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How to Get the Password for the Friday Cardmates Freeroll on 888poker? 👀

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Hello everyone!

Today at 20:00 GMT, our traditional free tournament with a $200 guaranteed prize pool takes place on 888poker – the Friday Cardmates Freeroll (UK Only).

To receive the freeroll password, simply write “888” in the comments under this post.

Shortly after that, you’ll be contacted by BlueBeard via private messages on Cardmates.co.uk, where you’ll receive the freeroll password.

Please note that only registered users can leave comments on our website. Registration on Cardmates.co.uk is quick and easy.

Good luck in the freeroll! 🍀

You might also like: Bloggers Challenge: Special Rewards for Cardmates.co.uk Users
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Bloggers Challenge: Special Rewards for Cardmates.co.uk Users

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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.

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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!

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Just my Cardmates blog 2026

Hi all,

Thought I’d finally stop lurking and put a few words down. I’m Tom from Reading and I play online poker as an amateur, mostly in the evenings once things settle down. Poker for me is a way to switch off rather than chase anything serious. I’ve always liked freerolls. There’s something about sitting down with nothing on the line that makes the game feel lighter. Alongside that, I enjoy a bit of sports betting, mainly football, usually at the weekend. Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it doesn’t, but that’s part of the fun. I’ve recently signed up to Cardmates.co.uk and decided to start a blog here. I’ll drop in from time to time with a few thoughts or updates as I go.

Cheers and good luck at the tables.

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Good luck to all players in the freeroll

Just signed up let gets a pw and have a good game gl ppl

🤪🤪🤪🤪

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Liverpool - Burnley (Jan 17th) - Your Thoughts?

Liverpool - Burnley. English Premier League. 17th January. Your thoughts?

Did I say hi? Hi.

So the match to be played at Anfield and as I noticed Liverpool usually shows home advantage, but who knows, right? Burnley is strong in away games, too. Expect one goal from each side by analysing their last matches.

Even dare to predict the Correct Score will be 2:1. Reds often control games at home but don’t think they’ll get huge scores against Burnley.

Got a gut feeling Reds are the favourites this year.

So my money’s on Liverpool winning. That's an obvious shout for me. Reds aren’t once and done, are they? Guess I’ll stop at Over 2.5. When Liverpool dominates the field, they score again and again…

Let’s wait till Saturday to see what it brings to us. I’m a casual bettor but my predictions turn out to be winning quite often.

Wish me luck!)

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One Van, One Poker Player and Many Roads

Hi folks! I’m Dave, from Birmingham.

Currently working as a delivery driver at FedEx. Not a total fish in poker, but I’m sure I’ve got a lot to learn about it. My job occupies 85% of my day and by the time I’m home I'm too knackered for much else. Workdays are sometimes really tough. Poker’s the one thing I actually look forward to doing.

You’ll usually find me playying 10p/20p tables at GGPoker and Pokerstars.

Except for poker, seeing a bit of the world makes me happy. My last trip was to the Louvre Museum in Paris almost a year ago. Have modest background in art and its history but still feel impressed after that visit .

Joined CardMates to pick up some tips and read interesting stories from other grinders, and hopefully find a poker mate or two… or a bunch of mates 🙂

Cheers!

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Giveaway: 250 GGPoker Freeroll Tickets and $400 up for Grabs for the First Players 🔥

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UPD: The player list has already been sent to GGPoker, so it’s no longer possible to join the first freeroll.

That said, you can still take part in our giveaway of 20 prizes worth $20 each  just leave any comment under this post 👇

Friends, our series of weekly private freerolls for the Cardmates.co.uk community will be launching soon on GGPoker. The very first tournament, with a $150 guaranteed prize pool, will take place on 23 January at 20:00 GMT.

🎁 To celebrate, we’re giving away 250 tickets to the $150 CM Freeroll. Аnd on top of that, we’ll raffle 20 cash prizes of $20 each among the first participants in this tournament!

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.

How to take part? Just leave any comment under this post. 💬

To leave a comment, click the “Comments” icon below the post and enter your nickname in the appropriate field (then click “Add”). Please note that you must be registered on Cardmates.co.uk in order to leave comments.

Please enter only your real GGPoker nickname – this information will be verified during player registration for the freeroll.

The first 250 players who write their nickname in the comments are guaranteed to receive a freeroll ticket. The results of the cash prize draw will be announced between 16 and 22 January. A post with the winners list will be published in the Blogs section. All winners will be contacted by BlueBeard via private messages on Cardmates.co.uk website.

Good luck and welcome to the Cardmates.co.uk player community! 💛

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Any sports betting fans here?

Hiya, it’s David. I’ve already checked some posts in blogs and saw that only gamblers and poker players are here. Or am I wrong?

Decided to say “hello” to meet any fellow bettors here. I’m still obsessed with sports in my 50’s. Feel a bit old‑school and don’t really get these modern betting trends with virtual sports and e-sports. Still remember the moment I placed my first bet on a Premier League match 10 years ago, so I continue doing it each season to this day.

Only place bets on football, but I do it on many other matches, not just PL. Never skip Champions League, Serie A and other leagues labelled as “Popular.” Building complex strategies is my thing so I never touch totals when there are trickier markets.

Bet you get me – I’m a strategy-builder. That’s why I’m so obsessed with sports betting. Love studying teams, pitch and weather conditions and other factors may affect the match result. It’s a sort of puzzle for me.

Curious to read other posts from sports betting fans here and discover some cracking stories.

I’ll chip in with mine soon 👋

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How to Get the Password for the Friday Cardmates Freeroll on 888poker?

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Hello everyone!

Today at 20:00 GMT, our traditional free tournament with a $200 guaranteed prize pool takes place on 888poker – the Friday Cardmates Freeroll (UK Only).

To receive the freeroll password, simply write “888” in the comments under this post.

Shortly after that, you’ll be contacted by BlueBeard via private messages on Cardmates.co.uk, where you’ll receive the freeroll password.

Please note that only registered users can leave comments on our website. Registration on Cardmates.co.uk is quick and easy.

Good luck in the freeroll! 🍀

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Is £1000 not enough for playing 0.25/0.50???

Hi mates!

So, Kerrybomber said £1,000 is not enough for playing 0.25/0.50 cash as a low profile.

Well, I get where that view comes from – from old textbooks saying 100 bb is perfect. That’s “comfortable” – yes – but not realistic for one who does not play regularly.

So 20 buy-ins is fine for me at this point but any golden textbook would say that’s thin. Sitting shorter makes mistakes cheaper and variance is lower so £1,000 fits for playing tight. That works for me. I adjust.

If bankroll drains, I step down. No big drama, no ego. Grand might be enough to stay in the game when handled properly. I believe learning is the whole point at this stage.

What do you mates think about it?

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