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Last update: Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 - 1:47 PM ET
Deposit Bonuses
- Maximum of one deposit bonus per deposit made
- Maximum first time bonus is $500
- Maximum redeposit bonus is $100 unless otherwise stated.
- The Bonus Dollars will automatically be added to your Pending Bonus Credit account where it will be held and automatically released upon meeting the below Bonus Dollar Release Requirements.
- Unless otherwise stated, all our promotions run according to Eastern Standard Time (USA).
- You are entitled to receive one reload bonus per promotional period, unless otherwise stated
- Any bonus money awarded to a player account, not tied to a deposit, will also be held in the Bonus Dollars account and released based on the same release requirements. The award type includes, yet not limited to the following promotions: Refer-A-Friend, 10 million chip bonus, weekly (The Absolute Nuts) newsletter promotions & AR newsletter promotions.
- In order to receive bonus, minimum amount for deposit is $10 -unless otherwise stated-.
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Bonus Dollar Release Requirements
To turn your BONUS DOLLARS into cash, you need to earn STATUS POINTS playing real money games.
The higher your FAME status, the faster you can cash in those BONUS DOLLARS.
The table below represents the amount of STATUS POINTS a player will have to earn to release ONE DOLLAR of BONUS DOLLARS.
| LEVEL | STATUS Points |
| BRONZE | 20 STATUS Points |
| SILVER | 20 STATUS Points |
| GOLD | 20 STATUS Points |
| PLATINUM VIP | 18 STATUS Points |
| DIAMOND ELITE | 17 STATUS Points |
- BONUS DOLLARS are released in five-dollar increments.
- All pending BONUS DOLLARS will expire 60 days from the date of issue and will be forfeited if not released within this period.
- Players who receive a subsequent bonus before releasing an earlier bonus will need to completely release their original bonus before being able to release the second bonus. The original 60-day expiry dates will remain intact.
- Expiration dates only apply to BONUS DOLLARS that haven't yet been cleared by the player. BONUS DOLLARS that have already cleared are credited to the player's account and do not expire.
- STATUS Points earned playing Blackjack do not count towards the release of BONUS DOLLARS.
- STATUS Points earned playing Tournament Blackjack count towards the release of BONUS DOLLARS.
You can earn STATUS Points the following way:
| Limit | ||
| Stake | Status Points | Raked Hands* |
| $0.01/$0.02 | 1 | 20 |
| $0.02/$0.04 | 1 | 20 |
| $0.05/$0.10 | 1 | 15 |
| $0.10/$0.20 | 1 | 15 |
| $0.25/$0.50 | 1 | 10 |
| $0.50/$1 | 1 | 5 |
| $1/$2 | 1 | 2 |
| $2/$4 | 1 | 1 |
| $3/$6 | 1.5 | 1 |
| $4/$8 | 2 | 1 |
| $5/$10 | 2 | 1 |
| $10/$20 | 2 | 1 |
| $10/$25 | 2 | 1 |
| $15/$30 | 2 | 1 |
| $25/$30 | 2 | 1 |
| $30/$60 | 2 | 1 |
| $50/$100 | 2 | 1 |
| $80/$160 | 2 | 1 |
| $100/$200 | 2 | 1 |
| $150/$300 | 2 | 1 |
| $200/$400 | 2 | 1 |
| $300/$600 | 2 | 1 |
| $500/$1000 | 2 | 1 |
| Pot / No-Limit | ||
| Stake | Status Points | Raked Hands* |
| $0.01/$0.02 | 1 | 15 |
| $0.02/$0.04 | 1 | 10 |
| $0.05/$0.10 | 1 | 10 |
| $0.10/$0.25 | 1 | 5 |
| $0.25/$0.50 | 1 | 3 |
| $0.50/$1 | 1 | 2 |
| $1/$2 | 1 | 1 |
| $2/$4 | 1.5 | 1 |
| $3/$6 | 1.5 | 1 |
| $4/$8 | 1.5 | 1 |
| $5/$10 | 1.5 | 1 |
| $10/$20 | 2 | 1 |
| $10/$25 | 2 | 1 |
| $15/$30 | 2 | 1 |
| $25/$50 | 2 | 1 |
| $30/$60 | 2 | 1 |
| $50/$100 | 2 | 1 |
| $80/$160 | 2 | 1 |
| $100/$200 | 2 | 1 |
| $150/$300 | 2 | 1 |
| $200/$400 | 2 | 1 |
| $300/$600 | 2 | 1 |
| $500/$1000 | 2 | 1 |
*What is a 'Raked Hand'?
A 'Raked Hand' is any hand where rake is collected and the player contributes to the pot. There is no need to see a flop and any points earned are credited to your FAME account as soon as the game ends. In ante games, antes will not count as contribution towards generating Status points.
Tournaments and Sit&Gos
Every time you play a Tournament game or a Sit & Go, you earn more Fame.
Earn one status Point for every 30 Cents of entry fee.
Fractions will not be displayed but any balance will be retained and added to your next buy-in.
For Example :
- A $30+$3 Tournament earns you 10 Status Points
- A $5+ $0.50 tournament earns you ONE Status Point. The $0.20 difference is carried over to the next session.
Other Bonuses and Awards - Pre Deposit
Bonus money is money awarded via FreeRoll tournaments and or special registration offers. This money is not restricted for play. To cash out as the player must have met the following requirements.
Established a real money account with a minimum deposit through any of our deposit options.
All money held in a player account prior to meeting the above is restricted from cash out for 48 hours from date of deposit.
Promotion Abuse
Non compliance with these terms and conditions shall be deemed to be "Promotion Abuse" and as such shall give Absolute Poker Management the right at its sole discretion to take the following actions against such abusers; all winnings on any account/s opened will be null and void and call cash-outs will be cancelled where play has been deemed either abusive or as alleged collaborative efforts of players transferring funds during play. Abusing Player accounts may be terminated with immediate effect. Players found to be abusing promotions may be barred from receiving further promotional offers at the poker room.
Please note that if you make a withdrawal during, or 12 hours prior to a promotional period, you will not receive a bonus for re-deposited funds during that promotional period.
You may only claim one bonus per deposit or any other activity.
Please note that players wishing to refer a friend who shares the same computer (IP address) will not automatically be approved and will be required to submit proof of identity documents with a picture (for both the referrer and referee). Players should include their player nickname and their friend's player nickname with their documents. These documents should be scanned and sent in jpeg format to support@absolutepoker.com or sent via fax 1.800.380.5370 attention Refer-A-Friend manager.
Absolute Poker reserves the right to change, modify or cancel any promotion at its discretion.
