888 winner spinner freerolls

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puzzlefish said:
The 888 freerolls used to be a lot better in the past, but now as of the last few months they have become very low quality games. I used to routinely pick up several $ a day just from their freerolls alone. Now the only ones worth playing are the LVL 80+, the Sunday 10k, and maybe the LVL 30+. Everything else is a massive time sink with blinds that rise way too quickly and a jam-fest, all just to get a few cents.

Even non-freeroll microstakes 888 MTTs are not that good anymore. I have honestly yet to find any good value sub-$5 MTTs on there that don't have ridiculously long late registration. MAYBE the PKO style games may be okay, but otherwise the only decent place to play microstakes anymore is on the cash tables.
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I am close to level 80 (5 more levels) and cannot wait until I reach that as it's a normal speed tournament with a good prize pool for a freeroll. Can actually try playing somewhat of a normal strategy. The other ones are bingo. Although have not been playing as much on there recently as find the blinds jump up quickly and also not keen in that multi-entries are not counted in prize distribution spread which is the same as ACR. But in general they do a lot of promotions. But I tend to prefer games when you knock someone out they are out rather than competing against player re-entering 3-5 times. Looking at 888 there are practically no tournaments that are not rebuy/reentry.
 
sara maria said:
I had no idea that it would work like this and I played some of those tournaments but I only won pennies, I imagine that those tickets that they give you at roulette must be the same system. because they gave me $ 5 dollars to play black jack and I won $ 3 but they did not go to my account is in bonus, and he tells me to win $ 90 to claim the money, but obviously that is mission impossible, this guy is a shame system, which instead of helping you is trying to squeeze your pockets.😡😡
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Yeah, I'm not keen on poker clients trying to push you to the Casino, but as fundiver said it's a business although you don't seem to see it the other way round with the Casino trying to push you toward the poker client, probably as they make money that way.

I had the same with a Casino win where I won $5 on the wheel, then made $4 in blackjack from it. However you had to spend an amount like you listed to release it. However I only intended to use the bonus amount on Blackjack but did not realise until I left the table I had lost $4. This was because even though the bonus had still to be won through wagering they included the bonus amount in the account balance on the Casino.

I really was not keen on this and found it crafty. Why include something in your balance you have not won yet? It's not your money or part of your balance! However they have a range of freerolls and promos. These celebration freerolls are new and hopefully they will return to normal after this as they never worked like this previously.
 
Iryna Stryzheuskaya said:
I think 888poker is a very good room for beginners. There are a lot of freerolls and you can build a starting bankroll from 0.
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Well, your not likely to from this Winner Celebration Freeroll for the reasons above as they are not actually cash prizes, but yes there are a lot of other ones to pick from.
 
I didn't notice that before, it explains all the useless tiny bonuses I have racked up.
I just ignore these, because the way I understand it, you cannot win any bonuses on 888 unless you lose all your money. Only losers can collect, so no thanks.

I will not bother with these free rolls anymore.

Also , I am really against this whole fixed spinner winner wheel, like I pointed out in the 888 support thread. Since they changed it I have spun around 200 times , and out of 9 supposedly possible results, I have never ever landed on anything besides the freeroll tickets.

It is beyond me why a poker room that would claim to be honest would run such an obviously fixed promotion.
 
pjokay said:
I have played a number of these and will often get ITM and this will often be about 8 cents. Today finally got a good result getting 6th place out of approx 6,000 and making 5.20.

However I have just realized they do not actually pay you this, you only then get this if you wager at least $156 on sports bets. What a con and a waste of time playing these! I wish this had been more apparent.

I think poker to be a skilled game and a game of decision. So they award you a seat to a tournament that supposedly has $200 in prize money but it does not as it is only being used as a rake back on sports betting should you win in the initial tournament.

What a con. And I also try and keep a profit/loss sheet which I still add these tiny wins on which I will need to go through and delete.

Did you realize their freerolls worked like this? What is your feeling on this system?
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Hello.
I completely disagree with you. 888 is a reliable site that has many interesting promotions and where you can easily build a bankroll by playing in freerolls. I have never had a problem withdrawing funds on this site.
Good luck.
 
pjokay said:
Well, your not likely to from this Winner Celebration Freeroll for the reasons above as they are not actually cash prizes, but yes there are a lot of other ones to pick from.
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Yes, I'm unlikely to take part in this freeroll. But I play and plan to continue playing in other freerolls. I like that there are a lot of freerolls.
 
Hi.
Absolute nonsense. You must have misunderstood something. I have been playing on this site for about four years now and I have never had any problems. At Christmas, for example, I took second place in the daily freeroll and won $ 180. I withdrew this money to my bank card without any problems. I believe that your criticism is unfounded.
 

