pokerstars deposit bonus

[2Tone]

I wondered about this too, especially since Party's is so tight -- only seven days to clear. But the other thing was this disclaimer

"If you cash out any amount from your PokerStars account during the Bonus Period, but prior to making a qualifying deposit, you are ineligible for the deposit bonus."

which means the bonus period must have a defined start and end, right?

[BrianSwa]

From what I read earlier I believe TP is right in there is no limit on time spent trying to clear bonus, which means I can play .05/.10 and take my time to clear it....yippie for me.

[Windbreaker]

The bonus is paid out in one big lump sum then? I'm still debating weather or not I should sign up. I play a ton, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to clear this bonus. Can anyone tell me what the max buy in is for the 25/50 cent blinds for NL?

[BrianSwa]

dont know but I can tell you in 5 hours when I go home stupid flight is 2 hours late so I have to stick around till 4:30am instead of leaving my normal 3am oh well least I get overtime for it.

[Talking Poker]

For what it's worth, last night I finished clearing their LAST 25% bonus (from a month plus ago). This new promo was running, and that bonus was still live. So I don't believe there is a time limit.

The drawback to this, of course, is that the $600 I deposited in Stars for the last one is now $1300, and I can't cash any of it out (like $1000 for the Party Reload) because I need to deposit another $600 first. I'm sure I can juggle my money around easily enough to hit all these... you just have to be careful and not do anything that will void a bonus (like cashing out from Stars BEFORE depositing).

[2Tone]

Or it could be that all those Party bad beats have rotted my brain. But I'm still having trouble understanding this. If you clear a bonus from the last period and make a profit on it, can you not withdraw it because it will void any play you have towards the next one.

[Windbreaker]

I think he's saying if he wants to take advantage of this 25% deposit bonus they have now, that he must make a deposit first, before withdrawing any of his bankroll there.

[Talking Poker]

Yes, exactly. So now I have $2000 in my Stars account, which is more than I need in there for the stakes I play (and it ties up money that could be used towards other reload bonuses)...

[Talking Poker]

During a bonus period at Stars, like now, if you cash out before making your deposit, you are not eligible for a bonus. Period.

It has nothing to do with how much money is in your account, if you earned the last bonus, and so on.

This is my understanding of it. Party doesn't seem to care, but stars doesn't want you pulling money out of your account and then throwing it right back in so you can get bonus... they want fresh money put into your account.