A friend just sent me a link to this site called PurePlay.  You can win money playing poker, but you don’t have to deposit any of your own money, which means that it is legal to do.  How is this possible?  I haven’t downloaded the application, but I suspect that the format is similar to freerolls that are offered in online poker rooms.  I used to play in these freerolls, and I think that they are good for beginners, because you get some real experience playing with players who have some skills and take the game seriously.  You can’t win much if you place in the money, and the odds of doing this aren’t particularly good.   I never won any money.   It is definitely better to play in freerolls than to play for play money, but not by much.  So give it a try, but expect to be bored in short time.

After waiting about a month, I got my $50 no deposit bonus through YourPokerCash to play at Full Tilt Poker.   I had already received a $50 no deposit bonus through YPC to play at Ultimate Bet, which only took me about a week to get, but I had lost that money, and I wanted more action. 

I’m not sure why it took so long to get the bonus money to play at Full Tilt Poker; it was only supposed to take about 7 business days.  Everytime I would write to YPC I would get an immediate response from them saying that my request was being processed and that it should only take a few more days, thanking me for my patience.  

I’m not upset with YPC for the delay.  In fact, I think that YPC is a great site if you’re interested in no deposit bonuses, because I eventually did get the money to play in both online poker rooms, over $100, and their email support is excellent.   So a shout out to YPC! 

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My friend and I bought PokerMoments in May of 2006.  Not counting my wife’s engagement ring, it has been the best investment I’ve ever made.

I began posting on the site on May 24th, 2006.  Since then I figure I’ve written around 40 posts, not bad from a guy who doesn’t like to write.  But I don’t deserve all the credit for the 8 months of content on PokerMoments.  I’ve had considerable help from others.  Sparky and Cowboy in particular deserve special thanks for all their help.  I am grateful to Kevin and Graeme for their contributions.  Also, thanks to Jennifer Brown for her great interview, to QuietStorm, SomePokerGuy, and others for entertaining comments, and to YouTube for some cool free videos.

As a result of PokerMoments I’ve had many memorable poker moments.   Some of the highlights include,

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