Newbie here—how do I start without going broke?

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ChicoGarcia

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Hey everyone!

I’m new to poker and want to learn the ropes without spending money now . Any recommendations for free resources to get started? Videos, Apps, articles—whatever you’ve got, I’m all ears!

Appreciate any tips or advice from you poker pros out there. Let’s gooo!
 
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Hey everyone!
Welcome to Cardschat, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask, we're here to help.:)

You might want to know how to participate in all Cardschat freerolls, so here we go:

1- You start your journey on Cardschat at Bronze level and you can only play the freerolls at your level for now. To find the passwords, just log in as shown below, remembering that the passwords are always posted 30 minutes before the start of the tournament.


Note: You can also participate in some exclusive VIP tournaments, even if you are at Bronze level, but you need VIP tokens to pay for your registration. Read item 3 below on how to get VIP tokens.

2- You will need to level up to be able to participate in all Cardschat freerolls. To do this, read the topic below carefully, where Tammy explains in great detail.


3- It is important that you participate in the Cardschat VIP program, this will help you move up to the Platinum level faster, and also participate in some exclusive freerolls with your VIP chips, so read the topic below carefully.

 
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Take courses and play freerolls... you can invest your winnings in tournaments...)
 
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If you are playing for real money it will probably cost you for a while until you start learning strategies. So make sure you do have money to gamble with before you try this endeavor.
Learning is super important. While learning you are trying to be a better decision maker at the game than your opponents. In the long run you will get there with continued experience and learning.
 
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For the small experience that I have, I'd advise you start with those micro tourneys and buildup, I cant really recommend cash games cause I suck at them.
 
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Start playing free tournaments and low levels, don't rush to play expensive because poker is long-term, as you gain experience and knowledge
 
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There is a lot of educational content everywhere now, but the most valuable thing you need to spend on it is a lot of time.
 
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Hey everyone!

I’m new to poker and want to learn the ropes without spending money now . Any recommendations for free resources to get started? Videos, apps, articles—whatever you’ve got, I’m all ears!

Appreciate any tips or advice from you poker pros out there. Let’s gooo!
You'd be much better off to consider investing a small bit of money so that you can play on 'real money' tables. The game is drastically different from 'play money' games &/or most freerolls. Consider it an investment into learning the game.

Personally I would do the Cardschat 30-day course. Post and read posts on strategy sections on Cardschat. Apply for the CC freeroll club. Play CC freerolls on as many sites as you can get on. Make a small deposit on each & every site... it'll guarantee it being much MUCH easier when going to make a Withdrawal from the site once you begin winning a few dollars.

Then I would play ~10,000 hands of 2nl ($0.01/$0.02 blinds).
Then try playing MTT's instead, beginning at the lowest stakes ($0.25 - to - $1). Try to play 100 tournaments.

Make a decision on which format you prefer (cash game or tournament play) & then stick to that one format.
Study, play, Study, play.

Easy game!
 
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start with freerolls after you win some money in freerolls manage your bankroll by playing micro limits within your bankroll limit and making game volume
 
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Poker is like life, different situations happen, you analyze, learn. There is no answer that will make you better. Just live poker.
 
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Hey everyone!

I’m new to poker and want to learn the ropes without spending money now . Any recommendations for free resources to get started? Videos, apps, articles—whatever you’ve got, I’m all ears!

Appreciate any tips or advice from you poker pros out there. Let’s gooo!
Hello, welcome to the best forum in the world. I hope you enjoy it here. Be active, post messages to advance through the levels. Be sure to check out the free rolls available to you at the bronze level. You've come to the right place. (y)(y)(y)
P.S. Be sure to check out our VIP program and get yourself a tracker
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cardschat-vip-программа-66 /
and don't forget to look at the special events section, there are a lot of interesting things there.)))😋
For a good start, I can suggest that you study this material created by the ambassadors
After that, I highly recommend reading the recently published very valuable lessons.
If you master all this encyclopedia of knowledge, you will have excellent preparation to start building a bankroll. Good luck at the tables)))(y)(y)(y)
 
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First of all welcome to the best forum dedicated to poker, you can start with freerolls, then you can move on to micro limit, see satellite tournaments, then when you increase your bankroll over time you will improve your mistakes, you just have to respect money management so as not to fall into ruin,
 
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As another responder previously wrote, play some small stakes real money games…you’ll learn more…players tend to play recklessly when there’s nothing at stake.
 
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take the course above and work on freerolls for now to enhance your skills...Study hard it will work out for you
 
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Good starting hand selection is the foundation of every winning poker player.bluffing in poker is not as necessary as you think.Choose your gaming tables and limits as carefully as you choose the cards you play.Position in Texas Hold'em is much more important than you might think. It can often be more important than the cards themselves.
 
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Play free tournaments till you get proper skills to play.
 
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the the 30 day course here. Its free
 
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If you don't want to go bankrupt, you just need to maintain that strong will, and you won't go bankrupt.
 
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Play freeroll and gain confidence also try to read books and watch youtube videos to understand the game. One thing you need to undershant that you cant win every tournament.
 
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Hello, I recommend that you play the 888poker satellites. They are a very good option when you don't have a lot of money.
 
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