The reason for the $500 number is that for party and ex-skins you need $500 to take advantage of the full bonus, and it is incredibly easy to clear. There are other bonuses you can do with less than $500, but they aren't as easy especially at 25nNL and below. Read EasyT's 25NL Bonus Guide found here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=25804

Oh yeah, and if I were you I wouldn't grind it out at 10NL until you hit 1k. I would play 10NL until you got up to $500, then jump up to 25NL and let the whoring begin. It will take sooooo much longer to grind it out at 10NL instead of bonus whoring. Take it from me. With a starting BR of $50, I grinded it out at 25NL and 50NL until I hit about $2k, AND THEN started bonus whoring. Let me tell you, that is the hardest way to do it, and if I had to do it over with bonus whoring, I could've hit the 2k mark in 1/3 of the time or less.

PS: I know eeeee and EasyT know casino whoring like the back of their hand, and from what I hear it's a great way to build your BR and all it takes is $100-200. I haven't really gotten into it, so I wouldn't be the person to ask on this, but if you have some questions about bonus whoring, you can PM me and I'll be happy to help you out. Good Luck!