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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (102304)	8/23/2005 9:53:04 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

If Doyle Brunson still wants to buy The World Poker Tour (WPTE), it's on sale today. <G> marketwatch.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (102304)	8/24/2005 3:27:46 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Empire Poker is offering a 100% reload bonus up to $100. However, you have to clear 10 raked hands for each dollar in 10 days. I signed up for $50, as the 1000 raked hands is more than I want to play in ten days. I am also working off a bonus at PokerRoom, though I have 60 days there. Empire/Party have the easiest rake computations for bonuses. You only have to be dealt cards in a hand that is raked to get a point. I get points nearly every hand on full tables. Poker Room is a bit tougher as a full rake is $1 and $.50 counts for half a rake. Lower rakes don't count at all. However, if you have a hand that has a $2 or $3 rake, they give you 2 or 3 poker points. Since their rake is lower than at most poker sites, an admirable thing, it is tougher to earn a raked hand than at other sites. For example, Empire will rake a $5 pot for $.50. PokerRoom won't charge a rake until you hit $10, and then it's the same .$50. They even out as the pots get larger, but Empire charges more and gives more raked hands to small stakes players. Sites like Noble and London only give you credit for a rake if you contribute money to the pot. That means many less raked hands for tight or even average players. PokerRoom is one of the more pleasant sites on which I've played and has the best tournament fees and short handed tournaments. Also, your poker points keep accumulating even after you earn the bonus. So, when I hit 700 points for my $100 bonus, that 700 still contributes to my point total at the site. Which is nice, because at relatively high levels of points, you can enter tournaments for free. Now this reward is a lot less than the usual bonuses, but it's on top of the bonuses, so it's a pretty nice persistence reward.