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Hi.
Absolute nonsense. You must have misunderstood something. I have been playing on this site for about four years now and I have never had any problems. At Christmas, for example, I took second place in the daily freeroll and won $ 180. I withdrew this money to my bank card without any problems. I believe that your criticism is unfounded.
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Yes you are absolutely right the freerolls in your picture payout in actual cash. However the 'winner spinner' freerolls dont, they pay in casino bonus or sports bets .... which you cannot even use unless you have $0 in your bankroll lol.
 
Newzooozooo said:
Hi.
Absolute nonsense. You must have misunderstood something. I have been playing on this site for about four years now and I have never had any problems. At Christmas, for example, I took second place in the daily freeroll and won $ 180. I withdrew this money to my bank card without any problems. I believe that your criticism is unfounded.
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Hi

It is not absolute nonsense. I am specifically referring to the Winner Spinner Freeroll they are running multiple times per day which was not clear it was not paying cash prizes and in fact the payout section displayed as cash prizes. It was only after reaching the final table (the first time in these type of hypers) I realised my bank roll had not increased and then saw it was based on wagering bets. I am hoping their future tournaments return to normal.

Congrats on reaching 2nd place, that is a very good placing in these freerolls.
 
Lena M said:
Hello.
I completely disagree with you. 888 is a reliable site that has many interesting promotions and where you can easily build a bankroll by playing in freerolls. I have never had a problem withdrawing funds on this site.
Good luck.
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The site does have many interesting promotions and I have never had a problem withdrawing funds.

However I do not believe you will build your bank roll in the Winner Spinner Celebration tournament. They are not paying cash prizes for these, instead the prize has to be released through wagering. I won around $5.20 but realised after reaching the final table out of 6,000 I had to spend another $156.

At the time I did not realise it was just this particular freeroll they were applying it to and and was a bit miffed when I realised after but did think it was a complete waste of time and wish it had been a bit clearer when they had never run these like this.

Ian kindly did some quite clear screen prints of the lobby although it was not displayed like this in the UK client and would easily have realised if it had been.

Best luck at the tables.
 
sara maria said:
I had no idea that it would work like this and I played some of those tournaments but I only won pennies, I imagine that those tickets that they give you at roulette must be the same system. because they gave me $ 5 dollars to play black jack and I won $ 3 but they did not go to my account is in bonus, and he tells me to win $ 90 to claim the money, but obviously that is mission impossible, this guy is a shame system, which instead of helping you is trying to squeeze your pockets.😡😡
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If you logging into the software you may as well still spin. I think you can win the $5.50 and $16.50 tickets. However it is not like an equal spin wheel but more like a jackpot. I do not know what the actual odds are but it probably awards .05 percent to those cash tickets and 95% to the daily spins and 4% to sports bets etc. I have made these up as I do not know the actual ratios but trying to highlight that it is not an equal chance spin of each prize, but heavily weighted on some with a very slim chance on others but worth ago if logging on.

Best of luck.
 
Haha, it's not a scam, just bad freerolls. You could read a description and all info about them on their official web site for example.
 
VictorOd said:
Haha, it's not a scam, just bad freerolls. You could read a description and all info about them on their official web site for example.
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A very bad one in my opinion, and think they could have been a bit clearer. This one could almost be sidelined into the play money arena. Conversely it may have been better if I had won less would need to bet less to release it? (I will not actually be attempting this!).
 
Some 888 freerolls pay a sport bonus but most pay in cash.. I had a different problem with 888 freerolls where it says well after I got itm and tournament has under 100 players remaining that payout is an ammount, say 3 or 4 dollars..then when I finish the tournament it pays out less than that ammount.
 
This is actually something new that 888 has started doing, and even though it's annoying, it's still free, and something they do not have to do.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
 
you dont have to wager unless you played a tournament with a bonus promotion.. according to their T&C you must wager x ammount of the bonus inorder to withrawal...

but as far as I know the ammount winning in free rolls are totally apart for bonuses requierements wagers ... things.... for wihtrawall...


you might see your blance and your bonus balance..

also in your profile in the bonuses area... you can see how much you need to wager your bonus ammount inorder to withrawal.... that being done your will see it reflected in your balance =)


lol ive never used the word wager and withrawall to many times XD



Good luck!
 
chaviiiis said:
you dont have to wager unless you played a tournament with a bonus promotion.. according to their T&C you must wager x ammount of the bonus inorder to withrawal...

but as far as I know the ammount winning in free rolls are totally apart for bonuses requierements wagers ... things.... for wihtrawall...


you might see your blance and your bonus balance..

also in your profile in the bonuses area... you can see how much you need to wager your bonus ammount inorder to withrawal.... that being done your will see it reflected in your balance =)


lol ive never used the word wager and withrawall to many times XD



Good luck!
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But you still need to have a zero balance in order to play with the bonuses though right?
 
