bonus whoring..........is it worth it?

[*Lone*Trout* 0]

I have been looking to try and maximize a redeposit at an online site. I went to "bohoes.com" to see what was available. Didn't see anything that jumped out and screamed "sign up here!". Was wondering if anyone here had a recommendation and maybe some advice. Thanks in advance.*L*T*

[dmb41 0]

Depends how much money you have to deposit and what limits you play.

[project240 0]

You should check out pokersourceonline.com if you are looking to sign up for a new room. They have several sites (absolute, full tilt, etc) offering 100% deposit bonuses, plus a free gift (poker chips, supplies, gift cards, etc) just for signing up. You can pme me if you have any questions.Please use pro240 as a referal if you do go through PSO.BTW, be sure to check out the forums there, promotions especially, they have upgrade sites each month.

[na3r0k 0]

use pokersourceonline, see if theres anything that suits you there, and don't use anyones referral code =P

[shinychicken 0]

Its not always about something jumping out at you. The biggest thing with bonus whoring is to minimize your risk and take the money that the poker sites are just giving away. If you can make money on top of that, there is a lot of money to go around. Bonuses alone on the bigger sites can net you 35k + per year. Always start with the party skins as they are the easiest to clear the bonus. All that has to happen is you are dealt cards and the pot gets raked which is almost every hand. Even though I have a nice bankroll, I hit up the skins at .5/1 and make some decent money on top of the bonus due to the soft play. Mainly, just go and play through the 101 at bonushoes. Like somone else said, due check out pokersouceonline.com (PSO). They give you good bonuses and free things for trying out new rooms. Don't sign up for one of the rooms before you get rakeback (absolute, ub) through their sister site, frequentflopper.com. They give you 27.5% back of your rake monthly and don't penalize you for your bonus. Sites like bodog and poker rewards are perfect ways to earn PSO points. These points are worth $10 for every 1000 points and you can get upgrade codes monthly in the promotions forum. I take my points and spend them on party gift cards which are instantly transferred into your account and you can withdraw without having to play any hands. But you can always get books, chips, gift cards, ipods, etc. If you do sign up, I would love the referral: shinychicken. Bonushoes is a good start, but its about finding time to take advantage of all of the bonuses. There are quite a few bonuses that have changed that aren't quite worth it, but there are several that are. If you need a more detailed plan, I would be more than willing to help you out. Just send me a pm for more information.

[bulldog999 0]

I take my points and spend them on party gift cards which are instantly transferred into your account and you can withdraw without having to play any hands.

Not so fast my friend.......you now have to play 50 raked hands to use a gift card. I read the fine print on PP today. However, like was said earlier you can sit at a $25 NL table and fold 50 times to clear this pretty quickly.

[Mattnxtc 0]

when im in true whoring form i alternate between the party skins and bodog...since bodog is the always available bonus its a great place to go once or twice a month for a quick 10% of ur br...176515 if any decide to sign up there

[AllenRay4 0]

$35k+ on bonuses alone? i dont think so

[shinychicken 0]

I take my points and spend them on party gift cards which are instantly transferred into your account and you can withdraw without having to play any hands.

Not so fast my friend.......you now have to play 50 raked hands to use a gift card. I read the fine print on PP today. However, like was said earlier you can sit at a $25 NL table and fold 50 times to clear this pretty quickly.

They don't treat his as a gift card. PSO transfers money into your account and you don't have to play any hands. I do this enough to know.

[shinychicken 0]

$35k+ on bonuses alone? i dont think so

Go and do he math yourself. Check out bonuswh0res.com's whoring 101 and see for yourself. They don't even list all of the poker sites that you can take advantage of. It would take a lot of time, but its possible.

[TobyOrNotToBe 0]

What about taking your money out at the end of the month and re-depositing it when they have a reload bonus at the beginning of the next month? Are sites hip to this trick or is it more easy money for all of us. Let me know.

[Sushiman 0]

What about taking your money out at the end of the month and re-depositing it when they have a reload bonus at the beginning of the next month? Are sites hip to this trick or is it more easy money for all of us. Let me know.

Reload bonuses = free money. Technically the sites frown on this, but there are absolutely thousands of ppl who making 300-400+ a month hoing the reloads. I'm not that hardcore but the monthly Party and Empire reloads are a must. I'm just waiting for the october codes to come out.

[dna4ever 2]

if it werent for bonus whoring i would be broke right now, i believe at this point and time I am a break even or break even +1 player and its only the bonuses that are allowing me to show a real profit this year. Thats my reality.

