Building A Small Bank Roll?

[EStormOk 0]

Ok, I have tried the starluck casino bonus and will give my review.The software made it impossible to play more than 30 minutes at a time before it would put up double overlapping images of the table. I started out good. It was looking like I was going to clear the bonus with no problems. Unfortunately that was the only good run I had. I hit a cold streak that was ungodly. I thought online poker was rigged, holy crap. Before anyone asks, I was using the strategy card that was posted and I only played $1 bets. After getting down to $100 I tried to cash out my original deposit. It would not let me. Telling me that I had to bet the $1600 in wagers before I could make ANY withdrawal. I believe someone posted in the thread that it was a no lose situation due to the fact that you could always just pull your initial deposit if you ran bad. NOT TRUE AT ALL!!!!So, I continued to play to get to the wagering requirements to get my mobney off that god forsaken software. (I will admit to tilting at that point and begin playing more per hand.) At one point I got to the last hand, I would have had $.50 if I lost this one. I hit a hot streak and managed to get my roll back up to $100 even and quickly closed the software. I checked with the cashier today and I have met the play requirements, but I must wait 24 hours from the time I reach it, before I can withdraw.I will try the other site and let you know if I just suck at bonus whoring blackjack or if it works out this time.

Okay, I completed the planetluck casino bonus. Much better results. I finished with $230, just waiting for the 24 hour period to end so I can withdraw.ShinyChicken, on 365bet or whatever it is, is the switch blackjack still the way to go? How much higher would you make the bets?

[mark_999 0]

dude, just play in the 1$/2$ NLHE....put your 200$ on the table...you can make money really fast or loose it fast...but its good.25/.50 NLHE is a donk fest....too many donks and bad beats....1$/2$ is way better...not as many donks or bad beats

[TheCorporation3 0]

dude, just play in the 1$/2$ NLHE....put your 200$ on the table...you can make money really fast or loose it fast...but its good.25/.50 NLHE is a donk fest....too many donks and bad beats....1$/2$ is way better...not as many donks or bad beats

Thats funny, becuse just about EVERYTHING you just said was false. 1. 1/2NLHE with $200 is not "good"2. "Bad beats" are good for poker, it's how you get paid off in the long run.3. 1/2 is NOT better. Better quality of players does NOT equal better profits, it actual equals worse. Why can people make 3BB/100 playing 1-2 limit, but then make only 1BB/100 playing 30-60? Better players, dummy.

[mark_999 0]

dude, $1/2$ shows a way bigger profit then 25 50 cents...You steal the blinds that 3$ rather than 75 cents..i play 1/2 all the time....way better, more profit, don't get **** loads of people limping in and people who don't call your all in on middle pair...trust me...1/2 is way better

[shinychicken 0]

Okay, I completed the planetluck casino bonus. Much better results. I finished with $230, just waiting for the 24 hour period to end so I can withdraw.ShinyChicken, on 365bet or whatever it is, is the switch blackjack still the way to go? How much higher would you make the bets?

Glad to hear you did well. Its all going to be what you feel comfortable wagering. I did $10 a hand ($20 total per round), but anywhere from $4-5 IMO. You can always grind it out and to spread out the varinace (you only have to wager $4000). Be sure to look over the strategy at wizardofodds and defiently pull up the calculator to determine on when to switch. PM if you have any questions.

[finztotheleft 0]

I'm taking Shiny Chicken and Scottyno's advice too. I started with PartyCasino's free $5 with a $5 betting requirement and cashed out $10.50. I'm doing Starluck right now, so far my 100 + 100(bonus) is at $165 with about 300/1600 left to gamble. I thought my stategy was basic stategy, ouch, I was off on many points....ie, I never surrendered. Live and learn. I am carefully sticking to that strat card now. I am having the same problem as Estorm with the double image coming up after approx 100 hands.....weird

[EStormOk 0]

I'm taking Shiny Chicken and Scottyno's advice too. I started with PartyCasino's free $5 with a $5 betting requirement and cashed out $10.50. I'm doing Starluck right now, so far my 100 + 100(bonus) is at $165 with about 300/1600 left to gamble. I thought my stategy was basic stategy, ouch, I was off on many points....ie, I never surrendered. Live and learn. I am carefully sticking to that strat card now. I am having the same problem as Estorm with the double image coming up after approx 100 hands.....weird

They tell me you need to clear your cookies. I ended up playing the multi-hand (you can still play a single hand), didn't have the double image problem that way.

