Hi all,
We probably all knew this day would come. Railbirds will no longer be offering regular freerolls.
It was a blast, being able to offer them for so long, but the site is not financially that stabie. We had hoped that revenue would make up for freeroll losses - but we were wrong.
Over the years, we have given out over $350,000 in freerolls. That's more, I believe, than most if not all other poker communities.
On the bright side, this will
1. Get rid of password thieves
2. Get rid of a lot of site drama
3. Allow us to join the OFC - which we will officially, as soon as a few things are cleared
I expect this blog to be filled with negative comments. By all means, go ahead. I hope you're not too unkind. After all, we've funded many players' bankrolls.
There will be a January real money schedule - but without freerolls - shortly. We do intend to host a lot of games this year, just not freerolls. And the rankings will be updated, but I still miss all December results from Full Tilt.
That's all for today. I'm sorry. Not the best way to start a new year.
Sincerely,
RailJoe / InfoBird
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Thumbs up railbird
Thanks for all the previous freerolls..
utdroad
most of the committed rail birds have give up on the free roll any way !
what is ofc?
Will the site still host added games?
BUT DONT FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR GIFT
CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hope your not too unkind! LMAO,There ya go Joe, make ya feel a lil better haha
No apologies needed. It was a great and generous perk for the railbirds (and unfortunately password thieves) while it lasted. I think it is a wise decision especially if it was causing financial stress for the site.
Thanks for letting us know, I'm sure you hated to have to cancel them.
I had pretty much stopped playing the freerolls - the level of play had diminished so greatly over the past 2 years (mainly due to the pw thieves) that it just wasn't worth the time investment.
Personally, I see this change as an improvement.
I will say THANK YOU RailJoe
Getting rid of password thieves is a good thing.
Happy New Years!!!!!
Roll on the real money games =]