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Hey everyone!

We’re currently on the lookout for a new home for our private community freerolls, but for now the Friday games on GGPoker are still going strong. So tonight we’ve got another one lined up for you guys. 

The Cardmates Freeroll (Fan) with a $150 GTD kicks off at 8pm (UK time) and is open to everyone who has Fan status on the site.

We’ve been told that all the tickets should already be credited to your accounts.

Just a quick reminder of the key details about our private GGPoker tournaments:

• The tourney shows up in the GG lobby two hours before kick-off. So you’ll see it there from 6pm.
• We send the list of eligible players to GGPoker every Monday. If you’ve got «Fan» status but no ticket, chances are you didn’t register your GG nickname on Cardmates.co.uk in time.
• How to register your GG nickname? Click your avatar ➡️ Go to «Status» ➡️ You’ll see the field where you can add your GGPoker nickname. Simple as that.

If you’ve got any questions about our community freerolls, just drop a private message to our mod: d19932808 (he’ll sort you out).

GL GL!

If you play on regularly, you’ve probably seen the $20K Monthly Freeroll pop up in the tournament lobby. On paper it sounds brilliant – a big prize pool and it costs absolutely nothing to enter. Free money, right?

Well… sort of.

Freerolls always attract massive fields. You’re not sitting down with a couple hundred players – you’re usually looking at tens of thousands. That means even if you play well, you need a lot of patience and a fair bit of luck just to get near the money.

Then there’s the early stages of the tournament. Anyone who has played a freeroll knows exactly what I’m talking about. Players shoving with anything and everything. You can pick up pocket aces, get all the chips in, and someone calls with something like 7-3 offsuit because, well… why not? They didn’t pay to enter.

It can be chaos.

But to be fair, that’s also part of the charm. Some players have actually built small bankrolls from freerolls like this, slowly turning nothing into something. If you’ve got the time and the patience, there is always that chance of a decent score.

Personally, I see it as a bit of fun more than anything serious. A huge field, a long grind, and the occasional moment where you question how someone just cracked your premium hand with complete rubbish.

That’s freeroll poker.

And whether you love them or hate them, you can’t really complain too much when the buy-in is exactly zero.

Yes Cardmates I bricked it again. I was the big stack right till the final couple of places. I must have a good enough game I just don’t seem to be able to get that final hand to get me over the line!

But that’s Poker I guess the more I experience it I will adapt and become more familiar and comfortable in those positions 😩🤪😂 feel free to comment on what a massive suck out I achieved ♥️♣️♦️♠️🃏💙💙

The Blue harts are because I’m a toffee💙💙🚀

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Hello everyone!

As many of you know, the Cardmates team is currently putting a lot of effort into organising freerolls and private tournaments for our community. What we are particularly interested in is running private and exclusive tournaments for users who have achieved certain statuses on the site. To be clear, these wouldn’t be simple password tournaments. Instead, tickets would be credited only to users who hold a specific status.

The idea is to create our own atmosphere at the tables, where you’re competing mainly with active members of the Cardmates community rather than anyone who happens to have a password. This should result in smaller fields and a more familiar community vibe. It would also allow us to run things like seasonal leaderboards, cups, and other community competitions. As you know, our status tournaments are currently held on GGPoker, and we described the setup here: https://cardmates.co.uk/blogs/cardmatescouk-private-freerolls-for-our-online-community

However, at the moment our communication with GGPoker has been a bit strained due to rather unresponsive management on their side. I want to stress that this doesn’t mean the tournaments on GGPoker will be cancelled - not at all. They will continue as usual. That said, we now have an opportunity to set up additional private status tournaments on Unibet Poker. So my question to UK players is the following: What do you think of the Unibet poker room overall? Do you like it as a platform? And would you be interested in having additional status-based tournaments on Unibet Poker?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

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Alright, mates! Got some cracking news. Henceforth, every Friday active users of our site will be able to join CM Freerolls – exclusive private tournaments hosted on GGPoker. Freeroll guarantees vary from $150 to $600. Dead simple to gain access: start your blog on Cardmates.co.uk, rack up enough Aura points to achieve a particular status.

