Playing in Freeroll poker tournaments is one of the best ways to improve your poker skills without risking money. These are tournaments which do not have an entry fee so it is free to join. Although there is no entry fee, you still can win real money. The prize pools are usually not as large as with buy-in tournaments, but most of the major online poker rooms offer frerolls with good value.

Participating in play money poker games is fine, but having a chance to win real money makes freeroll tournaments a much better choice for players looking to improve their poker skills. Play money games are not the best choice to practice poker as players are not risking anything. These players will push all-in frequently before the flop with weak hands looking to get lucky. Even if you are playing good poker and have a great strategy it is difficult to learn much about poker because your opponents are playing extremely loose and wild.

In freeroll tournaments, players have a chance to win real money so the quality of play is usually much better. Since people can actually win real money, they will not play as aggressively and tend to not go all-in as much before the flop.

UltimatePokerForum.com recommends playing freeroll tournaments at the following online poker rooms:

Poker Stars

PDC Poker

Carbon Poker

Titan Poker

Doyle's Room Poker