Why on earth would they let you withdraw your deposit right away? They would just offer a $500 no deposit bonus in that case.

So you purchase $500 in casino chips and they match you $500 in chips. The whole thing is subject to 80x rollover before being able to withdraw. That is how I read it. Might be best to call CS to verify before pulling trigger.

godevils is spot on here

pretty sure thats exactly right, just like the poker deposit 10% has to be cleared with 3 points per dollar.

for example, deposit 100, get 10 bonus, have to get 30 poker points to clear the bonus for withdrawal.

for casino deposit, you have to do the 80x rollover, i.e. deposit 100, get a bonus 100 (your account will have 200) and you need to wager that 200 the equivalent of 40x ($8000 in betting) to get the bonus 100 cleared for withdrawal. any poker player worth his salt stays away from standard casino games, but from what i hear they have video poker games that payout 99.95% or some crap. if you play optimally you should in theory be able to come out ahead, but i'm not interested in learning how.

ah, from the wording you guys are clearly correct. not sure why i thought otherwise

Black Jack. That's two words right?

Pontoon.

Over 100% pay video poker.

You can't withdrawal the initial $500 until you satisfy rollover.

Is this site better than merge? Can anyone give me some insight on the PLO traffic as well as how long the Moneygram option takes to deposit?

honestly, i only play here because the deposits/withdrawals aren't a f'ing beating for US players. otherwise I would play elsewhere.

Anyone know how the PLO traffic is? Consistent action?

I am a midstakes LHE online grinder. I have been playing on Merge for years but due to many horrible decisions made by the network, the games are finally beginning to dry up. In the years i have been there, I have never seen such a lack of 5-10 and 10-20 games. Even 3-6 is not consistent. Basically there is a huge hole between 2-4 and 15-30, both of which run pretty consistently imo.

As a result, I am looking for more games. Revolution is very sporadic at these levels. Winning has no LHE. I would love to get some information on Bovada as I have not played there in years although I know their model is aimed more at the recreational player and not the professional grinder.

Some of the drawbacks appear to be that there is no rakeback and the annonymous tables.

I am considering playing here but would really appreciate an answer to these questions:

1) Are hand histories available? Is it in real time or is there a delay?

2) What are withdrawal time frames for U.S. players

3) Can someone please comment on LHE 6 max. Are there games at 3-6, 5-10 and 10-20 and how often do they run.

4) I assume games are somewhat soft but would love comments on how 3-6 to 10-20 play, assuming they run.

Any other information about the pros and cons of Bovada would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much in advance for your responses.

SF

for 25NL and up grinders on Bovada:

I would like to get a rundown/grade on each level [25NL - 50NL - 100NL - 200NL]. Which levels are better than others. Making my entrance into 50NL but hard to find good tables; bad night or the usual?

thanks in advance.

games have dried up on bovada too, i suspect because of the great migration from merge disintegration. have fun grinding lhe & low stakes nlhe with no rakeback and under the constant threat of anonymous collusion

From what I've heard there's an influx of regs in the 25nl games and below, but in 50nl and up, yeah, this is what I'm seeing as well.

god damnit calvin

are there any good affiliate promos for a new Brovada account signup?

Im interested in this as well.

well, that plain sucks. What sites are good for 50NL+ [US]?

so for the bad beat bonus, hero and villain's two cards must be part of the full house and 4 of a kind

http://www.pokeit.co

Awesome! Thank you Cook Diddy! I might just stick around with Bovada a little longer now...

anyone else think Bovada's "party" is kinda lame so far

very lame. their the cheapest site ever and dont reward players like me who use to play on their site 10 hours a day at the least.

its been more like an orgy of frustration and discontent than a party

is there a way to get hud stats for cash table?

the party is improving ever so slightly