What’s Aura and statuses? Find all the details via the link.

Friday freeroll deets:

• Tour name – CardMates Freeroll;
• Date – every Friday at 20:00;
• Buy-in – free entry;
• Game – No-Limit Hold'em (NLH);
• Late registration – 30 mins;
• Starting stack – 125 BB;
• Format – 8-max, no re-entry/rebuys.

Please note: the tournaments pop up in the GGPoker lobby about two hours before kickoff (around 6pm). Freeroll tickets get credited on Fridays.

The higher your site status, the quicker you tap into freerolls with bigger guarantees. What to do next once you've achieved a certain status? Check details at the end of this post.

$150 CM Freeroll (Fan)

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A starting freeroll for new bloggers kicking off their course on our site. Reach "Fan" status on Cardmates.co.uk to gain access.

Getting your first status is dead easy – one only needs 200 Aura points. The first 100 points land automatically as soon as the user registers on our site and completes their profile.

Just set up your blog and share the story of your gambling journey. Let's get acquainted, mates! 😉

$250 CM Freeroll (Expert)

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Tournament unlocks for everyone who hits the "Expert" status. To achieve it, you'll need to spend a bit more time on the site and charge your Aura with at least 500 points.

Get active in blogs: post new stuff, comment on others. Won't take too long to become an Expert, actually.

$350 CM Freeroll (Guru)

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One must collect at least 1,500 Aura points to qualify for this tourney – that’s an automatic grant of the "Guru" status. Worth it: fewer participants, fatter prizes.

Aim for longer, top-quality blog posts. The more gripping your pieces are, the more ratings from the crowd.

$450 CM Freeroll (Elite)

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Next level up – exclusive Friday freerolls for "Elite" bloggers. You need to elevate your Aura meter to 5,000 points to grab this status.

By this point, you'll have enough experience to smash it on Cardmates.co.uk. Make sure to grow your following – they'll get instant notifications on every new post and contribute to your desired ratings.

$600 CM Freeroll (Legend)

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This is the peak of your adventure on our site. Only those hitting the "Legend" status will qualify for the cream of the crop freeroll – 10,000+ Aura points required.

Yeah, only select and most active bloggers will pull it off. But nothing's impossible – become a true Cardmates.co.uk legend and grab the sweetest perks! 👑

How to join private freerolls

Once you secure your first status on Cardmates.co.uk, you’ll need to register your GGPoker nickname on our site. Click your profile pic and select "Status" to hit a special form that registers usernames. Do it once, and you're always on the Friday tournament lists.

Note: You'll get a notification as soon as you unlock a new status on our website.

Registration for the special GGPoker freerolls is automatic. Find Friday tournaments in the poker room’s lobby using filters: Tourney – Private. Reg opens about two hours before kickoff.

Crucial point! We pass the list of players to GGPoker every Monday. Miss the new status deadline? You'll be able to join the fatter game next week – keep this in mind.

Your epic journey on Cardmates.co.uk is about to kick off! Best of luck, mates!

Additional info:

• Each time you achieve a new status, you’ll be automatically added to the matching freeroll list. This means you won't be able to play multiple tourneys at once, only the one that mirrors your status.
• Any Friday freeroll requires at least 6 players to be run. Once we record eight participants with a specific status, the corresponding event will appear in the GGPoker lobby.
• To rack up Aura points faster and climb statuses, check the table in this article. It’s simple: earn points when other users rate your blog posts and comment on them. Extra points drop as you leave reviews on poker sites/online casinos, or when new bloggers start following you, etc.

Cheers!

Creating blog posts on our website is always a great idea!

