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Best Bonuses |
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Absolute Poker has one of the biggest sign-up bonuses of any online
poker room (100% up to $600) and their reload bonuses are plentiful. So, AP gets our
recommendation for the
best poker bonuses it’s not even close. There’s no reason
to play a poker hand on Absolute Poker without earning a bonus on it.
Proper bonus whoring at Absolute
Poker can earn you a few thousand a year in bonuses alone.
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Best Software |
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| A few years ago, I didn’t think Full
Tilt was gonna survive. It was a poker ghost town. Boy was I wrong:
Full Tilt has steadily improved and now offers a top notch gaming platform.
Their software features a ton of bells and whistles and their graphic
options are unrivalled. They also offer an incredible variety of games
and tourneys. If you haven’t tried Full
Tilt, you’re missing out on one of the finest/funnest experiences
in online poker.
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Best New Site |
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Poker.com
is a site that should’ve been successful a lonnnnng time ago. It
took this dot-com several years before they launched a poker client to
the masses. Well, it’s finally out and it was worth the wait. Poker.com
has released a fine piece of software that offers many cutting edge features;
extensive note taking, customizable tournaments, dynamic table backgrounds,
rabbit hunting, showing one or two cards when folding and much more. As
with most new sites, the user base is still growing (you won’t find
the 10’s of thousands of players that some of the other/older sites
offer) but you can bet that will change… in fact, I’ll urge
you to do just that: make a deposit at Poker.com
and place your bets!
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Best Tournaments |
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If you’re looking for the biggest, best Multi-table tournaments,
you’re looking for PokerStars. No matter what your game or what
stake you can afford, this site is ready to suit your needs: From a wafer
thin dime to a $500 event with a $1,000,000 (yes, that’s *one million
dollars* payout, that’s held every Sunday.) They recently added
H.O.R.S.E and RAZZ to their offerings. This Multi Table Tourney monolith
is untouchable.
Best Tourney, Honorable Mention goes to *Absolute
Poker* for a wide variety of events with reasonable fields.
If you’d prefer to play an MTT with a field of 50-100, you should
check out AP. They host a variety of tourneys (Holdem, Omaha, Razz, Stud)
with a variety of buy-ins throughout the day.
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Best Shark Supporter |
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Absolute
Poker has been part of the Shark Army since day one and they continue
to be our #1 supporter. Every Thursday you can take part in the $5 buy-in Shark Event
($200 added) If you enjoy participating in the
Shark Army events (freerolls, $added low-limit buy-ins, *Shark vet series*
etc.) I urge you to support those who support us. Download and play at
Absolute
Poker.
Different Kinds of Online Poker Bonuses
Choosing online poker bonuses can be fun, and there will be different considerations to keep in mind for each type of bonus. Here’s a guide to what you should be thinking about when you play online poker and consider the different kinds of online poker bonuses.
Sign Up Bonuses
There are two things you need to think about with sign up bonuses. How big a bonus can you get and will you really use it? Some sign up bonuses can double your deposit or even earn you more than your deposit, so it pays to do your research and find the best poker bonus online you can before signing up with a new site. Remember that once you’ve signed up, you can’t get another sign up bonus.
You should also ask yourself if this is a good site for you. You don’t lose anything by trying a new site, but if the site is so unappealing that there’s no way you would play on it long enough to clear your bonus, you might not want to waste your time.
Loyalty Bonuses
Loyalty bonuses are pretty much a no-brainer, since the site offers them to you just for playing. However, you want to make sure that you use them. These bonuses are available for a limited amount of time, and if you keep putting it off, time may expire.
Referral Bonuses
You should try to make use of referral bonuses that are a good deal for the friend you are referring to the site as well. If it’s not, your friend might as well just look for his own bonus on his own without giving you the referral credit. |
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| Carey Hollick |
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Xo_Merlin_oX or -Careybear- on microgaming sites, usually Careybear on others and CareyLuvsPaul on Betfred
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| Home Location: |
| Witham, Essex England. |
| My Best Game is: |
| Pot Limit or NL Hold'em 6 person Table MTTS |
| Best Shark Player is: |
| ReelCrazy |
| Best Cash in Tourney: |
| $352 |
| Favorites: |
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| Online Site: | | Betfred, Gutshot, Poker Stars |
| Hole Cards: |
| I know don't laugh KJ of any suit... |
| Poker Book: |
| I've read a bit of super system but I'm reading Phil Gordon's LIttle Green Book and he's a great writer and also I bought Daniel Negreanu's new book (which is autographed lol) but haven't read it yet. |
| Food: |
| Mexican or Lasagna |
| Travel Destination: |
| England |
| Pro Player: |
| DANIEL NEGREANU (I'm a charter member of FCP and pretty much a Daniel groupie....i'm thinking about taking the train to London to watch him on the EPT watching the poker blog on poker stars to make sure he makes it to day two.) | | Vegas Poker Room: |
| Haven't been yet. |
| Pet, version and name: |
| my cat Leo was my favorite pet but he ran away... so i haven't had another pet since. |
| Ohter hobbies: |
| Cross-stitching...was recently in the biggest cross stitching magazine in Britain two months in a row for a project i did for my new niece. See picture on my website |
| Single, married, kids? |
Married for the 3rd (yes 3rd time) to Paul...my English hubby i met on the internet in 2002. I have 2 kids from my second marriage, two from my current marriage and 5 stepkids.
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| Anything else you wanna mention? |
| Thanks to Sharky for all of his great sites and all his hard work bringing us poker players together. I signed up to his forum back in 2005 and it still feels like home Oh and instead of a bodog hat i would really like a shark poker tour t-shirt again because i accidentally left it behind in america and was crushed to find out that i wouldn't have it anymore I'll even wear it at the rest of my women's poker tour events Shameless plug for the shark man...i have no problems with that!! |
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