Carbon General Freerolls

JusSumguy

JusSumguy

Chipmonger
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 9, 2011
Total posts
4,271
Awards
2
Chips
0
WTF Carbon. What happened to my morning HORSE tourney?

Not acceptable.

-
 
S

smidjet

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Mar 22, 2013
Total posts
285
Chips
0
ok im freaking here. saw the new horse contest for carbon. i dont play carbon often but liked to play their free horse and CC freeroll. so i thought i might play in them to try and avoid making a deposit and still play the horse contest but dont see the free horse or the CC game that used to be here. Didnt care for this site much before and it aint getting any better. is there a CC game still being played here?
 
ScottieDuncan

ScottieDuncan

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Nov 23, 2012
Total posts
1,286
Awards
1
Chips
1
Same thing that happened to Blue Chip CC tourney tonite. It's not listed. Neither is Carbon for tomorrow nite.
Where did they go? Not listed on either site.
 
S

spazdude

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Aug 28, 2013
Total posts
7
Chips
0
They took out all there freerolls as of the 1st of Oct.
 
Last edited:
C

capecoralhobo

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 24, 2013
Total posts
28
Chips
0
WTF Carbon. What happened to my morning HORSE tourney?

Not acceptable.

-

I went to play that and had the same reaction. $1,000 FR down to $50 and now gone. $400/day = about $150K/yr and I have no idea how much of their profit that represents.

It is a form of advertising and magnet when many sites lack any free real money games. The "playthrough" requirement is high enough to keep a lot on site which increases real money traffic, which should increase rake and reduce some of the $150K payout.

I would not be surprised to see Carbon disappear over the next 24 months.
 
S

sneaky21

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 14, 2007
Total posts
41
Awards
1
Chips
0
bovada doesn't have freerolls either. i'm gonna miss them lol
 
BluffMeAllIn

BluffMeAllIn

4evrInmyheart RIP xoxo :(
Silver Level
Joined
May 2, 2009
Total posts
11,324
Chips
0
I went to play that and had the same reaction. $1,000 FR down to $50 and now gone. $400/day = about $150K/yr and I have no idea how much of their profit that represents.

It is a form of advertising and magnet when many sites lack any free real money games. The "playthrough" requirement is high enough to keep a lot on site which increases real money traffic, which should increase rake and reduce some of the $150K payout.

I would not be surprised to see Carbon disappear over the next 24 months.
Reducing freeroll's or at least changing them seems to be something happening accross the board these days, FTP made drastic changes to theirs now from what I read here carbon has removed theirs and I know BCP changed their 50$ i think it was to the new 10$ on demand so more freerolls but less payout for just as much time as would have to put into the 50$ one's. The ipoker sites are geared towards new within last 90 day signup players.

So are all of these places going to go tits up as well, I mean carbon is probably the largest of the us facing sites remaining along with bovada (which doesn't really even have freerolls) so the fact that a site doesn't have freerolls doesn't mean they are going to vanish. Sure it sucks for those of us who are trying to grind freerolls for bankrolls builders/starters but overall it will generally get people to deposit or just move on to the sites that do still offer freerolls which is ultimately driving away traffic, but not the traffic that is essentially making the site money.

Just my thoughts, and being I am a freeroller these days (again :() this does suck but hard to say the site is going to go away in two years. Also I think the poker sites also probably see that forums etc offer up freerolls and so maybe they think why should they when someone else will just pick up the pace and still drive traffic to their sites in one way or another.
 
TeUnit

TeUnit

Legend
Loyaler
Joined
Jan 20, 2009
Total posts
4,734
Awards
14
Chips
77
carbon disappointed a lot of people this morning
 
C

capecoralhobo

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 24, 2013
Total posts
28
Chips
0
bovada doesn't have freerolls either. i'm gonna miss them lol

[old link~tb]

lists the 4 freerolls Carbon offered up until yesterday, maybe a way to get your HORSEy fix :D
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Akorps

Akorps

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Sep 1, 2008
Total posts
450
Chips
0
Are the freerolls gone, or are my settings screwed up again, so I can't see them :)
 
C

capecoralhobo

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 24, 2013
Total posts
28
Chips
0
So are all of these places going to go tits up as well, I mean carbon is probably the largest of the us facing sites remaining along with bovada (which doesn't really even have freerolls) so the fact that a site doesn't have freerolls doesn't mean they are going to vanish.

I played on Carbon several years ago and was recently dumped back when Hero poker went TU. There was a pattern with Hero that is similar to what I've seen at Carbon. They pulled their dedicated sub section from 2+2 after watering down the vip program after eliminating rake back. Their traffic is a joke for cash games. Try to get in a O8 of Stud hi/low and the wait can be half an hour [if there is a game at all]. Oh, they had a step program from play money to cash that was eliminated recently. VIP freerolls gone too.

It just doesn't seem to be the thing a healthy company does. Like cutting dividends.

