🏆♠️ DurakCrypto | FREE POKER Freeroll | ✅ FINISHED Oct 20 | 🎁 $50

[Dump3er]

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Based on the feedback, I've bumped the freeroll prize pool up to $50:
🥇 $25 · 🥈 $15 · 🥉 $10

Everything else stays the same — free entry, zero wagering, Oct 20, 18:00 UTC. Registration is still open.

👉 Sign up in the main tournament thread 🃏

Hi DurakCrypto,

it is good to see more poker activity here. I signed up for now, but I can't know for sure whether I will have time. Since there is a check-in, it is no problem if I miss it because I will just not be seated? I don't want to annoy anyone, but Tuesdays is not the best day for me.

It will be a very fast freeroll with the blinds. I think this is good for most players when a tournament takes place during the week.

[DurakCrypto]

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Based on the feedback, I've bumped the freeroll prize pool up to $50:
🥇 $25 · 🥈 $15 · 🥉 $10

Everything else stays the same — free entry, zero wagering, Oct 20, 18:00 UTC. Registration is still open.

👉 Sign up in the main tournament thread 🃏

Hi DurakCrypto,

it is good to see more poker activity here. I signed up for now, but I can't know for sure whether I will have time. Since there is a check-in, it is no problem if I miss it because I will just not be seated? I don't want to annoy anyone, but Tuesdays is not the best day for me.

It will be a very fast freeroll with the blinds. I think this is good for most players when a tournament takes place during the week.

Hi Dump3er,

Good questions. On the check-in — yeah, no problem at all if you miss it. You just won't be seated for that one, no penalty, nobody's annoyed. So no pressure there.

On the day — fair point. I'm open to moving it to Friday, Oct 23 instead, might be a better day for more people. Would that work better for you? If a few others prefer it too, I'll shift the whole thing to the 23rd.

And yeah, the blinds move fast so it's a quick one — meant to be a fun, low-commitment game, not an all-nighter. 🃏

[Dump3er]

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Hi Dump3er,

Good questions. On the check-in — yeah, no problem at all if you miss it. You just won't be seated for that one, no penalty, nobody's annoyed. So no pressure there.

On the day — fair point. I'm open to moving it to Friday, Oct 23 instead, might be a better day for more people. Would that work better for you? If a few others prefer it too, I'll shift the whole thing to the 23rd.

And yeah, the blinds move fast so it's a quick one — meant to be a fun, low-commitment game, not an all-nighter. 🃏

I don't want to throw all your plans over. Go with what works best for you and for those who already signed up. Please don't change everything only for me. If the majority thinks the weekend would work better, I will support it, but no preferential treatment for me please. I only wanted to point out that timing can matter, but you won't be able to please everyone ever. Some prefer this and some prefer that. Timezones can be a problem that is unsolvable as it was the case in the past.

With those blinds it's good to test your platform, see how everything works and I hope the all-nighters are in the making. I don't know what the longest one was that we have had so far here, but I think it was close to five hours.

[DurakCrypto]

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Hi Dump3er,

Good questions. On the check-in — yeah, no problem at all if you miss it. You just won't be seated for that one, no penalty, nobody's annoyed. So no pressure there.

On the day — fair point. I'm open to moving it to Friday, Oct 23 instead, might be a better day for more people. Would that work better for you? If a few others prefer it too, I'll shift the whole thing to the 23rd.

And yeah, the blinds move fast so it's a quick one — meant to be a fun, low-commitment game, not an all-nighter. 🃏

I don't want to throw all your plans over. Go with what works best for you and for those who already signed up. Please don't change everything only for me. If the majority thinks the weekend would work better, I will support it, but no preferential treatment for me please. I only wanted to point out that timing can matter, but you won't be able to please everyone ever. Some prefer this and some prefer that. Timezones can be a problem that is unsolvable as it was the case in the past.

With those blinds it's good to test your platform, see how everything works and I hope the all-nighters are in the making. I don't know what the longest one was that we have had so far here, but I think it was close to five hours.

Fair enough, respect that. 🙏 12 people already signed up for the 20th, so no point moving the date now. Tuesday stays.

On length, it's a fast format with 5-min blinds, so up to two hours max, not an all-nighter. 🃏

Oh, I also added calendar buttons on the tournament page. One click and it drops a reminder into your calendar (Google, Apple, whatever you use), so you won't miss the start.

And yeah, you're right about timezones, can't please everyone on timing. Would be great to have you there, don't miss it! 🍀

[Agbe]

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💰 Prize pool increased to $50! 💰
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Based on the feedback, I've bumped the freeroll prize pool up to $50:
🥇 $25 · 🥈 $15 · 🥉 $10

Everything else stays the same — free entry, zero wagering, Oct 20, 18:00 UTC. Registration is still open.

