Good bonuses - Page 2

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 06:25 PM

Don't forget to cash out your comp points when you're done. If you do the $200, it's an extra $2. Not much, but hey ... $2 is $2. Bonus on top of bonus.

moorehed · 11-24-04, 06:26 PM

yeh. i look at this as pretty much free money. i was lucky though and had money sitting in my neteller doing nothing.

its cool you can play pai gow drunk.

moorehed · 11-24-04, 06:26 PM

good call mgb

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mgbfan · 11-24-04, 06:28 PM

My math says you should end up losing, on average, $55 by playing pai gow through $2000 worth of hands.

2000 x .9727 (the house edge) = 1945.4. Rounding down, 1945, meaning a loss of 55.

If you're staying with bets of $5 and below, you'd need just a horrible run to lose the entire bonus before hitting the requirement.

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 06:31 PM

mgbfan, thanks for the heads up. Keep us in the loop if you see any more like this along the way

moorehed · 11-24-04, 06:32 PM

ah where did you get the official house edge? i was using 1.5 still

moorehed · 11-24-04, 06:34 PM

yes would like to know of more! i think there are whole websites devoted to this, but i dont remember seeing many deals this good. nice to know someone else has done it first as well.

also, could you tell me an example of a hand where you wouldn't go with the house?

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 07:10 PM

Spoke too soon.. got a shitty run of cards the last 20 min. Down to $69 after $50 buyin and about 10 more hands to play

moorehed · 11-24-04, 07:32 PM

seriously? thats a horrible run of cards

moorehed · 11-24-04, 07:33 PM

playing 1$ you went down 69?????

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 07:36 PM

I started playing $2 and $3 hands.

There was one run where I lost 7 hands in a row.

Every time I'd have trips, dealer would have a straight or something. Seriously shitty. But still I profited $20 overall.

Just bought in at casino on net and they only gave me 20% of my $200 instead of 100%. So now I'm on the phone with them.

moorehed · 11-24-04, 07:59 PM

well, i'm done. are there any more???

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moorehed
ah where did you get the official house edge? i was using 1.5 still

wizardofodds.com - they give a house edge for the player (not the dealer) as 2.73%

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moorehed

also, could you tell me an example of a hand where you wouldn't go with the house?

Sometimes when you get two small pair, I like to keep the 2 pair in the big hand, where the house would split them.

For example: 2255TJK

The house way, I believe, is to split the 22. Personally, I like to keep the two pair together and take my chances with the KJ split off.

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moorehed
well, i'm done. are there any more???

I'll keep my eyes open. What was your total profit moorehed?

moorehed · 11-24-04, 10:09 PM

only like 210.

i started playing 25$ and lost a few.

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 10:46 PM

crap now i'm hooked on $1 craps, and the points add up fast.

Deposited $200, currently at $420 with 89 points racked up.

moorehed · 11-24-04, 10:52 PM

uh oh!

how did you end up on last site?

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 10:55 PM

Dep'd $50, left with $69.

Now I'm at $460 on this site with 100 points racked up.

Anyone know the rules about signing up more than one account?

moorehed · 11-24-04, 10:56 PM

probably would be easy as long as you could get 2 neteller accounts...

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 11:04 PM

I used my bank acct on both sites. Wire transfers.

I wonder if I could use a family members bank acct. Hmmmm...

moorehed · 11-24-04, 11:05 PM

how much do those cost?

El Scorcho · 11-24-04, 11:10 PM

Free to dep, free to withdrawl

instantaneous deposit, takes a few days to withdrawl.

Update: $473, 113/200 points

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by El Scorcho
crap now i'm hooked on $1 craps, and the points add up fast.

Deposited $200, currently at $420 with 89 points racked up.

Wow! Nice run. Do your craps bets count toward the bonus? The TOS said something about craps and roulette not counting. You might want to check that.

mgbfan · 11-24-04, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by El Scorcho

Anyone know the rules about signing up more than one account?

Bad idea, for several reasons. First, they do watch for this kind of thing. IP addresses, names, account numbers, anything. Secondly, even if you could do it, it's just the sort of thing that ensures these kinds of bonuses will go away forever.

FYI - if you do a second account, they're perfectly within their rights to freeze it and hold the money you deposit.

11-24-04, 06:26 PM	#27
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	yeh. i look at this as pretty much free money. i was lucky though and had money sitting in my neteller doing nothing. its cool you can play pai gow drunk. __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 06:26 PM	#28
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	good call mgb . __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 06:32 PM	#31
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	ah where did you get the official house edge? i was using 1.5 still __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 06:34 PM	#32
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	yes would like to know of more! i think there are whole websites devoted to this, but i dont remember seeing many deals this good. nice to know someone else has done it first as well. also, could you tell me an example of a hand where you wouldn't go with the house? __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 07:32 PM	#34
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	seriously? thats a horrible run of cards __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 06:25 PM	#26
mgbfan DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,748	Don't forget to cash out your comp points when you're done. If you do the $200, it's an extra $2. Not much, but hey ... $2 is $2. Bonus on top of bonus.

11-24-04, 06:28 PM	#29
mgbfan DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,748	My math says you should end up losing, on average, $55 by playing pai gow through $2000 worth of hands. 2000 x .9727 (the house edge) = 1945.4. Rounding down, 1945, meaning a loss of 55. If you're staying with bets of $5 and below, you'd need just a horrible run to lose the entire bonus before hitting the requirement.

11-24-04, 06:31 PM	#30
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	mgbfan, thanks for the heads up. Keep us in the loop if you see any more like this along the way

11-24-04, 07:10 PM	#33
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	Spoke too soon.. got a shitty run of cards the last 20 min. Down to $69 after $50 buyin and about 10 more hands to play

11-24-04, 07:33 PM	#35
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	playing 1$ you went down 69????? __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 07:36 PM	#36
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	I started playing $2 and $3 hands. There was one run where I lost 7 hands in a row. Every time I'd have trips, dealer would have a straight or something. Seriously shitty. But still I profited $20 overall. Just bought in at casino on net and they only gave me 20% of my $200 instead of 100%. So now I'm on the phone with them.

11-24-04, 07:59 PM	#37
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	well, i'm done. are there any more??? __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 10:09 PM	#41
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	only like 210. i started playing 25$ and lost a few. __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 10:46 PM	#42
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	crap now i'm hooked on $1 craps, and the points add up fast. Deposited $200, currently at $420 with 89 points racked up.

11-24-04, 10:52 PM	#43
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	uh oh! how did you end up on last site? __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 10:55 PM	#44
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	Dep'd $50, left with $69. Now I'm at $460 on this site with 100 points racked up. Anyone know the rules about signing up more than one account?

11-24-04, 10:56 PM	#45
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	probably would be easy as long as you could get 2 neteller accounts... __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 11:04 PM	#46
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	I used my bank acct on both sites. Wire transfers. I wonder if I could use a family members bank acct. Hmmmm...

11-24-04, 11:05 PM	#47
moorehed DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: on the mountain Posts: 7,821	how much do those cost? __________________ moorehed ~ it's a lifestyle

11-24-04, 11:10 PM	#48
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,273	Free to dep, free to withdrawl instantaneous deposit, takes a few days to withdrawl. Update: $473, 113/200 points