Freeroll Challenge Day 3

New 1 Month Freeroll Challenge Balance - 0.99c

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"I have often wondered if I went totally broke would I still be able to play poker and enjoy it? Moreover could I start a bankroll from scratch, zippo ... nothing.

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So this month I am going to start with a balance of zero and just play free games to see what can be achieved."

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Not quite a bankroll yet but a rudimentary start I think.

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Managed to play a further 8 freeroll SnG's on blue square, cashing 2nd in three and first in one.

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Having a balance of 0.69c I decided I had enough to enter a 0.10+0.02c 6 man SnG.

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First hand 4 players go all in with one taking the whole pot leaving just 3 left paying to 2. Either of the two remaining players entered every pot with a raise so I just went into solid play mode. Hardly playing any hands the other two went into barracking mode. So funny ... telling me to read a book. That I needed to learn how to play etc. etc. ALL on a 0.12c Table. Made me smile. Anyway I ended up trapping most of the chips away from these two to take first prize; a whopping 0.42c.

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Will not be playing any Freeroll Challenge on the 4th July as it is another trip to the Leicester races.

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So until next time.

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Keep it Tight!

WoT - Day 2

Balance - 0.56c

Got home a bit late from London (not working tomorrow) so didn't get to play much tonight.

Managed to get in 6 of the Blue Square 0.05c freeroll SnG's.

3rd in 3 and 2nd in one - for a massive 0.09c payoff.

Scanned the rest of the poker sites for freeroll Multi Tournaments and to be honest they are not easy to come by.

I will hopefully be playing the 11.00am $300 freeroll tomorrow on Party Poker - no Doubt the entrance will be about 1500 players.

Until next time.

Keep it Tight!

Waste of time - Day 1

Freeroll Cash on the first day - No.8 on Virgin

Balance from Zero - 0.47c

So the freeroll fiasco has begun.

I started off by playing a few of the 10c SnG freerolls on Blue Square.

I managed to play 7 of these 10man STT placing 3rd in 6 of them for 0.12c. Multi tabling 4 of these at the same time whilst catching up on emails, doing a bit of online banking and reading blogs seemed like the poker holiday I was expecting - and the weather was fine.

Then I had a scout around the freerolls on various sites.

I intend to do a full survey of the 24 or so sites I am signed up to, but last night I only managed to look at the following:

Bodog - 19.40 - $500

Party - 02.00, 18.00, 20.00 - $100; 11.00 - $300; 22.30 - $50

Virgin - 18.30 - 25euro; 17.00 - 100euro

I ended up playing the Bodog $500 and the 25 euro on Virgin

The Bodog looked quite a good prize fund but then I realised that there were 3086 players, I crashed out 1408th

The Virgin however was a much better prospect with 224 players, but only for a small prize fund.

Well when there were 33 players left I was sitting 20th, then I had to leave the game. I had arranged to meet a work colleague for a drink at the pub. Nooo! I was gutted for the chance at a $7.50 first prize.

So I left it folding me out, to come back and find I had finished 16th for a massive 0.25euro payday.

So I sit with 0.47c from my first freeroll foray, not bad for a first days work (roughly 0.15c / hour).

On to the next waste of time tomorrow (but unfotunately not with enough cash to move onto the next level).

Until Next Time

Keep it Tight!

A whole month of nothing

I have often wondered if I went totally broke would I still be able to play poker and enjoy it? Moreover could I start a bankroll from scratch, zippo ... nothing.

So this month I am going to start with a balance of zero and just play free games to see what can be achieved.

Just to keep some interest in the month (and so it is not a complete waste of my time) I am going to play my quarter roll for the last hour of each session. However I will not be including any profits made there in my freeroll monthly total.

So the rules:

1. Only free entry games are allowed - or points tournaments for which points have been accrued during play from this zero balance.

2. Any winnings can be re invested into buy in tournaments / cash games but any buy in cannot send my running bankroll below zero.

3. I can't get bored and give up!!!!

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One other luxury I am giving myself is the ability to take my bankroll to any site. In reality I wouldn't be able to move such small starting amounts around until i met a minimum cash out amount ... but don't get all purist on me and allow me this one concession!

So welcome to my complete waste of time!!!

I will try to post my game entries and results each night I play. This is not a Chris Fergusson- esque challenge. This is for one month only!

Lets call it a poker holiday!

Until Next Time

Keep it Tight!

Wasting my time?

Just to show I have not been wasting my life away at micro stakes using the free cash I have been given I have also played a few more hands of my quarter roll game.

Ever since my initial $200 balance dropped to $30 I have really been grinding away to build back up to my start. So 2700 hands in I have worked the balance back to just over $150 still playing at the .25 / .50 level.

In fairness I have been pulling any trick in the book to build the balance back but in the main the hit and run tactic has produced the best results.

Now I know I won't be making any friends using this method, but when I only have 3 buy ins left at this level I have to take what I can.

I am hoping that the fact i am not short stacking will win me a bit of karma back, sort of a trade off between the two evils.

So hopefully the balance will be back to $200 shortly and I can go ahead with building it to the $400 that will allow me to step up to the .50 / 1.00 level.

Until Next Time

Keep it tight

Paddy Power Freebies

Paddy Power very kindly placed two $5.5 SnG tickets in my account for not playing there for a while. So I invested them in two double up tourneys and cashed in one giving me a free $10 to cash out.

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Not much money you say, but when you add this to the free $10 placed into my account from full tilt (currently at $20) and the $60 free over the last year or so I have had from Party Poker and a free birthday £15 added in CD poker it starts to add up.

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So heres some tips for getting freebies:

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1. Make sure your email details are totally up to date in the lobby / account sections of all the poker sites you are signed up to.

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2. When you are offered a bonus be sure to try and clear any clearance requirments in order to keep the cash.

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3. Once you are cleared, if you do not normally play on the site ... cash out.

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Hopefully after a short perid of time you will be emailed with a free amount to join them back at their tables.

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So whilst it looks like I'm freeloading (which I am), the site does gain some additional rake from my winning play which I presume is why they do this.

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Until next time

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Keep it Tight!

Changes ahead

Well after another 10 months working in London it has come to the time where I have had to make some life changing decisions again.

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5 days a week living out of a Travelodge has taken its toll and it is time to pack bags for the last times before I return to a normal home life.

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Currently it looks like I will be working down here until the end of July, but after that, who knows.

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Still I have lots to do around the house and at last some proper poker time (hopefully).

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On the poker front there is nothing much to report.

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I am still playing my quarter roll experiment when I can (currently sitting around 2500 hands) and many SnG's. I have also been having my last 1/2 hour before going to bed playing micro stakes with a free $10 Full Tilt credited to my account. This is currently sitting at $22 - nosebleed stakes eh? - and I am bank rolling this in the same way as I do with the quarter roll experiment. I keep thinking it would be a great story if I turned my free $10 into $10K - so that is my intention. Graphs to follow.

Until Next Time

Keep it Tight!