Vegas Baby

The Snapper

I signed up for $100 on January 7th to give this site a try ( see if its as soft as culchie says ). I have played 11 sessions totalling 30 hrs play. Mostly 10/25 NLH cash also 3 x MTT $5 + .50 R and a $10 + $1 R. Current A/C balance is $730.

This site is very soft and MTT's have a very nice structure, 8 min blinds but there are no big jumps in blinds and no antes. Comfortable chip / Blinds ratio right up to final table.

I really could do without a flood of boardsters on there, but its good to share, and I cant live with the guilt of keeping this to myself.

sunzz

website being

Dub13

I am starting to play more on VBP and I have to agree its is very soft.

BigDragon

sunzz wrote:

website being

sunzz

Please read....

http://wwww.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054872512

Imposter

The Snapper wrote:

I signed up for $100 on January 7th to give this site a try ( see if its as soft as culchie says ). I have played 11 sessions totalling 30 hrs play. Mostly 10/25 NLH cash also 3 x MTT $5 + .50 R and a $10 + $1 R. Current A/C balance is $730.

Tell me you actually mean 0.10/0.25 NLH please?

The Snapper

Imposter wrote:

Tell me you actually mean 0.10/0.25 NLH please?

oops. of course. That scares me too.

Dub13

Mick,

Do you have any more swing when it comes to suggestions...?or am I better off doing a solo run..?I was going to email them looking for more short handed STTs.

Culchie

Hi Paul,

I actually e-mailed this week looking for same thing, and some MTT's to suit European time zone. I'm also looking for 6 handed cash games.

I seen in Cardplayer Europe that they are now advertising over here so the European base will grow.
Network has increased 10% per month the last 5 months, so it's coming along nicely.

I'm also organising a 100% bonus, just setting things up at the moment.

Glad to see boardsters doing well ... I knew ye would, Big Dragon is on just about every final table going, I keep getting texts at 3 in the morning telling me so anyway.

hotspur

Culchie wrote:

I'm also looking for 6 handed cash games.

This would induce me to play on it a lot more. Most the players are on through the bookmaker nine.com, you can tell which ones because they have a 9 in front of their name...9 = lousy Canadian gambler :0)

Trippie

decided to give vegas baby a shot so i just downloaded it. i just started on play money to get a feel for the site and second hand i get a royal flush so hopefully it will continue on like this

hoolamoppa

, hi all, yea signed up with VGB too, great site, very soft, up 400% , seems to be full of fish, and its a barrel , and i seem to have a big gun and ... u no , its easy so far anyway, VGB for me !!!!:cool:

BigDragon

hoolamoppa wrote:

, hi all, yea signed up with VGB too, great site, very soft, up 400% , seems to be full of fish, and its a barrel , and i seem to have a big gun and ... u no , its easy so far anyway, VGB for me !!!!:cool:

DevCon2.....Is this Culchie??????????????

Culchie

BigDragon wrote:

DevCon2.....Is this Culchie??????????????

No, but I know who the fecker is though. Just another happy camper:p

Ban him. :v:

ArmaniJeanss

Culchie,
Could I throw a few ???s at you, cause i really don't want to download the software if I'm not going to use it, and I cant spot the answers to these questions on the 'pre-download' part of the site.

1. It looks as if I can deposit by creditcard, but not withdraw by creditcard. Is this just an error/ommission on the site or is it true?
2. Can I use STTs to attack the 20% bonus, or is it only cash tables?
3. What are the buyins for STTs?.
4. Are the STTs 'timed levels' (as Tribeca) or 'no. of hands' (like I think Party)?

Cheers
AJ.

Culchie

ArmaniJeanss wrote:

Culchie,
Could I throw a few ???s at you, cause i really don't want to download the software if I'm not going to use it, and I cant spot the answers to these questions on the 'pre-download' part of the site.

1. It looks as if I can deposit by creditcard, but not withdraw by creditcard. Is this just an error/ommission on the site or is it true?
2. Can I use STTs to attack the 20% bonus, or is it only cash tables?
3. What are the buyins for STTs?.
4. Are the STTs 'timed levels' (as Tribeca) or 'no. of hands' (like I think Party)?

