Hobby-Poker

Originally Posted by Iryna Stryzheuskaya

Freerolls are a good way to build a starting bankroll. I like freerolls.

Originally Posted by Geston

Did some1 start playing poker without any deposits and started building own bankroll beginning from freerolls?

This is way I play, Im not looking for sense of that, cause as said in title - its just my hobby. But Im curious, if there are people like me, who won first cash in freeroll and was that just a first step to further cash-play.

Originally Posted by Geston

Did some1 start playing poker without any deposits and started building own bankroll beginning from freerolls?

This is way I play, Im not looking for sense of that, cause as said in title - its just my hobby. But Im curious, if there are people like me, who won first cash in freeroll and was that just a first step to further cash-play.

Originally Posted by Geston

Did some1 start playing poker without any deposits and started building own bankroll beginning from freerolls?

This is way I play, Im not looking for sense of that, cause as said in title - its just my hobby. But Im curious, if there are people like me, who won first cash in freeroll and was that just a first step to further cash-play.

Originally Posted by Iryna Stryzheuskaya

Freerolls are a good way to build a starting bankroll. I like freerolls.

Originally Posted by Geston

Did some1 start playing poker without any deposits and started building own bankroll beginning from freerolls?

This is way I play, Im not looking for sense of that, cause as said in title - its just my hobby. But Im curious, if there are people like me, who won first cash in freeroll and was that just a first step to further cash-play.

Originally Posted by 1nsomn1a

If poker is more of a hobby, then of course you should start with freerolls, collect bankrolls, and try to get everything out of nothing.

But if you are serious about poker and want to earn serious amounts, then you need to invest not a small amount. The money rule is always the same. You invest more , you get more, you invest little , you get little.

Originally Posted by jordanbillie

You invest more, you risk more. Not all large rewards require large risks.

Building a roll from scratch is something most of the legends have been able to do and it is one of the most appealing aspects of poker. This is why poker boomed so much in the early 2000s, and some of those people who flocked to the game back then ended up making a lot of money. While I understand depositing can skip the early stages of limit climbing, I don't think it takes a good player much time to build a roll appropriate to their desired level of play. Also, an inexperienced player can learn a lot of inexpensive lessons at the micro stakes level while perfecting their mental approach to the game (handling swings or minimizing swings).

It's for these reasons why when I decided to play poker again this year, I did so without depositing. My mental approach to the game has subtly shifted from the result (winning money) to the experience (having fun). By lowering risk, we can increase the chance we are having fun.

Originally Posted by 1nsomn1a

To feel comfortable in the game, you must have a minimum of 100 buy-ins and adhere to proper bankroll management. For example, you play NL2 cash for it needs $ 200, how long will you earn this amount in freerolls? What if you play pokerstars like me, where there are very few freerolls?

I think that regular players, when they enter a new pokerroom for the purpose of earning money, will not spend time building a small bankroll through freerolls, but will Deposit $ 100 and will calmly play microlimits and have more winnings per hour than playing freerolls.

And the risk is always there, the probability of falling in a row of red is unpredictable, not the fact that you will not lose in one day the 20-30 dollars that you have been going for months. This is poker, if you are afraid of losing a large amount, it is better not to start.

As for the legends of poker, unfortunately there are only a few dozen of them out of millions of people playing poker, you should not look for a new Negreanu in every player.