How many times did you want to join a Sunday Major...but you didn't because the high buy-in fees scared you?
Not everyone can pony-up $200 or more to play one poker game, especially if your results show that you might not exactly be the next Phil Ivey.
True, some sites offer the chances to qualify for the biggest events through free satellites but — do you really have the time to go through all that?
First, there are the poker freerolls with their larger-than-life fields of random recreational players, then there are all the other additional steps.