Now this is a great one – A real money $500 US Dollar freeroll ON PartyPoker for NoPay members only!

It plays at PartyPoker on April 28th at 7pm GMT and is called the NoPayPOKER £500 Monthly Freeroll.

How to get in – HERE

All you have to do is place in the top 10 in one of the 3x daily satellite qualifiers that are running on NoPayPOKER now.

Of course you also need to be a PartyPoker member but that’s simple.

If you aren’t already, it is easy to sign up, you do not even need to make a deposit if you don’t want to.

More Details and PartyPoker sign up link here

Satellites are running 3 times a day at 5.15am, 12pm and 8.15pm GMT until April 25th.

If you’ve not tried leagues before now is the time to try! We now have a new weekly league that ends every Saturday at 23:50 with a fixed pool of $3500 FreeD.

To get in all you have to do is play in a minimum of five 8-handed Sit N Goes over the week.

Tables are available 24-7 so you should be able to find times to suit.

Leagues are also a lot of fun and a brilliant way to improve your skills in a less hectic than usual environment.

Check out the Poker Leagues page

Look down the list of League names and find the Saturday Weekly $3500 and click on it to register.

With our thanks to NoPayPOKER member 1949Boomer who submitted this article as part of the write a poker tips article for FreeD offer. We post it here unchanged apart from a bit of formatting for ease of reading.

I can not imagine that I am able to write something about poker that hasn’t been written by those who are much more experienced and knowledgeable than I. However, as a beginner in poker myself, I might be able to elaborate on some concepts of the game in a way which might be more understandable to those who are also just starting to play poker.

I, in fact, just started playing poker in December of 2011 and since that time I am $105 ahead of the game. There are, in my opinion, a few important areas of the game that a beginner should study quite a bit before seriously playing poker.

The first area of importance is what I would title Read and Study.

• > There are innumerable sites on the web which have very good articles allowing the beginner to study the game before starting to play for real money.
• > Choosing the correct place to start reading is very important in as much as many of the articles include terminology that is technically specific to poker.
• > Without a working knowledge of these terms, the articles are almost meaningless. I would recommend starting a study of poker with those articles that deal with terminology and those that include examples of each term.
• > Just knowing the meaning of the term doesn’t necessarily mean that the beginner will understand how the term applies.
• > There are also numerous articles aimed at the beginner to help understand rules, play, position, starting hands, betting and so forth. (Editor – see our free online poker lessons directory)

But once again, start with an understanding of the terms of poker.

The second area of importance to me for a beginning poker player is that of Bluffing.

• > This means that you bet an amount but don’t necessarily have the cards to back up the bet. You bluff, you have a very good chance of loosing your bet.
• > Just remember, the more people there are at a table, the more chances there are that one of those players is going to have a good hand and they will most definitely call your bluff.
• > I’m not sure that real poker players would agree with this, but when you are just starting out, stay away from bluffing. If you feel that you need the exhilarating feeling of bluffing then at least bluff from a position of power.
• > What I mean is that if you bluff do it later in the game and make sure that you have more chips or money in your bank than the player(s) that you are trying to bluff.
• > If necessary, bet an amount that forces the other player(s) to commit to betting all of their money.
• > Many players are very wary of betting everything they have unless they have a very good hand or unless they are just poor players.

The third area of concern for the beginning player is All-In.

• > This term means that you bet all of the money that you have at the table. As a beginner, you should never go all-in unless you know, absolutely and for sure, that you have the best hand.
• > This can be determined by knowing the hierarchy of hands.
• > Just remember that if you feel you just have to go all in, don’t do it until the last card appears on the table.
• > There have been so many times that the last card completely upsets my apple cart and I wind up losing everything.

An example would be having hole cards, the cards that are dealt to you at the beginning of the hand, which are an Ace and a Queen. On the table you have two Aces, a Queen and a Nine.

• > You go All-In because you are sure that your full hose of aces and queens is a winner. Unfortunately, the last card to turn up, called “on the river” is a King.
• > What does your opponent have? He has an Ace and ?… a King. You lose due to that last card. You wind up with Aces and Queens and now your opponent has Aces and Kings.
• > Always remember that the cards on the table are SHARED and although it’s not likely that all four Aces would be in play, it certainly is not impossible.

The truth of it is that you would probably go all-in with a hand as good as aces and queens BUT you need to consider ALL of the cards on the table AND how your opponent bets.

