Im just curious what everyone thinks about this? This question really only applies to people who have reasonable bankrolls. Im sure must of you have probably left a pokeroom for a couple months or weeks depending on how desperate the pokerroom is and had 10 0r 2o bucks put into your account to get you to come back. My question is what do you generally do when this happens? I generally play 2/4 or 1/2 NL. So this is not even close to sufficient to play a game properly and i don't usually feel like wasting my time playing well below my usual level so i generally just play super lose and aggresive and hope to double or triple it very fast, most the time i don't so it just gets donated to whoever is the lucky recipient. Basically i think its kinda dumb for cardrooms to do this for players who have been playing at higher levels. Thoughts?

Well it works. It gets you back on their site. Doesnt take to many people redepositing because they like the software or once again realize how bad the competition is for it to make them doing this worthwhile.

well it is a no lose situation from our perspective.

I'll always sign up at a new site that gives away say $10 free, and play super aggressive on the highest NL games my money will allow to start off with...usually i donate pretty quickly, but on a site or two i manged to run$10 up over $700...not to shabby.

there are players affectionately referred to as "bonus whores"
who only play a room if there is a reload or initial sign up bonus
once they achieve their bonus requirements
they more to the next room and next bonus

charter members here at full contact, have a sweet initial sign up bonus
without an expiry
altho it is slow to play out

this is like brick/mortars giving out comps