Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

To what poker room and freerolls are you referring in particular?

You mean the cards chat freeroll on PS?

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

I´m pretty sure that even for canadiens there must be somewhere something which start at local time 22:00 or later like it is with most of us here in europe

The previous person asked the question correctly. You are from Canada. I am from the European part of the planet. For example, it’s even a little late for me to play at PokerStars. If you get to the last table, then it turns out 2 a.m. But to work the next day in the morning. Since all the players from different places on the planet, the orientation of the freeroll time is made for most players. I think that the answer from the moderators will be so.

Originally Posted by Risto234

I´m pretty sure that even for canadiens there must be somewhere something which start at local time 22:00 or later like it is with most of us here in europe

Not that I've found (I only play pokerstars). All freerolls start between 12pm and 3pm monday to friday. There is a casino org and a the cards chat one on the weekend that I can play but that's about it.

Originally Posted by 80abukaH

To what poker room and freerolls are you referring in particular?

You mean the cards chat freeroll on PS?

Yes i am from canada I guess I should have stated that. I get that is the best for the European countries, I just think it would be fair to have at least one or two days a week that start even two hours later. 4 or 5pm central time would allow people to get some poker in during the week. Just my opinion though.

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Yes i am from canada I guess I should have stated that. I get that is the best for the European countries, I just think it would be fair to have at least one or two days a week that start even two hours later. 4 or 5pm central time would allow people to get some poker in during the week. Just my opinion though.

Yes I think with the 7/8 hours difference it is really not optimal for you, but any other time would be very hard for Europe.

If we do evening in Canada, it is already very late night in Europe and fewer people would compete for the same prize pool.

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Not that I've found (I only play pokerstars). All freerolls start between 12pm and 3pm monday to friday. There is a casino org and a the cards chat one on the weekend that I can play but that's about it.

What about acr/betonline/intertops/sportsbetting and whatever any extra poker site which is probably designed for (south and) north america ... There something must start in the evening,no? Not exactly sure but in some of these sites few cardchat events start as late as 20:00 local time (i doubt that there would be any cc event anywhere which starts later for your region lol) ...

Originally Posted by Risto234

What about acr/betonline/intertops/sportsbetting and whatever any extra poker site which is probably designed for (south and) north america ... There something must start in the evening,no? Not exactly sure but in some of these sites few cardchat events start as late as 20:00 local time (i doubt that there would be any cc event anywhere which starts later for your region lol) ...

I've tried a few different sites but poker stars I find has the least amount of problems with connection or other issues. Any suggestion for reliable sites. I also fear putting my credit card information in on to many sites.

Thanks!

I would think it is hard to get a timeslot that makes everyone happy, as sites like ACR have players from all over the world it would take 10 different tournament time for someone who host a private tourney to make it work for everyone. There seem to be a pretty good amount of free rolls on the site at different times. I would probaly just quit my job if the scheduled times are not convenient, or ask your employer if they could work arounf the ACR tourney schedule. Good luck.

It's unfortunately tough to satisfy everyone since online poker is a global game. Even for a poker platform like ACR which is my site of choice, had I not been resigned to working from home during this time period, I would have to miss a majority of the freerolls I would have an opportunity to be a part of. Perhaps to satisfy more people different days of the week could be at different times. Sure, it might inconvenience those who are fine with the current times, but it would open up the opportunity for more players to get a chance to play.

I understand you!
but I can't be upset, since I have time.

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

I've tried a few different sites but poker stars I find has the least amount of problems with connection or other issues. Any suggestion for reliable sites. I also fear putting my credit card information in on to many sites.

Thanks!

I would stick to the big sites including Partypoker,and you can purchase pre-paid cards (Paysafe Cards) at any post office,their quick/easy and safe to use,,,

Not all of the players are from US or Canada, especially if on-line poker is forbidden in USA...
So we (from Europe) can play...
But of cos it's not good for other players to be at work this time(

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

But if they started a few hours later then it would be like ten at night and I don't much want to bet sat playing poker till early hours(providing I do well)..

No,i can say this time of freerolls is ok for me.
But i can say in last time i don't have a luck,so that is thing that is not good for me

Take the day off !!
haha im just kidding.... where i am (Europe time), the PS cardchat tourneys are way to late when i have to wake up early the next day !

Originally Posted by buenosbs

why russos play so bad?

lol why people keep saying that ? i never noticed

I do not like the fact that most freerolls have a very small number of prizes.

Originally Posted by alonir101

Take the day off !!
haha im just kidding.... where i am (Europe time), the PS cardchat tourneys are way to late when i have to wake up early the next day !

That's why I suggest that theybshouldnt be at the same time every day. If they were at different times on different days it would ensure that more people from different countries and work schedules could also play.

S.Powell

seemingly normal time

5k people play freerolls, it’s very difficult to win there, it’s better to replenish some money and play at micro limits calmly

Hard way to make bankroll

The cost to playing free-rolls, and it's very severe, is the amount of time that you have to invest in playing free-roll tournaments. It can be very depressing, and feel very anti-climatic, when you progress to the end of a free-roll tournament and win, say, ten dollars after, say, four hours of play. Ten dollars for four hours doesn't represent a productive use of time. If it does, a person has serious problems.

Regarding the time - with pokerstars and CC being international sites with members from all over the world there is simply no way to choose time and format that will suit all players. The only option would be to have several freerolls per day with time suitable for Europe, Asia and America respectively but this will require more money. We already get very good value from these freerolls so no matter when they are played i am ok.

