thursday,
they will give you $10.
Criteria
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You
do not have to contribute anything to the pot.
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The
pot must be raked (although I know someone who has
received a $10 bonus on a non raked hand).
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You
must report the hand to poker@32red.com, stating
the game number and your username.
Lets
take a closer look at the bonus!
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The
red 3 and 2 can be either a diamond or a heart.
You therefore have 4 possible hand combinations
(3h,2h / 3d,2d / 3s,2h / 3h,2d).
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There
are 1326 possible starting hands in poker,
meaning that you will get a red 3 and a red
2, on average, every 331 hands.
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A
normal ring game will complete 55-70 hands
per hour, meaning that if you only play one
table, you will get dealt a red 3,2 every
5-6 hours.
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So,
How should I play for this bonus?
If
you like to play one table, giving it your undivided
attention, watching for player traits and exploiting
the bluffers, this bonus is not going to be that profitable
and you should view it only as a bit of added excitement!
However,
if you want to maximise your profits, it is recommended
that you play 3, 4 or even 5 tables.
Personally,
I play 4 tables (I find 5 just a little too much to
handle) and go all out for a couple of hours whilst
reading the news or a forum... As you're not actually
looking to win hands, you can afford to play a lot,
lot tighter and can therefore afford to not give it
your 100% attention. Try playing the 10c/20c Fixed Limit
tables and only play the very best hands. Using this
tactic, I will usually hit a couple of Red 3,2's and
come away with a nice bonus.
In
general...
Whilst
at 32 Red, make sure you again take advantage of their
freerolls. As you will be playing a lot of hands on
a Thursday, you will be able to qualify for all the
"100 raked hands" criteria freerolls, for
the next 24 hours. These tournaments often have as few
as 400 players, with 80 places paid and $250 going to
the winner. At the very least, you stand a good chance
of picking up a few dollars!
Moving
on
You
should view this site / bonus as an ongoing bit of fun,
to run in conjunction with your more stringent bonus
whoring on other sites.
If
you played your first two sites to a break even level,
you will have a profit of $150 and can therefore afford
to have $50 tied up in 32 Red, whilst moving on to other
sites to continue bonus whoring. So with that, carry
out your progress check then lets move on!
Click
here to move on to site number 4!
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