888 poker has reduced the prizes in freerolls. Removed several satellites. What's going on?

[Diman111]

888 poker has reduced the prizes in freerolls. Removed several satellites. What's going on?

 

[Goggelheimer]

Well they save money.
But they are still really great in Freerolls, and free satellites in comparison to bigger competitors, like GG or pokerstars.

 

[Diman111]

Well they save money.
But they are still really great in Freerolls, and free satellites in comparison to bigger competitors, like GG or PokerStars.

No doubt. In my opinion, it is better to cancel tournaments with a share fund of $ 500, where tickets are distributed for $ 22.33. 16! Maybe I'm wrong. Also the PKO tournament at 21:30 for 2.20. Also canceled (

 

[Duxflux]

I registered myself on 4 poker rooms, just to finish my challenge from 0 to 100€ only with freerolls. From there i will continue playing till 1000€. partypoker, GG, Pokerstars and 888. So far GG offers the most opportunities and daily freerolls. PartyPoker offers every hour some freerolls but only tickets. 888 i played just couple 100$ freerolls and already came into money range so far. What i am trying to tell is, all havea their benefits but everyone is missing something. Seems like the prices are measured by the player amount. Therefore seems like 888 not really having enough players. But still i can make there more with the freerolls then in PartyPoker. So i just try to collect the 100 and go to the biggest poker rooms. At the moment its GG.

Interesting how Pokerstars was the leader 10 years ago and now disappearing slowly like a star in the sky..

 

[pentazepam]

They have almost no traffic to their poker room. I'm surprised they can give away anything for free. Maybe they get some more activity to their casino or betting market?

 

[Goggelheimer]

Well you should check more than one source for building your opinion.
Maybe the statistic is influenced who pays an affiliate and how much.
Here is another one from actual time Sunday morning/noon in Western Europe.

 

[Sparta77]

There must be a reason why he's been slashing the ferroloks.I'm guessing financial situation or lack of players..

 

[hardongear]

888 poker has reduced the prizes in freerolls. Removed several satellites. What's going on?

They're not getting enough new players making deposits, they're not getting enough new players signing up based on past months/years averages or the winning freeroll players are taking the money won from freerolls off the site and it's not going back into the site as rake. <----any of all of these things happening. So the site is adjusting the freerolls so it keeps makes money from them.

No business provides things for FREE even if the say they do. They don't. Nothing in life is FREE. With the current state of poker and it's decline you can expect it to get worse in 2025.

Cheers!!!

 

[Suns of Beaches]

the winning freeroll players are taking the money won from freerolls off the site and it's not going back into the site as rake.

Every site should payout freeroll winnings in T$ and make freerolls only available to people who deposit a small amount, let's say 10 a month or something similar.

To make life of those "I don't want to pay a single penny to play and as soon as I reach the minimum I'm going to withdraw"-guys a bit miserable. They will invade and stay on ur site, some even with multiple accounts, as soon as u offer something for free and basically never pay any rake.

 

[hardongear]

Every site should payout freeroll winnings in T$ and make freerolls only available to people who deposit a small amount, let's say 10 a month or something similar.

To avoid all the "I don't want to pay a single penny to play and as soon as I reach the minimum I'm going to withdraw"-Guys who will invade and stay on ur site like a parasite as soon as u offer something for free.

Kinda surprised all poker sites haven't started this already to be honest. I'm sure it's likely coming.

To be honest anyone that can't manage to save or afford at least a $50 deposit likely shouldn't be gambling money anyways as they obviously can't afford it and they have more important things to spend their time and money doing. Like affording food and to live or like working making money at real job that pays weekly so they can afford to live and afford a $50 deposit.

PS....Playing freerolls and sats isn't even helping one improve their poker game because those MTT's are nothing but bingo and slot machines when it comes to your odds as a player. Freerolls and sats are fun to mess around with but if one wants to grow a bankroll start $50 and at 2nl. Few months depending on volume you can have $250-$500 and being playing 5nl-10nl. Gotta invest money to win money.

Cheers!!!

 

[Lena M]

888 poker has reduced the prizes in freerolls. Removed several satellites. What's going on?

A few days ago, they added a lot of Omaha freerolls to the lobby. I think that's why they reduced the prize money in Hold'em tournaments to compensate for the additional costs.

 

[Diman111]

A few days ago, they added a lot of Omaha freerolls to the lobby. I think that's why they reduced the prize money in Hold'em tournaments to compensate for the additional costs.

Many people play Omaha on 888?

 

[kaynbergo]

Честно говоря, немного удивлен, что все покерные сайты еще не начали это делать. Я уверен, что это, скорее всего, произойдет.

Честно говоря, любой, кто не может накопить или позволить себе депозит в размере хотя бы $50, скорее всего, не должен играть на деньги, так как он, очевидно, не может себе этого позволить, и у него есть более важные вещи, на которые он может потратить свое время и деньги. Например, позволить себе еду и жить или работать, зарабатывая деньги на настоящей работе, которая платит еженедельно, чтобы он мог позволить себе жить и позволить себе депозит в размере $50.

PS... Игра во фрироллах и сателлитах даже не помогает улучшить свою игру в покер, потому что эти МТТ — не что иное, как бинго и игровые автоматы, когда дело касается ваших шансов как игрока. Фрироллы и сателлиты — это весело, но если вы хотите увеличить банкролл, начните с $50 и 2nl. Через несколько месяцев в зависимости от объема вы можете иметь $250-$500 и играть 5nl-10nl. Нужно вкладывать деньги, чтобы выигрывать деньги.

Ваше здоровье!!!

