[callicles]

I currently play limit and no limit tournaments at around the 5+1 or 10+1 SNG's on Party Poker. I don't like to play cash/ring games, just tournaments.

Is it worth the shot? I need a 500 pice tourney set?

I play just above even, depending on whether or not I am a ******* or not.

What site would offer me the greatest/quickest chance of earning the PSO promo?

WHat are my upgrade options? 100 for Desert Sands? Anything else?

[DaiTauHa]

I am not sure what is the "easiest" way. Perhaps someone else with more experience with PSO can answer your question.

If you're not going to play cash/ring games, it may be difficult to fulfill the PSO requirement. Most of the poker rooms do not count tournament play towards fulfilling the PSO requirement. Bodog is the only one that specifically states that tournament play counts towards the PSO promotion. All the other poker rooms require that you play raked hands and, as far as I know, tournament play does not have raked hands.

[Pimpdawg54]

I was kind of in the same dilema as you and was very skeptical. I basically play tourneys and very, very, little ring games. The easiest to clear by far is Partypoker on PSO. You have to play ring games, but the limits are so low that you really can't get hurt unless your mentally challenged. I played $.25/$.50 limit hold'em. It took me about 4 hrs to clear on single tables, I never multi-tabled. It only takes 250 raked hands. As long as the pot is raked and you were dealt cards it counts. Put the $500 in to get the 20% bonus. I ended up cashing out $630. I upgraded to a low denomination cash set of Desert Sands. So basically I made $30 and got a nice set of chips for free. It is definitely worth it.

[KYBill]

I did the party promo in about 2 hours ...and finished up 80 bucks + my promo set. I played the .10/.25 no limit tables.

[Slagar]

So you don't even have to be in the pot that is raked to get credit for it at party poker? If you fold preflop and there is a rake you get credit?

[smoore]

that is correct.

[Pimpdawg54]

Yep, as long as the pot is raked it counts. It's prett easy to clear that promo with really no risk.

[Slagar]

Good to know, thanks.

[DaiTauHa]

Since Callicles already has real money account at Party Poker, I don't think he can use Party Poker to clear the promo. He'll probably have to go to another poker room.

[Slagar]

That's true, maybe try Poker Stars. I don't know how it is to clear the promo there but you'd be able to play in the chiptalk tournaments.