By
Tom Howze
Poker online freeroll tournaments
are a huge way to leverage a player's way into major tournaments and to
win big money at no cost to the player. Casinos and poker rooms offer them
to reward active players and to recruit new ones. Generally by playing
a number of hands using real money, invitations are extended to play in
tournaments at no risk. Players are also sometimes given points based on
their play that can be redeemed for cash entries to the tournament of their
choice.
It is always a good idea for players
to review the poker room or casino's policy for gaining free entries to
these tournaments. Sometimes by playing 50 to 100 hands, you can meet the
requirements or standards for being given a freeroll. Or by being one of
the top ranked real money players for the month, you can receive an invitation.
On occasdirsn one can be given an entry simply for being a member who plays
with real money. The rewards for entering such tournaments can be huge
such as receiving a seat to the World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour
or other major tournaments where the entry fees range from $10,000 to $25,000.
Others reward top finishers with real money cash and/or satellite entry
to other cash prize tournaments.
Choices expand greatly when using
earned points with a particular online poker room. Players accumulate these
points mostly by playing in raked cash games, multi-table tournaments and
tournaments that include a paid fee. These points, depending on the poker
room, can be redeemed for things such as actual cash or prizes. They can
also be the ticket for entering some of the most prestigious poker tournaments
on the Internet worth millions! As these points are rewarded for each raked
hand of play, experienced players may want to focus on heads-up or shorthanded
games instead of the full-table games. This is because the pace of these
types of games are much faster and points can be accumulated at a quicker
rate. Also higher limit tables generally play faster than smaller limit
games that attract newer players who may not wish to risk the larger amounts
per hand. Plus the single pot games over split pot should be a better choice
for accumulating points as the decision making is not as complex, hence
a speedier rate of play.
An experienced player should keep
in mind that with so many people getting into poker, the prize pools for
online tournaments often go into the six-figure range. And that it is worth
it to keep in mind how they can obtain greater options for freerolls like
what poker room to join with when considering where to play poker. For
beginning players the advantage in using freerolls whenever offered or
available is huge when starting out as it gives additional leverage to
the player's bankroll. Just keep in mind, the more you play the more free
entries that will be offered to you.
Tom Howze is a webmaster for 7 sites
that relate to online gambling, World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour
events and updates. For more information, please visit 2005
World Series of Poker . He can be reached at webmaster@justgambleforfree.com
for questions.
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