Free play to Cash play

[socialphobia]

How many of you started to play free poker only to move on to play for real money? Did it work out for you?

[CaptainSandy]

I played on the freeside for about 1 year before making my first deposit of $30. Got this up to $90 before rather foolishly and all too quickly losing it. Recently turned an Outlaws Voucher into $10, and currently hold a Step 4 WSOP voucher but been waiting for a table for this for about 3 months.
Much better game on the cash side especially the double up tables and Outlaws tournament (yes, still).

[Virtus11]

Originally Posted by socialphobia

How many of you started to play free poker only to move on to play for real money? Did it work out for you?

played on the free side for 2 months. made my first deposit for $50. i cashout almost $3,000 on the old site.
and on new site turned outlaw voucher almost $100, but i lost it all in two days
haven't made any deposit yet though..

[rolyoc]

i played the free side for about 6 months then won $7.50 in a freeroll and havent looked back i have $30 on site and about $100 on a moneybookers account that i have won on here so i dont spend it

[DeanReeves66]

started playing on the free side about 2 years ago then started playing cash games about a year later thru winnging $7.50 from a freeroll got upto about $100+ but back then i didnt stick to bankroll management and ended up losing it all..
but now i have learned my lesson and stick to bankroll management and im doin pretty well by doin so.
deano

[pokerpus]

i have been able to finish in the money ,in almost every freeroll i play(about 30 plus percent is the real number)...i have over 500 ,yes 500 ,top 18 places---over 75 ,,,1st places in freerolls(yup $7.50)-there used to be freerolls here.

I am pokerpus !!!

i just got 17th of 5,000 ,,,elsewhere...and built my stack from there
YES you can build from freerolls and i'm proof !!!
unfortunatly ,,my love,,,OP66 is failing me.....

[socialphobia]

I've just really started to play poker and it's pretty good fun. Love the idea of playing for free, but from what I've notice so far, people will play any hand and place stupid bets as they can just 'rebuy' for nothing. That's the only down side I've noticed so far.

[unclepony11]

Originally Posted by socialphobia

I've just really started to play poker and it's pretty good fun. Love the idea of playing for free, but from what I've notice so far, people will play any hand and place stupid bets as they can just 'rebuy' for nothing. That's the only down side I've noticed so far.

get used to it m8...the "bingo" players seem to be on every table i play at...not so much on the real money side but you still get some... on the plus side i just won $7 from a "bingo" player on the low stake ring tables

Welcome to op66 and good luck on the tables

[chipjones]

social, dont give up. work your way up and play the tournys. and yes i play the cash started with .15 from a free roll and worked it up to 23.00 so keep on playing.

[socialphobia]

I'll just sit back, bide my time and just keep practicing seeing as I'm still new anyway.

Thanks for the welcome guys =)