So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

The $7 you made and the $10 are all your money. You can make money from freerolls and playing.

Originally Posted by Normino

So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

Play a couple $1 MTTs and then re-evaluate.

Originally Posted by Normino

So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

personally I would wait a little while and then play some cheap SnGs.
bankroll management will be the key to not depositing again
best of luck whatever you decide

You can definitely try to do something with 7$ you won from freerolls, 888poker has a lot of different freerolls so mix sng's with freerolls, mtt's arent the best case for new players I think.

Originally Posted by Normino

So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

888 has MTTs that aren't turbo but I believe the buy-ins start at $1 so that's a bit too risky for a bankroll of $17.

Maybe you could try your hand at their $0.40 10-handed non-turbo SNGs? You have enough to play at least a dozen buy-ins before dipping into your $10 deposit.

Overall, I would say the best thing to do is to keep playing freerolls for now. Those $200 freerolls that run six times per day are awesome.

they have $50 freerolls at acr every 3 hours up until 11pm start at 5am i play most of them starting doing this 2 weeks ago I'm up to $16.25 just playing freerolls plus acr has a lot of 1o cent 25 cent and 50 cent tourneys to build up more and not lose your bankroll from the freerolls if i get below $5 i will just stick to freerolls until i build it back up but hopefully the cheap tourneys will build it up even more.

Yeah I would stick to freerolls.

Stick to the freerolls.

Originally Posted by jaymfc

personally I would wait a little while and then play some cheap SnGs.
bankroll management will be the key to not depositing again
best of luck whatever you decide

I was thinking the 40C double up SnG whe ni build my roll up a lil more maybe..

Originally Posted by PrinceJigger

888 has MTTs that aren't turbo but I believe the buy-ins start at $1 so that's a bit too risky for a bankroll of $17.

Maybe you could try your hand at their $0.40 10-handed non-turbo SNGs? You have enough to play at least a dozen buy-ins before dipping into your $10 deposit.

Overall, I would say the best thing to do is to keep playing freerolls for now. Those $200 freerolls that run six times per day are awesome.

Yes plus i also keep getting tickets to the $1000 as well bu tthere at 2pm ish and have like 8000+ people in them,

Originally Posted by Keith557444

they have $50 freerolls at acr every 3 hours up until 11pm start at 5am i play most of them starting doing this 2 weeks ago I'm up to $16.25 just playing freerolls plus acr has a lot of 1o cent 25 cent and 50 cent tourneys to build up more and not lose your bankroll from the freerolls if i get below $5 i will just stick to freerolls until i build it back up but hopefully the cheap tourneys will build it up even more.

I've been playing these as well my bank roll there is only $4, I dunno how too play omaha hi-lo on wednesdays and can usually just hit the top 198 for 7 cents in omaha, However on Mondays on holdem I've reached 11th place, 14th and 20th place.. wish it was only hold'em free rolls but eventually i'll figure out how too play better at omaha maybe i should read up on it..

BOL and ACR have freerolls pretty much each day that require a password. One starts in less than an hour on BOL called Tarzaned. You find passwords on Twitch or Twitter. The Casino.org freeroll on ACR is good (but only $50 pay out).

I like the freerolls that have passwords. The field is smaller, and usually the prizes are better. Of course nothing beats the daily Cards Chat freerolls that you should be eligible for in a couple weeks.

Build that bankroll and experience, then move on to buy ins.

I would prefer to play with real money with a bigger bankroll because I would feel more secure, so, I would stick a little more time with freerolls if I was you.

Originally Posted by Normino

So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

If you're trying to build a bankroll, then make sure you're spending a small proportion of your total roll on tournament buy ins. Some players spend no more than 1% of their roll on buy-ins. So with $100 in your account, they play $1 MTTs.

It's a good way to extend your bankroll and help negate bad luck in the short-term. That way you get to keep playing. Freerolls are great because they're always positive value. If the freeroll is worth your time, play it!

I've made $19.10 on ACR, but I'm still sticking to freerolls. Mainly because I don't feel confident to go to higher levels. (Although I'm not sure how to realize when to start playing low stakes MTTs.)

You can try playing tournaments with $1 - $5 buyins with your profits from the freerolls. The payouts in these tournaments are pretty good compared to your bankroll. I think the main advantage you have in freerolls is that most players are in it for fun so if you play with a consistant strategy you can have a pretty good edge over your opponents.