Cheers
AJ.

1. US based network, so no withdrawal to Credit Card, neteller is taking on average 12 hours (first one took 24). You can go the cheque option if you want. (you must have a neteller account AJ ?)

2. Yes, all games count to bonus. (hope to have 100% bonus soon, so hold fire for moment)

3. $1, $3, $5, $10, $20, $30, $50, $100 ... quiet enough until 11pm Irish time at the moment (nearly all palyers are canadian) so if you are a night owl, it's good.

4. STT's and MTT's are timed ... 10 mins, and blind increases are not aggressive, plenty of play.


Thanks for interest ... it's a fish pool, go get 'em

ArmaniJeanss

Cheers, appreciate the quick reply.

I don't have Neteller, suppose I really should set it up soon as I want to move away from just playing on the PPP / VC sites.

The rest sounds perfect.

I'll hang on til you get the 100% bonus sorted.

Thanks

Culchie

ArmaniJeanss wrote:

Cheers, appreciate the quick reply.

I don't have Neteller, suppose I really should set it up soon as I want to move away from just playing on the PPP / VC sites.

The rest sounds perfect.

I'll hang on til you get the 100% bonus sorted.

Thanks

OK, 100% sign up bonus now in place (up to $150)

5starpool

Culchie wrote:

OK, 100% sign up bonus now in place (up to $150)

Is there a bonus code needed? Sorry, I am too lazy to look through other threads to see if it is there.

Edit: sorry, diff question. Is this a deposit bonus or a signup bonus as I have already registered, but have'nt deposited yet. I used the 1percent code then.

aubreym

only says 30% bonus now on home page..where do you get the 100% bonus?

JoeyJJ

Hey Culchie, just downloaded prob give this a go later or early tomorrow, where is the 100% bonus ?

Culchie

Aubrey

1. Download the software, and create a player name, put 1percent in the bonus codes field, if you want Big Dragon's charity to the $25 refer a friend bonus.

2. Once player ID is created, click on Cashier, bottom left of lobby screen.

When making your first deposit, there will be a field/box called 'Bonus Codes'

Simply click the word Bonus Codes, and your unique code will be given to you.

3. Insert this code into the 'Bonus Code' field/box.


The 100% first deposit codes are in place now.
(website pages being updated over next couple of days)


5starpool ..yes, you will qualify for bonus. Follow steps 2 and 3 above.

Iago

any chance of a 100% bonus on next deposit? Seen as I already deposited and got the 30% bonus, feeling hard done by

Culchie

Iago wrote:

any chance of a 100% bonus on next deposit? Seen as I already deposited and got the 30% bonus, feeling hard done by

Well obviously I shall be looking after regular players, reload bonuses and a personalised rakeback scheme being worked on as we speak. A few more days will sort that out.

Loyalty is a two way street though.

Iago

Culchie wrote:

Well obviously I shall be looking after regular players, reload bonuses and a personalised rakeback scheme being worked on as we speak. A few more days will sort that out.

Loyalty is a two way street though.

Sounds great, I think this will be one of the more successful ventures out there!

I was only chancing my arm, but keep me posted, I'd be very interested.

Ste05

Well I finally tried out this new venture and honestly I can't get over just how bad these players are. Culchie isn't messing, they are terrible. I was trying out a 25NL cash game and then a $10 STT to get used to the software and structures, I saw no cards in the cash game, bar a K high flush that I lost to the nut flush. Yet he didn't stack me, he just called my river bet with the nuts... :rolleyes:

I saw one guy fold a +$12 pot to a $0.25 bet on the river:eek: :eek:

Another guy bet the minimum every time he had any pair at all and would called any re-raise , so if you want to draw just call, knowing you're almost guaranteed to be given lovely odds, on each street, if you have a hand just build the pot knowing you're guaranteed a caller, honestly they are like ATM's,

If I was dealt anything playable at all, or even to hit a flop, it would have been like printing money. I don't know many sites where you nearly always get an overlay to call with a gut shot... if only one of them hit....:mad: (definitely rigged Culchie )

The STT's have a lovely structure too, I won the first one I played, without breaking a sweat. There were guys calling all-in with second pair crap kicker to massive over bets, the traffic isn't great at the moment, but I recommend trying it out before these guys get a clue, which hopefully won't happen any time soon. I presume this wasn't just the usual Friday night nutters though..

