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Quick Deposit Bonus Reference Chart:

Site Name (click for site review)	Deposit Bonus (click to get bonus)	Requirements to clear bonus	Released?	Approximate hourly rate of clearing bonus
Party Poker	20% up to $100 OR flat $25	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
Paradise Poker	25% up to $50	10 raked hands per $1	$10 increments	$5/hour at all limits
Pacific Poker	25% up to $100	Wager (20 x bonus amount)	Immediately	$7.50/hour at 5/10; $4.50/hour at 3/6; $1.50/hour at 1/2
Poker Stars	None currently	5 FPPs per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at 3/6 or higher; $5/hour at 1/2
UltimateBet	40% up to $200 OR 50% up to $50	10 UltimatePoints per $1	Continuously	$6/hour at 3/6 or higher; $3/hour at 1/2
Empire Poker*	20% up to $100	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at all limits 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
Multi Poker*	20% up to $75	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at all limits 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
Eurobet Poker*	25% up to $50	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at all limits 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
Poker NOW*	20% up to $100	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at all limits 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
Intertops Poker*	20% up to $100	5 raked hands per $1	One lump sum	$10/hour at all limits 1/2 or higher; $8/hour at .50/1
The Poker Club	20% u p to $100	5 Club Points per $1	$10 increments	Unknown
Absolute Poker	35% up to $210	10 raked hands per $1	$10 increments	$5/hour at all limits
PokerRoom	20% up to $100	7 points per $1	One lump sum	$6/hour at all limits 3/6 or higher; $3/hour at 1/2
Planet Poker	25% up to $50	10 points per $1	One lump sum	$5/hour at 3/6 or higher; $2/hour at 1/2
True Poker	20% up to $50	10 raked hands per $1	$10 increments	$5/hour at 2/4 or higher; $2.50/hour at 1/2

* - Indicates the server is a skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Notes on how bonuses are released:
Immediately: Bonus amount is added to your account immediately and you may play with those chips, but you may not cash out the bonus dollars until you have cleared them. If you do try to cash out the bonus dollars, they will be forfeited.
$10 increments: When you have accumulated $10 in bonus money cleared, you will receive $10 in real money.
Continuously: On UltimateBet you will immediately receive bonus compensation for points earned at a table, when you stand up from that table.

One lump sum: Entire bonus is released once you have played the required number of hands.

Hourly rate assumes 50 hands dealt per hour and is based on a typical percentage of hands that will be raked at each limit. For Pacific Poker it is assumed you will play about 20% of your hands.

Party Poker (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: To get a bonus of $25 FREE on your first deposit, click here and use bonus code WOP25 when signing up. To get a bonus of 20% of your deposit amount (maximum bonus $100), click here and use bonus code WOP100.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 125 hands to clear a $25 bonus and 500 to clear a $100 bonus.

Other promotions: Get an additional 20% bonus up to $100 by registering your checking account with IGMPAY (go to Party Poker's deposit options page to find out how) and using bonus code IGMPAY when making your first IGMPAY deposit. Also, if you don't log in to your account for awhile (perhaps two weeks), they will occasionally offer you a 20% comeback bonus up to $50, or a similar offer. You usually need to play either 5 raked hands or 7 raked hands per dollar of bonus. They will tell you the requirement on the bonus account page.

Paradise Poker (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 25% of your initial deposit, up to $50.

How to clear it: For each 100 raked hands you play, $10 will be released into your account.

Other promotions: Paradise offers occasional re-deposit bonuses for holidays and server upgrades.

Pacific Poker (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 25% of your initial deposit, up to $100.

How to clear it: You must wager equal to 20 times the bonus amount in poker games or other casino games at CasinoOnNet.

Poker Stars (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: Poker Stars currently has no deposit bonus for first-time players, but they do offer frequent re-deposit bonuses, most of which are 20% of your deposit amount up to $120.

How to clear it: Earn 5 Frequent Player Points (see below) per dollar of bonus, and your bonus will be released all at once.

Other promotions: Stars occasionally offers re-deposit bonuses, generally to commemorate big holiday weekends. There is also a Frequent Player Points (FPP) program. Typically you will earn 1 point for participating in a hand that is raked for 50 cents or more at .50/1, 75 cents or more at 1/2, or $1 or more at higher limits. These points can be used to clear deposit bonuses and to buy items at the FPP store, such as poker books and Poker Stars apparel.

UltimateBet (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 40% up to $200 OR 50% up to $50 for new players. To receive the 40% up to $200, simply click here and make your initial deposit. To receive the 50% up to $50, register an account at UB, and when prompted for a player that referred you, type Buddy Stalin. The site also offers frequent re-deposit bonuses, all of which are 20% up to $100.