Maybe you can mix in some SnGs into some Freerollaction. That way you can take a little shot while already accumulating possible loses.

If you just want to kill some time and have fun, then freerolls are fine for that. But if you want to improve and become better, then freerolls wont give you much, because they usually have a very fast blind structure and a lot of players dont take them serious at all. Or at least not until you get to the final table or something.

Freerolls are also not good for “building a bankroll”, because you simply spend to much time compared to the small amount of money, you can possibly win. There are much faster ways to earn money away from poker.

Finally if 10$ really matter to you, then you should probably just go to the play money tables. Any real money poker games other than freerolls involve the risk of losing money, and it does not really matter, if you lose money, you got from spending 100 hours on freerolls or 1 hour on a regular job. Its still your money, and it had a purchasing power, until you lost it.

You might try to start playing low buy-in mtt but keep on playing freerolls by the way. Freerolls are always a good way to build up your bankroll.

Continue playing free rolls for sure, but feel free to take a shot or two at some SNG's or micro MTT's. I would wait until I got to $100 at least before I considered stopping the freerolls.

Originally Posted by Normino

So I've manage to accumulate $7 in profits on 888 poker in 1 week on free rolls, I've deposited $10 initially and now I'm at 17 should I play Low Level MTT's or just stick to free rolls until I'm more confident and have a higher bank roll? I'don't really want too get into my own $10 that i deposited rather play on 888's money.. So far I've only I've only managed too place 46 in a tourney of 2000+ but they are turbo. I'm more confident playing acr freerolls at the 10 minute mark, are all mtt's on 888 turbo? any suggestions?

I did similar with freerolls in MTTs. I tried to play SnGs on small level, but there, I don`t know why I couldn`t win until now . Perhaps in MTTs I play more carefully. No at 888 some tournaments are without Turbo, too. They don`t have the "T"-symbol. Normally 8 minutes from rising the blinds.
Perhaps try MTTs with a small payin and check your results

Should add that when I say "freerolls", I mean those general ones, that everyone can play. I dont even know, which ones 888 Poker have now, because in my country (Sweden) we are not allowed to play freerolls. But a daily 500$ seeing 3.000 participants and other stuff of that nature.

Restricted freerolls like the CC platinum club ones, which 888 Poker has weekly, is a different story, because they usually have a much better structure (10 minute blind intervals) and better players, who takes it much more serious. So those are a decent way to get MTT practice. But the hyper turbo nonsense, which most of the other freerolls are, are not going to prepare you well for regular MTTs.

Winning money in the freeroll is good, but invested in other tournaments can be advantageous, just apply it properly, and play with attention and respect, results come from persistence, not softness.

grind up $30 bucks then youll have 100+ buy ins for the mini micros and some for fees.

I think i should just stick to freerolls forever. Whenever i make a win, i try to take a shot and end up in the most ridicolous hands i ever saw in my life.

Like i just lost the last Spin & Go with AJ to 37, following the AQ to K2 bust. Love it. Three $ for that opponent, talented poker player.

yes I find it interesting because those who can't deposit start making a Bank Hall

Try playing a few low bet cash games, you can increase your bankroll
quickly if you play your cards right.

I started playing 10 cent and 25 cent buyins when I reached 20bucks accumulated from freerolls. I continued to play freerolls for the entire year. By the end of my first year in poker I had earned just over 300 bucks, exclusively on ACR.
I played other sites as well - but these earnings were all on ACR.

Play both and find out if you are ready to play poker for real money for real buy-in. In freerolls, there is a one major disadvantage - higher variance. Naturally, there is high variance in low buy-in MTTs too, but when you compare it with freerolls, freerolls are insane regarding variance. I would keep playing both (you can use freerolls as a training session, at least).

If you want to take part in multi-table tournaments you should always think about the right bankroll management in order to never go broke. Experience has shown that 100 buy-ins best suit your interests in high odds and low risk of loss. Don't play tournaments for which you don't have 100 buy-ins. In other words: IMPORTANT Never invest more than 1% of your bankroll in a tournament. Applied to poker tournaments, variance means that things don't always work out fairly. You are going to tournaments play in which you have a run. The cards come for you as if they were painted and the chips yours Opponents move in your direction almost by themselves if you bet accordingly. On the other hand, there will of course be tournaments where everything goes wrong. But whether it’s good or is going badly (or mediocre), you never know beforehand. The cards come randomly. Lots Players make the following mistake: They are emotionally too concerned with whether they are are now on the good or bad side of the variance. However, if you want to succeed in poker tournaments, it is very important that you consider this variance as a accept part of the game and learn to use it. Regardless of whether it is in yours tournament went well or badly so far, you should always focus on the next hand to make the best possible decision.