Scotty #

Joined tonight myself. Won my first STT. Sat into .15/.25 cash game with a tenner and left 2 hours later with $85.

Culchie

Scotty # wrote:

Joined tonight myself. Won my first STT. Sat into .15/.25 cash game with a tenner and left 2 hours later with $85.

Jebus, I didn't realise it was that soft !

Dub13

Playing a STT on VBP last night I had pocket eight's,3 kings came out on the board...I was thinking if I am up against a bigger house so be it.I was out of position so only bet out 100 to see were I was on the river,opponent flat calls so I think I have the best hand on till he turns over the 4th king.On any other site I am sure I would have lost a big chunk of my stack.I went on to win the STT.Easy money.

BigDragon

For those licking their lips and diving in to this site please read this.....

http://wwww.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054872512


and leave the $5 rebuy at 9pm alone, its mine!!

hotspur

And don't try to muscle in on Culchie's domination of chinese poker on it

ArmaniJeanss

Some initial thoughts on Vegas Baby (a little negative).

I played a $1 STT just to get to know the Interface.
First thing is that the prizemoney was $10 for first, nadda for anyone else - a bit crazy but from the $5+ upwards games it seems to be the more accepted 50%/30%/20% split.
I thought the STT blind structure was slow to the point of horrible.
From a starting stack of 1000, blinds go 10/20, 15/30, 20/40, 30/60, 40/80, 50/100, 75/100 etc.
On Tribeca I tend not to get heavily involved in the first 3 levels, and only move up a gear at the 100/200 level4 stage which is 24 minutes into a standard STT. The equivalent level on VBP is level6 (50/100) - with 10 minute blind levels this is 50 minutes into the game. I would expect that 80 or 90 minutes could be the norm for an STT, with 100+ minutes not unusual. OK, it allows lots of play, but I think its a hindrance to keeping a decent 'winrate per hour' going. And I would hate to go out in 4th place after 70+ minutes.

In fairness to the blind structure it probably makes MTTs more playable, but its horrible for STTs imho.

On balance, I think I'll stick with Tribeca for STTs for the time being, maybe have a go at some cash tables on VBP in the coming weeks (though being the worlds worst CashGame player could be a hindrance).
AJ

Iago

LOL

2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE 9GAITER $0.00 $18.25
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE chioutwest $0.00 $17.20
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE Girlsthing $0.00 $7.00
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE slycheet12 $0.00 $16.10
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE Kingofish $0.00 $38.40
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE 9Helfish $0.00 $41.65
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE TBF $0.00 $7.50
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE specter71 $0.00 $15.35
2006-01-28 19:15:06 TRANS_START_BALANCE fentozler $0.00 $7.05
2006-01-28 19:15:06 POST SMALL BLIND TBF ($0.10)
2006-01-28 19:15:07 POST BIG BLIND 9Helfish ($0.25)
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS 9GAITER $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS chioutwest $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS Girlsthing $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS slycheet12 $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS Kingofish Ad Kc $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS 9Helfish $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS TBF $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS specter71 $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:07 GETCARDS fentozler $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:14 RAISE Kingofish ($2.00)
2006-01-28 19:15:14 FOLD slycheet12 $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:15 LEAVE TABLE CATARINA66 $69.25
2006-01-28 19:15:22 FOLD Girlsthing $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:24 FOLD chioutwest $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:26 FOLD 9GAITER $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:26 FOLD fentozler $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:27 CALL specter71 ($2.00)
2006-01-28 19:15:40 RAISE TBF ($7.40)
2006-01-28 19:15:41 FOLD 9Helfish $0.00
2006-01-28 19:15:47 RAISE Kingofish ($13.00)
2006-01-28 19:16:06 CALL specter71 ($13.00)

The hands

Kingofish Ad Kc
Specter71 2h Jc
TBF 4h Qh

Dub13

Shame there is no Royal Flush bonus on VBP...I just hit one in a STT.

