Welcome bonuses (or first deposit bonuses as they’re also called) a one of the ways that poker sites compete with one another for your patronage. That’s why they are constantly trying to one-up each other with how much “free money” they can offer players to join their site. Most of the welcome bonuses offer 100% matches on your first deposit into a real money online poker account, up to some maximum. It is these maximums that just keep get jacked up higher and higher. And recently they hit new heights.
While Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars (the two to beat, if you ask most folks) are offering a respectable $650 and $600 match, respectively, two sites have upped the ante even further.
PKR, the one-of-a-kind 3D poker site, has a new $800 welcome bonus maximum and William Hill Poker has a £400 max.
Some sites, by the by, offer no deposit bonuses, albeit of much smaller amounts, but nonetheless something-for-nothing. One of the best casino signup bonus running right now is at Ladbrokes as is for £25. You can find other bonuses by doing an online poker search here.
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Tue, Oct 27, 2009
PKR, Poker News, Poker Stars