[ChrisRichey 1]

Shiny, you are definitely the man. I would like to report my HUGE success clearing the Starluck bonus tonight. Started with the $200, ran it up to $350, then back down to $250, then up to $450, and quit with $400. I started with $1 bets, then moved up to $3, and then finally up to $5. I am done with my wagering requirements, so as soon as my 8 hours passes, I will have profited $300 in a little over two hours. VERY SICK!!! I will soon be doing the other sites listed in your blog, and have been looking around for some more casinos that offer bonuses and allow you to play blackjack, maybe you could pm me with some more?

[MaxPipe 0]

just follow this chart exactly for perfect playhttp://wizardofodds.com/blackjackplaying blackjack is much less risk free than playing poker, bonus whoring blackjack is virtually risk free money

I took your advice and wagered $1600 on Starluck. I played single deck blackjack and bet the minimum $1 every bet. Played according to basic strategy card with the exception of a couple of misclicks. I ended up keeping $65.50 of my $100 bonus. Next I will try planet. Hoping to get a better variance there.

[NOFX_PUNK 0]

I took your advice and wagered $1600 on Starluck. I played single deck blackjack and bet the minimum $1 every bet. Played according to basic strategy card with the exception of a couple of misclicks. I ended up keeping $65.50 of my $100 bonus. Next I will try planet. Hoping to get a better variance there.

Do they shuffle after every hand with single deck blackjack online? If not u could improve your strategy tenfold if you learn to count cards as well as play playing perfect strategy, just increase your bets when there's aces and tens a comin!

[scottyno 0]

Do they shuffle after every hand with single deck blackjack online? If not u could improve your strategy tenfold if you learn to count cards as well as play playing perfect strategy, just increase your bets when there's aces and tens a comin!

card counting doesn't work online in most cases, Im not sure if they shuffle every hand but I know its often enough to render counting relatively useless, and most of the time they use an 8 deck shoe.

[invulse 0]

I cleared the entire $100 bonus from starluck in about 3 hours and had $95 of it left. Then i took some shots at reulette and ended up leaving with $400. Im going to do planetluck today, but has anyone done the $200 bonus on 888? If so what are the requirements for that one?

[dmb41 0]

What kind of variance is normal when playing BJ? I've never played it before so I am using this chart http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack. I am down $65 so far and it just seems like that with the casino only having less than 1% edge they sure do win a ton of hands. Is this normal? I am playing fairly slowly so far because I have to refer to the chart almost every hand so far but I am on pace to lose my $100 bonus and my $100 buy in.

[finztotheleft 0]

It's like poker dmb, even if you average 2bb/100, there are swings when you do much better or worse. I finished Starluck with $150, but half way thru Planetluck I'm at $260Shiny or Scotty....can I do the 888casino even if I've already done poker there ? If one of you pm me, I'll give you my email to give you the referral. Signing up through the sites, there was not a spot to put a name in.

[Bling--Bling--75 0]

You Could do What I doI like 2 jump limit's Tournament's & Game's

[poguemahone68 0]

I tried starluck last night and ended up with $221 after wagering $1768. Was boring as hell, but I just played in between poker hands.Thanks for the free $121 shinychicken

[scottyno 0]

It's like poker dmb, even if you average 2bb/100, there are swings when you do much better or worse. I finished Starluck with $150, but half way thru Planetluck I'm at $260Shiny or Scotty....can I do the 888casino even if I've already done poker there ? If one of you pm me, I'll give you my email to give you the referral. Signing up through the sites, there was not a spot to put a name in.

you can play there, but you cant sign up under anyones affiliate or referral code if you already have a pacific account.

[shinychicken 0]

I tried starluck last night and ended up with $221 after wagering $1768. Was boring as hell, but I just played in between poker hands.Thanks for the free $121 shinychicken

It can be boring, but you can't argue with the money. Congrats on the score...

[NoSup4U 0]

there are plenty of deposit bonuses and even non-deposit bonuses that don't require much risk.

Are you talking about poker here? I'm not sure how you can say it doesn't require much risk, especially compared to blackjack.Blackjack is purely mathematical. You can clear your bonus by following rules and you are guarenteed to come out ahead, even if you know absolutely nothing about the game.Poker is not like that. You could easily lose your whole deposit even if you play perfectly, before you even clear your bonus. I would never say anything related to poker "doesn't require much risk." Even getting your money in great in poker is generally 2-1. Thats a fair amount of risk in the short term.Mark

[benhoug 0]

Bump.Sorry, I'm thinking about doing some Blackjack bonus-whoring and wanted to find this thread this weekend w/out too much trouble.

[scottyno 0]

Bump.Sorry, I'm thinking about doing some Blackjack bonus-whoring and wanted to find this thread this weekend w/out too much trouble.

intercasino, 888, starluck, and planetluck all banned US players from playing for real money or banned all US accounts so your options are very limited, I'm an idiot, please ban me might still work, I dont know of any others.