Free-Rolls
One very popular type of poker tournament is the free-roll. Their popularity is due to the lack of an entry fee but the ability of players to win real money prizes.
Free-roll tournaments are multi-table events that draw huge crowds. The requirements for player entry to free-roll tournaments depend upon the poker room running the event. Poker rooms started running free-rolls to attract players to their room and open an account there. A player is subject to few conditions; there are no deposit requirements or a requirement that players have to play raked hands. Players simply sign up and play.
Some poker rooms use free-roll tournaments to reward players who spend a minimum time at real money tables. The poker room simply puts up the prize money and invites those players that they wish to reward.
Other poker rooms use free-rolls to reward their new players. The only players invited to play in this type of free-roll tournaments are new real money players. These rooms use free-rolls as a way to get people into the room and require little more than opening an unfunded real money account into which the poker room can deposit any winnings a player may earn.
Free-roll tournaments are the greatest way to spend time at poker tables. At a free-roll tournament players compete for real prizes without having to pay any kind of entry fee. However different poker rooms run their free-roll tournaments differently, so if you see a poker room offering a free-roll tournament, be sure to read the terms of the tournament before playing.
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