Freeroll Strategy

[Penguinfan]

Yep, I would rather play in a Stars 2+0 game than a freeroll anytime, they are mind numbing, and you HAVE to turn off the chat box in those things, people's intelligece are often equal to their playing ability.

[TajaUk]

But freerolls encourage players to stay at that site and deposit money there. The raked x amount of hands freerolls are a great idea,

[hackers238]

Speaking of bad freeroll play, I am currently in the gamng club $1000 freeroll that started at 2 pm, and I was just dealt AA in the Big Blind. it was raised to double the BB when it got back to me, and if I called there would be 4 people in the pot. So I re-raised to a total of 4x the BB. And the raiser re-raised me! We both went back and forth doubling the raise until the other two finally left the pot and until he was all in. I won the hand when he flipped over J4o!!! I wouldn't be surprised if the other players accused us of collusion!

[drewjax]

I agree with TajaUK. I hate the total freerolls at the Prima skin sites. but the ones that require 50 raked hands are much better. Instead of 5000 idiots, you get 500-800 players that at least have played poker, for money, in the last day. Place 2nd in one (several months ago mind you), and won $120. Just seems like a much better game to play in.

[Tilter]

Play tight and pretty much be willing to go all the way with like top pair and a good kicker. They will call and raise with nothing early. Its when you get 2-3 hours in that the competition gets decent, except for some of the maniacs who somehow manage to squeak through.

[drewjax]

exactly, its almost IMO like you play 3 seperate gears in those huge NL freerolls. I try to get some chips early, without putting much at risk. I mean the first 2 or 3 levels when the blinds are real low, and just trying to pick up a few hundred chips or so, not even trying to double up. then I really play tight, and let the idiots kill themselves for awhile, and only play truly premium hands. then when you get down toward the end, then you've gotta try to play the comlete game.

[hackers238]

Finally finished in one of those pokerchamps freerolls last night, 17 / 500. Now that they limit it to 500, its much easier than the 900 player games from before. I signed up for the one at 1:30, not sure if I wanted to play, but stuck it out and placed. Feels good .