Interpoker, one of the Crypto skins, is running a promotion as I understand it that if you play 700 raked hands in September they will send you a copy of SS2. You also get a cap for 300 raked hands. They also offer a monthly 90.00 matching bonus for I believe 450 raked hands (at least 1.00 rake, although they have changed it so partial rakes less than 1.00 count as 1/4 of a raked hand). The email was not written extremely clear so I sent the guy another email to verify that it was 700 raked hands at any level. I will update here if that is the case or not when I hear back from him.

I think the match bonus might be $100 now (it was last month).

I didn't hear about this SS2 thing - can you post the email, piers, and exactly who it came from? I play at Inter absolutely tons so I'm surprised I heard nothing.

Here is an update about the SS2 promo in regard to hands. In the email I received it said don't worry about contacting them as the books would be mailed out by late October if you played the number of hands required. Here is the email about the hands that I got from ryanh:


From: Majestyk, Piers [mailto:pmajestyk@nybg.org]
Posted At: 01 September 2005 20:19
Posted To: InterPoker
Conversation:
Subject:


Hello Ryan,

Just wanted to get clear exactly the hand requirements for SS2. As I understand it in the email it is 700 played hands but then I see something with the * saying that it is not the same "where any rake is taken". Is this 700 raked hands or 700 played hands. Thanks very much for the clarification.

Sincerely,
Piers Majestyk


Hi Piers,

For this promotion, any hand where a rake is taken will be counted, i.e. any hand where the pot is $1 or more.

Kind regards,

Ryan Hartley
Manager - InterPoker

Please feel free to contact us on our toll-free support numbers at any time:
Playershelp and ECash Direct

1-866-687-7926 North America



From the original email announcing the promo:


Some of you have told us of your difficulty clearing your bonus on the lower-limit tables. We listened!

Effective September 2nd, in addition to the current system where all hands raking over 1 unit ($/£/€) – (equivalent of a 20 unit pot) - count towards clearing your bonus, hands that generate a rake of at least 0.25 units but less than 1.0 unit will ALSO count at one quarter of a raked hand towards your bonus.

For example, every four hands you play which generate rake between 0.25 units and 0.99 units will count as 1 raked hand toward clearing your bonus, and with the new lower clearance levels we introduced in July this makes InterPoker the best monthly bonus on the net.

ALSO, with the newly installed “My Promotions” tab in the cashier, you’ll know exactly how far you are towards clearing your monthly bonus!

Good luck on the tables in September!

PLEASE NOTE: The Counter in “My Promotions” will only show your quarter raked hands when you have played a complete set of 4. While all quarter hands are counted, if you’ve played 7 such hands only 1 hand will be displayed in “My Promotions” – however, as soon as you’ve played your 8 th quarter hand 2 hands will show.


2. Get a $90 Bonus in September !!


September is here and what better way to kick off another Poker Playing month than by cashing in on a special InterPoker bonus - $90 this month!

All you need to do is make a deposit in August over $25 and we will match that deposit 100% up to $90 ! With the new, improved bonus system you really HAVE to get involved !

Click here for full details of how to clear this bonus


3. And There's Even More Givaways at InterPoker !!


Throughout September you’ll have the chance to pick up an Exclusive InterPoker Baseball Cap AND the definitive Poker book: Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2.

Here’s how to get these amazing gifts:

If you play 300 hands* throughout September you’ll receive an Exclusive InterPoker Baseball Cap!

If you play 700 hands* throughout September you’ll not only get the InterPoker Cap, but also a copy of Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2!

We've also created a tool on our website (separate and different from the “My Promotions” tab), which enables you to keep track of the number of hands* you've played towards these amazing gifts - this will be available on the website in the next couple of days.

Click here for more information.

Please do not contact the call centre with any questions regarding this promotion they will not be able to assist you, any queries, email me at ryanh@interpoker.com.

All Books and InterPoker Polo Shirts will be delivered to the address you registered on your InterPoker account by the end of October - there's no need to claim.

*PLEASE NOTE that the hands counted in this promotion (where ANY rake is taken) is NOT the same level of rake required to clear your monthly match bonus. Click Here for the full details of how to clear your monthly bonus. Hand counts end Midnight ET on September 30th, 2005.



+800-2467-9261 International
helpdesk@playershelp.com

I got the same e-mail. Also, the deposit bonus is $90 this month. I think they bump it up to $100 every now and then just to ... well, for whatever reason. I remember they did that once before a few months back.

do interpoker bonuses expire?

Unless they have changed recently the bonuses at Interpoker do stack and don't expire.

This is what mine says:

Here’s how to get these amazing gifts:

In August you played 121 hands* (where ANY rake was taken) in account xxxxxxx

If you play 421 hands* in account xxxxxxxx throughout September you’ll receive an Exclusive InterPoker Baseball Cap!

If you play 821 hands* in account xxxxxxxx throughout September you’ll not only get the InterPoker Cap, but also a copy of Doyle Brunson’s Super System 2!

Looks like you just need to play 300 hands above what you played the previous month then.

The IP bonus is easy to work off anyhow, unless you're playing limit or micro games. I just love that site, it's my all-time favourite. The customer service is good, the games that I play are good and the bonuses are superb. I dunno why they randomly pick $90 instead of $100 though! If you keep your eyes peeled there's often a $30 weekend bonus for a certain number of hands each month too, as well as the royal flush and bad beat bonuses.

I found the SS2 thing on the IP website. Many thanks. Looks like i'll be picking up a cap and a book this month, as well as a free $90! Yippee!

In the last two years i've made almost as much at IP as I have at all other sites put together - this is especially odd since I play at another 5 or 6 crypto sites as well, on exactly the same tables. I just seem, at random, to have my best luck at IP and UKbetting, whilst I seem to get creamed at Ritz Club London (in particular). Odd, huh?

does interpoker (or cryptos in general) have a good selection of $25 or $50 PLO8 that the bonus can be cleared at?

i have beem a party and skins wh0re so far, so my apologies if this is a stupid question.