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01-17-2008, 01:38 AM
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Has anybody ever signed up for a poker site through an affiliate, such as PSO, in order to get a decent bonus after completing a certain amount of hands, and then...
a)...gotten that same account switched to rakeback
b)...abandoned the first account and started a second account, this time with rakeback (likely through a different affiliate)
Just curious. I'm in the middle of my PSO promos for Ultimate Bet / Absolute Poker / Vegas247 Poker, and it would be nice to keep playing there after I get my bonuses, but rakeback would make it so much nicer. I haven't done anything with FTP yet, but if I could do something like that there, that would be nice as well. |
01-17-2008, 02:11 AM
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| | | Re: Signup Bonus vs. Rake
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Originally Posted by ipgyst  Has anybody ever signed up for a poker site through an affiliate, such as PSO, in order to get a decent bonus after completing a certain amount of hands, and then...
a)...gotten that same account switched to rakeback
b)...abandoned the first account and started a second account, this time with rakeback (likely through a different affiliate)
Just curious. I'm in the middle of my PSO promos for Ultimate Bet / Absolute Poker / Vegas247 Poker, and it would be nice to keep playing there after I get my bonuses, but rakeback would make it so much nicer. I haven't done anything with FTP yet, but if I could do something like that there, that would be nice as well. |
a) No, I don't believe PSO will allow you to do this because of how they get paid for you signing up. I've tried. Let me know if you manage to get something switched.
b) this is almost always against the poker site's terms of use agreement, and is thus not entirely ethical to do. I have not done it, though I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do.
DEFINITELY GET RAKEBACK AND NOT THE BONUS AT FULLTILT!!!
Absolute, Fulltilt and UB are the best sites to do Rakeback on, but you really only need one good site. Fulltilt always has action so it's the one to go with if you can. Everyone needs at least one good rakeback site if you play poker online regularly.
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01-17-2008, 02:28 AM
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| | | Re: Signup Bonus vs. Rake
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Originally Posted by Big Mike a) No, I don't believe PSO will allow you to do this because of how they get paid for you signing up. I've tried. Let me know if you manage to get something switched.
b) this is almost always against the poker site's terms of use agreement, and is thus not entirely ethical to do. I have not done it, though I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do.
DEFINITELY GET RAKEBACK AND NOT THE BONUS AT FULLTILT!!!
Absolute, Fulltilt and UB are the best sites to do Rakeback on, but you really only need one good site. Fulltilt always has action so it's the one to go with if you can. Everyone needs at least one good rakeback site if you play poker online regularly. | most good RB affiliates can get you the signup bonus as well as RB. if you need more info PM. I don't want to spam the forums. |
01-17-2008, 02:42 AM
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| | | Re: Signup Bonus vs. Rake
Most of the sites will not let you sign up for rakeback once you have an account. You will have to move and have a different address and ip to open another account for rb. |
01-17-2008, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dad604 Most of the sites will not let you sign up for rakeback once you have an account. You will have to move and have a different address and ip to open another account for rb. | I wondered about this. Different email address + different snail mail address + different IP = "I'm not that guy, I'm somebody else with the same name and birthdate living in the same city"  |
01-17-2008, 05:02 AM
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I think you should at least play NL25 or something comparable when you concider getting rakeback. Otherwise it's just too small.
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01-17-2008, 05:10 AM
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Thanks for the responses so far. They are about what I expected, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Keep the responses coming.
[Using Full Tilt as an example, through PSO if I do a "Free Gift" promo, I get 12000 points after 250 raked hands (which is basically $120). At that point, I've cleared about $15 of any deposit bonus which they've given me ($3 every 50 points clear rate), so I now have a $135 bonus to my bankroll, which is good for me because my bankroll is micro. At this point, now I would want rakeback.] |
01-17-2008, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by TheMightyJim2k most good RB affiliates can get you the signup bonus as well as RB. if you need more info PM. I don't want to spam the forums. | I meant the PSO "gift" bonus, not the signup bonus on the actual poker site.
Rakeback is worth much more if you plan to play a site long term.
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01-17-2008, 11:08 AM
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| | | Re: Signup Bonus vs. Rake
PSO if it's a site you don't plan on playing ever again. Otherwise Rakeback is far better even if your only playing microstakes. As you move up you'll wish you had the rakeback deal.
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01-24-2008, 02:08 AM
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There are lots of rakeback affiliates, and I am looking for one. PM me if you have one you prefer, and why you prefer it (use subject: rakeback). Even something as simple as "My bestest friend in the whole world runs it" is a good enough reason for me. If you're reading this and it is January 27, 2008 or later, please don't PM me anything. |
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