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the clearing of bonus's can seem daunting. You need to keep in mind a) they can all be cleared b) they encourage bad bankroll management c) it's expected that you're playing hours/per day to clear these things
Most bonus's seem more viable once you work out how long it'd take to clear them playing 4 hours per day 4 tables nl 50c/$1c and above. In that perspective, they probably aren't that hard. For someone play 1-4 tables of nl4 or even nl10 then you'll really need to be playing a hell of a lot to clear most bonus's on most sites. They really aren't aimed at micro-stakes casual players. Maybe micro grinders, but only the seriously committed.
My advice if you're trying to earn points on any site is, don't play nitty FR games. Play some 6max and maybe even HU cash (if ya good) avoid MTT and long SNGs.
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Posted by virtuajulian: Is it me or will you be dead before you get all the points you need to clear the Titan poker on deposit bonus
I play the $5 double ups and small SnGs. Also, small ring 6 max like he said up above can add up especially if you are multi tabling...I got my bankroll today and im up to $65
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Clearing bonus's is easy as long as you play enough each day to keep it ticking over. As long as you have a decent game you can clear with good bankroll managment + hours of play. Or you can go s**t ot bust and play out side your bankroll but i wouldnt recomend it. Build a decent roll and just move up as you should Thats the best way. Even if it seems neverending.
If u grind @ the microlimits (which is all that the NDB realistically allows) u pretty much have to have 8 tables going at once to clear the bonus; and hope that "variance" doesn't rear it's ugly head.
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Posted by virtuajulian: Is it me or will you be dead before you get all the points you need to clear the Titan poker on deposit bonus
your lucky you get one, none of my cards work and the wu thing they made a 1 letter mistake that messed it up and 3 trips back to the store and I have decided to make it from scratch and no I do not want to be stuck playing on one site
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It is quite usual that you need a lot of hands to clear those no deposit bonusses at Ipoker. You can either try to play higher limits or more tables to make more points per hour.
try playing DoNs, your points will start going up fast, play at least 5 at time they last half a hour , thats 10 games a hour, where i play you get 20 points for every $2 buy in so i was on 200 points a hour hope this helps.................
Posted by virtuajulian: Is it me or will you be dead before you get all the points you need to clear the Titan poker on deposit bonus
I don't think so. I completed the all $150 last year. I won a big tourney ($100). After that, I decided play only $20 tournaments. I reach $250 earnings but after that I broke my bankroll cause I wasted my money playing $50 SnG and $100 tournaments
Joined: Mar '10
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How long I have time till this Titan No Deposit offer expires?
I got the 20 bucks from scratch and started playing NL2 - now im up to $180. I also have now over 3000 Titan points. This all tooks me over one month. I hope that I'll get the $60 and $70 - but I dont know if this expires...
Can I get the first $60 directly I reached 5000 Titan points or I have to wait for 10000 Titan points cause I only can get the $60 and $70 together?
Joined: Nov '09
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Depends totally on limits you play. I agree that 6 max and a couple of times will do the trick. If your a newbie this can take a little bit of practice
Joined: Mar '10
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Hey guys - I used this 2 months old thread for my question to the same topic. It would be nice if u can answer my question and not only the opener question!
My post --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How long I have time till this Titan No Deposit offer expires?
I got the 20 bucks from scratch and started playing NL2 - now im up to $180. I also have now over 3000 Titan points. This all tooks me over one month. I hope that I'll get the $60 and $70 - but I dont know if this expires...
Can I get the first $60 directly I reached 5000 Titan points or I have to wait for 10000 Titan points cause I only can get the $60 and $70 together?
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"You must earn 2500 Titan Poker Points before you can withdraw money from your account." That's all they say in the offer page... It doesn't give a time limit I think, only that you can't withdraw money before reaching this goal... It's really VERY hard to clear it though... but every so often they send me mail that if I get 100 points during a specific week, I can participate in some nice $1500 freeroll... not bad at all. I tend to not try to play for clearing the bonus, but just play 5$ or 10 $ SnG or take part in big tourneys with a buy-in that I wouldn't play with my own money...and improve my game... I think the bottom line is this, play good games without the fear of risking your own money. Anyway, I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but a lady from the helpdesk appears all the time and prompts me to deposit... I've been losing lately 6-7 games in a row due to bad beats(!!)... Does this have anything to do with the fact that I don't deposit????
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They are very hard to clear if sticking to cash games. You need LOTS of spare time to be playing the 4hr/day you'd need to clear this in a reasonable time. BUT, I'd rather play $2 double-or-nothings. They are easy to cash in, and even if you only break even, you'll get a gain from the bonus clearing.
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Love the title of the post.
I had the same problem on Noble.... FINALLY got my 500 points today to get the $50 from BRM...and got the hell off that site! It drove me NUTS! Micros....arghh...
hope this helps.................
