Poker Bonuses

Poker Bonuses are free money from the poker room where you play or their affiliates. They pay this money to atract players and get an advantage over their competitors.

There are different types of poker bonuses:

• First Deposit Bonuses
  These Bonuses are only for new customers of a poker room who make their first deposit. Normally you have to fullfill the playthrough requirements of the bonus to get the money released to your real money account. This is done by playing in cash games or tournaments. Doing so you will collect points (or however the poker room calls this) and then all or parts of the bonus are released after reaching the required points.
  Basically you should always use these offers. They are intended to keep you playing, but for you they mean also free money.
  
  Partypoker $500 Bonus (100%)
• Reload Bonuses
  These are for current customers. They are offered from time to time by the poker rooms and are working like the first deposit bonuses.
  When you have time to play you should take these free money offers.
• Rakeback
  Some poker rooms are offering rakeback. While playing you will pay rake to the poker room. This is normally a percentage of the pot which is paid by the winner of the hand. Rakeback means now that the poker room is paying you a percentage of this rake back. The percentage depends on the deal you will get.
  For your main accounts (where you intend to play most of the time) you should try to get rakeback.
• Free Poker Gifts
  Some affiliates are giving you a free gift for opening accounts with their affiliate link and fullfilling some requirements. The poker room is paying them a commission for new players and they give you a share of that.
  A few of these offers are easy to fullfill and you should try to do so.
• Free Poker Bankroll
  Pokerstrategy is giving $50 for new players who want to try out poker. This deal is very interesting for beginners, as they offer also a complete poker instruction set.
  You should try to get this money for a room which will not be your main room.

Last Updated on Monday, 07 February 2011 14:48