Random Thoughts

NFL Postseason

Well, I just missed a perfect 4-0 pick to this weekend's wildcard games no thanks to the Cowboy's field goal debacle (maybe I should start betting for next week's games)... Here are my picks for next week:

* Ravens over Indy
* MVP LT and Chargers over the Pats
* Bears win over Seahawks
* And my upset special, my man and ex-49er QB Jeff Garcia and the Eagles over the Saints!


Just When You Thought Absolute Poker Couldn't get Any Worse...

Not that I've been playing on this horse manuever of a site (haven't even logged on for at least a year now), but stumbling across some poker boards, I've seen a post about Absolute's new and improved (**cough-cough DOWNGRADE) bonus structure:

The Bonus Amount will automatically be added to your Pending Bonus account where it will be held and automatically released to your cash account based on the following easy requirements; for each raked hand (minimum rake of $0.50) you play (you must see the flop) you will receive 1 point, and you will receive 1 point for each $1 of tournament buy-in fee. Please note that the tournament fee is now collected as a 9% of the total of the prize pool and that Pending points will be based on the fee collected rounded up to the closest whole number. For example a $10 tourney will generate $0.90 in fees, and will earn 1 point.

At 75 points $10 will be transferred from your Pending Bonus account to your cash account. Money in your pending account will expire 60 days from the time it was award ed unless it has been transferred to your real money account by meeting the hands played requirements.

Congratulations AP... Not only do you have the worst online poker software and online support in the US, but you now have the hardest bonus-clearing requirements...

Oh, and P.S: You can kiss my ass for screwing with me!!