Going to pad this thread with a question of my own. I created my accounts on a few sites 2.5 years ago then didn't play a lot, so some bonuses cleared, some didn't and.. I'm looking to get some decent benefit out of bonuses and rakeback going forward.

I happen to have my bankroll on Empire, and right now I'm just playing to learn and not to build bankroll - that can come later. I'm not moving off Empire now because it seems lots of bonus and rakeback deals are tied to signups on sites. I want to make that move when I can benefit from it.

I keep reading some pretty generalisations such as... PokerStars bonus scheme becomes equivalent to good rakeback at 200nl or so? Or is was it 100nl on many many hands and tables and 200nl on a moderate amount of hands and tables. Full Tilt Poker signup bonus and rakeback is good when you're not rolled for PokerStars bonus to come into its own.

I'm sort of coming at it from the lower end. Sitting on a $300 bankroll at this time and playing 10nl - at what stakes can I reasonably clear a bonus at FT for instance? I am grateful for the mention of 30k hands at 50nl to clear the FT bonus - this gives me a good first indication of where I need to be before I should consider moving my bankroll to FT.

I read this to say that when I am a winning player at 25nl with a $700-1000 or so bankroll it would be a good time to move my bankroll over to FT and profit from the signup bonus and rakeback both.

Does this conclusion overlook anything big?