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I just posted an article about playing freerolls to build an online poker bankroll.

The closest I've been to -0- is the $2 I had on Full Tilt. I'm now trying to build that up in Operation: Grind-a-Grand.

I'd love to hear your opinions on how beneficial freerolls are to starting a bankroll. Have any of you tried this method with any success?

it can be done if you have the time to do it. those freerolls have 2-3 thousand people and first prize is usually $15. so if you have the time and are willing to play 10-12 hours for $15 it can be done. it is definately a grind.

by the way, i recently grinded the easy way. i had $9 in my account after a good cashout and a bad run to follow. i won enough money playing cash to play a $10 sit n go and came in second. to make a long story short two days ago i had $9 and now i have a little over a grand. you just gotta get on a good run and run it dry.

unless youre like me and cant win a thing even with paitence... there is this site ive found called stakerbarn.com pretty intresting site they post stakes for tourneys you play and get cahs but certian restrictions do apply...lol but i usually play in these tourneys and get tired when i make it to 500 players or so... if imma do that i may as well play in a much bigger event to grind it out to final table just to make 3 bucks.. bad deal....

minus the 30 you sent me that has evaporated!!!!!!!!lol

I completely agree that free rolls are a true grind. IMO: What you learn about reading opponents, value betting, changing gears, and how to play the small stack are much more valuable than the prize pool.



Great story. You need to start "Operation: 7 G's in 7 Days" the way you're running . But seriously, I'd love to hear more about how you managed to make a grand in two days (stakes & games played, etc).



That's a problem I've faced in larger field tournaments as well. I've had times when I'm deep in a tourney and get bored, only to make some crazy play and donk off my stack. Now I try to play multiple tables so I don't grow impatient waiting for a hand.

ill sum up my $9 to a grand pretty quick. played a little cash and got up to $11. $10 sit n go, 2nd= about $30. then play a $22 dollar sit n go 1st=about $100. then played a $26 knock out and was freerolling off the knock outs and came in second which payed about $350. then cashed in 8 out of 10 $55 sit n gos and here i am.. i had a few other things mixed in but thats the basics. i wont lie, i had a good run of cards, and when your running good and playing good, your confidence goes through the roof. i would love to keep this bankroll, but bills are piling up and i gotta cash most out. so ill be back to the grind and try to do it again.

by the way. i usually play a strict 5% rule of my bankroll. but i needed money quick and it happened to work out in my favor. i played no where close to within my bankroll and am lucky that im not broke. but if your gonna grind it out i suggest playing buy-ins of 3%-5% of your bankroll. at fulltiltpoker.com chris ferguson wrote a good article on bankroll management.