Building a bankroll from freerolls

[buboreksrac]

Hi,

is there anyone among you guys who managed to build a bankroll from freerolls?
I myself was never patient enough to do this, but I've heard fairy tales about poker pros starting off by winning freerolls and stuff.
Do you guys think that freerolls are a true option for a poker player?

[tob1n]

hi,

the problem with freerolls is exactly what the problem with sngs is for me: you pretty much have to be the best and have to outlast everybody to get itm. i think cash games are much easier to beat. or maybe i'm too bad at MTT/SNGs, dunno

[NitroHUN]

I have built a bankroll from freerolls, but a 300$ roll on NL25 doesn't last too long :D

I'd recommend Everest Pokers freeroll SnG's. They run all day, 5/3/2 cents for first 3 places. Unfortunately they are in LHE (no frickin clue why) but variance won't kill you unlike in 1000+ fields.

[tob1n]

right, so there IS somebody who managed to turn profit out of freerolls:D but would you recommend freeroll sng's as the ultimate bankroll builders over like...SH cash games? im really curious

[buboreksrac]

I don't think anyone would consider freerolls ultimate bankroll builders, I think that their efficiency is pretty questionable, but it is good to see that there are some people who make something out of them, so thumbs up for that, NitroHUN!

[Mr. Pi]

Its deffinetly possible, but it was way easier a few years ago. I remember 2 years ago fulltilt had region-specific freerolls and there were like 300 ppl registered on them each day. Now if I check it its like 5000 people are in. So deffinetly not the same. I think its possible tho and even if not you can still get the starting capital from certain sites which is a cool thing to do imo.

Pi :)

[want2push]

I have never tried to build a poker bankroll from freerolls. Actually I don't think it is that easy nowdays. I think it is much better if you start with a small bankroll on microlimits and stick to strict bankroll management rules.

[babyonboard]

dont waste your time on freerolls. if u got the knowledge and put the volume in u can build a br in micro cg.

[castor11]

Actually I don't think it is that easy nowdays. I think it is much better if you start with a small bankroll on microlimits and stick to strict bankroll management rules.

this....

[tob1n]

so what about exclusive freerolls? which don't have like 1000+ fields? Are they still a waste of time and energy?

[tob1n]

or generally, out of which do you guys think is the best to build a bankroll? sng/mtt/cg?

[BBSven]

I usually prefer MTTs but I think cash games are better for that purpose. You can sit out any time when you win enough or lose too much, provided you are good at bankroll management, ofc :)

[tob1n]

ok, cash game it is then, since that is my most profitable game so far, and its always good to stick to what you know:) thx