Review of Empire Poker and Bonus Whoring
Empire's a Party skin, which basically means you're playing at Party. They offer their own bonuses (bonii?) and have their own structures, but you're playing at Party. Let me just say that most bonuses (based on numbers of raked hands) clear fastest at 1/2 than anywhere else. Let me also say that this doesn't imply that they're +EV. On the contrary, you'll sit at a given table and find 4 players with VP$IP's over 50%. They'll usually have aggression factors less than 1, too. And they will call, call, call, and draw, draw, draw on you until the cows come home. You'll win over time, but short term, be prepared for some ungodly variance.
The free money aside, I've found that you either like Party (and skins) or you don't. The NL games are as juicy as they come, and for that, I like Empire. Unless you're playing 2/4, 3/6 or higher limits, and unless you have plenty of blood pressure medication, you might want to skip it, except for a little dabble here and there. That being said...
It's not bad, overall, and it's a change from Stars and UB. Now that the juicy-ass reload is over with (last day to clear is September 3, if I recall), the level of play should settle a bit, and make the site more fun, and get that aquarium restocked.
I finished the 1000 raked hands for the $100 reload bonus in just 2 days (3 and 4 tabling 1/2 and $25NL), and didn't bring much to show for it, but up is still up, no matter how you slice it. I might venture over to Full Tilt and see what they have to offer. Only concern for me is that they don't usually have a ton of games going on at the same time. We'll see--I still have some bonus dollars to clear at UB, so time will tell.
I'd post the most memorable beat, but it's not fit for human consumption. Let's just summarize it thus: AA cracked by EP player's 95o. He called the blind, then called 2 more bets cold. Then, he called every bet (with me raising on the flop as well, calling 2 more bets cold) to the river, hitting a runner-runner straight. The hand cost me $14, but so much more in silent tilt, as I nearly put my head through the wall after reading his "HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA" and "see, aces don't always win" in the chat box. I wish that one day I could catch one of these clowns at a B&M. Better yet, I wouldn't mind catching him just outside a B&M.
I'm getting involved in a huge project within the next few weeks. I can't share any details now, but when I can share what's happening, I'll let both my readers know.
Well, back to the grind. If you want to harass me, chat with me, or just drop a ridiculous beat on me (as I'm writing this, I just lost set-over-set hands with 88 and 99 respectively on two tables one right after the other--ugh), I'm on Empire as Tiburon723. Enjoy, and may the tables be good to you all!
The free money aside, I've found that you either like Party (and skins) or you don't. The NL games are as juicy as they come, and for that, I like Empire. Unless you're playing 2/4, 3/6 or higher limits, and unless you have plenty of blood pressure medication, you might want to skip it, except for a little dabble here and there. That being said...
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It's not bad, overall, and it's a change from Stars and UB. Now that the juicy-ass reload is over with (last day to clear is September 3, if I recall), the level of play should settle a bit, and make the site more fun, and get that aquarium restocked.
I finished the 1000 raked hands for the $100 reload bonus in just 2 days (3 and 4 tabling 1/2 and $25NL), and didn't bring much to show for it, but up is still up, no matter how you slice it. I might venture over to Full Tilt and see what they have to offer. Only concern for me is that they don't usually have a ton of games going on at the same time. We'll see--I still have some bonus dollars to clear at UB, so time will tell.
I'd post the most memorable beat, but it's not fit for human consumption. Let's just summarize it thus: AA cracked by EP player's 95o. He called the blind, then called 2 more bets cold. Then, he called every bet (with me raising on the flop as well, calling 2 more bets cold) to the river, hitting a runner-runner straight. The hand cost me $14, but so much more in silent tilt, as I nearly put my head through the wall after reading his "HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA" and "see, aces don't always win" in the chat box. I wish that one day I could catch one of these clowns at a B&M. Better yet, I wouldn't mind catching him just outside a B&M.
I'm getting involved in a huge project within the next few weeks. I can't share any details now, but when I can share what's happening, I'll let both my readers know.
Well, back to the grind. If you want to harass me, chat with me, or just drop a ridiculous beat on me (as I'm writing this, I just lost set-over-set hands with 88 and 99 respectively on two tables one right after the other--ugh), I'm on Empire as Tiburon723. Enjoy, and may the tables be good to you all!
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