Best way to use Free Roll Money

#1 18th December 2007, 8:17 AM

What do you think is the best way to use my winnings from Free Roll Tourneys? I am trying not to make a deposit and build my bankroll via free rolls.
The goal is to get a $1000 bankroll by the end of the year.
So if I win say $8 in a free roll, should I use it for other cash tourneys or go into a micro no limit game and build it that way? Your thoughts are appreciated.

#2 18th December 2007, 12:03 PM

Play in the micro limits for sure... definitely alot of 1$ things and more freerolls til your built up to 30-50 then maybe hop up to 2$ and so on

#3 18th December 2007, 12:06 PM

If this is at stars, then play the 1c2c games. I believe that all you need to kill that level is one brain cell.

#4 18th December 2007, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dufferdevon

The goal is to get a $1000 bankroll by the end of the year.

Dude if that is your goal, you have a lot of poker to play in less than a month. If your doing it this way you need to spend all you bankroll at a mtt, then repeat until you make it.

If you are more likely just trying to make money. With 8$ id advise not playing a cash table since you dont have the stability to suffer a few bad beats. Id advise either holding onto it and waiting until you make more in freerolls, or play in a few 1$ mtt and hope for a big payout

#5 23rd December 2007, 9:10 PM

I would personally dump in the mirco rings, or a small buyine mtt, but diffently no tourneys

#6 23rd December 2007, 9:12 PM

I need to get into micro limits, but I'm empty at Stars. Got 0.50 on FTP, but nothing there below $2 min buyin. Anyone care to transfer trade? 50 cents at pokerstars for 50 cents at Tilt? lol

#7 24th December 2007, 5:40 AM

Playing at PS you should make a point of entering the $0.10, $50 added MTT Tournies, and possibly the micro 1/2c Ring.

Good Luck

#8 29th December 2007, 4:30 PM

What do u ppl mean by MTT?

#9 29th December 2007, 4:51 PM

i would suggest just sitting on it untill you have $50, so keep freerolling, and when you get that far... $1 mtts

#10 29th December 2007, 4:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukaliks

What do u ppl mean by MTT?

mtt= multi table tournament

#11 29th December 2007, 11:01 PM

I might be wrong but I think there's a 10c MTT at FT at least once a week, maybe it's every day? I'm not sure, I just know I saw it a few times. It's really cheap to buy in, has probably the same kind of players as a freeroll or cheap SNG but with better payouts.

#12 30th December 2007, 12:02 AM

Yeah, there is a $.10 MTT at Full Tilt. I think about 4 or 5 times a week. It's a rebuy tournament so you're at a small disadvantage if you just want to spend $.10. But, I've found that the players are so wild you can just sit and wait for a good hand and double or triple up before the rebuy period is over. Rebuys are $.50.

I'm trying to build up a bankroll without making another deposit too. I'd recommend playing small buy-in mtts as soon as you have the entry fee. Of course take my advice for what it's worth since I'm still at $.37 at Full Tilt.

#13 30th December 2007, 12:18 AM

No, Bigwave, you're at a huge disadvantage in that rebuy. There are two kinds of people in that tournament: People that only want to spend the initial $0.10 buy-in, or maniacs who shove every hand, and just rebuy when they lose.

#14 30th December 2007, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheezymadman

I need to get into micro limits, but I'm empty at Stars. Got 0.50 on Full Tilt Poker, but nothing there below $2 min buyin. Anyone care to transfer trade? 50 cents at pokerstars for 50 cents at Tilt? lol

Can't. Last I knew, transfer minimum on FT was $5.00

#15 30th December 2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Vrilissia

Playing at PS you should make a point of entering the $0.10, $50 added MTT Tournies, and possibly the micro 1/2c Ring.

Good Luck

Only problem with the PS dimers is that they are turbo. The dash to the cash is fast and furious. You can't wait for premium hands or you blind out quickly. Even aggressive bets on premium hands usually get numerous donkey callers with junk - and we all know what happens there ...

#16 30th December 2007, 1:42 AM

he never came back for our advice.

#17 30th December 2007, 2:41 AM

While it's possible to turn a few bucks of freeroll winnings into $1000 in a couple of weeks, if you don't have enough confidence in your game to put up some money out of your own pocket, then maybe you should reconsider your goal and set one that's more achievable.

