w00t! w00t! Well it was only a $25 freeroll, but I placed 2nd and added $4.13 to the bankroll. I went in to heads-up almost even in chips, but I ran into a cooler hand (JJ-me vs AQ-him) after almost 20 minutes of heads-up and he doubled up through me and left me with only a few BBs. I actually built back up to where he had a 3-1 chip lead and then we both had pocket pairs (66-me vs 88-him).
Tournaments Today
1400 – $200 railbirds.com freeroll – Finished 352nd of 1055. Top 99 paid.
1400 - $25 pokerfuchs.com freeroll – 2nd of 282. Top 27 paid.
1600 - $30 pokerdepoder.com freeroll – 241st of 894. Top 90 paid.
Play Money Progress
I play five 10K play money 9 seat SNGs. I only placed 2 of these, but managed to add 4K to the play money balance.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.99
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 253,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $5.12
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 257,650
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Cash #4
The bubble just burst in the 140:00 $25 pokerfuchs.com freeroll. 19th - 27th get paid 15 cents. I am currently 2nd of the last 27.
Update: 4:14 PM CT
Just hit the 3 hour break in this one. I'm currently sitting 5th of the final 11. 10th-12th get paid 31 cents.
Update: 4:14 PM CT
Just hit the 3 hour break in this one. I'm currently sitting 5th of the final 11. 10th-12th get paid 31 cents.
Update: 4:125 PM CT
Just made the final table!
Just made the final table!
Update 5:42 PM CT
Just finished 2nd in this one for $4.13.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Recap - Wednesday, July 30
Just the 1 freeroll and 2 SNGs today.
Tournaments Today
2100 – $200 railbirds.com – Finished 100th for 28 cents.
Play Money Progress
Only two 10,000 play money 9 seat SNGs today. I finished 3rd in one and didn’t cash in the other so I came out a net down of 2,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 255,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.99
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 253,650
Tournaments Today
2100 – $200 railbirds.com – Finished 100th for 28 cents.
Play Money Progress
Only two 10,000 play money 9 seat SNGs today. I finished 3rd in one and didn’t cash in the other so I came out a net down of 2,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 255,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.99
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 253,650
Cash #3
The bubble just burst in the $200 railbirds.com freeroll. 139-153 are paid $0.24. I am currently 70th of 148 left.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Recap - Tuesday, July 29
Another typical weekday of play – 2 freerolls and 3 SNGs.
Tournaments Today
1855 – $25 donkhard.com Freeroll – Went out 437 of 711.
1930 - $200 CardsChat.com Freeroll – Went out 183 out of 914.
Play Money Progress
Only 3 SNGs (all 9 seat 10,000) today. And I managed to cash all 3 of them and increased my play money by 60,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 195,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 255,650
Tournaments Today
1855 – $25 donkhard.com Freeroll – Went out 437 of 711.
1930 - $200 CardsChat.com Freeroll – Went out 183 out of 914.
Play Money Progress
Only 3 SNGs (all 9 seat 10,000) today. And I managed to cash all 3 of them and increased my play money by 60,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 195,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 255,650
Monday, July 28, 2008
Recap - Monday, July 28
Not much play today. Just 1 freeroll and a few play money SNGs.
Tournaments Today
2100 – $200 railbirds LIMIT Hold ‘Em freeroll – never been much of a limit player. Actually did very well in this one, but went out 20 players short of the money.
Play Money Progress
Only played 3 SNGs, but I won one and finished 3rd in another. Minor progress on the play money total.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 162,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 195,650
Tournaments Today
2100 – $200 railbirds LIMIT Hold ‘Em freeroll – never been much of a limit player. Actually did very well in this one, but went out 20 players short of the money.
Play Money Progress
Only played 3 SNGs, but I won one and finished 3rd in another. Minor progress on the play money total.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 162,650
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 195,650
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Recap - Sunday, July 27
Another up and down day, but overall I was able to increase both my real money balance and my play money balance.
Tournaments Today
1400 – poker10000 $25 freeroll – Very early exit in this one. AA no good against KJ.
1600 – pokerdepoder $25 freeroll – Another early exit.
1730 – cardschat $200 freeroll – A couple of brutal hands right after the bubble burst. AK and only opponent is short stack. He has AA of course. Next hand I have AK again. Flop of A96. Opponent has A9. ARG! But, it was a cash. Could have been a lot deeper with a little good fortune, but I did cash. Finished 56th for $0.48.
