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People like MickJenn, you may have a load of money to play, but I don't. There is nothing wrong with players using freerolls to assist in building up their bankroll before they step into full-on tourneys. That is what I was doing a few months ago, playing freerolls and the occasional cash and STT to get a bankroll big enough to have a shot at playing proper tourneys, with proper money and proper play.
It is in Sky's interests to keep these Freerolls going, especially the smaller ones, as they bring new players into the game. If there were no freerolls, or only ones that needed a thousand points to enter, then you would have to kiss goodbye to new fish like me. I wouldn't wish to risk my hard earned to pay The Open, especially not without gaining a lot of experience at MTTs first. Like it or not, the big sharks only survive because of the little fish, and without a plentiful supply of new fish in the pond Sky Poker will eventually be doomed.
Wow, so many people that don't want to deposit anything but want to build a bankroll with freerolls funded by everyone else.
Its a good job you are not the majority or Sky Poker would not exist.
The £20 freerolls were as far away from poker as you could get really. They were the worst possible way to learn about poker. Any player with even limited experience will tell you that. The £100 jobbies are much, much better.
To those new to the game, if you cannot fork out 30p for a sit n go, or 1.10 for the cheapest mtt in which to learn then you need you're heads looking at.
I mean, it is ENTERTAINMENT guys.
How much does that pint down the local cost? How much for those cinema tickets?
Sounds like you all think you are going to be the next Phil Hellmuth, and you are going to turn your freeroll winnings into millions.
And in addition, I cannot think of another site that gives new players free entry into TEN freerolls with £100 of prize money with no deposit required. Talk about ungrateful.
When I join a poker site im not looking for them to line my pockets at no risk to myself. They are in the business of making money.
AND- spare a thought for the many players on this site like my brother who accumulate 20,000 + points per month and get no decent freerolls or perks compared to other poker sites!!!!!
The ones that contribute the most get nothing! Its a scandal.
You say that Freerolls are as far away from real poker as you can get, well I'd disagree with that. They are not the best quality poker, that's true, but that is because the people that enter a £20 guaranteed freeroll won't be the best players out there, but those that are trying to get more experience. The play money games, now they ARE as far away from real poker as you can get - at least with the freerolls there is real money at the end, so people have a real incentive (however small) to play properly.
You need to consider what the purpose of freeolls are. Are they really meant to be a reward for people who play on this site a lot? Or are they meant to be a way of encouraging more people to play the game on this site? There is nothing stopping Sky Poker from using them in both ways, but personally I think encouraging new players into the fold to be more important than rewarding people who play the most. If we bring enough new players onto the site, then those that play the most (and have the most experience) will be rewarded through more wins and higher prize pools.
as for the pots they are normaly a reasonable size
on a similar note does anyone no if there is a frerole this week were you doing need points
tom
So would Sky poker be kind enough to reply to this post