BR question

If you are bonus whoring, and you want to move up limits, do you include the bonus you are grinding for in your BR? e.g. i have a 350 dollar bankroll, but I will eventually get a 150 bonus after like 10,000 hands. Can I pretend like my BR is 500 and move up?

not unless you have that money already. Or unless you want to play underolled

Originally Posted by freechus9

If you are bonus whoring, and you want to move up limits, do you include the bonus you are grinding for in your BR? e.g. i have a 350 dollar bankroll, but I will eventually get a 150 bonus after like 10,000 hands. Can I pretend like my BR is 500 and move up?

Move up.. go busto.. have 150 dollars pending bonus....

I don't think it's a good idea to count money you don't actually have as a part of your roll. Just grind out the bonus and then decide if you'd like to move up or not.

NO

I know what your trying to do... get that bonus quicker by playing higher stakes...

Do you know how many have tried this ...

Do you know how many have had to re- deposit just to clear the original bounus...

I did this when I started.... you really feel like an ass paying double for the bounus

IT IS NOT YOUR MONEY YET.... YOU HAVE TO EARN IT...

Good luck

I know what your trying to do... get that Bonus quicker by playing higher stakes...

Do you know how many have tried this ...

Do you know how many have had to re- deposit just to clear the original bounus...

I did this when I started.... you really feel like an ass paying double for the bounus

IT IS NOT YOUR MONEY YET.... YOU HAVE TO EARN IT...

Good luck

Very well said! I agree

Or you could learn and play 0.50/1 limit instead. (I'm assuming you're playing NLHE ring games.)

Edit: Guess I should explain. You can clear bonuses (generally) much quicker at $0.50/1 limit (which only requires a $300-ish bankroll) than $10nl.

Look up the site you're trying to clear the bonus on at www.bonuswhores.com. It will tell you the estimated hourly rate that you clear the bonus based on different limits. Compare 10nl's rate to $0.50/1 and you'll see what I mean.