[project240 0]

I take my points and spend them on party gift cards which are instantly transferred into your account and you can withdraw without having to play any hands.

Not so fast my friend.......you now have to play 50 raked hands to use a gift card. I read the fine print on PP today. However, like was said earlier you can sit at a $25 NL table and fold 50 times to clear this pretty quickly.

They don't treat his as a gift card. PSO transfers money into your account and you don't have to play any hands. I do this enough to know.

Not true, According to PSO new rules, you must play the numerical value of 25% the gift card, minimum 50 raked hands. Ex. $500 GC times 0.25 = 112.5 raked hands.http://www.pokersourceonline.com/forum/vie...pic.php?t=15024

[Disc_Golf 0]

I take my points and spend them on party gift cards which are instantly transferred into your account and you can withdraw without having to play any hands.

Not so fast my friend.......you now have to play 50 raked hands to use a gift card. I read the fine print on PP today. However, like was said earlier you can sit at a $25 NL table and fold 50 times to clear this pretty quickly.

They don't treat his as a gift card. PSO transfers money into your account and you don't have to play any hands. I do this enough to know.

Not true, According to PSO new rules, you must play the numerical value of 25% the gift card, minimum 50 raked hands. Ex. $500 GC times 0.25 = 112.5 raked hands.http://www.pokersourceonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15024

That isn't bad at all. I could clear that in an hour or 2.

[dna4ever 2]

PSO has been good to me so far .....Date Points Item6/27/2005 20000 $200 Amazon Gift Card (bought an Apple IPOD)7/12/2005 30000 $300 Party Poker Gift Certificate8/8/2005 10000 $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate8/10/2005 5500 Poker Tracker (Texas Holdem)9/7/2005 10000 $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate 9/22/2005 10000 $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

PSO has been good to me so far .....Date Points Item6/27/2005 20000 $200 Amazon Gift Card (bought an Apple IPOD)7/12/2005 30000 $300 Party Poker Gift Certificate8/8/2005 10000 $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate8/10/2005 5500 Poker Tracker (Texas Holdem)9/7/2005  10000  $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate  9/22/2005 10000 $100 Party Poker Gift Certificate

I think you play cards too much.

[T0xic 0]

Been good to me as well :-) $300 Party Poker Gift Card$100 Party Poker Gift CardPoker Tracker2 300 piece crappy chip sets1 300 piece Nevada jacks chipset (not crappy)1 copy of Championship No-Limit Holdem

[Dre 0]

Thanks for the link! So which poker room from the list available on pokersource did you find was easiest to meet the requirements in order to get the bonus? I've already played at Party Poker so that one is out of the question. Thanks, Dre

[dna4ever 2]

Thanks for the link! So which poker room from the list available on pokersource did you find was easiest to meet the requirements in order to get the bonus? I've already played at Party Poker so that one is out of the question. Thanks, Dre

dna4ever IS YOUR REFERRAL SOURCE when signing up with PSO now that you understand thatPacific and Paradise are two good sites to start with.

[scottyno 0]

damn dna, how did you get enough pso points to buy all that stuff, just from the bonuses, or do you get points through raked hands also?pso has been good to me too though, though being under 21 slightly limits my options for sites i can play, need to pick the 21+ ones that don't check ids or ask for ss#splus, i already had accounts with bodog, party, and fulltilt when i found out about it

[dna4ever 2]

damn dna, how did you get enough pso points to buy all that stuff, just from the bonuses, or do you get points through raked hands also?

i tried to always do the upgrade promos, 9000 points, whenever I could and I have done every promo they have except 2.Also I have like 25 paid referrals which is like 25000 points or something

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

damn dna, how did you get enough pso points to buy all that stuff, just from the bonuses, or do you get points through raked hands also?pso has been good to me too though, though being under 21 slightly limits my options for sites i can play, need to pick the 21+ ones that don't check ids or ask for ss#splus, i already had accounts with bodog, party, and fulltilt when i found out about it

I coulda swore I read that you were 38 with two kids. You did write that at some point didn't you? I remember b/c I figured there was no way you were that old b/c of how teenage your posts seemed. No offense of course.

[Petoria 0]

PSO hasnt been mentioned since akishore was bonus whoring. Could someone explain how they make money off of this? If I knew how it worked, I'd be more apt to sign up. First one to give a reasonable explanation gets my referral.

[dna4ever 2]

PSO hasnt been mentioned since akishore was bonus whoring. Could someone explain how they make money off of this? If I knew how it worked, I'd be more apt to sign up. First one to give a reasonable explanation gets my referral.

PSO gets to keep your rakeback for all your play, simple as that