threre are sites where you can find players that ,and will play correctly at the free chip levels, you get to see lots hands free , most will play real poker , there are advantages of starting out in freebie mode for awhile if your completey new to the game . there are some high and very high levels of buy ins , that only better players will get to . yes theres shoot ups , make it there , mostly dont stay at those levels. when i did play these gms , i was playing with folks that went to real live casinos to play , even tho it was fake they loved it , was commnity , and they played it real . it has bennifts newbies must see many many hds if your serious, i honed some much there , you continue to apply idears n tricks hone hone hone baby again good luck , not against me lols n loletts he he