100 dollars free for 500 hundred deposit. The usual 10 raked hands per bonus dollars.

Nice!

AlexMR.

Sorry... it s not a 20% it s 100 in bonus for a 100 deposit. a 100% reload!

This is the email I received:

Dear Player,

EmpirePoker invites you to enjoy another great benefit:
100% EXTRA on your next deposit, up to $100!!

Use deposit code "PLAYAUG" from august 22nd, 00:01 ET till August 24th, 11:59 PM ET.

To claim your bonus, make sure to deposit in the time frame stated above, using the deposit code “PLAYAUG” and to play 10 times raked hands of the bonus amount during 10 days.

To learn more, click here.

See you at the tables,

Promotions Department
Empire Poker

Anyone able to give a rough aproximation of % of hands raked at 25Nl and 50NL?

In other words, how many hands needed to clear max bonus at each level. I would prefer to stay at 25NL if it is reasonable. I used to clear them at 1/2 limit and that went fairly quick.

Thanks!

Actually a BB in NL is double the blinds. For a .25 blind the BB would be .50. So if you made $10 in 100 hands you would have a BB/100 of 20.

I know on a lot of sites the rake has to be .25 cents to qualify, but it may not be that way at empire. I am not sure.

Cardman--I'm pretty sure Empire is a hand is a hand is a hand. I know playing at 25NL I've cleared bonuses in the past without seeing a bunch of hands not showing up or anything.

BB/100 is basically the big blind in my understanding. If you play $100NL (.50 small b. and $1 big blind) and your win rate is 7 BB/100 you win $7 per 100 hands.

However, pokertracker reports BB/100 differently. It's basically half. So 7 BB/100 is 3.5 PTBB/100.

Ok, in estimation I think that about 1/2 my hands are counting towards the raked count then judging by last nights action.

and for purposes of this forum in NL, when someone says they are 10BB/100 are they speaking of the PT version of the other??

I just want to make sure I am comparing apples to apples.

so for example, someone at 25NL making 10BB/100 is making 5$/100?

if you play PLO, about 70-80% of hands on the $25 are raked. I always use that to clear on party skins.

Mine is working fine....500 down, 500 to go....I am experiencing the same 50% trend of counted raked hands....