Since I put deposit limits on my accounts I run out of money pretty quickly and all I can play is freerolls.

I think you still need to change the game types periodically. One type of poker can be boring. But, of course, change the games to those in which you confidently know the rules and nuances.

The suggestion is that you continue with this pace and increase your bankroll further. Then join a $ 10.00 tournament. With that you will not need to spend your initial money and will still be competing for good prizes.

freeroll is nice for practice. in terms of time its quite a time eater

If there is room on my desktop for another poker table when I am playing, then viva freerolls!

If you play two casino games on Thursdays you will be able to play another freeroll and bring up your VIP status. Be careful of the amount of your bet be sure to bring the wager down to the minimum it starts at maximum. You could lose all your bankroll in one shot.

I find the 888 freerolls are super turbo for the most part and are more luck based. You could try playing some micro STT first with regular speeds and see how that goes. Best of luck.

Originally Posted by jaymfc

personally I would wait a little while and then play some cheap SnGs.
bankroll management will be the key to not depositing again
best of luck whatever you decide

The above is good advice, if you don't want to risk your original deposit then return to free rolls if your bankroll drops back near the $10 level. This will allow you to demonstrate that you are capable of practicing good brm & if in fact you are willing to continue playing free rolls you really aren't risking that much. Playing in games where you actually are putting your own money at risk is always preferable to free rolls as long as you are playing with money you can afford to lose.
As Jay stated above, good luck & enjoy.

playing a weekend tournament, trying to get a ticket through a satellite should generate the same proportion as playing a freeroll

I think you should continue in freerolls, I feel that as you say you lack the confidence to advance in bigger or different kind of tournaments, and if you feel that way, it is probably because you are correct. Let me tell you that only you will know when you are ready to face different tournaments, you also have to know well that it is not only about being prepared, because even if you are, luck plays a fundamental role in the game, it is useless being prepared if you are not lucky in the game, so from time to time, dare to play a different tournament than freerolls, they say that you always have to think about winning and maybe that will help you. Regards.

I believe that the only way to get better is to play more competitive games and tournaments. Like any other sport, if you stay where you are your skill level won't improve, you have to play better opponents in order to get better and freerolls are like riding a bicycle with training wheels.

hello.sticking only to free games will not increase the level, personally my opinion.

with your $ 17 bankroll, don't even think about playing MTT.Your bankroll must be at least 100 bains of the tournament you are going to play.This is a mathematical calculation to avoid losing your funds.

I'd get sick of eating rolls after a while.

Play freerolls for now. save some money, and try to make your own marathon. playing with your bankroll and not tilting you'll be in the black.

would stick with freerolls mostly but if they have easy challenges running do those and get the goldtokens and use those for your bankroll aswell!

Im broke so for me freerolls are incredible! lol

My story, after so many years playing constantly I had to take a few years off.
On 888 I’ve gone from 0-100$ 3 times in the last 4-5 months.
My advise (which I’m not using)
Is proper bankroll management!
They do have decent .10, and .50 games, I wouldn’t advise spending more than $1 on a game, I wouldn’t be at $7 again if I had not played above bankroll.
9 man SnGs are a great way to build $ too
Good luck

Originally Posted by micalupagoo

My story, after so many years playing constantly I had to take a few years off.
On 888 I’ve gone from 0-100$ 3 times in the last 4-5 months.
My advise (which I’m not using)
Is proper bankroll management!
They do have decent .10, and .50 games, I wouldn’t advise spending more than $1 on a game, I wouldn’t be at $7 again if I had not played above bankroll.
9 man SnGs are a great way to build $ too
Good luck

G'day Mick, good to see you're getting some good results mate.

Stick to freerolls but also search small buy in tourneys with a large field that might get you a bigger prize and build from there bro .Maybe go some low stakes cash games to build up your bankroll?

Freerolls are for good practice and there are to many fish that take chances for you too have any chance at winning. Slow play is good but it is rare that you have a shot at winning any large pots. Good luck in your future with freerolls just take it slow and easy. Capo1014