Taking the 888 plunge; advice to earn first deposit bonus?

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OK CC, I'm going to take the 888 plunge. I've had an account there for a while, I don't remember from what affiliate if any I signed up under. Might have been CC, I don't know. I asked them but they can't tell me. (If I did sign up through CC how do I know?)

Anyway, since 888 will allow me to transfer $US from my USD account in canada (PS won't), I'm gearing up to transfer $400 and start grinding out the Bonus Points to earn the 100% match. There's ninety days to do that, which is good.

Question: what's the best way to earn Bonus Points at low risk and quickly? Obviously, not with tournaments. I read somewhere that fixed limit holdem is good since lots of players will just see the blind to get to the flop. hands that resolve without flop have no rake and thus no Bonus Points, right? Another option of course is zoom tables where you can play a lot of hands quickly and hopefully not get burned.

Anyone approached a new site with this in mind? What worked? Did you do it on 888?
 
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OK CC, I'm going to take the 888 plunge. I've had an account there for a while, I don't remember from what affiliate if any I signed up under. Might have been CC, I don't know. I asked them but they can't tell me. (If I did sign up through CC how do I know?)

Anyway, since 888 will allow me to transfer $US from my USD account in Canada (PS won't), I'm gearing up to transfer $400 and start grinding out the Bonus Points to earn the 100% match. There's ninety days to do that, which is good.

Question: what's the best way to earn Bonus Points at low risk and quickly? Obviously, not with tournaments. I read somewhere that fixed limit holdem is good since lots of players will just see the blind to get to the flop. Hands that resolve without flop have no rake and thus no Bonus Points, right? Another option of course is zoom tables where you can play a lot of hands quickly and hopefully not get burned.

Anyone approached a new site with this in mind? What worked? Did you do it on 888?

Hello) bad idea) you must just play)))))) you have 400... all-in with AK, AA, and you have 800)))))) it's poker, my friend!))))
 
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Hello) bad idea) you must just play)))))) you have 400... all-in with AK, AA, and you have 800)))))) it's poker, my friend!))))

Umm...the deposit bonus doesn't work that way in any event. There's a max rake per hand I'm pretty sure, and the contribution to the rake is what gives Bonus Points to the player.
 
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I think cash games might be the best to pick up your points quickly. I grinded the 5nl tables earlyer this year on 888, it was a little weaker then PS. I haven't played there much lately, played an hour or 2 on 10nl last week and won 1 buy in, the field seemed like PS. Keep us up to date with what you play and what was the best thing to clear the bonus.
Good luck with your deposit, hope you turn it into thousands of dollars.
 
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I think cash games might be the best to pick up your points quickly. I grinded the 5nl tables earlyer this year on 888, it was a little weaker then PS. I haven't played there much lately, played an hour or 2 on 10nl last week and won 1 buy in, the field seemed like PS. Keep us up to date with what you play and what was the best thing to clear the bonus.
Good luck with your deposit, hope you turn it into thousands of dollars.

Thanks for the input and wishes. I'd like to turn it into thousands, but at this point I'm just hoping to keep the deposit intact and earn the entire 100% Welcome Bonus!
 
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Bumping for interest! I hate to simply post in order to elevate my own thread, but some chatter out there must have given this some thought. What's the best way, with lowest risk, to accumulate bonus points on 888poker to get my welcome bonus, without blowing all of the initial deposit? And saying "play what you want and don't lose" isn't much help I'm afraid. What games give the most bonus points with lowest risk of getting creamed out of the deposited amount?
 
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