Play Money Progress
Hi variance and still a lot of incredible outdraws, put I was able to push my play money up by 35,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.23
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 127,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 162,650
Tournaments Today
1400 – poker10000 $25 freeroll – Very early exit in this one. AA no good against KJ.
1600 – pokerdepoder $25 freeroll – Another early exit.
1730 – cardschat $200 freeroll – A couple of brutal hands right after the bubble burst. AK and only opponent is short stack. He has AA of course. Next hand I have AK again. Flop of A96. Opponent has A9. ARG! But, it was a cash. Could have been a lot deeper with a little good fortune, but I did cash. Finished 56th for $0.48.
Play Money Progress
Hi variance and still a lot of incredible outdraws, put I was able to push my play money up by 35,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.23
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 127,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.71
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 162,650
2nd Cash In 2 Days
The bubble just burst in the CardsChat $200 freeroll and I'm in the money.
82nd to 90th pay 36 cents and I am currently 59th of 85.
82nd to 90th pay 36 cents and I am currently 59th of 85.
Recap - Saturday July 26
Well, today had to rank as one of the most frustrating days of play in my recent past. I kept getting my chips in the middle as a 70/30 favorite or better and kept getting outdrawn time after time after time.
But, the good news is, I had my first cash for the project. I finished 59th in the $100 railbirds freeroll for 23 cents.
Tournaments Today
0940 – Full Tilt Poker $100 Freeroll. ARG! I flopped a set of 8s on a flop of 872. My opponent raises, I re-raise, he re-raises, I push all in, he calls with 77. And a freaking 7 comes on the river for quads.
1000 – PokerManilla $22 Freeroll. Went out in the middle of this one. Just too many idiots that would call with 38o in this one.
1040 – Full Tilt Poker 100T$ Freeroll. I finished 76th in this one. Only top 27 get paid.
1240 – Full Tilt Poker 36T$ Early Double Satellite. Finished 81st. Only top 3 are paid.
1315 – FreeRoll Army $25 Freeroll. Early exit. Can’t get my big hands to hold up on the river.
1340 – Full Tilt Poker $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll. Finished 753rd.
1400 – poker10000 $25 Freeroll. Finished 428th.
2100 – railbirds $100 Freeroll. Finished 59th for $0.23.
2200 – thedonkeyfarm $25 freeroll. Finished 79th with top 18 being paid.
Play Money Progress
Big negative on the progress. I simply could get a hand to hold up all day and dropped back almost 90,000 on the play money balance.
The good news is that the law averages says I’m due for a good long run to balance today out.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 214,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.23
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 127,850
But, the good news is, I had my first cash for the project. I finished 59th in the $100 railbirds freeroll for 23 cents.
Tournaments Today
0940 – Full Tilt Poker $100 Freeroll. ARG! I flopped a set of 8s on a flop of 872. My opponent raises, I re-raise, he re-raises, I push all in, he calls with 77. And a freaking 7 comes on the river for quads.
1000 – PokerManilla $22 Freeroll. Went out in the middle of this one. Just too many idiots that would call with 38o in this one.
1040 – Full Tilt Poker 100T$ Freeroll. I finished 76th in this one. Only top 27 get paid.
1240 – Full Tilt Poker 36T$ Early Double Satellite. Finished 81st. Only top 3 are paid.
1315 – FreeRoll Army $25 Freeroll. Early exit. Can’t get my big hands to hold up on the river.
1340 – Full Tilt Poker $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll. Finished 753rd.
1400 – poker10000 $25 Freeroll. Finished 428th.
2100 – railbirds $100 Freeroll. Finished 59th for $0.23.
2200 – thedonkeyfarm $25 freeroll. Finished 79th with top 18 being paid.
Play Money Progress
Big negative on the progress. I simply could get a hand to hold up all day and dropped back almost 90,000 on the play money balance.
The good news is that the law averages says I’m due for a good long run to balance today out.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 214,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.23
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 127,850
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Recap - Friday, July 25
I wasn’t feeling 100% and played more than I should have given the way I was feeling. For the first time in the project, I finished the day with less play money than at the start of the day.
Tournaments Today
1800 - $25 Ixgames.com – Yet another early exit.
Play Money Progress
I played the 10,000 play money SNGs and dropped down by 44,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 258,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 214,850
Tournaments Today
1800 - $25 Ixgames.com – Yet another early exit.
