Every modern room regularly hosts poker freerolls. These are, in fact, tournaments without buy-ins. This means that you can play them for free, but at the same time win bonus points, the local currency of the site, invitations to real poker competitions and, of course, replenishment of the deposit.
Many newbies start their journey to online poker by participating in freerolls. Firstly, it allows you to save your bankroll for other formats of games, and secondly, you can get valuable playing experience on freerolls. Of course, there are no huge prize pools in such tournaments, but it is quite possible to earn starting capital for the further game.
Freerolls details
As mentioned above, freerolls are tournaments with no fees. However, to participate in some of them, you will need special invitations, which can be obtained for fulfilling certain conditions of the poker rooms, as a welcome bonus, and so on. Conventionally, freerolls can be divided into the following categories:
- Available to everyone... In such tournaments, an invitation is not required, therefore hundreds and even thousands of players participate in them at the same time. Usually the prize pools are small, starting at 10 and ending at 100$. All freerolls available are held on many playgrounds, including Pokerstars, Titan Poker, Partypoker.
- After making a deposit... These tournaments are only available to registered users after making the first deposit. By the way, for some freerolls the deposit amount is important, so read the rules on the official website of the room before making a payment. On 888Poker such events are held every day. On weekdays, players compete for the 1000$ fund, and on weekends, there are two-stage tournaments where you can win up to 5000$.
- For newbies... Only players who have registered at the poker room for the first time are invited to such events. To take part in them, the user is given a limited amount of time, usually no more than a month. We draw your attention to the fact that most of the playgrounds prohibit multiple registrations, so it will not be possible to constantly use bonuses for beginners.
- Special offers... These freerolls are not regularly held. To participate, the player must receive a ticket for fulfilling certain conditions. It can be wagering a certain amount of rake, getting a new level in the loyalty program. In addition, tickets can be issued as a gift for a player's birthday or other holidays. These tournaments have a cash prize pool, but various prizes can be drawn in addition.
- Affiliate and social... Such freerolls are held for players who have used promotional links on partner sites or social media groups to go to the poker room and participate in the event.
It should be noted that the biggest freerolls are played on PokerStars. Up to 300 thousand users can participate in them at the same time, while up to 10% of all participants can take prizes.
Why you need to play freerolls
Many experienced poker players do not pay attention to such events, since the prize pools are small here, and thousands of players claim to win. However, we recommend playing these tournaments for those who:
- He does not yet have enough funds to play comfortably at cash tables. Such players will be able to receive a small initial capital for the game.
- Not ready to part with money. Many novice players are not completely sure if they are ready to risk their funds. Freerolls allow you to win a small amount without investment. If it loses, the player will not lose his money, but will gain experience of the game.
- For beginners who have not yet had time to get acquainted with the intricacies of poker. Freerolls will never replace playing in paid tournaments or at cash tables, but you can get some experience in them. At least the player will no longer be a complete beginner, he will begin to understand the elementary rules of various poker disciplines and understand whether he wants to continue developing in this game.
- Just wants to have fun. If you just want to play poker, but you are tired of playing with bots for some chips, then poker freerolls are your choice.
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