venycyos
Legend
Bronze Level
Since I currently only play on pokerstars, as there are no free games left, I have been playing the cheapest possible satellites.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
Seems like there are still free hyperturbo satellites at least in some markets. And as for poker sites offering freerolls satellites rather than freerolls with cash prices, that actually makes a lot of the sense. Because in that way at least the winners are forced to put the money into regular games, which will then become softer and perhaps attract more players, who pay the buyin themselfes.
luckyfish98
Visionary
Platinum Level
There are free tournaments, you just need to catch them (careful and smart players will always get what they want)!
Marshmalo1994
Legend
Platinum Level
If I were a freeroll player, gathering some few winnings, I'll definitely start playing the lowest buy in games.
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Peteski84
Rock Star
Platinum Level
I always intend to play but it seems it would be less often. I played everyday.
So far this year pokerstars has made less money from me. 888 has made more money from me. This is thanks to freerolls getting me to look at other small cost games.
I am contemplating removing my money from pokerstars and putting in as/if and when needed. (For interesting bonus games and events).
Stopping freerolls will end most daily players. With most becoming weekly or monthly players. Over the long term maybe even losing that enthusiasm that kept you playing.
So i vote to play microstakes but how many of us would be attached to it to the same degree if they were all gone.
I have limited funds as life isn't cheap.
So far this year pokerstars has made less money from me. 888 has made more money from me. This is thanks to freerolls getting me to look at other small cost games.
I am contemplating removing my money from pokerstars and putting in as/if and when needed. (For interesting bonus games and events).
Stopping freerolls will end most daily players. With most becoming weekly or monthly players. Over the long term maybe even losing that enthusiasm that kept you playing.
So i vote to play microstakes but how many of us would be attached to it to the same degree if they were all gone.
I have limited funds as life isn't cheap.
Suns of Beaches
With a Balloon to the Moon
Bronze Level
Thats maybe true for freeroll only players and stars could probably not care less about them since they dont pay any rake and only use the site as their private home game club.
Not one serious player will stop playing on a site on a daily basis only because they are no more offering freerolls. lol.
Claudiunm
Legend
Platinum Level
Some time ago the ACR carried out an interesting experiment. They held freerolls with a buyback of $2.20. These freerolls were guaranteed for $3500 but due to the buyback, they reached 12k and even 15k. In other words, they were very profitable. Even with the first entry being free.
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Peteski84
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Seriously going to take my money out of pokerstars.
I dont get interest for it being in there like i do from my banking and savings accounts. They make alot money from our money through interest for it being left with them in their bank accounts.
I thought the freerolls were a sort of compensation for the wealth they gain from interest toward the money we store with them in their accounts.
They don't just make money from each game. That is just one of the ways and tends to be the main way of covering game expenses.
The interest they make on their accounts is all profit.
If i am not going to be rewarded for having some money in a different 'banking' account with them. Then i will keep this account with minimal value in it and input minimal only as and when i intend to play.
Might give it to 888.
Keeping my account less that $10. Though this will make me think a bit more before committing to a game.
I dont get interest for it being in there like i do from my banking and savings accounts. They make alot money from our money through interest for it being left with them in their bank accounts.
I thought the freerolls were a sort of compensation for the wealth they gain from interest toward the money we store with them in their accounts.
They don't just make money from each game. That is just one of the ways and tends to be the main way of covering game expenses.
The interest they make on their accounts is all profit.
If i am not going to be rewarded for having some money in a different 'banking' account with them. Then i will keep this account with minimal value in it and input minimal only as and when i intend to play.
Might give it to 888.
Keeping my account less that $10. Though this will make me think a bit more before committing to a game.
YLAN
Sida Nga Taraki
Platinum Level
The OP is actually hypothetical, WHEN ALL SITES will not have any freerolls ($0 buy-in with rewards), that is including CC not giving freerolls (with rewards) in Replay. What would you do?
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
For ACR to make money from this format, more than 90% of the entries had to be reentries, and that was far from the case. Maybe 50% were reentries, which mean, that players only contributed $6.600 to a $12.000 price pool leaving ACR with a $5.400 deficit. Plus there was a price for knocking out the streamer. So as all other promotions this cost the site money, which they might or might not have made back by attracting more players to their other games. Most likely Twitch also paid part of the cost of this promotion in the hope of getting more people watching streams there.
Poker Orifice
FoolsTilt
Platinum Level
this is how I started playing poker online too. My wife & her parents had Pogo accounts and invited me to play. I played some poker on her account & won her more tokens and faster than she'd ever accumulated them before. She started playing, she got hooked. And then we both signed up online.
pancho_1954
Rock Star
Platinum Level
haha I don't think I had ever thought about this, I play more freerolls than buy-in tournaments, yes it is true that I have played buy-in tournaments, but believe it or not, all the tournaments I have played have been because I have won my entry through a satellite freeroll, I think it would be difficult for me to decide what to do