Stopping the slide - the plan

Ok First of all a miscalculation. I seperated my casino and sporting bet accounts from my poker ones but left my Ladbrokes $90 in my poker totals and ended up duplicating it so my starting bankroll for the year is less $90.

So banned from the computer for the weekend and $180 down how can I avoiding posting woeful results in what was supposed to be a glorious start to a glorious new year?

Stage one

Despite Ladbrokes knock me back for the Casino Bonus twice stating its because I'm in China I try again and again get rejected. I craft a protesting email and they finally succumb to my persuasive ways. muahaha. They tell me I have to clear it x4 though and I learn another lesson in casino bonus whoring. Clear the bonus then claim the bonus then clear the bonus.

So I signed in at lunchtime and cleared 75% of the bonus playing $3 Blackjack and am currently $35 ahead. If I manage to keep my winnings above $30 then I'll have $130 to add to my roll. That leaves me $50 short.

Stage 2

Now Ladbrokes have gone and offered me a second bonus of $50 with clearance requirements of $400. I doubt I'll be able to manage to cash out the whole bonus but hopefully can come close.

Stage 3
This is going to have to involve some poker and therefore access to the prohibited computer. The laptop needs repaired so maybe I can stop off on the way home for a 'coffee'. Sneaky but if necessity is the mother of all invention, then addiction could well be the illegitimate father. I've noticed that Ultimate Bet are offering an exclusive bonus for Bonus whores. Deposit $50 and they will give you $50 and they will give you $50 free tournament $$. Obviously you need to play and win to generate real cash but I'd imagine 6 games of $10+1 SNG's would be likely to result in a reasonable chance of cashing out around the $100 mark.

Can I pull it off or will I end up in hot water or bust out in the unfamiliar world of online Blackjack. Tune in on Monday to find out.

Thereafter I plan to revert to winning poker. Shame I can't go for that that Ladbrokes one. Playing 2 x 50NL I'd earn over $7 an hour in bonus.

One last thing - we need to arrange a live game for next week. Who is in? We need a venue volunteer?