How to clear it: Earn 10 UltimatePoints (see below) at real money tables per dollar of bonus. The bonus will be released as you go, so if you earn 65.40 UltimatePoints, you will clear $6.54 of bonus when you stand up from the table. The money will hit your account when you stand up from a table. Only points earned from raked ring game hands count towards clearing a bonus; points earned for time played and tournament entry fees do not count.

Other promotions: UB has an UltimatePoints frequent player rewards system. You will earn .25 points for a hand raked for 25 cents or more, .50 points for a hand raked for 50 cents or more, and 1 point for a hand raked for $1 or more. You also earn points for playing in tournaments and for hours played on the server, but these cannot be used to help withdraw a deposit bonus. Points can be redeemed for merchandise.

The site also offers a $50 hold 'em high hand jackpot every 90 minutes. They are currently working on offering jackpots for other games also. The play money games and small-limit tables are eligible for a small percentage of this prize, and the remainder rolls over to the next 90 minutes.

Empire Poker (detailed site review) - skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Deposit bonus: To get a bonus of 20% of your deposit amount (maximum bonus $100), click here and use bonus code EP0135.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 500 hands played to clear a $100 bonus.

Other promotions: Get an additional 20% bonus up to $100 by registering your checking account with IGMPAY (go to Empire Poker's deposit options page to find out how) and using bonus code IGMPAY when making your first IGMPAY deposit. Also, if you don't log in to your account for awhile (perhaps two weeks), they will occasionally offer you a 20% comeback bonus up to $50, or a similar offer. The terms for clearing these bonuses are the same as for your first deposit bonus.

Multi Poker (detailed site review) - skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Deposit bonus: Use bonus code WOP75 when signing up, for 20% of your deposit amount (up to $75) on your first deposit. This offer is eligible for new Multi Poker players only.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 375 hands played to clear a $75 bonus.

Poker NOW (detailed site review) - skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Deposit bonus: To get a bonus of 20% of your deposit amount (maximum bonus $100), click here and use bonus code KICKER.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 500 hands played to clear a $100 bonus.

Eurobet Poker (detailed site review) - skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Deposit bonus: To get a bonus of 25% of your deposit amount (maximum bonus $50), click here. Use bonus code LOY25.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 250 hands played to clear a $50 bonus.

Intertops Poker (detailed site review) - skin of Party Poker (what is a skin?)

Deposit bonus: To get a bonus of 20% of your deposit amount (maximum bonus $100), click here and click the "Multi-player poker" link. You do not need to enter a bonus code to take advantage of this offer.

How to clear it: When you have played 5 raked hands per dollar of bonus, the entire bonus amount will be released into your account. So it will take 500 hands played to clear a $100 bonus.

Other promotions: Get an additional 20% bonus up to $100 by registering your checking account with IGMPAY (go to Intertops Poker's deposit options page to find out how) and using bonus code IGMPAY when making your first IGMPAY deposit. Also, if you don't log in to your account for awhile (perhaps two weeks), they will occasionally offer you a 20% comeback bonus up to $50, or a similar offer. The terms for clearing these bonuses are the same as for your first deposit bonus.

The Poker Club (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 25% up to $100 on your first deposit.

How to clear it: Earn 50 players club points to release each $10 of bonus. You earn fractions of points for each raked hand you play, and 5 points per dollar of tournament entry fees.

Other promotions: This site offers a progressive bad beat jackpot and several daily high hand jackpots for various games.

Absolute Poker (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 35% up to $210 on your first deposit.

How to clear it: For each 100 raked hands you play, $10 will be released into your account.

Other promotions: This site offers many good re-deposit bonuses, so keep your eyes open for emails from them. There is also a $50 match bonus for your first NETELLER deposit.

PokerRoom (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 20% up to $100 on your first deposit.

How to clear it: Earn 7 points per dollar of deposit bonus. You get 1 point for hands where more than $1 is raked, and .5 points for hands raked less than that. The deposit bonus will all be released in one lump sum when you get to the required total number of points, rather than in increments.

Other promotions: If you have more than 100 points, you can redeem them for $1/100 points in real money at the site.

Planet Poker

Deposit bonus: 25% up to $50 on your first deposit.

How to clear it: Earn 10 Planet Points per dollar of deposit bonus, by playing raked hands.

True Poker (detailed site review)

Deposit bonus: 20% up to $50 on your first deposit.

How to clear it: Every 100 raked hands that you play, $10 of your bonus is released into your account.

Other promotions: The site has various unique promotions, such as getting free money if you win a hand with a 7-2 offsuit, or if you are dealt four of a kind as holecards in Omaha. Check the site for details about their current promotions.