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11-10-04, 10:42 AM
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Yeah, I find the same thing. I only play microlimits, so freerolls are obviously a draw for me because comparitively, thats a lot of money!
The Prima Freerolls (I play on Gaming Club) now allow either 6000 or 10,000 people, and pay about 130, making them pretty much a waste of time. I have had difficulty placing in them as of yet, and have won a combined $2 from those tourneys. THe PokerChamps Freerolls are much easier to beat, but as I just started playing them I have yet to place in the money. They average 550 players, and pay out to 20th. I have finished 27, 29, and 36 last night... close to the money but not in it. I think that my problem is playing tight at the beginning. I folded every hand for the first half an hour, and almost half the playing field was gone. Then I started slowly moving from only top 10 hands back over to my normal game. I also had a run of cold cards though, not a single hand or pocket pair for 35 minutes, and the blinds brought me down from 1000 to almost 700. I think that if I use this strategy again I will probably place in the money. |
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11-10-04, 10:56 AM
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I dont mind going all in early to dbl up, but tend only to play top hands. This normally see's you through the first hour or so and within reach of the money. If you sit and wait for a great hand its normally worth the wait.
I have won 3 or 4 on the gaming network, 2 on ladbrokes and 1 on stars. They pay very well some of them. Whatever you do tho in them, u will need luck. |
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11-10-04, 12:25 PM
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By win, do you mean 1st, or place? If you won first then congratulations!
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11-11-04, 04:38 PM
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I play in the Poker Champs freerolls a lot too and my general strategy is to play somewhat tight for the first 2-3 levels, but not to the point where I only see 5 flops I'm not blinded into. Usually I like to have at least 1,500 after level 3, from there on I'll play more aggressively and try to accumulate as many chips as possible until the playing field is really narrowed down. If I have a nice chip stack with ~40 left I'll usually start playing super conservative until I hit the top 20. At that point you usually have to start getting aggressive or the blinds will eat you alive.
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