Play Money Progress
I played the 10,000 play money SNGs and dropped down by 44,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 258,850
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 214,850
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Recap - Wednesday, July 23
Home from work today and got to work on building my play money balance.
Tournaments Today
1015 - $25 FreeRollArmy.com – The password for this was never posted in the forum so I didn’t get to play it.
1440 – $100 Full Tilt Freeroll – Yuck. Early exit once again. I’m only playing the Full Tilt Freerolls when I have very little else to do as I have never cashed in one of the “open” one. The only one I’ve ever cashed (twice) was the “American Players” freerolls.
1955 - $25 CardMafia.com Horse Freeroll – went out right in the middle of this one.
Play Money Progress
I played the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs until I had my balance over 100,000. Then I shifted to the 10,000 play money 9 seat turbo SNGs.
At the end of it all, I really pushed my play money balance up over 200,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 77,150
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 235,350
Tournaments Today
1015 - $25 FreeRollArmy.com – The password for this was never posted in the forum so I didn’t get to play it.
1440 – $100 Full Tilt Freeroll – Yuck. Early exit once again. I’m only playing the Full Tilt Freerolls when I have very little else to do as I have never cashed in one of the “open” one. The only one I’ve ever cashed (twice) was the “American Players” freerolls.
1955 - $25 CardMafia.com Horse Freeroll – went out right in the middle of this one.
Play Money Progress
I played the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs until I had my balance over 100,000. Then I shifted to the 10,000 play money 9 seat turbo SNGs.
At the end of it all, I really pushed my play money balance up over 200,000.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 77,150
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 235,350
Full Tilt Freerolls
This is list of the freerolls with real money or tournament dollar (T$) prizes that are hosted by Full Tilt Poker. This list includes the American players freeroll but does not include the freerolls for other countries. This list is as accurate as I can make it. It you see any inaccuracies, please let me know.
05:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
09:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
10:40 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
12:40 – 36T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 3 get 12T$
13:40 - $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 paid
15:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
17:40 - $100 Horse Freeroll – Maximum 2400 Entrants – Top 27 paid
18:40 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
19:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
20:10 – 33T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 3 get 11T$
20:40 - $40 500K Play Chip Buy-In Freeroll – Top 18 paid
21:05 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid – American Players Only
21:40 - $100 Razz Freeroll – Maximum 2400 Entrants – Top 27 paid
22:40 - $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 paid
23:10 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 100 get 1T$
23:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
01:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
05:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
09:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
10:40 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
12:40 – 36T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 3 get 12T$
13:40 - $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 paid
15:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
17:40 - $100 Horse Freeroll – Maximum 2400 Entrants – Top 27 paid
18:40 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
19:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
20:10 – 33T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 3 get 11T$
20:40 - $40 500K Play Chip Buy-In Freeroll – Top 18 paid
21:05 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid – American Players Only
21:40 - $100 Razz Freeroll – Maximum 2400 Entrants – Top 27 paid
22:40 - $100 Pot Limit Omaha Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 paid
23:10 – 100T$ No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 100 get 1T$
23:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
01:40 - $100 No Limit Hold ‘Em Turbo Freeroll – Maximum 2700 Entrants – Top 27 are paid
Sites That Host Private Freerolls on Full Tilt Poker
Listed below you will find a list of sites that host private freerolls on Full Tilt Poker and the password requirements for each site. There are some sites I am a member of that you may find the requirements to be too much and there are others I am not a member of that you may find the requirements to be tolerable. I find it hard to be active on more than about 3 sites at a time.
The point being that you should explore each of the sites below and make your own determination as to whether or not you like the site and can meet the requirements.
Please list TRB1965 as your referal
Please note that I am a member of many of the sites listed below. If you do join one of these sites, please list TRB1965 as your referral.
The below listed sites currently have a freeroll scehduled on Full Tilt during the month of June 2009. I have removed all sites that do not have a tournament listed for June 2009.
Sites Where I Play The Freerolls
Railbirds.com
Requirements - The site requires you to register and establish a certain minimum level of activity. Usually filling out your profile and posting a “I’m new here” blog will meet the initial requirement. The site also has a continued activity requirement. The requirement is not specified in advance. Passwords are delivered via PM on the site approximately 1 hour prior to the freeroll.