BrokenArrows

Went to download the software today but im behind a firewall and its not working.

Looks like i cant take advantage of the fish

Culchie

AJ - Thanks for feedback.

It's a case of being 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'.

Tribeca gets slated for being a crapshoot after a few levels because of it's blind level structure, so naturally if this not to be the case on VBP then, the blind structure is far more relaxed....which IMO allows for for more play.

As we noted before elsewhere, some prefer the turbo/speed games, some don't....everyone has their reasons.

One thing I will say, I believe that VBP has one of, if not the best, MTT structures on the internet ... principally as a result of their blinds and timing structures.

Dub13

Culchie wrote:

One thing I will say, I believe that VBP has one of, if not the best, MTT structures on the internet ... principally as a result of their blinds and timing structures.

I have to disagree with you mick.....the main reason the MTTs are good is the crap week players,the structure is a great bonus.;)

On the subject of the long structures for STTs,I have to agree with Culchie that its a good thing.I used to play alot on Tribeca (I still play but not as often) and if you take a hit/make a bad call on Tribeca you are into a push or fold situation.On VBP the longer structure gives you time and the better players can take advantage of this.I have often been down to below 200 chips on VBP and came back to win,this is manley down to the long structure with a little help from the crap players.

Brendygg

I deposited today,like the site and the 100% bonus is excellent,playing the $5 rebuy now, doubled up when i flopped a high flush so happy days,

Dub13

****e...word is spreading.

Culchie

Brendygg wrote:

I deposited today,like the site and the 100% bonus is excellent,playing the $5 rebuy now, doubled up when i flopped a high flush so happy days,

Good Luck, I see you are down to business end of tourney.

Brendygg

hopefully i can double up.best hand i seen for 5 levels is aq

hoolamoppa

is there a prob with some credit cards, m8 of mine cant lodge money !!! 100 % bonus, wats all this about ?

ollyk1

Culchie I think i'm going to crack and sign up. The newstalk ad is hilarious by the way!!

Scotty #

hoolamoppa wrote:

is there a prob with some credit cards,

No problem with VISA anyway.

hoolamoppa wrote:

100 % bonus, wats all this about ?

Your first real money is matched 100%....in other words if your first deposit is $50 (minimum with a credit card) then Vegas Baby will give you another $50. T&C apply.

Culchie

ollyk1 wrote:

Culchie I think i'm going to crack and sign up. The newstalk ad is hilarious by the way!!

Thanks, it rings a certain familiar bell alright, feedback has been good.

Welcome aboard.

5starpool

ollyk1 wrote:

Culchie I think i'm going to crack and sign up. The newstalk ad is hilarious by the way!!

You are advertising on the radio Culchie? I have an awful feeling that isn't what is happening, but tell me what I am missing.........

Culchie

5starpool wrote:

You are advertising on the radio Culchie? I have an awful feeling that isn't what is happening, but tell me what I am missing.........

Yeh, on newstalk in the evenings this week

ollyk1

basically the radio ad consists of Mrs Culchie giving grief about Mr. culchie heading out to play cards but he insists he's spending the night with her right after he finishes a "project" for work on the computer. The bluff gets through and a night of online cards ensues one assumes. Cue seriously cheesey voice over in a retro kind of way

5starpool

anyone sad enough to have a downloadable clip of this cause I am sad enough to admit I want to hear it.

Culchie

5starpool wrote:

anyone sad enough to have a downloadable clip of this cause I am sad enough to admit I want to hear it.

I knew you'd break .... you could always turn on the radio ... doh:p

Failing that, PM your e-mail address, and I'll send it to you.

Atlas_IRL

am i the only person that sucks at online poker lol im down $20 on vbp

whats the story with the pop bonus thing...


100% bonus 4.50/595.20

is it hard to reach?

Culchie

Atlas_IRL wrote:

am i the only person that sucks at online poker lol im down $20 on vbp

whats the story with the pop bonus thing...


100% bonus 4.50/595.20

is it hard to reach?

Obviously it will depend how long you play, and the stakes you play, but at .25/.50 on average I think 7 or 8 evening sessions get you there.

I can't answer the first question:o