Absolute Poker

Going along with my newfound fondness of 100NL I started a new site, Absolute Poker. They have a great bonus if you deposit via Neteller - 50% up to $500. since I was new to the site I decided to hit up the 50NL tables first, this was last weekend and I found it strange that there was only 1 full ring table available at that limit (not to mention that they max out at 9). I got in played, and after about 35% clearance rate (rake has to be 25cents or more so $5 pot) I left and checked out the 100NL tables and haven't looked back. I really enjoy the play on these tables and on top of that I am getting about 70-75% bonus clearance. Absolute is a 10x bonus but they make up for it by releasing the bonus in $10 chunks (so for every 100 raked hands). I really like this sytem as well and the cashier section has updated stats on your points and pending bonus.

The play is perfect for me, people with some skill and a good mix of live players may make this my preferred site. Newsflash: folded my best hand ever today, the nut flush. I limped in late position with Ah2h with 5 of us seeing a QhThKh flop. Needless to say my face lit up. BB checks, a bet to $3, I smooth call, button fold, checker raises to $6, bettor folds and I of course call. This check raise definitely caught my attention. On the turn a 5s fell, check, I bet $5 - I know a really small bet for this pot but I want to keep this guy in for as much as possible - he check raises me to $10! I raise it to $15. The river falls another Jack and he goes all-in for $40-something, putting me all in, I had about $30 left and the pot right now is about $55. I thought about it till time almost expired and folded because I put him on the QJ or KJ for the boat. He had been at my table for a while and was not a bluffer and bet his hands pretty well. I felt he had something strong to check-raise twice in the hand and it was a super hard fold but I belive the right fold. Still can't believe I did it but I would do it again given the circumstances.

But there's more money to be had tomorrow...