Freerolls – Irregularly scheduled (but multiple times per week) $150 freerolls. These are usually No Limit Hold ‘Em but occasionally other disciplines are included as well. The schedule is usually published well in advance on the site (http://www.railbirds.com/tournaments/schedule/).
CardsChat.com
Requirements – The site requires you to join the Cardschat Freeroll Club to participate in their freerolls. You must for 65 quality post and maintain a minimum activity on the site to join and remain in the Freeroll Club.
Freerolls – $200 freeroll twice a week (rotating times on Tuesday and 13:00 on Saturday.)
Ixgames.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. Passwords are posted in the forum the day of the tournament.
Freerolls – $50 freeroll on Sunday.
Notes – The password is released well in advance and there are a lot of sit outs in these tournaments.
Rakeback.com (Rakeback Community Poker)
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. The password is posted in the forum anywhere from the middle of the week to later in the week.
Freerolls – $100 freerolls on Sundays.
Notes – rakeback.com is a rake back site that requires you to sign up for a poker room through them to get rake back. However, it appears that the only requirement for playing in the freerolls in registering for the forum.
WDIAV.com
Requirements – This site requires you to join the forum to be eligible for their Step 1 and Step 2 tournaments.
Freerolls – $25 freeroll on recurring (but irregular basis). $100 freeroll once a month.
Notes – Don’t get confused by these. The Step 1 and Step 2 freerolls are basically unrestricted $25 and $100 freerolls. You can choice to participate in the forums and earn points to use in the Step system to try to earn a WSOP seat, but you can also just treat these as $25 and $100 freerolls.
Notes - The $25 freerolls are continuing "through the world series". WDIAV has announced that after they will be announcing a new forum (and tournament) system after the world series.
Pokerspace.com
Requirements – This site requires you to join the site. You must also join each event on the site to be able to view the password.
Freerolls – The schedule and prize amounts have changed each month for 2009, but these seems to be one $50 freeroll and one $100 freeroll each week.
Notes - pokerspace.com also host freerools where you buy in using pokerspace points (earned in various manners on the site). These points buy-ins are the only ones currently listed on Full Tilt for the month of June.
Pokerstop.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register for the site.
Freerolls – $100 freeroll on Sundays.
Notes – The password is release on Monday morning and the tournament fills up in less than an hour.
pokercurious.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register for the site.
Freerolls – $100 freerolls schedule unknown
Notes – The password is release via PM 30 minutes prior to the tournament
The below sites do not currently have a tournament listed for the month of June 2009, but base on my past observation, I think they could be added to the schedule.
RoundersRadio.com
Requirements – You have to visit the site in the 30 minutes prior to the tournament and get the password from the radio show.
Freerolls – $50 freeroll on Fridays on a irregular basis.
FreeRollArmy.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. Passwords are posted in the forum anywhere from several hours to 5 minutes prior to the start of the tournament.
Freerolls – $25 freerolls. These are held on an irregular schedule. This are generally No Limit Hold ‘Em, but some have been other disciplines.
Notes – The schedule for these is very irregular. At times there have been none for a month or more, but then at times they are held daily for long stretches of time.
WePokerYou.com
Requirements – The site requires you to join.
Freerolls – Very irregular. $25 when they happen.
Notes – This site once hosted very regular freerolls on Full Tilt, but the schedule has become random in 2009.
Donkhard.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. The password is posted in the forum minutes in advance of the tournament.
Freerolls – $25 (sometimes $30) freerolls on an irregular basis.
Notes – Donkhard.com is a rake back site that requires you to sign up for a poker room through them to get rake back. However, it appears that the only requirement for playing in the freerolls in registering for the forum.
Pinkcowpoker.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register and download their toolbar. The password is delivered via the toolbar.
Freerolls – $25 freerolls on an irregular schedule.
The below sites do currently have a tournament listed for the month of June 2009, but I have not had time to research them.
(Please feel free to let me know if you have any of the details on these sites).
PlayingPokerUSA.com
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Notes - ????
hustlehardpoker.com
Requirements - ????
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latestpokerbonuses.com
Requirements - ????
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Notes - ????
Whirlpool Forum
Requirements - ????
Freerolls - ????
Notes - ????
The point being that you should explore each of the sites below and make your own determination as to whether or not you like the site and can meet the requirements.
Please list TRB1965 as your referal
Please note that I am a member of many of the sites listed below. If you do join one of these sites, please list TRB1965 as your referral.
