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Message: [QUOTE="Pokerpoet2, post: 7003095, member: 430261"] When I first started to play Poker on-line, I made my Wife a promise that I wouldn't deposit any money. She was a little confused as to how I could possibly Gamble On-line without paying up front and I had to explain how freerolls work. This of course opened the door for me to go play Poker Freerolls and the rest I suppose is History, I used Play money chips to get practice in and started cashing in the freerolls, I will always remember my first cash win as it was only 32 Cents, But as the saying goes Mighty Oaks grow from tiny Acorns. My plan all along was that I didn't really trust Poker Sites, and felt that with computers anything was possible to cheat you out of your money, I still don't trust them today even after spending 20 years playing On-line, but my reason's have changed from being scammed by the Poker Site, to more like the Hardware failing to work, like Computer crashes or the Internet going down. Whichever Site I played on I always started off by taking advantage of the freeroll Tournaments on offer, whether they were Point games, or Ticket games or better still cash money games. It really didn't matter as I was doing what I enjoyed which was playing Poker for Free! It was only once I had saved over $25 Dollars that I started buying in to Sit and Go games to help increase my Bankroll. 25 or 50 Cent games initially until I made my first $100 Dollars, then increased my buy-ins to $1 Sit and Go's, On PokerStars I can now buy-in to $5 Dollar games and it is still less than 1% of my Bankroll, But what you need to understand is I never was interested in making money On-line, My ultimate goal was to be confident enough to play in Live events, Starting off in Pub Games and then moving up in stakes to play in Casino's and Club's This I managed to do quite quickly, and it was in those places where I started to make money. I still play On-line Poker, and still enjoy playing in Micro stake games and the odd Freeroll, but for me Poker will always be a Hobby especially On-line, I play for the pure Pleasure the game gives me, and the On-line Practice I get at a very small price, for when I attend a Live event. I do have a Secret Stash of Cash for my real passion of playing in Live events, but as the nearest Casino is over 100 miles away it is not a weekly thing, but it's nice not to have to worry about losing the odd game now and again, as long as I can pass the Money bubble I am usually in profit regardless of my finishing position. Having a Bankroll Strategy really works, Whether you stick to a 1% or 2% philosophy, it doesn't really matter, You find the Balance that works for you and stick to it Religiously, Once you feel confident enough and your Bankroll allows you to increase your stakes, then go for it, but once you overstep your own boundaries it is then that you can find yourself on a slippery slope that only ends One Way, BROKE! Good Luck. [/QUOTE]

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