👉 Sign up in the main tournament thread 🃏

I wanted to check if I can register but I couldn't and this what I got from the domain.

At first I thought it was from my end but I used different network and two different devices still remain the same. I will still check it back to see if it is working. But you can also check from your end. If people registered and the registration is pending and you said, it means, the website has some works to do.

[DurakCrypto]

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Based on the feedback, I've bumped the freeroll prize pool up to $50:
🥇 $25 · 🥈 $15 · 🥉 $10

Everything else stays the same — free entry, zero wagering, Oct 20, 18:00 UTC. Registration is still open.

👉 Sign up in the main tournament thread 🃏

I wanted to check if I can register but I couldn't and this what I got from the domain.

At first I thought it was from my end but I used different network and two different devices still remain the same. I will still check it back to see if it is working. But you can also check from your end. If people registered and the registration is pending and you said, it means, the website has some works to do.

Hey, thanks a lot for taking the time to check and for the screenshot, really appreciate it 🙏

Good news is the site's up and running fine on my end, so it's not down. In fact another user just registered without any issues, so it's definitely working. Looks like your provider is blocking the domain on their side (happens with some ISPs for this kind of site).

Easiest fix is to open it once through a VPN, that should get you right in. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you!

[xLays]

I know a site that offers poker freeolls every 4 hours, with prize pools of around 25–50 USDT. I won't mention the site out of respect for this thread, but the problem with those poker freerolls is that they attract too many participants, making the chances of winning quite low.

This upcoming freeroll is exclusive to bitcointalk users, even if the prizepool is only $50, I'd prefer to join yours. Since it seems like only a few user might participate, I think the chances of winning would be much higher compared to the poker freeroll I know.

I'll definitely join this freeroll.

[rbynxx]

Not suitable on my timezone but I did sign up anyway so probably a goodluck to me if I can make it to make it on the table or I'd make it but ate up most of my chips for inactivity once I got in because it will probably be so groggy feeling. Well, it's free and I'm down to battle my forum buddies. When again @Royse with another tourney?

[DurakCrypto]

This upcoming freeroll is exclusive to bitcointalk users, even if the prizepool is only $50, I'd prefer to join yours. Since it seems like only a few user might participate, I think the chances of winning would be much higher.

Exactly, that's the upside of keeping it forum-only. Fewer players means real chances for everyone who joins, not a field of hundreds where you need luck just to cash. Still waiting on your registration though, so grab your spot when you can 🃏

Quick tip for everyone: set yourself a reminder so you don't miss it. There are calendar buttons on the tournament page (one click adds it). And remember, check-in opens 15 min before the start, you need to check in to get seated.

Not suitable on my timezone but I did sign up anyway... it's free and I'm down to battle my forum buddies.

Respect for jumping in despite the timezone 🙏 And don't worry too much about the inactivity thing, the blinds move fast so even if you're short-stacked you've still got a real shot. Good luck, glad to have you in!

[el che]

Just signed up and ready for battle! Great to see a solid turnout with some known sharks swimming around, though one specific shark, MVPoker, is MIA. Where you at buddy? We still have some unfinished business! Did you lose your bazooka or are these prizes too small for you to pull up? Either way I hope you change your mind before we start, I just picked up this new missile launcher and was hoping to test it out on you. 
It's going to be a busy afternoon between poker and the Champions League games but it’s going to be a blast.

Good luck to everyone playing!

[DurakCrypto]

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Based on the feedback, I've bumped the freeroll prize pool up to $50:
🥇 $25 · 🥈 $15 · 🥉 $10

Everything else stays the same — free entry, zero wagering, Oct 20, 18:00 UTC. Registration is still open.

👉 Sign up in the main tournament thread 🃏

[el che]

Started playing on my phone (web) but whenever I tried to tap fold or call the buttons wouldn't register at all and then it automatically sat me out. Tapping "I'm back" worked but as soon as the action reached me again the exact same freeze happened. I decided to switch to my PC, so I closed the tab on my phone and logged in on desktop, but by the time I entered (5 minutes later), it said I was already eliminated.
Not sure if I'm the only one with this issue, also not sure how I'd be eliminated if I still had a full stack. DurakCrypto, do you know why this happenned? Disappointing way to get knocked out but good luck to everyone left in!

[DurakCrypto]

Started playing on my phone (web) but whenever I tried to tap fold or call the buttons wouldn't register at all and then it automatically sat me out. Tapping "I'm back" worked but as soon as the action reached me again the exact same freeze happened. I decided to switch to my PC, so I closed the tab on my phone and logged in on desktop, but by the time I entered (5 minutes later), it said I was already eliminated.
Not sure if I'm the only one with this issue, also not sure how I'd be eliminated if I still had a full stack. DurakCrypto, do you know why this happenned? Disappointing way to get knocked out but good luck to everyone left in!