The below listed sites currently have a freeroll scehduled on Full Tilt during the month of June 2009. I have removed all sites that do not have a tournament listed for June 2009.
Sites Where I Play The Freerolls
Railbirds.com
Requirements - The site requires you to register and establish a certain minimum level of activity. Usually filling out your profile and posting a “I’m new here” blog will meet the initial requirement. The site also has a continued activity requirement. The requirement is not specified in advance. Passwords are delivered via PM on the site approximately 1 hour prior to the freeroll.
Freerolls – Irregularly scheduled (but multiple times per week) $150 freerolls. These are usually No Limit Hold ‘Em but occasionally other disciplines are included as well. The schedule is usually published well in advance on the site (http://www.railbirds.com/tournaments/schedule/).
CardsChat.com
Requirements – The site requires you to join the Cardschat Freeroll Club to participate in their freerolls. You must for 65 quality post and maintain a minimum activity on the site to join and remain in the Freeroll Club.
Freerolls – $200 freeroll twice a week (rotating times on Tuesday and 13:00 on Saturday.)
Ixgames.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. Passwords are posted in the forum the day of the tournament.
Freerolls – $50 freeroll on Sunday.
Notes – The password is released well in advance and there are a lot of sit outs in these tournaments.
Rakeback.com (Rakeback Community Poker)
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. The password is posted in the forum anywhere from the middle of the week to later in the week.
Freerolls – $100 freerolls on Sundays.
Notes – rakeback.com is a rake back site that requires you to sign up for a poker room through them to get rake back. However, it appears that the only requirement for playing in the freerolls in registering for the forum.
WDIAV.com
Requirements – This site requires you to join the forum to be eligible for their Step 1 and Step 2 tournaments.
Freerolls – $25 freeroll on recurring (but irregular basis). $100 freeroll once a month.
Notes – Don’t get confused by these. The Step 1 and Step 2 freerolls are basically unrestricted $25 and $100 freerolls. You can choice to participate in the forums and earn points to use in the Step system to try to earn a WSOP seat, but you can also just treat these as $25 and $100 freerolls.
Notes - The $25 freerolls are continuing "through the world series". WDIAV has announced that after they will be announcing a new forum (and tournament) system after the world series.
Pokerspace.com
Requirements – This site requires you to join the site. You must also join each event on the site to be able to view the password.
Freerolls – The schedule and prize amounts have changed each month for 2009, but these seems to be one $50 freeroll and one $100 freeroll each week.
Notes - pokerspace.com also host freerools where you buy in using pokerspace points (earned in various manners on the site). These points buy-ins are the only ones currently listed on Full Tilt for the month of June.
Pokerstop.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register for the site.
Freerolls – $100 freeroll on Sundays.
Notes – The password is release on Monday morning and the tournament fills up in less than an hour.
pokercurious.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register for the site.
Freerolls – $100 freerolls schedule unknown
Notes – The password is release via PM 30 minutes prior to the tournament
The below sites do not currently have a tournament listed for the month of June 2009, but base on my past observation, I think they could be added to the schedule.
RoundersRadio.com
Requirements – You have to visit the site in the 30 minutes prior to the tournament and get the password from the radio show.
Freerolls – $50 freeroll on Fridays on a irregular basis.
FreeRollArmy.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. Passwords are posted in the forum anywhere from several hours to 5 minutes prior to the start of the tournament.
Freerolls – $25 freerolls. These are held on an irregular schedule. This are generally No Limit Hold ‘Em, but some have been other disciplines.
Notes – The schedule for these is very irregular. At times there have been none for a month or more, but then at times they are held daily for long stretches of time.
WePokerYou.com
Requirements – The site requires you to join.
Freerolls – Very irregular. $25 when they happen.
Notes – This site once hosted very regular freerolls on Full Tilt, but the schedule has become random in 2009.
Donkhard.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register. Apparently all registered users are eligible for the freerolls. The password is posted in the forum minutes in advance of the tournament.
Freerolls – $25 (sometimes $30) freerolls on an irregular basis.
Notes – Donkhard.com is a rake back site that requires you to sign up for a poker room through them to get rake back. However, it appears that the only requirement for playing in the freerolls in registering for the forum.
Pinkcowpoker.com
Requirements – The site requires you to register and download their toolbar. The password is delivered via the toolbar.
Freerolls – $25 freerolls on an irregular schedule.
The below sites do currently have a tournament listed for the month of June 2009, but I have not had time to research them.