Regarding the cost - freerolls are the only way to bypass rake and play completely free minded risking nothing and having the possibility to win few $. If you compare with micro stakes SNG with approximately 200 players (comparable to CC freerolls) you will see that with the SNG you risk money, pay rake and you can not win more than from CC freeroll. So for me CC freerolls are good way to practice, have fun and build initial bankroll for free. If you have the money and skills to play for higher stakes than low micro you don't need freerolls and you can just deposit and play.

Hello this is a suggestion, the page cardschat.com is an excellent very good idea, but in my humble opinion it should already increase the tournaments from 100 to 150 freeroll daily because there are already several users playing the tournaments

need to uderstand that time zones also affect

Originally Posted by Deedgee

The cost to playing free-rolls, and it's very severe, is the amount of time that you have to invest in playing free-roll tournaments. It can be very depressing, and feel very anti-climatic, when you progress to the end of a free-roll tournament and win, say, ten dollars after, say, four hours of play. Ten dollars for four hours doesn't represent a productive use of time. If it does, a person has serious problems.

That misses the point of freerolls. I don't think anyone would regard playing a free game as a source of income. I play them to keep myself amused and regard them as a game with the chance of a small reward.

People spend hours playing candy crush, angry birds, zynga poker etc. Is this wasted time?

Everyone has their own time zone, they choose the average one around the world.

I think that there is no time that would suit everyone.The earth is round.But you can choose something for yourself.There are many games.

You can't complain about freerolls. They are gifts of money with no risk.

You can try to adapt the freeroll tournament to your schedule. Maybe one or two for week plus the sunday.

Where I live, the freeroll on pokerstars CardsChat start exactly at midnight, on the contrary, I would like a couple of hours early

Well i'm not sure what is wrong with the time we all have to deal it in one way or another so if the weekend is the only day i can play so be it i'll make the best of it the main thing is free and oh yeah it's FREE!!!!!!!!!!

The Riff_Raff

Originally Posted by sergey3

Where I live, the freeroll on pokerstars CardsChat start exactly at midnight, on the contrary, I would like a couple of hours early

That is why I said I wish there were multiple different times. Like mondays wednesdays is one time and other days are other times. Fair for all.

Hi! It probably depends on your location. On the contrary, we have all freerolls in the evening, after 9 PM and then later. Some good freerolls are even very late.

If you look on 888, at the moment they are running a superstorm event with quite a lot of their own freerolls. You need to make 1 deposit and earn tickets, but the tickets come easy if you do the daily spin thing.

I’m watching everyday pokerstars live streams and got only 1 chest with 1 ticket...

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

Given that members of our community live in different parts of our planet, and given that our planet earth is round, we can conclude that there will always be someone who is not happy with the schedule of tournaments. As an option, you can find a job with a more flexible schedule and enjoy participating in our freerolls.

unfortunately we start a lot in the freerols and it is very difficult to make money .... almost impossible for me ...

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

I would suggest you try other poker sites that are in your Countries time zone, there are some sites that offer free-rolls every couple of hours, so no matter where you live you can always get a game.
Some only offer $20 free-rolls, some even smaller, but of course there are fewer players so swings and roundabouts.
One site I used to play on offered a 10 cent sit and go free-roll every hour, the winner received 6 cents and 2nd place 4 cents, and you could only play these until you won $2 then you were banned from them. So you take the $2 and buy into 10 cents ring games which paid out 50c, 30c, and 20c.
I racked up over $150 in a few months and was buying into $1 and 50c ring games.
I know Peanuts to some but I play for the pleasure of winning the game not so much the money and to me it was all practice for when I played a live game in the casino's with a £25 buy-in that's where I made the real money.

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

Most of the freerolls (including those from CC) are convenient for me, as they are already held at the time when I returned from work
Sympathize with you

It happens to me in the best position. I live in Iran and the FR are all at the end of the night based on the time in this area, and if I stay awake I can do all of them on the ACR. That's why I don't need to be upset.

ask your boss to send you on a delegation to Africa or Europe

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

Yes due to working all week I miss a lot of freerolls but my duty to my employer is way more important to me than playing a few free games.
Register on more poker sites as different sites have different freerolls at different times good luck.

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Does anyone else mind that almost all freerolls take place during working hours? I can only play on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, I want to see where everyone else's head is, it's worth it.

S.Powell

The truth is that I agree with you, neither do I not play them because of that, but I'm happy that when I can, I play it and with the satisfaction of being able to win something!
Although if it should be at midnight, I think we would enjoy it more but I'm not complaining, it's great !!

I think the tournaments could be at different times, the tournament being at the same time every day, prevents more players from participating.

That makes the prizes are better paid than the frerolls, you can also play micro limits to increase your bankroll or SnG

Originally Posted by stephenpowell

Is anyone else annoyed that almost all freerolls are during work hours? I can only play the one on Saturday due to my work schedule. It would be nice if some started a few hours later!

Just a thought, want to see where everyone else's head is it worth this.

S.Powell

Yes. This is a problem. But my country's poker rooms offer freeroll around the clock. Nothing major in prizes but still, keeps the poker junkie in check.

It is true that each game room has its own hours and they cannot be to everyone's taste.
But i agree with the open post, all freerolls start at times that are, more or less, working hours (ET) and none start after 7 pm. For example, i live in Costa Rica and every time i play an interesting freeroll, i play during my working hours, luckily i work from home... but, it's hard to play like that.