Saturday, January 23, 2010

Building A Bankroll From Scratch

There are many ways out there to build a bankroll while not investing any of your own money AT ALL.  We live in an age where money changes hands very easily and with the internet, it is often possible to make a little bit of money for minimal work.  Before getting into the poker specific part of this entry, there a couple links I have to post and discuss.
http://OpinionOutpost.com/join/7236766
The first is a link to Opinion Outpost, a survey website that I personally have made around $225 in the past 9 months or so.  This might not sound like much, but when sitting down and watching TV, it doesn't hurt to do a survey and make $5 in 20 minutes, or $50 in 5 minutes, which is my personal record.
The second is called mysurvey, but a link cannot be posted to it.  If you want to build a bankroll with this site, leave a comment with your email and I'll send you a referral to get you started.
Now, this may seem like it has nothing to do with poker but these are both good ways to make money if you are interested in playing on a real money site.
Another--but much more difficult--way of bankroll building is through freerolls.  These are tournaments with no entry fee that often offer cash or entries into more tournaments as prizes.  The best freerolls are, in my opinion, found on Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker.  If you decide to play for money, the $0.10 36 man tournaments on PokerStars are probably your best bet as they are easy to cash in, if not win.
Remember, however, this is a long and drawn out process.  The variance at low stakes/freerolls is huge, and you can end up losing up all your chips very quickly to an amateur who has no idea what she is doing.  It is very rewarding to see an account grow from $0 to a positive number without risking any money and it is feasible to get the bankroll into the thousands if you are good!
No matter how you decide to start a bankroll, even if you deposit your own money, never overlook the benefits of a low stakes/freeroll game or even websites that will allow you to build up a bankroll.
Good luck and hope to see you in a freeroll building your bankroll soon!!

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  2. hey dude...
    i´m interested in starting a bankroll so i can play in better tournaments...
    can u send me the link to the site u were talking about...?
    my e-mail is kisko_vespa@hotmail.com
    i´ll be waiting..

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