(Please feel free to let me know if you have any of the details on these sites).
PlayingPokerUSA.com
Requirements - ????
Freerolls - ????
Notes - ????
hustlehardpoker.com
Requirements - ????
Freerolls - ????
Notes - ????
latestpokerbonuses.com
Requirements - ????
Freerolls - ????
Notes - ????
Whirlpool Forum
Requirements - ????
Freerolls - ????
Notes - ????
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Recap - Tuesday, July 22
Another weekday of limited play, but I did manage to push forward the play money balance a little bit.
Tournaments Today
1930 - $200 CardsChat Freeroll – Exited in the middle stages.
Play Money Progress
I played the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs. I final tabled a couple of these.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 65,450
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 77,150
Tournaments Today
1930 - $200 CardsChat Freeroll – Exited in the middle stages.
Play Money Progress
I played the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs. I final tabled a couple of these.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 65,450
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 77,150
Monday, July 21, 2008
Recap - Monday, July 21
Not a lot to report today. I got home late from work and didn’t get to play all that much.
Tournaments Today
None – I got home from work late and didn’t have the chance to play any MTT.
Play Money Progress
I played several of the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs. I finished 8th in one and 2nd in another one.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 32,100
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 65,450
Tournaments Today
None – I got home from work late and didn’t have the chance to play any MTT.
Play Money Progress
I played several of the 2,000 play money 90 seat SNGs. I finished 8th in one and 2nd in another one.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 32,100
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 65,450
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Recap - Sunday, July 20
No real money added to the account but I did manage to build my play money account a little bit.
Tournaments Today
0800 railbirds $100 razz freeroll. Went out 12 short of the money.
1400 poker 10000 $25 freeroll. Went out in the middle of this one when I had AQ. A Flop of QQ8. My opponent had called at 5 times BB raise with Q8.
1730 cardschat $200 freeroll. An early exit in this one. Got caught bluffing.
Play Money Progress
For the time being I am going to use standard bankroll management practices with my play money. I will only buy into a SNG if it is less than 10% of my remaining bankroll.
I played several on the 90 seat 250 play money SNGs and built my bankroll up to over 22,000.
I then played the 9 seat turbo 2,000 play money SNGs for the remainder of the day. Real wild swings in these and I wound up the day with 32,100 play chips.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 2,000
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 32,100
Tournaments Today
0800 railbirds $100 razz freeroll. Went out 12 short of the money.
1400 poker 10000 $25 freeroll. Went out in the middle of this one when I had AQ. A Flop of QQ8. My opponent had called at 5 times BB raise with Q8.
1730 cardschat $200 freeroll. An early exit in this one. Got caught bluffing.
Play Money Progress
For the time being I am going to use standard bankroll management practices with my play money. I will only buy into a SNG if it is less than 10% of my remaining bankroll.
I played several on the 90 seat 250 play money SNGs and built my bankroll up to over 22,000.
I then played the 9 seat turbo 2,000 play money SNGs for the remainder of the day. Real wild swings in these and I wound up the day with 32,100 play chips.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 2,000
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 32,100
6 Simultaenous Play Money Final Tables
I was playing the 250 play money 90 seat SNGs to start building my play money bankroll. Obviously I was multi-tabling these (I'll publish my starting strategy in another post at some point.)
The screen above is me at 6 simultaneous final tables of the 250 play money 90 seat SNGs.
Pretty cool.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Recap - Saturday, July 19
Today was mainly about gettting my account cleared out to set up the challenge. I did manage to play a few freerolls and double my play chips up.
Tournaments Today
1800 ixgames $50 freeroll. Early exit in this one.
1920 PokerSkool 420 Dime Bag $22 freeroll. Finished 2 short of the money.
2100 railbirds $200 freeroll. Went decent deep but short of the money.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 0
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 2,000
Tournaments Today
1800 ixgames $50 freeroll. Early exit in this one.
1920 PokerSkool 420 Dime Bag $22 freeroll. Finished 2 short of the money.
2100 railbirds $200 freeroll. Went decent deep but short of the money.
Starting Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 0
Ending Balances
Real Money: $0.00
Tournament Dollars: $0.00
Full Tilt Points: 00.00
Play Money: 2,000
Zero Across The Board
I played $1.25 9 seat turbo SNGs until my FTPs where an even number (70). I then entered (and sat out) in a 50 FTP and a 20 FTP tournament to get my FTPs to zero.
