Stay-at-home-dad grinds diapers and bonuses

[JarnoV]

I've grinded couple of bonuses in last few days with break-even or negative results (to the deposit, not EV), but if I just refuse to think about the result, the minor annoyance about the result goes away in just couple of minutes. I recommend such practice, it's very much +EV in and of itself.

[JarnoV]

I think I'm going for some sort of a semi-aggressive style. I will use aggressive betting where appropriate, but with small targets and somewhat smaller bets on the grind phase. Also, if I happen to run bad with these, I will revert back to the grind method mostly. It's just so neat that you don't have to grind away that much and it saves so much time. It's almost a relief when you bust the deposit during the aggressive phase and realize that you don't have to grind at all.

But I'm sure it doesn't feel that way when you're on a losing streak.

[JarnoV]

Lost my JoB virginity. Didn't get exactly raped, but it wasn't a pleasant experience result-wise. Deposited total of £170 and cashed out £120. But it was a nice break from BJ and it didn't take too long, so I'm satisfied with it.

I forgot to deposit extra pounds for 'winnergambling' and I don't know whether re-deposits count to that. It's not that I didn't appreciate his efforts, but just that I forgot this when I was depositing.

[JarnoV]

I had a nice little conversation on the phone to verify my account at Gamebookers and the friendly lady there, with a slight Indian accent I might add, did ask whether I have an account at Party, but it didn't seem to matter when I told that I had.

[JarnoV]

1) I've been preoccupied with other stuff lately and things at the BJ department have been in the background.

2) Grinding away the Grosvenor bonus though, piecemeal. Gotta say that I agree with some others in some thread here that playing on one spot, single-handed BJ that is, is much faster with most casino software than playing, say, three hands. With Playtech's software, it's really really fast to just play 1x3e bet. The only problem is that my hand gets a bit tired after a while.

3) Now that I've had to deal with a bankroll that's spread out and partly in use with the casino grinding, I've oriented myself with the idea of a similar bankroll with poker. I've used to have different rolls for different sites, which is just pure madness. The rational way to think is that I have a poker bankroll, which allows me to play certain limits and the fact that I play in different sites only presents a logistical problem. (Though not a big one with services like moneybookers and neteller.)

4) I'm slowly reaching the end of list five. It's not that anything changes radically after that, but I think some of the bonuses in list six and after that require somewhat of a bigger bankroll. I do have nearly over 1.5k euros right now and I hope it will be something like 2k euros when I've done all of lists 1 through 5.

[JarnoV]

I continue to run good with my semi-aggressive clearances. I cleared bet365, which I almost didn't do at all, because it took so long to get my identity verified with the support. I had a 2x(bonus+depo) target, in which I succeeded, and then I cleared the wagering requirements (100xbonus) with 1x4£ bets. I don't if the bet size is considered big or small --I had £400 balance after the aggressive betting--, but it took something like 1.5-2 hours maximum to clear that bonus. Just betting on one spot with a reasonable sized bets is soooo fast with Playtech's software. Eventually I withdrew £350 from the site.

[JarnoV]

I'm not going to grind casino bonuses for a while. The profit has been nice and I haven't had any specific problems, but I'm bored with the whole thing right now and playing more poker right now.

I will occasionally take peeks at the forum to see if there are any new great bonuses.

Good luck for all of you.

[JarnoV]

Hah, made a bit of a comeback with BJ grinding by doing a Unibet reload bonus (100%/100€) and ending up around 400€. I also did the William Hill SUB and a Betsson reload with varying degree of luck.

[Peixinho]

Welcome back Jarno! I understood 10 months ago that casino bonuses are easier money than 5/10 limit texas..

[JarnoV]

Welcome back Jarno! I understood 10 months ago that casino bonuses are easier money than 5/10 limit texas..

Heh, so very true.

I'm not abandoning poker either, but I figured some easy money would be a nice break from the ordinary. ;-)