#18 30th December 2007, 8:54 AM

I placed in a freeroll about a week ago and I used it on 1.25 SNGS on FTP but I was playing so tight in the freeroll that I got blinded out from the SNG.. It sucked=\

#19 30th December 2007, 4:23 PM

i suggest low stakes cash games

#20 30th December 2007, 5:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dufferdevon

What do you think is the best way to use my winnings from Free Roll Tourneys? I am trying not to make a deposit and build my bankroll via free rolls.
The goal is to get a $1000 bankroll by the end of the year.
So if I win say $8 in a free roll, should I use it for other cash tourneys or go into a micro no limit game and build it that way? Your thoughts are appreciated.

At poker Stars yo need at least 25.00 then go for the 2.25 sat to sun hundred grand. If your a good player you could make you're goal in 1 tourney. Those 50 grand tourneys pay very well. Usually around 18 K to win. A final table should do the trick for you.

#21 30th December 2007, 5:34 PM

I agree w/ most of the replys. I'd say stay away from micro and go to the small MTT (18-45) buyins. You have shown your ability to stick around and play solid poker so this should carry over to the smaller fields. Just my 2 cents.

#22 31st December 2007, 9:27 PM

the 9 player sng's are good for me. Also like mentioned the 2.20 sat. you can get T$ for unregistering from the target tourney and use them for any tourney buy in.

#23 11th January 2009, 6:06 PM

That depends on you. Do you play more cash game or the tournements?
If you play more cash then you should play the lowest limits.
If you like tournements play the freerolls and the tournements with low buyin and some extra money added!

#24 11th January 2009, 6:59 PM

I feel it depends on your playing style. I am better ring than tourney. I am not aggressive enough for tourney and usually find myself blinding out. I feel I have more control in the ring games.
But there are ppl who crush tourney and do great and that makes them cash faster.

#25 13th January 2009, 8:09 PM

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Originally Posted by naruto_miu

I would personally dump in the mirco rings, or a small buyine mtt, but diffently no tourneys

mtt but no tourneys?....you talking about sit and gos?......secondly I would look into their sit and go's....there should be some relatively small ones....as well just make sure your goal is to make it in the money every time...which will probably be impossible...but keep that in mind before you try to go all in with qq with 5 people left.....just an example....

#26 13th January 2009, 8:42 PM

i'm in the same spot as duffer....thanks for all the great advice everyone!
current roll on FT: $10.38

#27 13th January 2009, 9:50 PM

id say cash games for sure. MTT is a killer cuz there are so many suckouts it can kill your bankroll.

#28 14th January 2009, 12:07 AM

I try to build a bankroll through freerolls too! It is hard to get anywhere! I win money in a tourney and hit the cash tables. Generally, I will double my winnings and then nothing goes right. Get rivered with ridiculous hands! I still try but I never get anywhere

#29 14th January 2009, 12:14 AM

couldn't honestly tell you since im still trying to build my bankroll up all over. Everytime it goes up the little poker fish steal it back.

#30 14th January 2009, 1:47 AM

1000 from free roll thats crazy

#31 14th January 2009, 1:47 AM

what site do you win that much from free rolls

#32 14th January 2009, 2:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arjonius

While it's possible to turn a few bucks of freeroll winnings into $1000 in a couple of weeks, if you don't have enough confidence in your game to put up some money out of your own pocket, then maybe you should reconsider your goal and set one that's more achievable.

Freerolls are way too time intensive to get in the money to be an efficient way to build a bankroll.

I'm newish but I use freerolls or large mtts to play lots of hands. If you are experienced deposit some money and play on tables appropriate for your bankroll. For now I'm staying afloat with my $100 deposit on fulltilt and playing lots of hands in freerolls, low buy in mtts and smaller sngs.

This site is so great--I really appreciate all the generous experienced players who don't diss the donks! Have to admit I enjoy reading the dissing too :-)

#33 14th January 2009, 3:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAULSENERIC

what site do you win that much from free rolls

I've won about $14 in the past 2.5-3 weeks, so I guess in about a year if I could keep that up I could hit his goal!?!

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