Next I transfered my reamining funds $11.26 to my wife.
And then I entered and sat out in play chips tourneys until my play chip balance was at zero.
Zero across the board and all set to begin my challange.
From this point on a will post a recap at the end of each days play (some days it will not be much) as well as posting some other articles on strategies used, sites that host private freerolls on Full Tilt, and any thing else that I think is useful or interesting.
I will now begin working on building up my play chips. I will also enter 2 or 3 private freerolls tonight.
Next I transfered my reamining funds $11.26 to my wife.
And then I entered and sat out in play chips tourneys until my play chip balance was at zero.
Zero across the board and all set to begin my challange.
From this point on a will post a recap at the end of each days play (some days it will not be much) as well as posting some other articles on strategies used, sites that host private freerolls on Full Tilt, and any thing else that I think is useful or interesting.
I will now begin working on building up my play chips. I will also enter 2 or 3 private freerolls tonight.
Let "Project : Freeroll" begin.
P.S. Check out some of the new things I added to the right side bar. There's a couple of poker news feeds and I'll be added more things as I find them.
"Project: Freeroll" - An Overview
As many of you know, Chris Ferguson undertook a challenge were he started his Full Tilt Poker bankroll at zero and built it up to $10,000. He started off playing only Full Tilt Poker freerolls (no private freerolls) and moved on to playing buy-in tournaments as he accumulated bankroll through freerolls.
Well, I'm not Chris Ferguson. I've tried to build my bankroll through playing freeroll tournaments first and then moving on to playing buy-in tournaments, but I've inevitably went broke and had to start over.
In my most recent cycle, I went broke approximately June 25, 2008 (well I went down to 88 cents and couldn't afford to buy-in to a SNG with that). Since I was concentrating on qualifying for the Full Tilt Poker Iron Man One-A-Day Freeroll, I decided to not play any buy-in tournaments and play only freerolls to build as much bankroll as possible through the end of July and then try to profit enough in the $1.25 SNGs to play one every day in August.
In doing this I built my bankroll from $0.88 to $8.26 as of July 19 through playing in freerolls and only freerolls. That is $7.38 won in freerolls in about 3 and 1/2 weeks.
During this process of building my bankroll, I made several observations and decided to use by Full Tilt Poker account and bankroll to experiment with a "fun" project. This blog will chronicle that project and this particular post will establish the ground rules for the project.
PROJECT : FREEROLL
BASICS
- This project will apply to my Full Tilt Poker account and my Full Tilt Poker account only.
The basics are that using freerolls only (defined as any tournament or table that does not require a real money buy-in), I will spend 1 year building my bankroll without ever putting any of my bankroll at risk. - All freerolls I play in must be easily accessible to the general playing public. I will not participate in freerolls that have elaborate requirements that would take a significant amount of time to qualify for.
- I will play in private freerolls on Full Tilt Poker (freerolls hosted by various web sites, forums, etc.) as long as those freerolls would be generally available to anyone with minimal effort. So if the site requires a certain minimal number of post to get the private freeroll passwords, then that is permissible. Also sites that simply require registration, filling out a form, answering a poker quiz, etc. are permissible. I will also participate in "rewards" freerolls from these same sites. For example if site X holds private freerolls on Full Tilt Poker and has a monthly scoring system where the top 100 for the month are invited to a freeroll at the end of the month, then I will participate in that freeroll. So basically anything that requires minimal effort or comes directly from my play in this project.
METHODOLOGY
- First I will zero out all the aspects of my Full Tilt Poker account. This will include my money account, my play chip account, and my FTP points account.
- I will then start playing play chip tournaments and freerolls in an effort to build my account.
- I will use the play chips to buy into the nightly 500,000 play chip tournament that is has $40 prize pool.
- I will play in private freerolls as described above.
- I will play in the Full Tilt Poker freerolls (these are the 2,700 and 2,400 person freerolls that pay the top 27 and some that pay the top 3). I may not play these very often and instead spend the time playing for play chips to build that account.
- I will include any tournament dollar winnings and "real money" in calculate my bankroll.
- I will detail strategies and specifics in various posts on this site.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the details of this project and I will do my best to answer them.
Just Getting Started
Hi all. I'm just getting started creating this blog. I'll be adding a full description of what I will be doing with this blog very soon (hopefully by the end of the weekend).
Check back soon for more details.
Check back soon for more details.
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