. I think I was ignoring them because most of my recent bonus chasing experiences have been frustrating, and I am not as enthusiastic about The Chase as I once was.
The boss (SANDSSTORM) recently asked me to check them out for a possible future special promotion, so I finally had to stop ignoring them. After all, getting paid to check out a new poker site isn't half bad, even if the site disappoints - eh?.
I set up my account last night and played 252 hands at $2/4 FRLH. I do not hesitate to report that I am now enthusiastic about a bonus chase for the first time in a lo-o-o-o-o-o ng time. I feel a little stupid for ignoring this one for so long, but my self-esteem is pretty good, so I expect to make a full recovery soon.
The only thing I wish was better was the software for the game table interface. Its a bit clunky. The tables do not resize, and they overlap quite a lot when you have more than one open. You cannot change the way the seats are laid out at the table, either. If you're in seat 8 at the "9 o'clock" position, that's where you stay. I have also never liked a note-taking function that is tabbed with the chat window. Sure, its there, but its harder to use, IMO.
The registration and lobby software was all good. Sign up was fast and easy. Depositing with ePassporte is always simple, and the bonus was credited instantly without using a code. (Although you should use the code ITHRAKEBACK when registering so you get the rakeback, too.) When I earned a bonus increment (clears in $10 chunks) it turned into cash immediately.
I have mixed emotions about the apparent lack of Poker Tracker compatibility. I like to use PT to monitor my own play, but without it, the tables are usually fishier. This was the case at Cake Poker. 5-6 players seeing the flop at $2/4 FRLH? Man - that's been a while! Post flop play was also bad. I took two beautiful 2-outters to the jiblets, so I only ended up even on poker play for the day. (Those two-outters become beautiful once the stinging stops
)
Traffic was good at $2/4, there were 5 tables to choose from on Thursday evening (US east coast). I didn't check the traffic at other limits - sry.
The bonus clears in $10 increments every time you reach 167 FPPs. FPPs are awarded on a DEALT RAKED system, and you get FPPs equal to whatever the rake is for the hand. If the rake is $1, you get 1 FPP just for being dealt into the hand. If it's $2.25, you get 2.25 FPPs. For my 252 hands I received 178 FPPs. At first I thought this was low, but then I realized that the pot was not being raked until it reached $20, so we were playing about half our hands for ZERO RAKE, which is way better than getting partial rake returned via bonus and rakeback.
As part of my evaluation for a potential special promotion I have access to the afiliate statistcs for each ITH player account, including my own. I see that I generated $19.94 in MGR, received $10 back in bonus (plus about $0.60 earned but not yet paid) and I have also earned $3.30 in rakeback that will be paid in November. (Cake pays it directly to the player account.) That comes to about 70% of MGR returned when chasing the bonus with rakeback.
I'd be interested if anyone is chasing this at micro-limits, and how that is going.
Bonus expires after 90 days, so you'll know where I can be found through the holidays.
At last, there's some Happy Chasing!
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