poker

My little brother has just made it through day 1 :) 2 days off now and then hes back on Wednesday, not doing as well as he hoped but still has enough chips to do well if the cards fall for him If he makes it to the end of Day 3 then thats roughly when the money starts. A lot of big names...

Has anyone played the free practice poker on this site? http://www.pacificpoker.com Is it different from the "real" money games? i.e. harder to win? Just wondered because I started with their free $1,000 and now have $8,500 odd. Seems too easy to be true. Any opinions?