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The Real Secret to Free Online Poker Money

by tke1600

Please note that this article is for all real money players at Poker Stars and soon for Party Party


One of the best things about playing poker online at Poker Stars and Party Poker is all of the rewards they give for playing at the real money tables.  Poker Stars has just introduced a new VIP program which you can redeem your player points for cool gifts and prizes.  This article will tell you exactly how to use the player point system to get hundreds of dollars absolutely free.

Step 1: Open an account and make a deposit

When you first open an account at Poker Stars you need to make the $50 minimum deposit.  It is better to deposit around $200-$300 to best maximize your chances for tons of free money. Players that have already made a deposit and have FPP already in their account can skip to Step 3.

Step 2:  Start Playing at Poker Stars

You need to start playing in live games and tournaments at Poker Stars.  Make sure that you play at limits low enough in order to keep your bankroll steady.  If you deposit $50, I suggest just playing in the .10-.25 holdem tables.  The purpose of playing these tables is to get as many player points as you can.  Every raked pot and tournament that you play will get you player points.  You will need to build between 1500-2000 player points before you move to the next step.

Step 3:  Using the Player Points for “FPP” satellites

Once you have over 1500 FPP’s in your Poker Stars account you can start playing in FPP satellites.  These can be found under the “Events” tab in the main lobby, and then in the sub categories’ FPP section.  For this article we will use the EPT “FPP Satellites” section.

Under the FPP Satellites section you will see tournaments registering that are between 30 and 600 FPP.  The list below will help determine the FPP buy-in you should be playing in order to be successful:

FPP’s in your Poker Stars Account

FPP Buy-In To Play

5,000+

600 FPP (Monte Carlo Free Roll Round 1)

3,000-4,999

300 FPP ( French Open Free Roll Round 1)

1,500-2,999

30-60 FPP ( Both Free Rolls Round 1)

The reason that you need to follow the above guidelines is that you need to win entries into the Round 2 tournaments.  One person will win an entry for every 10 players so you will need enough FPP’s to withstand a few losses. See the tournament strategy page for help with your tournament play.

Step 4:  Win an Entry into Round 2

It might take you a few times to win an entry, but hopefully if you follow the guidelines you will be able to pull it off.  Now that you have won an entry into “Round 2”, click on FPP Round 2 lobby you won and Unregister from the tournament.  You should see a message telling you that 3000 or 6000 FPP have been returned to your account depending on which Round 1 satellite you entered.  

Now that you have these FPP in your account, keep repeating Steps 3 and 4 to keep building FPP’s. From now on all of the FPP you earn can be free just from winning these FPP satellites.The tournaments should become easier and easier to win.  I have found myself winning a seat into the Round 2 tournament multiple times in a row.

Step 5:  Using your FPP’s for Tournament Satellites or Tournament Tickets

Once you have 13,500 FPP you can directly purchase a $215 tournament ticket from Poker Stars and proceed to step 6. If you dont have enough for a tournament ticket I suggest playing in FPP satellites. Dont start playing satellites for the $215 until you have over 10,000 FPP in you Poker Stars account. The $215 satellites can be found in the “Sit & Go” section of the main lobby, under the sub-category “Satellite.”  These satellites are winner-take-all for a $215 tournament ticket. Below is the satellite formats available on Poker Stars:

FPP Amount

Number of Players

1500 FPP buy-in

9 person Sit & Go

500 FPP buy-in

27 person Sit & Go

375 FPP buy-in

36 person turbo Sit & Go


Step 6:  Cash in the $215 Tournament Ticket

Whenever you win a satellite Sit & Go you will be automatically registered for the next $215 tournament.  So now go to the upcoming $700,000 Tournament Lobby that you have been registered for and click Unregister. You should receive a message saying that a buy-in of $215 has been re-funded to your account.

Now you have $215 “Tournament Dollars” in your account.  Now you can go to the website CashmanBrian.com and sell your tournament dollars for $205 real money!  For every $215 you have in Tournament Dollars you can sell them for $205. PFT members get the rate of $205 compared to the normal $190! PFT Members need to register for the PFT Forum and then send a pm to tke1600 to be eligible for this higher rate.

Conclusion

After reading this article you should now know exactly how to take your initial deposit and turn it into tons of free money.  I personally have gotten well over $3,000 in my 2 years of playing at Poker Stars following the exact process above. If you follow the steps and manage your FPP account, you will always be able to turn your FPP into free money.

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