You're writing complete nonsense, freerolls are a good way to increase your bankroll and your skill, if you have an extra $50 to deposit, just be happy about it and don't advise anyone who shouldn't forget about poker

 

[hardongear]

You're writing complete nonsense, freerolls are a good way to increase your bankroll and your skill, if you have an extra $50 to deposit, just be happy about it and don't advise anyone who shouldn't forget about poker

Actually I know exactly what I'm talking it's partly why I been able to be a winning player for 20+ years now. While most of you all are still stuck playing freerolls and sats trying to build a bankroll all while complaining poker is rigged. You know when it comes to being a winning player long term many things matter including game selection. There's no long term consistent winners at bingo. Freerolls and sats simply aren't meant to be and can't be beat long term consistently for profits. They're meant as a marketing tool to attract new players and get those new players to deposit. Not for players to spend a lifetime playing.

Cheers!!!

 

[Suns of Beaches]

Kinda surprised all poker sites haven't started this already to be honest. I'm sure it's likely coming.

I doubt all poker sites will unite and take this decision. The big ones like GG and Stars are already very limited when it comes to completely free stuff.

To be honest anyone that can't manage to save or afford at least a $50 deposit likely shouldn't be gambling money anyways as they obviously can't afford it and they have more important things to spend their time and money doing. Like affording food and to live or like working making money at real job that pays weekly so they can afford to live and afford a $50 deposit.

Well I would agree with this statement in general but if u really think about it: not everyone lives in a first world country and everyone has a different live and different circumstances.

PS....Playing freerolls and sats isn't even helping one improve their poker game because those MTT's are nothing but bingo and slot machines when it comes to your odds as a player.

Hmm this is maybe true if we are talking public freerolls/sats with many k players, very low prizepool and only few places paid. Private freerolls like cc freerolls with a small playerpool and decent structure can definitely help to improve ur game.

Freerolls and sats are fun to mess around with but if one wants to grow a bankroll start $50 and at 2nl. Few months depending on volume you can have $250-$500 and being playing 5nl-10nl. Gotta invest money to win money.

If u want to win big money then yes u have to invest, there is no doubt. But many players were able to grow a large bankroll starting from freerolls. A few months freerolls on multiple sites together with other micro games will also get u to 250-500 if u play a solid game. Some players are able to do this in a few weeks or even days if they run super hot.

Cheers!!!

👋

 

[BrunoFabri01]

It's error after error, reducing prizes, reducing freerolls, removing withdrawal methods, e.g.: the deposit method still exists, but they removed that same withdrawal method.

 

[Liedust]

Still better than other sites

 

[Highfish]

Poker is usually a game that is played with your own money.
If you don't bring any money to the table, you can't expect much.

 

[Dimidrol2]

What happens is that you have to pay a deposit on 888. A bad joke, but real life.

 

[hardongear]

I doubt all poker sites will unite and take this decision. The big ones like GG and Stars are already very limited when it comes to completely free stuff.

Well I would agree with this statement in general but if u really think about it: not everyone lives in a first world country and everyone has a different live and different circumstances.

Hmm this is maybe true if we are talking public freerolls/sats with many k players, very low prizepool and only few places paid. Private freerolls like cc freerolls with a small playerpool and decent structure can definitely help to improve ur game.


If u want to win big money then yes u have to invest, there is no doubt. But many players were able to grow a large bankroll starting from freerolls. A few months freerolls on multiple sites together with other micro games will also get u to 250-500 if u play a solid game. Some players are able to do this in a few weeks or even days if they run super hot.

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About the only thing we agree on is CC freerolls are different then most other freerolls. The CC freerolls that have longer blind levels anyways.

I also in re to saving $50. Anyone who can't manage that over a period of time isn't ready to manage a bankroll and be a winning player. So learning to save up that $50 would be a great lesson for them to learn and is needed or anything they win in a freeroll they'll lose anyways.

I have no desire or will to argue meaninglessly for the next 10 pages about it thou. I simply don't have time for that.

Cheers!!!

 

[hardongear]

What happens is that you have to pay a deposit on 888. A bad joke, but real life.

If I felt that way about any poker site I played I wouldn't play there.

Cheers!!!

 

[Cooking]

I don't know the exact reason, but I think PS reduced their number of freerolls and probably didn't see much difference in their profits, so, other rooms are doing the same thing. Of course I didn't like they reduced the prize pool of the freerolls, but the worst part for me is that their promotion freerolls don't even pay real money now, only satellite tickets and for like only 1% of the players, so, I didn't even play them (hope they change that for the next promotion).

 

[Suns of Beaches]

About the only thing we agree on is CC freerolls are different then most other freerolls. The CC freerolls that have longer blind levels anyways.

I also in re to saving $50. Anyone who can't manage that over a period of time isn't ready to manage a bankroll and be a winning player. So learning to save up that $50 would be a great lesson for them to learn and is needed or anything they win in a freeroll they'll lose anyways.

Well I actually agree with the core of ur message but the guy u were talking to is from Ukraine. There is a big war going on there and based on what I have seen from him in the 888 cc tournaments he would do anything to mincash in those freerolls. This is what I meant with situations are different for everyone. There are many many other possible circumstances worldwide that can make people unable to keep and deposit 50 bucks. Should people who can't afford a 50 bucks gamble at all? Well it heavily depends. If they live in a first world country like canada I would say no, get a job and listen to Hardongear. Now if they live in a 3rd world/poor country or in a war zone? What then?

I simply don't have time for that.

Have a very hard time to believe that 😅

 

[Debi]

It is really quite simple - they don't make money off freerolls and the majority of freeroll players never deposit.

 

[Station_Master]

It is really quite simple - they don't make money off freerolls and the majority of freeroll players never deposit.

So true, they should just bin some of the regular freerolls and add some level 100 freerolls, Level 120 etc for the loyal players who deposit and pay rake (or even better give us some decent rakeback!)