Cleared Caribbean
YAYAYA! I cleared my Caribbean Sun Poker bonus/promotion.
This is off the top of my head, so may not be 100% accurate.
Buy in: $100
Total when promotion is done: $116
Promotion Bonus $50
Total cash out: $176 (which I think is wrong, I think I actually currently have $194 in my account, so my math is off somewhere)
PSO Bonus: Free Poker Tracker - YES!!
I know, its not a huge deal, and my profit was pretty small, BUT IT WAS A PROFIT! Yay! I'm happy because I did it mainly at the $2/$4 tables, which were on the average super tight with a players in hand percentage range of 27-30%.
I truly hate the site. The interface is pretty bad, but worst of all is the random lag on the site. I have lost several hands due to random disconnects or lag outs. And its not my net connection, as I will swap over to a browser every time it happens, and more often than not, I can access other web pages just fine while I am supposedly having "connection problems" to Caribbean.
I'm trying to decide now if I leave money in Caribbean, or cash it all out for the next promotion. I'm leaning towards taking it all out for now. Right now its all about bankroll building, and that requires I focus on one site and promotion at a time. When I have a better bankroll I want to spread out my money amongst many sites so that I have a much better game selection range, but right now, I think I need to keep it focused.
Girard, I read your blog and feel your pain. I had a similar issue while grinding out my Caribbean promotion. Had a guy who stayed in with any two suited cards who rivered a flush on me twice. I smiled, and got most of it back when he followed my pocket aces to the end and didn't catch. He's still up on me, but he's on my buddy list now. :P
Speaking of which, does anyone find it weird that poker sites have buddy and friend lists, but not "fish lists?"
Other funny story for the night. I have pocket 7's in the big blind, folded to the button who limps, sb calls. I raise thinking I have the best hand here and want to just take it now. Call, call. Flop comes 68A. Sb bets, I call, button calls. Turn comes 10. I want to take it down right here. I don't think SB has an ace, and if so, has a bad kicker. I represented strength preflop, and want to force it. I check, Button checks, SB bets, I check raise. Button folds. SB thinks for a long long time, and calls. Bleh. I think I am right in that he has A/trash tho, but that still beats me! The river, however, is the lovely lovely 7, giving me a set. He checks, I bet, he calls. I type in the chat box. 'Sorry I rivered you.'
He asks 'Did you think you were ahead in that hand?'
Me 'Nope, was trying to push you off, and it almost worked. Hence why I said sorry I rivered you. :) You looked ready to fold when I check raised tho.'
No comment from him. :)
I like this kind of advertisement because it makes me look like a maniac to the table, which normally gets me more action. I had a similar hand where I open raised from middle/late position with A7suited. It was a tight table and half the time a preflop raise took the pot, so I figured it was worth a shot. By the turn I had the nut flush, and a caller followed me all the way down, yay!
I am sure I will get shit for hands like that, but honestly, they don't happen often, and I like the advertising value of these hands to the truly good players. I want them to give me action because they think I am playing with less than premium hands, and I am VERY cognizant of who I am in a hand with to determine my post flop play.
That's all I got for now, have a good one all.
This is off the top of my head, so may not be 100% accurate.
Buy in: $100
Total when promotion is done: $116
Promotion Bonus $50
Total cash out: $176 (which I think is wrong, I think I actually currently have $194 in my account, so my math is off somewhere)
PSO Bonus: Free Poker Tracker - YES!!
I know, its not a huge deal, and my profit was pretty small, BUT IT WAS A PROFIT! Yay! I'm happy because I did it mainly at the $2/$4 tables, which were on the average super tight with a players in hand percentage range of 27-30%.
I truly hate the site. The interface is pretty bad, but worst of all is the random lag on the site. I have lost several hands due to random disconnects or lag outs. And its not my net connection, as I will swap over to a browser every time it happens, and more often than not, I can access other web pages just fine while I am supposedly having "connection problems" to Caribbean.
I'm trying to decide now if I leave money in Caribbean, or cash it all out for the next promotion. I'm leaning towards taking it all out for now. Right now its all about bankroll building, and that requires I focus on one site and promotion at a time. When I have a better bankroll I want to spread out my money amongst many sites so that I have a much better game selection range, but right now, I think I need to keep it focused.
Girard, I read your blog and feel your pain. I had a similar issue while grinding out my Caribbean promotion. Had a guy who stayed in with any two suited cards who rivered a flush on me twice. I smiled, and got most of it back when he followed my pocket aces to the end and didn't catch. He's still up on me, but he's on my buddy list now. :P
Speaking of which, does anyone find it weird that poker sites have buddy and friend lists, but not "fish lists?"
Other funny story for the night. I have pocket 7's in the big blind, folded to the button who limps, sb calls. I raise thinking I have the best hand here and want to just take it now. Call, call. Flop comes 68A. Sb bets, I call, button calls. Turn comes 10. I want to take it down right here. I don't think SB has an ace, and if so, has a bad kicker. I represented strength preflop, and want to force it. I check, Button checks, SB bets, I check raise. Button folds. SB thinks for a long long time, and calls. Bleh. I think I am right in that he has A/trash tho, but that still beats me! The river, however, is the lovely lovely 7, giving me a set. He checks, I bet, he calls. I type in the chat box. 'Sorry I rivered you.'
He asks 'Did you think you were ahead in that hand?'
Me 'Nope, was trying to push you off, and it almost worked. Hence why I said sorry I rivered you. :) You looked ready to fold when I check raised tho.'
No comment from him. :)
I like this kind of advertisement because it makes me look like a maniac to the table, which normally gets me more action. I had a similar hand where I open raised from middle/late position with A7suited. It was a tight table and half the time a preflop raise took the pot, so I figured it was worth a shot. By the turn I had the nut flush, and a caller followed me all the way down, yay!
I am sure I will get shit for hands like that, but honestly, they don't happen often, and I like the advertising value of these hands to the truly good players. I want them to give me action because they think I am playing with less than premium hands, and I am VERY cognizant of who I am in a hand with to determine my post flop play.
That's all I got for now, have a good one all.
posted by Ray | 7:25 AM
1 Comments:
I hate the idea of buying it as well, which is why I bonus whored for it. I'll be glad to do a write up. I am going to get Poker Office and Poker Tracker at pretty much the exact same time, so I'll be able to do some good comparisions.
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