It strikes me that the key phrase here is the one about playing for years when unable to afford to play with actual money. I think if the poster had started with real money freerolls, even averaging only a few cents per hour, by the time he actually began money play (after years of play chips) he'd have been much farther ahead in terms of both his game and his bankroll.I'm the opposite of most people....when i first started online I played hours on hours with playchips on FTP and I learned alot about grinding taking chances and really recognizing when your just gambling. On FTP there is a nightly tournament 500k play chip buy-in where you can win some real money. I took my playchip account up into millions over the years when i couldnt afford to play and its a great confidence builder and games are taken seriously at the top level play chip ring games. It also taught me about grinding low stacks and recognizing when to move up and because of that I stand here in making an extra 300/wk at 50nl from a $50 deposit and learning for free with play chips helped me get there.
I'm the opposite of most people....when i first started online I played hours on hours with playchips on FTP and I learned alot about grinding taking chances and really recognizing when your just gambling. On FTP there is a nightly tournament 500k play chip buy-in where you can win some real money. I took my playchip account up into millions over the years when i couldnt afford to play and its a great confidence builder and games are taken seriously at the top level play chip ring games. It also taught me about grinding low stacks and recognizing when to move up and because of that I stand here in making an extra 300/wk at 50nl from a $50 deposit and learning for free with play chips helped me get there.
A good tip is to play tight from the beginning there's people who don't care for freerolls and just shove with nothing for the hell of it.