How to Win Free Money in Online Poker

Online poker is played by millions everyday, some play for real money and some for play. What a lot of people don't realize is that you don't need to invest any money to win real prizes. There are many poker sites that offer hundreds of "freeroll" tournaments everyday and give players a chance to win real money playing for absolutely free.

Things You'll Need

• Internet Access

Instructions

1. 

   Choose a poker client. There are a lot of poker sites out there that offer good payouts, I recommend FullTilt and PokerStars personally. You need to download the poker software in order to play for that site. Make an account and start up the client to get to the lobby.

2. 

   Look for the "freeroll" games. A freeroll is a ring game or tournament that is offering a cash pool but doesn't require an entry fee. This gives those who have not made any initial investments or just don't want to spend their money to try and win a chance to play for real cash prizes. You can usually use the client's game filter to narrow down which games are freerolls as apposed to play money and real money games.

3. 

   Place in the tournament. Freerolls tend to have a high entree number, they can be anywhere from 180 to 12,000 contenders. So you will have to play the game patiently to get to the pay pool or the final table, you might even be able to get first place! So get out there and win some money, remember, you have nothing to lose.

Tips & Warnings

• This is a good way for people debating the transition to playing for real money to see how a real money tournament is played out. Play money tournaments tend to have loose players that will shove all-in with no hands.

• Read the terms of your poker host before playing with real money.

Resources

• FullTiltPoker.net
• PokerStars.net