What poker sites do you play on ?

no small stakes players on betfair, everyone here only plays $500 + stt's only

If your tight aggressive stay here, loose aggressive any B2B site. Stars and FT both have the greatest variety and the most games running but you can't get rrake back. Whichever you choose, make sure you get RB. There's a few forumites who can help you on that score.

Including Model Man^^^

Done me a favour so I will send people to him.

TY Ovalman :D anytime

I play here, Stars and FT.

If volume is your thing like saying playing 250 MTT's/SnG's per month, Stars is the only site for you. FT maybe if you can get**

Downside is Stars has by far the hardest fields. Betfair and all other Euro sites are super soft in comparison. So if you are just looking for a casual game, just find the Euro site the has the tourneys you want to play and go there.
And if your casual**doesn't really matter IMO, its a bonus but you will never play the volume for it really to be of benefit.

And if your casual ******** doesn't really matter

It does matter, even for casual players. I got $350 back last year, which was about 14% of my profit. If you go through an affiliate, you don't need to pass thresholds to get it and it is like giving away money not to sign up for it.

Its obviously a bonus to have and always try to get it but as a casual micro player i dont think its a big deal.

Disagree with your thought on cake. I caked over $1k last year playing 1 and 2 tables, $2.50 to $10. I wouldn't be playing any more than 250 games pm. This puts any initial start up bonus into insignificance, besides start up bonuses require you to play a load of hands anyway so you need the volume to get them.

Always go for cake.

if your getting over 1k in rb your hardly a casual player.

i completely agree if you can get rb then its a big boost.

cake is deff the better long term option ... anyone disagrees, then please reply to kangaroo who will set you straight

Not sure if that's my total cake on rakebraain or my**but it does help. The only thing I don't like about betfair is that cake is incorporated straight into your balance. If it was separated it could be kept as a nice bonus until the end of the year.

I was investigating this supposedly awesome promo a site was running ... i was about to go for a $2000 first deposit bonus, and to chase the points down

the site in question is irrelevant as they all work in a similar fashion:

figured i would crack the points needed by multitabling $30 stts ...

and at the end of January, get a yummy $2k bonus, and then use the rewards for electronic stuff or cash rewards ...

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Constandinos Patrinos: If i do a $2000 first deposit bonus, and win the points i need to cash my bonus. Will i still have my bonus points / crowns or are these offset against the bonus payment i receive?

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Constandinos Patrinos: so its a false bonus

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Constandinos Patrinos: its a false bonus ... u say first deposit bonus, but you take it away from rewards

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Thats why cakeback rules!!!!