Really sorry that happened, that's frustrating, especially mid-tournament 🙏

Honestly, the phone browser isn't the comfiest way to play, not much room for the game and it can act up. Telegram or the PWA works way better. When you open the site on mobile it offers to install it as an app right at the start, and that version runs much smoother. Desktop is the comfiest, but Telegram and PWA are solid too.

About the timeout, I set inactivity to 5 min, thought that'd be enough to get back. Might rethink that for next time.

I'm watching the tables right now and don't see this happening to anyone else, everyone's playing fine, but I'll keep an eye on it. You can still spectate the tables, and the final table too once people make it through.

We'll be running more tournaments, both freerolls and buy-in ones, so I'd really like to see you back at one. Sorry again for how this went, and good luck to everyone still in it! 🃏

[len01]

Pretty happy with the result, even though I only finished 4th. Dump3r was the only tough opponent for me. He always gets inside my head.



BTW, thanks to DurakCrypto for organizing this free tournament. Just a little feedback though. Whenever I click all In or call, the site refreshes by itself. Hope you can fix this issue.

[xLays]

Pretty happy with the result, even though I only finished 4th. Dump3r was the only tough opponent for me. He always gets inside my head.



BTW, thanks to DurakCrypto for organizing this free tournament. Just a little feedback though. Whenever I click all In or call, the site refreshes by itself. Hope you can fix this issue.

Yeah it looks like the site isn't quite ready yet. There are still too many details missing during gameplay, like not knowing your current rank, your position or how many players are left.

Still, it was good experience for me too, eventhough I lost and finished 10th because I kept losing on the river. Ricardo was so lucky, but surprisingly he didn't even finish in the prize positions here. lol

[DurakCrypto]

Honestly had a lot of fun running this, and seeing real forum players at the tables made all the prep worth it 🙏

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🏆 WINNERS — Bitcointalk Freeroll #1 🏆
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🥇 ksmertz — $25
🥈 Dump3er — $15
🥉 Dabosky — $10

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Huge congrats to all three! 🎉 Payouts are on your balance, withdraw whenever and let me know it all went through smoothly.

And thanks to everyone who joined, win or bust, you made the first one happen 🙏

One favour to ask: if you played, I'd really appreciate your honest feedback on the tournament. It's our very first one so there are bound to be rough edges, and I genuinely want to know what to improve. What worked, what didn't, anything that annoyed you.

Also, would you want to see more of these? I'm thinking about running a buy-in tournament next, a few people mentioned they'd prefer that since it feels more serious and the prizes would be bigger. Let me know what you think 🃏

[DurakCrypto]

thanks to DurakCrypto for organizing this free tournament. Just a little feedback though. Whenever I click all In or call, the site refreshes by itself.

Thanks for playing, and nice finish, 4th out of 15 🙏 That refresh thing when you click all-in or call is a real bug, and fixing it is my top priority before the next one. Thanks for flagging it.

it looks like the site isn't quite ready yet. There are still too many details missing during gameplay, like not knowing your current rank, your position or how many players are left.

Yeah, fair. During play you should clearly see your rank, your chip position and how many players are left, and right now that's missing. Adding it to the list.

Honestly this is exactly the feedback I was hoping for from the first run. Writing it all down so the next tournament runs way smoother. Thanks guys 🃏

[Dump3er]

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Yeah, fair. During play you should clearly see your rank, your chip position and how many players are left, and right now that's missing. Adding it to the list.

Honestly this is exactly the feedback I was hoping for from the first run. Writing it all down so the next tournament runs way smoother. Thanks guys 🃏

I made a list with notes during the game. If it is possible for me, I will put it together and share tonight, if not, I will do it tomorrow. Thank you for hosting this freeroll.

FYI, the withdrawal took about 60 seconds, which is great.

[DurakCrypto]

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Yeah, fair. During play you should clearly see your rank, your chip position and how many players are left, and right now that's missing. Adding it to the list.

Honestly this is exactly the feedback I was hoping for from the first run. Writing it all down so the next tournament runs way smoother. Thanks guys 🃏

I made a list with notes during the game. If it is possible for me, I will put it together and share tonight, if not, I will do it tomorrow. Thank you for hosting this freeroll.

FYI, the withdrawal took about 60 seconds, which is great.

That would be awesome, thanks 🙏 No rush at all, tonight or tomorrow, whenever suits you. Detailed notes from someone who made the final table is exactly what helps me make the next one better.

And really glad to hear the withdrawal was quick, 60 seconds is what I'm aiming for. Appreciate you confirming it.

Congrats again on 2nd, and thanks for playing 🃏