Reminds me of E Kodak [they did away with their vip program and deemed any points on hand worthless too]

Anyway, HORSE and PLO freerolls on Carbon were something I enjoyed and kept me playing there. I often wondered why there weren't more players. Out of millions of US adults that would play some poker if asked, and the 10s of thousands that would play microstake ring O8, I was one of 8 or 9 signed on to Carbon.

I hope Carbon turns things around and I'll be happy if it's here in 2 years. I just won't be surprised if it's gone.
 
S

spazdude

Rising Star
Bronze Level
Joined
Aug 28, 2013
Total posts
7
Chips
0
American Cardroom still has the $10 freerolls every hr
 
woohoo sue

woohoo sue

Brings Laughter
Loyaler
Joined
Mar 2, 2012
Total posts
5,797
Awards
14
US
Chips
85
yup i dont see any freerolls either ......and the CC game for tomorrow hasnt posted yet ..im sure it will ....i see the horse game ..gl to those in it
 
BluffMeAllIn

BluffMeAllIn

4evrInmyheart RIP xoxo :(
Silver Level
Joined
May 2, 2009
Total posts
11,324
Chips
0
[old link~tb]

lists the 4 freerolls Carbon offered up until yesterday, maybe a way to get your HORSEy fix :D
Ah good to see some skins still running freerolls, I'l have to start playing my pokerhost account instead of carbon in that case, I do have to agree with most it sucks to see freerolls go away as it will certainly drive me away from the sites given my non existent br's and abilitiness to deposit.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
woohoo sue

woohoo sue

Brings Laughter
Loyaler
Joined
Mar 2, 2012
Total posts
5,797
Awards
14
US
Chips
85
on a good note ...the cc wednesday game has been posted so it's a good way to make a much needed BR since the freerolls have been eliminated.
Gl CCers.
 
JCuervo

JCuervo

Legend
Bronze Level
Joined
Oct 21, 2007
Total posts
1,732
Awards
5
Chips
1
Am I just missing something or has Carbon removed there $50.00 daily freerolls? I've not seen one in a couple of days and was just wondering.
 
JoeShowdown

JoeShowdown

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Apr 12, 2008
Total posts
3,313
Awards
1
Chips
13
I don't see them either. Sometimes I'd play the 1400 PLO or the 1600 NLH. I liked it when they changed the payouts to about 10pct even though the bottom payout was just a nickel. I didn't play the freerolls before when they had the top 25 only get $.
 
Vhyre

Vhyre

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 30, 2007
Total posts
238
Chips
0
SportsBook also has the freerolls still, and theres the monday night 500 dollar freerolls.
 
giraug

giraug

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Oct 16, 2012
Total posts
429
Awards
4
Chips
5
No more freerolls on Carbon... hmmm... in the last months a lot has change in this site and most for worst.
There are still some good games for low limits... and the $16.50 bounty is good too!!
 
aa88wildbill

aa88wildbill

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 13, 2012
Total posts
647
Chips
0
I for one, am glad Carbon got rid of freerolls!!!! I mean let's think about this, you guys can afford a computer, and Internet Service, but you can afford to make a deposit $25.00 to $50.00? Really!!! I guess we're all paying for the socialistic idea of "Obama Care" LOL...
 
BluffMeAllIn

BluffMeAllIn

4evrInmyheart RIP xoxo :(
Silver Level
Joined
May 2, 2009
Total posts
11,324
Chips
0
I for one, am glad Carbon got rid of freerolls!!!! I mean let's think about this, you guys can afford a computer, and Internet Service, but you can afford to make a deposit $25.00 to $50.00? Really!!! I guess we're all paying for the socialistic idea of "Obama Care" LOL...
Why would you be glad for this, it's not like they are rewarding that money to people who are depositing? Ok so they have put of more guarenteed tournies, that have a huge late reg to make sure they hit those guarentees.

Computer and internet are basically necessities of life nowa days (i need them for my job) depositing money online for poker is not, that is the reason we have freerollers trying to build br's because they love the game and the challenge and want to be able to play for something more than usless play chips.

When it does not impact you +/- with them existing it is stupid to be glad they are no longer there, that is money someone could win and then go donk it off at the tables to you which would be a +. Tell me where you see the negatives in freerolls existing?
 
LeanAndMean

LeanAndMean

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Sep 2, 2007
Total posts
1,560
Awards
4
Chips
0
I never played them, but I am not glad to see them gone. To those with the time to spend hours in the hope of a small payoff, good luck to you. It sure doesn't seem like a good PR move to eliminate them. I can't believe Carbon is tso cash poor as to resent the tiny payoff.
 
LeanAndMean

LeanAndMean

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Sep 2, 2007
Total posts
1,560
Awards
4
Chips
0
Hmmmm, just went hunting the tournament lobbies on Poker Host, thinking maybe now the fields would be small enough to entice me to join. I don't see any free rolls, Maybe they were just late to cancel? If any1 sees them, what are they listed under?
 
Freeroll Passwords
Top