Does anyone play the Crypto sites--Interpoker, PokerPlex, Caribbean Sun, Walter Hill, etc--and clear the bonuses at NL? I used to do it at $1/$2 limit, but that was before they raised the rake to a buck. I'm not playing limit anymore, but I believe they may have lowered the rake requirements back down to where you can clear the bonus without playing at least $2/$4.

CJ

CJ, I'm playing those same four sites monthly, but I'm playing 7 card stud.

Will HIll bonuses are cleared on server time, and all you need is five hours a month, no matter what you're playing.

Poker Plex bonus is based on dealt hands.

The other two, CS and Interpoker, are based on hands raked at $1 or more. But this month they've at least loosened the requirements where they'll give you credit for one-fourth of a hand if it's raked at less than $1. Those two are the toughest to clear of the four, but I'm not having much problem clearing them at $1/$2 stud.

Littlewoods is 25 GBP for 240 delt hands currently. but will be changing to raked hands in October.
For William Hill, Poker Plex and Littlewoods as far as holdem you must play at least $1/$2 limit or $.50/$1nl

Are the Crypto sites like the Prima sites, in that they share the same players? If so, I'm a little surprised about the small # of tables running. At $50 NL there's just one table right now (8:20 PM Eastern time). The NL 50-british-pounds tables have 4 running but they're all shorthanded (plus with the exchange rate this is closer to $100 NL anyway). And there are no NL 50-euros tables running at all. Pretty lousy selection.

Yes, they share the same players. Usually during late afternoon CST there are 4500-5500 players, but after about 6 pm the headcount drops way off. Most of the players on the Cryptos are Europeans and so after 6 is getting pretty late over there.