What now? Grind it up, my friend!! $5 is nothing, but $50 would be pretty cool... or how about $500? Or $5000?
I remember the day, a few years ago, I took my friend's advice and signed up at Americas Cardroom. I didn't have a penny to my name, and I certainly had no intention of depositing any of my own money after what we Americans went through on Black Friday. But I love poker and after a very long decade of broken dreams I still had the fire and the desire to play this great game...
...well, fast forward a few years to today, and my "nothing" has become over 4 digits of bankroll.
(Well it has dropped back into the 3-digits but I'm still okay) I don't withdraw and never plan to since I realize the
poker site frowns upon us "freeroll" players taking money off the site, they really dislike it and try to prevent it as much as they possibly can. But so what, my intent was never to 'get rich', all I want to do is play profitable poker at the highest level I possibly can play at... and you need bankroll to do that.
P.S. I definitely credit my "success" to the fact that I NEVER EVER play other casino games, nor do I bet on sports. I have always stuck to poker exclusively for two main reasons - First and most importantly, you are NOT playing against the house, or against the casino... our opponents are actual, real human beings who make mistakes as they play (unlike the casino). And secondly, unlike all other casino games, the game of poker is NOT rigged in the house's favor. We're not swimming against the tide when we play poker. Even sports betting is "rigged" in the sense that you're paying a vigorish each time you bet, and you have to overcome that negative bias before you can be a winner. Yes, poker has rake which is similar, but you're not trying to beat the house while overcoming that rake. Poker is the ONLY game in town, and that's for very good reasons.