Total ripoff. Free only if you stick to smaller stake tables. But the longer you play and if you are lucky enough to increase your rank and chips or you purchase chips you will find WSOP raises your stakes on many games such as Caribbean. And you have to play those higher stakes to participate in the challenges and promotions. And don't even get me started on all the pop ups. I got sucked in to spending enough money to make me ashamed but never again. Screw the high stakes games and challenges.