I bet I lost more than you did tonight!

Talking Poker · #1 09-20-05, 04:44 AM

Can anyone beat $1431.92? I didn't think so!

Damn, that was a rough night. 10/20 6 max, btw. It started with the clowns sucking out. Then I got to play a bunch of maniacs who had their occasional night where they POUND you (it happens) and just can not be beaten. When I was down just over $1000, I logged off in disgust, and then noticed I was 14 hands shy of clearing my $100 Party bonus. I figured I'd go ahead and finish that and not have to worry about it. Those hands cost me $410 more! Are you kidding me? 3 SICK second best hand in a row. Trip Ts King kicker vs. Trip Ts Ace kicker (I had flush draw too), Q high flush vs. K high flush, and my personal favorite: AK flopping trips, losing to a 2 out full house on the turn (77 and he spiked a 7). DAMN.

So yeah, that stung. Fortunately, I've been killing this game lately. Let me tally up the damage....

Sicne I deposited on Saturday, my net win was a whopping $158.80 plus the $100 bonus = $258.80 total. That's funny. Had I broken even on tonight's session, my total number would be $1690.72 - you know, like 7 times higher than it ended up being. Gotta love it.

Sick as that session was, I still think that's the game I should be playing right now. With just AVERAGE luck, I would have probably been down a bit tonight ($200-300), but in the long run, I think I can kill that game.

ChipFish · #2 09-20-05, 05:18 AM

Yikes... That sucks....
You should play more like one of the guys at work's son....
He never loses..
Apparently he makes $thousands every month and has "NEVER" lost.
He doesn't play online though because people have programs that can read your cards....

nflchad · #3 09-20-05, 07:01 AM

TP, don't you have rakeback? People who play 6-max at higher limits make less clearing party bonuses since they don't offer rakeback. Find a deal on Empire or Eurobet and make way more than $100 over 1K hands.

PShabi · #4 09-20-05, 08:29 AM

lol

Talking Poker · #5 09-20-05, 12:26 PM

I don't think this works out to be true. I think the rakeback is more like 6 cents per hand. Let's see.... If the average raked hand is a $2 rake (I really don't know) and the average number of players is 5, that's .40 per hand and 25% of that is .10 - so that's the breakever point. I believe my guesses for the $2 and the 5 are a bit high and low respectively, meaning it actually would be a better deal to get the bonus, albeit barely.

badblood44 · #6 09-20-05, 06:53 PM

Right, but rakeback is always in play, not just during bonus periods. So now weigh your bonus hands vs. your overall total hands and apply that to your bonus payback. Unless you're ALWAYS clearing a bonus, then I think rakeback would be the way to go. Also, you can stay on one site and not chase other bonus promotions all over the INTARWEB.

lightfungus · #7 09-20-05, 07:42 PM

Is rakeback only profitable for limit players? I never play more than 2 tables at a time.

Talking Poker · #8 09-20-05, 07:46 PM

I'm not sure I follow.... Why not play at the RB site when there are not bonuses to clear, but (Assuming you earn more per hand) play for the bonuses when they are available?