I am not stuck playing $1 tournaments. I have plenty of bankroll deposited for a $20 or $30 tournament at the 50-100 buy-in suggested. I just don't presently have the time to properly concentrate on tournaments, so I have been playing freerolls, donk-n-go's, and cheap ones like the $1-$0.25 because they are fun to me. True, winning $650 (my highest win so far in a fpp freeroll) does stay with you longer than winning ~$0.65 (what I did tonight in a forum freeroll), but, a win is a win. I agree the vig is uber high, but it is only an extra 15 cents, which is NOT going to break me. No matter what I spend, it is cheaper than what you have to pay to chase a little white ball around the pasture. But, overall, I have about a 2000% return on my initial deposit a few years ago. I can't do that with a golf club! Gain is secondary for me right now; it is just the scorecard and means to continue. Fun is primary. If I really get good, WSOP entry is not economically out of my reach. I suspect it is skill-wise out of my reach, though, unless I want to be one of the ones out in the first fifteen minutes.
I looked for the $5 deepstacks and couldn't find them on FT. The only deepstack tournaments I saw were $500 and $1000. I know there are $10 and $20 ones on the weekend on PS, but I am concentrating on FT right now to learn my way around, which is what the deposit bonus is meant to encourage. When are the $5 ones?
I have not joined UB yet; waiting on completing the term of deposit bonus on FT. Don't want to spread my bacon to thin.