Friends, we’re excited to announce a new contest on Cardmates.co.uk! From 15 January to 15 March, publish posts in the Blogs section on Cardmates.co.uk and earn great rewards. The most active bloggers will receive freeroll tickets and cash prizes in popular poker rooms.

Access to Friday GGPoker Freerolls with a $150 Guarantee

Sign up on Cardmates.co.uk and publish your first post in the Blogs section. You’ll be guaranteed to receive the “Fan” status on our website – this status grants access to the weekly $150 CM Freeroll tournament.

You’ll be able to play this freeroll every Friday at 20:00 GMT. Keep publishing posts on our website to unlock access to other private tournaments with guarantees of up to $600 – full details can be found here.

Weekly $300 Giveaway for All Bloggers

Every week, we’ll also be giving away 10 prizes of $30 each among the most active users on our website. Winnings can be paid using one of the following methods of your choice: PokerStars transfer, ACR Poker transfer, CoinPoker transfer or PayPal. This giveaway is open to UK players only.

To take part in the giveaway, you need to publish blog posts during the following qualifying periods 👇

• 19–25 January;
• 26 January – 1 February;
• 2–8 February;
• 9–15 February;
• 16–22 February;
• 23 February – 1 March;
• 2–8 March;
• 9–15 March.

The list of winners will be published on our website every Monday as a separate post in the Blogs section. Winners will be selected at random from all users who publish posts during the qualifying periods.

📩 All winners will be contacted by BlueBeard via private messages on the Cardmates.co.uk website.

How to Create a Blog Post

Simply click the “Add post” button on our website and enter your title and text in the designed fields. Formatting is easy – you can add images, create subheadings, highlight text in bold, and more. When everything is ready, click “Save” and then press the blue tick to publish your masterpiece.

What should you write about? Poker, casino games or sports. Tell us a bit about yourself, share your wins, or post interesting stories from your gambling journey. For inspiration, browse the blog feed and see what other users are writing about.

Please remember that creating more than one account on our website is strictly prohibited and may result in a warning or a ban.

Good luck! We have many more exciting competitions planned for you ahead – join the Cardmates.co.uk community today!

If a new player asked me for advice, I’d give standard answers.

Bankroll management. Study. Control tilt.

But the real advice would be for the version of me who started years ago.

First - stop chasing big moments. Poker isn’t built on hero calls. It’s built on folds. Repeated, disciplined decisions. Boring wins long term.

Second - protect your bankroll. Moving up too fast is ego, not ambition. Stress destroys clarity.

Third - study consistently. Not only after losses. Review wins. Mistakes hide there.

Fourth - understand variance mathematically. You’re not cursed during a downswing. You’re not elite after a heater. Zoom out.

Finally - detach identity from results. A bad session doesn’t define you. Neither does a good one.

If I had internalised that earlier, I’d have saved time and money. The game rewards discipline. Not emotion.

I’m curious - if you could go back to the start, what would you tell yourself?

Coin poker had an update last night and it looks class! Lots of info on player huds. Stats on breaks where it tells you what position your in (like GG). It didnt work with Jurojin at first but it looks like it does now. One thing that needs sorting is when showing the player stats, it does'nt say over how many hands theyve played. Have I just missed where it is or do you have the same problem?

This question may have been asked before, and if it has, I apologise but I was unable to find the search bar to check. My question for everyone here is this: 

Would you rather bust out of a poker tournament on the first hand or be the bubble, and why?

To answer my own question, I'd prefer to be out first hand. If it's not my day, it's not my day. While I'll admit there's a certain level of gratification in knowing I've played well and run reasonably deep, to me, getting that far into a tournament and being the last person to leave with nothing is more infuriating than being out first hand. All the more so if I've been lucky and won an all-expenses paid package (hotel, flights, buy-in) to a tournament somewhere lovely like the Bahamas or a city I've always wanted to visit. Busting out first hand means I can play tourist. It gives me a few days of fun and relaxation - a free holiday - which I wouldn't get with a deep run sitting in the casino. But that's just me. What are your thoughts?