• > If we had waited to go all-in and if the opponent were to bet before us, we might have been able to make a better decision as to whether or not to proceed with such a hefty bet.
• > Odds are that we would have been betting pretty heavy prior to that last card appearing and your opponent might have folded (although I doubt it in that situation).
• > Just remember, win and you are in good shape. Lose and your gone for good from the game.

If it comes down to calling a player who has gone all-in, take all the time you can to consider the consequences.

The fourth area I feel is important to the beginning player is Practice.

I am a professional musician and the idea of practice makes perfect is very over looked in our society. It seems to me that there are few people who commit to anything with an appropriate amount of practice.

There are so many free online poker sites available that there really is no excuse for NOT practising.

• > Play every day, hundreds of games, over and over.
• > Play at different sites, with different people from all over the world.

The more you play, the more prepared you will be when once you decide to play for real money.

• > Would you get in a boat and pay the entry fee to participate in a bass tournament without ever having fished before? I would hope that you answer this with an enthusiastic NO!
• > Would you pay to play in a golf tournament without ever having played golf? I wouldn’t think so.

Then why would anyone consider sitting down at a table of poker players, put money down in front of themselves and start playing poker, never having played for money before? Probably because they have too much money and time and they don’t care if they waste both or the person is just ignorant.

Finally, if you have stayed with me to this point in the article, I will give you what I consider to be the most important point for a beginner: Patience.

I am not referring to the patience to make it through the volumes of information that you can read and study on the game of poker, nor am I referring to patience in listening to all of the advice you will get from people once they find out you intend to play, especially for money.

No, I refer to patience during the game itself.

• > Many sites have charts which show the player what hole cards (the two cards dealt to you at the beginning of the hand) are worthy of a bet and in what position (where you are compared to where the dealer is located) these cards are of value.
• > It takes a great deal of patience as these combinations of cards do not appear in your hand after every deal.
• > In fact, these combinations of cards are seldom dealt to you. In a very good game you will see these cards quite a bit, but more than not you will have all sorts of combinations of cards which include good cards but aren’t quite what you find on the charts.

It is hard to resist betting on these poorer combinations and truthfully we all bet on them a lot more than we should because we hate to just sit and watch the other players rake in the money.

But patience will pay off in the end if you can master the concept. Poker can be a very boring game when you sit and wait and the cards just do not appear during the entire game.

Then again, there will be games in which you can do nothing wrong.

• > The cards seem to be connected to your thoughts and requests for certain cards are there for you.
• > Those games more than make up for the times you lose.
• > You just have to be Patient.

Enjoy the game, it is fun. Enjoy meeting people, they too are fun. Enjoy the act of learning something new.

This game will make you exercise your brain while you get a certain thrill during the “battle” of the game. I could give you a list of free poker sites but all you have to do is Google “free poker sites” and there will literally be page after page of sites.

Be careful in your selection, some sites are not “free” as they advertise. Truthfully, the site I have found that I enjoy the most (and the judges of this article will think this is an attempt to sway their thinking, which is probably is) is NoPayPoker. There are more games at this site than at any other at which I have played. In addition, even though you do not pay any real money, you are to some extent playing for real money. Go to the site, read the documentation and you will understand more. Once again, have fun.

For a huge selection of free online poker training see the NoPayPOKER training directory page here. Free online poker lessons for beginners to masters.

With thanks to NoPayPOKER member kuki06.

Do you ever think about how online poker poker could damage your mind and even your family? Do you think about how poker is consuming your time?

Maybe you didn’t. That is because most of us who play free online poker at NoPayPoker, are not the kind of players who spend a lot of hours playing poker online, losing a lot of money and hands.

The first reason for this is because NoPay is a free poker room where you can learn and play without worrying about losing money. Of course, we are playing for some cents but it’s not the sort of money that can change lives economically.

But, I suppose most of you are thinking about going further in the world of poker. I am sure that a lot of us have imagined being in Las Vegas playing the World Series of Poker, stealing some chips from Phil Helmut and hearing him crying out. And if you think that’s possible, let me tell you something: You are right!

You may think I’m a crazy man or a dreamer. “You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one” – said John Lennon. But consider this – Most of the professional poker players started playing in freerolls or home games, and guess what? They did not get to where they are now in a couple of days. If being a poker pro is what you want then you’ll have to spend a lot of time on that goal and even then success is in no way remotely guaranteed.

If being a pro is not your objective then there are 2 commons reasons for playing that I’ve observed.

1.    You want some money from online poker but it’s no big deal. You already a life where money is OK and you can live without depending on poker for earnings. You can also afford to lose a bit on the tables you choose to play on.
2.    You need money from poker. You are either unemployed and really need money or maybe you are a student and think that poker can give you enough money to live on.

