Bodog, Skybook, Absolute and UB
Bodog
Bodog pissed me off. Bowmans decided to get out of the sportsbook business and transferred all their American accounts to Bodog. I had 13 of them signed up through me at Bowmans. Not a huge amount of money for an affiliate, but a trickle. I contacted Bodog to find out how I would be managing those client accounts now that they were at Bodog, and they informed me that I would not be. Those accounts were no longer mine. Not cool, Bodog!
I am now on a quest to get $1300 out of Bodog. $100 per account they stole from me. I will do this by playing PLAY MONEY tables and SNGs at Bodog until I clear $1300 in bonus money. Bodog will not make any money off me during this time. I am at $92 so far. I cashed out two weeks ago, so its about time for a reload!
Skybook
I gave Skybook poker a try because I was using their sportsbook and Nukelaloosh has raved a bit about their freerolls. I missed the freeroll, but wanted to try the poker room anyways. It is a True Poker skin. Man I HATE that interface. So-o-o-o slow! The players were just horrible, though. I made $40 at .5/$1 FRLH in about 40 minutes. Winning is fun, but then I remembered I was not playing for a bonus, so I decided to pack it in. I might go back if they offer me a bonus, and play it as a second window to another game I am more interested in.
Absolute
The new bonus terms are ABYSMAL for low limit grinders. I played 77 hands at $1/2 FRLH and made 3 ARPs. They need to change their terms before I will play there again. Just awful.
Ultimate Bet
I have been playing there quite a lot during my Bodog break. I have a ton of bonus stacked up there, and the clearance rate at the low ( .5/1 and below) limits is very good. at .01/.02 NL it s unbelievable, but I can only stomach 8-tabling nano micro-limits for about an hour before I am going bats. Somehow I had $40 there, and I ran it up to $145 at low limits. Saw a good $2/4 FRLH table last night and jumped in. It was a great table, but I got abused. I took a couple of riverings, and could never hit a draw. I won the blinds holding AA. Just a standard bad session - except I realized I wasn't playing very well, either. Too timid. Not protecting my hands, etc. So, I quit, down about 20 BB. grrr.