I have been spending most of my time at smaller sites, Absolute Poker, and BetonBet (both of which have good populations, but not like the Biggies).
Both Party and Stars offered some bonus money, and I love playing at both; so I jumped at the chance. Party has made some changes that have made a lot of serious poker players upset. They booted their skins from their network (Empire, Eurobet, others). The skins were offering rakeback deals, and anyone with half a brain who played a lot there would play a skin rather than Party.
By way of clarifying, a poker room skin uses the same tables as the main site ... it's like a separate door leading to the same casino ... just the sign over the door says "Empire Poker" instead of "Party Poker". By offering rake rebates, the skins (I am assuming) were drawing a lot of the serious players to their "door" instead of Party's.
I have never really played a ton there, except when I was playing sit and go's, so I didn't bother with it and just kept my Party account. Anyway, I digress ... Party and Stars were offering small bonuses ($50 Party and $125 Stars), so I threw some money at each site and have had good success. Up at both and about 2/3 through with Party, and 1/5 of the way done at Stars.
Party has also added blackjack, which is horrible for me ... blackjack is like crack. Once I'm done with this bonus, I'm withdrawing all my money from Party ... I usually keep a little money there in case I want to play a tourney or something; but those damn blackjack tables are too tempting. I have been playing a little, and as luck would have it (and with blackjack it is sheer luck) I'm up a small amount; but that was after being a couple hundred down and getting really lucky to claw my way back.
No tournaments lately for me to speak of; just not enough time. I have reached a new high water mark, which is excellent news.
Til next time!
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