In the first case, poker is secondary in your life and you play at NoPayPOKER for some free online poker fun.

In the second case, be careful. You have probably already lost money in other sites and you are playing in NPP for a weird mixture of fun and need. The point is, don’t let the poker damage your lifestyle and keep a cool head. No one can reach their objectives if they don’t have good self-control.

If you are a person who has fun playing poker, keep it in that way and enjoy it as long as you want without giving poker more importance than it needs.

If you are a gambler or maybe a person who wants to make a living from poker, but are not doing well and keep telling yourself it will come good soon then:

> You either need to search for another way to make a living

> Or figure out why you have not done well and create a really detailed and comprehensive plan to improve your game significantly. Firstly in the free poker and then in micros and minis. But accept that this will take time and that there are NO shortcuts or miracle “secrets” as sold by all the poker snake oil sellers online.

Don’t lose your mind; you can do it if you propose it to yourself. The person who decides in your live is yourself. No one can take control of it except you. Manage it the correct way and do not make poker a necessity.

From March 1st-31st NoPayPOKER partner Titan Poker are running what they’re calling Lord of the Grind.

The main image is just about where the similarity with heroic fantasy runs out.the reality of it is an iron man format poker play promotion where you can earn much higher bonuses than usual for your Titan account if you really grind a lot!

Basically it’s like this:

1. Your target is to generate a specific number of Points per day, for 10 or 20 days, in a calendar month to reach your targeted Lord of the Grind Shield.
2. As a reward you will receive cash and a pending bonus on 1st April.
3. The higher your level of difficulty achieved – the higher your rank and monthly reward.
4. The more days you play, and the more you play each day, the greater your rewards will be.
5. Below you can see the 4 different levels to achieve:

Remember this is ON TOP OF the regular Titan bonuses and VIP program points and prizes you may get.

If you qualify for multiple levels then you will receive the highest reward – so only 1 bonus.

Example 1: If you generates a minimum of 100 points for 15 days, you will be eligible for Level 2: $5 CASH + $35 pending – (Even though he achieved level 1 as well)

Example 2: If you play 20 days and generate 275 points minimum each of these days, you will ONLY be eligible for Level 3: $10 Cash + $140 Pending.

So clearly this is a good promotion if you’re a regular player on Titan. It’s the best of class at the moment we think as it is well suited to small and medium players rather than the big money spenders that most sites tend to focus their reward efforts on.

To get involved you need to be a Titan Poker member.

If you are not yet, be sure to join through the NoPay links as then you will get a host of join up bonuses including FreeD.

1. CLICK THIS LINK to go and get the Titan Poker software.
2. Download and install it.
3. Register for a new account entering the bonus code NPP
4. Make a deposit of at least$20 USD (or equivalent value) to get $20 USD+ of instant Titan bonuses.
5. Send a copy of your Titan TTR number plus your deposit confirmation email from Titan to NoPayPOKER Support and we’ll credit you an additional $200 FreeD

Important Notes -Please READ!!!

Titan are not USA player friendly, sorry!

If you already have, or have had, in the past a Titan or iPoker games network account, you cannot open a new one to claim the FreeD.

If you have visited Titan Poker at any time in the last few months be sure to clear your cookies before you go through the NoPay link. Otherwise you may not be flagged as a NoPay referral and the  we cannot award you the FreeD.

If this isn’t for you never mind, why not go and play some fun free online poker games on NoPay instead

For all you cash tourney poker players this is a great one – Carbon are also US player friendly.

The series is called Poker Maximus and will officially start on March 4th 2012 but satellites are running now.

There are NL Texas Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha games to be played and you can see the schedule by going through this link, then click on the Promotions link and then the Poker Maximus menu link.

As you’d expect from a tournament series the early games are small buy in and entry fee s and give you the chance to win coupons that enable you to buy your way in to the bigger money events culminating in a load of multi thousand $ USD events at the end of the tourney series.

You need to join Carbon to play

Naturally you need to be a Carbon Poker member. That’s easy, just click the links on Carbon to join. But before you do be sure to use the NoPay link so that you can claim your FreeD bonus extras.

Join through the NoPay Link HERE and you get:

• > Make a first deposit of $10 or more at Carbon Poker and get 100% sign up bonus up to $600 (use bonus code UPTO600).
• > $200 FreeD from NoPayPOKER
• > 14 days entry into the Carbon New Depositor $500 USD Freerolls!