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IanP304 said:
But you still need to have a zero balance in order to play with the bonuses though right?
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I think I "just" have to bet $156 before it is released but without the funds to waste I would not be able to release it.

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I think I "just" have to bet $156 before it is released but without the funds to waste I would not be able to release it.

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There is a workaround I've used ever since 888 started making you use your bankroll before you can use the bonus.

All you have to do is tie up your bankroll by registering for tournaments (best to register for tournaments that don't start for several hours or more just in case the site has "issues").
With your bankroll tied up you can then use whatever bonus you have.

Since yours is a sports bet once you make the bet you can then unregister from the tournaments and restore your bankroll and let the bet play out.
Should you win your bet you will have to do it again until you lose the bonus or actually clear it.

I know it works, I won a whopping $0.18 sports bet on the weekend and did it. Won $0.45 the first time, but lost my 2nd bet..

There's nothing in 888's rules or terms and conditions that prohibits doing this (yet), I don't think they realized there even was a loophole.😉
 
Try to read the terms first and then complain. Your claims are ridiculous. Rules are rules. The accusations are unfounded
 
kanycta99 said:
Try to read the terms first and then complain.Your claims are ridiculous.Rules are rules. The accusations are unfounded
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If you take the time to read the thread you will see I have already written that scam was the wrong wording, instead I should have stated it was a complete waste of time and was not paying out in cash which was not indicated in the payout section of the lobby. Others have also not realised and said so. This is not a rule, it's a tournament paying a prize that had to be redeemed through wagering sports bet requiring you to bet 30x of what you "won" in the tournament to release the amount. And I do think this Spinner tournament was a waste of time and will not be entering it again. Had the information been clearly presented I would not have entered. But thank you for your useful comment.
 
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orsino12 said:
There is a workaround I've used ever since 888 started making you use your bankroll before you can use the bonus.

All you have to do is tie up your bankroll by registering for tournaments (best to register for tournaments that don't start for several hours or more just in case the site has "issues").
With your bankroll tied up you can then use whatever bonus you have.

Since yours is a sports bet once you make the bet you can then unregister from the tournaments and restore your bankroll and let the bet play out.
Should you win your bet you will have to do it again until you lose the bonus or actually clear it.

I know it works, I won a whopping $0.18 sports bet on the weekend and did it. Won $0.45 the first time, but lost my 2nd bet..

There's nothing in 888's rules or terms and conditions that prohibits doing this (yet), I don't think they realized there even was a loophole.😉
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Very nice loophole Orsino. I am not interested in the sports bets but will try and keep this in mind if I get a Casino one I want to do although I'm really just interested in the poker tournaments.

Thanks for the tip.

🙂
 
orsino12 said:
There is a workaround I've used ever since 888 started making you use your bankroll before you can use the bonus.

All you have to do is tie up your bankroll by registering for tournaments (best to register for tournaments that don't start for several hours or more just in case the site has "issues").
With your bankroll tied up you can then use whatever bonus you have.

Since yours is a sports bet once you make the bet you can then unregister from the tournaments and restore your bankroll and let the bet play out.
Should you win your bet you will have to do it again until you lose the bonus or actually clear it.

I know it works, I won a whopping $0.18 sports bet on the weekend and did it. Won $0.45 the first time, but lost my 2nd bet..

There's nothing in 888's rules or terms and conditions that prohibits doing this (yet), I don't think they realized there even was a loophole.😉
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are you sure they can not ban you for abusing bonuses?
 
nairolph87 said:
are you sure they can not ban you for abusing bonuses?
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I don't if it would be classed as abusing bonuses. It's possible but what they do is make you spend your cash first before your bonus, so they have tied up their cash low to spend the bonus. The site could easily count any cashroll that has been placed for tournaments that have not started if they wanted to plug this. Orsino has found a loophole but cannot see this as a banning offense and doubt they would be bothered when considering the cents involved in bonuses normally.

Players could also make sure they withdraw their bankrolls from the site so when they use spins or take part in bonuses it has the same effect. This would be legal but sure the site would not want this either. What is more frowned upon is when players only play sites for bonuses and never take part in paid games.
 
u can have 0 balance and still have bonus credit.... (I think is possible :S )
As I understand system will take first your real balance then will play with your bonus balance...

Someone correct me if im wrong.
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But you still need to have a zero balance in order to play with the bonuses though right?
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