Is living off freerolls possible?

[aleomar86]

I think you can build a good bench, and then grow little by little, I think it is possible because there are many free tournaments and with patience you can achieve it.

 

[The_Gurl_Likes_Poker]

In an alternate reality where the players play poker at a freeroll...yes, it is possible. If the other poker sites are anything like 888 poker, the players are fanatical and chronic, delusional and embarrassing - in the degree to which it is like a frenzied childs play room with players in constant 6-9 handed multi pot indiscriminate non intelligent knee jerk all in. Thats not poker-its recklessness, so in that environment,...I dont think so.

 

[najisami]

Is living off freerolls possible?

I don't know if it's possible but I'm managing to put a large volume of games with only freerolls...

I have been playing several tournaments every day with zero investment and making the money.

List of houses I play:

pokerstars
party poker
natural8
Americas CardRoom
bodog
Betfair
888Poker

And the main advantage I see in playing freeroll is that there is no negative psychological effect of losing with tournament entries. And you'll be able to test plays that you wouldn't normally make in paid games.

In other words, playing freeroll is a great way to study and train, as well as being the most cost-effective for those just starting out.

Like you said, freerolls are less stressful, don't cost you anything and you can test plays you wouldn't dare test when you have money invested. On top of everything, they offer the valuable risk-free opportunity of making some money.
Your question might seem easy to answer, but it's not. In fact, "No way" could be a quick answer and "yeah, possible" could be another.
Mathematically, it's not impossible to live off of freerolls. All you have to do is win consistently providing that you don't live in an expensive country. But winning consistently in poker would definitely require some very special skills. And that's why I didn't want to answer your question in the first place : Why would someone waste such special skills on freerolls ?

 

[magister1]

Still seems pretty impossible to live off of freerolls... top prize is usually what, 10 bucks? You'd have to win several a day to see any real money, even in low cost of living areas.

 

[blackknives]

depends your area, cost of living,
but i would assume it's not possible, maybe good to start a bankroll with nothing to lose,
however you do lose on time.
Starting with $100 vs getting to $100 from freerolls and continuing from there is a big chunk of time lost.
So i guess it depends on what you value.
I play freerolls because i just like to see showdowns, nothing major gained, nothing lost, but good distraction on the side while i do some work

 

[lanelane]

In my opinion, it is not possible to make significant money from freerolls. Freerolls are just good for getting started with learning poker. But if I may suggest you don’t play this kind of game for too long, because it can be detrimental to your later style of play. Freeroll players don't take the game really seriously, precisely because they don't risk anything, so they get into a party with cards that would be discarded by any sane player.

 

[moularaki]

not possible
gains at too small

 

[igroksash]

I think that without a decent bankroll, playing poker cannot replace constant earnings, and in freerolls the winnings are not constant and are too small.

 

[123cards321]

I think they do not have enough GTD to live of them but they can allow you to earn a good bankroll to play tournaments and you can live out of poker if you are good enough

 

[LitPavel]

Sometimes I manage to earn a little money from winning freerolls, but this is very rare)

 

[dbchristy]

You could check out Chris Furgeson challengee from 0-10k it is possible.

 

[MikeCarasone]

I don’t think one can make a good living off freerolls. But one with skill can certainly build a solid bank roll from free rolls and play min stakes tournaments and probably win some money to get established. Personally, I play mostly low stakes tournaments and I play the CardsChat games because I love the site and the competition of the leaderboard. I have been working on my game and the CardsChat winnings have enabled me to play higher and I now have a solid online bank roll. With good bank roll management I have been able to become a profitable player.

 

[funnyhook3]

I think not, there are very few of them and the prize there is not always big. and you can't always win either, so you still need to work

 

[Snake2007]

So far I haven't been able to make a living from freerolls. The winnings in freerolls are too small to live on.

 

[Robbert_ro]

you can start building a bankroll with free rolls. once you got the cash, register to small buy-in tournaments. thats how i started a long, long time ago.