Operation: $$ accumulation

650 is clearly a better choice. You would get only 600 if you buy lower tier bonus twice, for same amount of FPPs. You could try some tourney tickets or FPP tourneys/sngs if u got skillz.

Originally Posted by Nekrogovner

650 is clearly a better choice. You would get only 600 if you buy lower tier bonus twice, for same amount of FPPs. You could try some tourney tickets or FPP tourneys/sngs if u got skillz.

good point. The thing i'm considering though is the cost-benefit if buying the $300 bonus earlier means i move up faster and increase my hourly sooner + earn back the difference in FPPs by playing higher stakes. I'll see.

Originally Posted by Icanhastreebet

4k bonus. The end.

word. Except I only started on stars this month from a $50 roll. It's gonna be tight. I'll give it a go.

Originally Posted by daven

good point. The thing i'm considering though is the cost-benefit if buying the $300 bonus earlier means i move up faster and increase my hourly sooner + earn back the difference in FPPs by playing higher stakes. I'll see.

Sure thing. But its only 6BI for NL50. So why not keep it in FPPs and start NL50 6BI sooner? That way, if you run good you simply grind to 50k FPP Cash bonus and still earn extra 50$.


Another option is, if you wanna move up faster, to move your roll to another poker site to grind out a welcome bonus, and then run back to stars.
Though not sure would it be profitable overall since it might take some time to adjust to players there (for example, on Party Poker players really like to mash Pot Size bet button for some reason )

Originally Posted by Nekrogovner

Sure thing. But its only 6BI for NL50. So why not keep it in FPPs and start NL50 6BI sooner? That way, if you run good you simply grind to 50k FPP Cash bonus and still earn extra 50$.

Another option is, if you wanna move up faster, to move your roll to another poker site to grind out a welcome bonus, and then run back to stars.

two really good ideas, thanks. I'm pretty much rolled for 50nl now anyway, but i'm going to play 25nl out until the next stellar reward (this was my original plan cos i wasn't expecting to run 5+ptBB over my first 20k hands at 25nl...) The first idea is what i did for the move to 25nl, the second is something i hadn't thought of but really should. Especially now that i'm rolled to bonus whore. I can probably get a free i-pad out of it too!

played another big session for a few more buyins. Moving up soon i guess. Rolled for 50nl, but i guess i won't be rolled for 100nl by month-end.

I just got in from an hour long hill run. Feels good. On Saturday a friend and I went out for 2hr20 as a half marathon training run. It seems a little ridiculous to train over a longer distance than what we're training towards, but it was good for confidence - even with the level of tiredness we both hit at around the 2hr mark. I was hungry for a long time after that run and still a little tired on Sunday so the only run was half an hour of light jogging to stretch out my legs. The half is on September 11. I'm heading out with the same guy on Saturday to try and punch out 15km on the flat in ok (by non-runner standards) time. Less than two weeks to accumulate some fitness. Game on.

in associated news, i have been chasing a lot of runner runner draws of late but only seeing very limited success. This is a shame as it means that I'm getting stacked more often than I would like. I need to hand-read better if i'm going to shove that light...

Originally Posted by daven

This is a shame as it means that I'm getting stacked more often than I would like. I need to hand-read better if i'm going to shove that light...

you're not alone there!