Join here -

• > Note that the FreeD reward from us at NoPay and Carbon first time deposit bonus is only open to brand new accounts.
• > If you have or have had a past account with Carbon or any Merge Gaming website you’re not eligible.
• > Also if you have been to Carbon any time in the last couple of months be sure to clear your cookies first so that your join up is linked to NoPay. Otherwise we can’t credit you the FreeD.

Here’s a great fun new concept fun Freeroll poker game to play - Minted Freeroll Steps.

Entry is FREE and unlimited, the games run 24/7, enter as many times as you like. A great way to practice your game too.

There are 6 steps to winning cash, how it works is:

• > Step 1 – free to enter – top 4 receive a step 2 ticket
• > Step 2 top 3 receive a step 3 ticket
• > Step 3 top 3 receive a step 4 ticket, 4th & 5th – get a step 2 ticket
• > Step 4 top 3 receive a step 5 ticket, 4th & 5th – get a step 3 ticket
• > Step 5 top 3 receive a step 6 ticket, 4th & 5th – get a step 4 ticket
• > Step 6: 1st=$15, 2nd=$10, 3rd=$5,  4th & 5th – get a step 5 ticket

To get involved you will of course need to be a Minted Poker member.

If you’re not already a Minted member, join through THIS LINK and make sure you use bonus code NPP and make a first deposit of at least $20 USD to get the following:

> A 500% sign up bonus up to $1000 USD

> Free entry into their next four $500 freerolls.

> 2 special first depositor only $500 freerolls visible under the (Minted) Tournaments > Freeroll/Specials tab. You get to play this month and also next month!!

> Plus from us at NoPay, $200 FreeD in your NoPayPOKER account – Contact NoPayPOKER Support with your Minted join up details after you join through THIS LINK and make sure you use bonus code NPP at Minted - You MUST deposit at least $20 US to get the 200 FreeD and Minted bonus and Freeroll benefits.

> Also from NoPay, (even if you do not deposit yet), entry into the NoPay hosted daily Minted Poker FreeD freerolls. See tournament schedule on NoPay for details.

Very Important Note – Sadly Minted were USA player friendly but have just reversed that so sorry guys, another door slammed to you. For some odd reason Minted have also shut to French players. Sacre bleu, we don’t know why.

Hi all

After a week we’d all rather forget things are now getting back in order again. While too late for this week the weekly Sponsors $10,000 FreeD is now up again for registration.

Ad a reminder – this runs at midnight GMT every Tuesday into Wednesday morning and is one of the better kept secrets on NoPay – a good big pot tourney with relatively few players (we’d prefer there were more to be honest!)

To get a ticket all you need to do is earn more than $25 FreeD in the week leading up to it. When you do you will get a ticket in your “Account” that you can use to register for the game.

Getting the $25 FreeD is not hard. Go to your offers page and there are plenty of sponsor offers to check out on the 3 Offerwalls.

And a  BIG thank you all for your patience!

As you all know, last week we had a catastrophe. Basically the server blew up and managed to pass the corruption on to the cloud backup before it could be stopped. This was, to use the phrase, our bad, and we can only apologise endlessly.

We know that we have lost some players forever and that some will never forgive us, but have also been amazed, encouraged and humbled by the support and understanding we have received from so many players by word of mouth, email and on Facebook.To all of you who have given support either pro-actively or just stuck it in there waiting for the return, all we can say is thank-you so so much

As we say on the Facebook posts we will be coming back stronger than ever now. Plans are truly moving to replace the cranky games software platform with the sort of system you expect from “real” money sites as well as add extra games like free slots, blackjack and roulette.

As a final note on the subject (for this post anyway) we are so sorry that some players lost FreeD in the screw up. 

The problem is  that as we lost all the data utterly that there is no way to tell who had what at the crash time. Can you just imagine if we simply agreed to replace what people claimed was in their account at crash time?! We’d have everyone this side of Pluto coming to support claiming they’d lost 20k.

So, yes, really truly sorry to those of you who lost but there is simply no way round it unless you can provide ironclad, irrefutable proof of balance at the time of the wipe out – If you can then get in touch with support with your proof. And things like screen shots of balances with PC date stamps are not enough as they are so simple to doctor.

And to address some of the accusations we’ve had of us “stealing” the FreeD back. Not so – Apart from the fact that we would not do such an underhand thing, how could we? We, we don’t know how much there was anyway – it was WIPED! If you compare it to the Great Financial Crisis or the current economic mess in the EU with masses  of virtual money being wiped out then that’s a not bad analogy – Nobody gets it, it just gets wiped out by the computers as if it never was! We know that this and anything else we say will never convince the conspiracy theorists out there but that is the hand on heart truth.