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poker bonus says cash games count but my rakeback barely moved after 3 hours

i ran about three hours at nl25 and barely saw any movement in my rakeback meter, even though the promo said all cash games count toward the poker bonus. i double checked the fine print and didn’t see anything about limits or minimums. feels kinda rough when you’re trying to grind out the requirements slowly and get almost nothing for it. maybe i’m missing something obvious, or is this just how it goes for micro and low stakes cash games? anybody else seen super slow progress on these promos, or should i be expecting better if i keep at it?

why do some poker games have ridiculously passive play from everyone

been at a few home games lately and it's wild how everyone just limps and checks nonstop, even preflop when they've got something good. feels like people are scared to push the action or maybe they just don't want to look aggressive and lose more money, i don't know. i thought poker was supposed to be more about pressure and reading people, but some tables turn into a waiting game where no one wants to be first. it actually throws off my whole strategy because there's no raising to build a pot or squeeze out the weak hands, so the showdowns are just big multiway messes. is this just a home game thing or are passive tables super common even in casinos or online?

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anyone notice losing streaks happen in batches

i swear i’ve noticed whenever i hit a rough patch on slots it’s not just one or two losses. it’s like i sit down, spin for a while, and then boom, nothing for 15-20 spins straight. sometimes i wonder if it’s just my memory locking in the pain, but i’ve tracked my last few sessions and it does seem like the dead stretches all bunch up. like i’ll go a whole week where it feels like the machine hates me, then it’ll randomly dump a couple nice bonuses back to back and i feel like a genius again. in sports betting or blackjack i kinda expect variance to smooth out a bit if i stick to the same strategies, but on slots the losing streaks honestly mess with my head way more. tried switching up times of day and bet sizes, but i don’t notice any real difference. am i just seeing patterns where there aren’t any, or do other people get these batch losing streaks too?

anyone notice live dealer outcomes feel different than RNG

i've been noticing this weird trend when i play live dealer blackjack vs the rng table games. maybe it's just in my head but i feel like the outcomes are a bit more streaky with a real dealer. like sometimes i’ll go on these long stretches of losses or wins that seem way more extreme than what i see with computer dealt hands. i started keeping a notebook just to see if it was actually different and so far it seems the live dealer sessions have bigger swings. i know it's all supposed to be random but something just feels off. maybe it's the shuffling, maybe it's just normal variance showing up more dramatically? anyone else tracking this kind of thing or seeing the same patterns?

Blackjack house rules: why do they vary so much between tables

so i’ve noticed that some blackjack tables have these small but game-changing tweaks - like dealer hits on soft 17, different payout ratios on blackjacks, or even double downs after splits allowed at some tables but not others. sometimes it’ll be a minimum bet thing, other times it’s just a totally random rule twist you find out about when you sit down. feels like it messes with trying to stick to one basic strategy, and the edge can swing hard without much warning. i get why casinos want the edge, but does anyone know if there’s a specific logic behind how these rules get picked for each table? like, are there trends in certain areas or is it just about what people play the most? curious how you all decide which tables are worth sitting at with all these rule combos.

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