As you know the Cake Poker bonus is a 100% matching bonus up to $500.  The bonus is released in $10 increments and you have 90 days to clear as much of the bonus as you can.  Also, to clear the bonus you must earn FPP’s, with each FPP being worth $0.06 of your bonus.

In tournaments you earn 7 FPP’s for every $1 you pay in tournament fees.  Since, each FPP is worth $0.06 of your bonus, for every $1 in tournament fees you pay, you earn $0.42 back in cleared bonus amounts.  This is actually quite high in the industry, as you can see by looking at easiest to clear poker bonuses.

Now in cash games you earn 1 FPP for every $1 in rake at the table.  This is the same whether you play 9-handed, 6-handed or heads up.  So as you can see the easiest and most economical way to earn FPP’s is playing at 9-handed tables because there are more players, so there is a greater chance of there being a large rake without you having to contribute anything to the pot.  If you play 9-handed and you are a completely average player in terms of aggression this means that you earn 1 FPP for every approximately $0.11 that you personally rake.  Which equals out to 9 FPP’s for every $1 you personally pay in rake.  As you can see for a normal player, cash games earn your more FPP’s per $1 that you pay to the house.  Also, for a tight player, cash games are definitely the way to go, because you will be earning FPP’s even if you are folding almost every hand.  If you earn 9 FPP’s for every $1 you personally contribute to the rake than you are earning $0.54 back in cleared bonuses for every $1 that you personally rake.  If you are a super tight player, this amount could be much higher, even possibly over $1, in which case you would be earning money without having to win any hands.