Poker Deposit Bonuses Complete BS?!?

#1 28th March 2017, 7:28 AM

I understand why sites advertise crazy bonuses to accept new players but I have yet to see one that is not complete BS. The only time I was ever able to get most of my bonus was when my initial deposit was only $20. The rate at which they release these funds is so slow that they barely make an impact and are only released if you are playing considerable size cash games. Also, most sites require you to reach these unattainable quotas within 30 days. They never tell you that if you only play tournaments its impossible to get them.

Agreeing to some of these bonuses can also negatively affect your ability to make a withdrawal - You are better off leaving these fields blank -

#2 28th March 2017, 7:39 AM

I completely agree with you. I signed up with 888 thinking I was going to get $8 + $88, but it's $8 in tournament tickets and the other $88 is with rake back within 30 days of first deposit. But they do give you $5 free on your birthday . Next time I will fully read terms and conditions of bonuses.

#3 28th March 2017, 7:55 AM

I agree to 100%

#4 28th March 2017, 8:05 AM

Id have to agree too.

#5 28th March 2017, 8:36 AM

Unfortunately it's true. You need to play a lot and at high limits to get a couple of dollars of bonus. For a beginner, this is practically not feasible, but for an experienced player - is of no interest. Carrot in front of the donkey.

#6 28th March 2017, 2:09 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew Popov

Unfortunately it's true. You need to play a lot and at high limits to get a couple of dollars of bonus. For a beginner, this is practically not feasible, but for an experienced player - is of no interest. Carrot in front of the donkey.

I agree an experienced player has the possibility to keep the same deposit in play long enough to see a majority of their bonus but most players lured in and making their 1st deposit do not have a chance -

Also, I forgot to mention, the one time I did receive my bonus in complete was not only just $20 but the only reason I was able to reach it was because I was layed up in the hospital and was multi-tabling for 8-10 hours/day

#7 28th March 2017, 2:15 PM

They are gimmicks. The best way to ever have a chance to earn one is to build up a bankroll playing freerolls, then make a deposit and immediately start playing high stakes games. I think I once earned about $15 of my potential $100 bonus on PokerStars many moons ago.

#8 28th March 2017, 4:45 PM

I think I deposited about $200 and got all of it back but I went on a small heater playing way out of my bankroll. I think I got to about $800 by the end of it but lost it all within a week. I got it by playing the 6max hyper turbos in the $30-100 range

#9 1st April 2017, 9:55 PM

Originally Posted by elitenuts

The rate at which they release these funds is so slow that they barely make an impact and are only released if you are playing considerable size cash games. Also, most sites require you to reach these unattainable quotas within 30 days. They never tell you that if you only play tournaments its impossible to get them.

That is the reason why I don't like bonuses.For players that aren't playing cash games daily it's really hard to clear the whole bonus.And even if they do clear the whole bonus who knows what would support of some online poker rooms require next,for an example Intertops Poker requires players to rake half of their freeroll winnings before they can make a withdrawal.

#10 1st April 2017, 10:09 PM

They are a joke...I remember when pokerstrs used to match what u would deposit back in the day

#11 1st April 2017, 10:46 PM

Yeah some sites advertise signup promos ( I also like to call them scams) to lure you in to join I didn't really read the terms and conditions good all the way just a few lines lol didn't know I had to make fpps to get the bonus.

#12 2nd April 2017, 12:01 AM

It is a million times worse with the casino sites. Will never hit an online casino anyway, might as well try and get lucky sending money to Nigerian royalty.

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