Thursday, November 26, 2009

Playing Freeroll Poker Tournaments To Win Money

By Carl Walker

Many online poker sites offer freeroll poker tournaments. These tournaments award players with cash prizes. It does not cost any money to register for a freeroll. Poker DVDs and poker apparel are sometimes the only prizes awarded in these games and only the last remaining player usually wins the prize.

Thousands of poker players register to play in freeroll tournaments. Because of the high number of people playing the poker game, these tournaments take hours to conclude. Be prepared to be in it for the long haul if you plan to reach the final table. Each poker tournament usually gives the players a five minute break every hour.

Sometimes you will not win cash or a prize in a freeroll poker tournament. You may only win an entry to the next round or satellite in the form of a ticket. These tickets can be used to register for another round on another date.

Money could be won in the second round of the freeroll. The prize pool could be $100 or $2000. The more player entries in a tournament usually determines the number of places paid. If you make the money, the amount paid out is very small. Usually $0. 50-$15.

To be successful playing freeroll tournaments, there are a couple strategies you may want to note. Be very patient. The most disciplined tournament poker player will find some things to keep them occupied while they are sitting there patiently. They might listen to music, have conversations, or play with their poker chips.

The next tip is to play tight. Actually, you need to play extremely tight. With so many other players in this poker game, someone is going to have a hand better than you. Be sure to only play the best hand on the table and you will last for a long time in the tournament.

If you are trying to win some free money that you can later use to reinvest into a cash tournament, freeroll poker tournaments are for you. The hours you are going to spend to win enough good money may not be worth it. You have to decide for yourself.

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