Am I playing too many freerolls?

Can one play too many freerolls? I used to get into the money quite a few times in freerolls but lately I have hit a dry patch. I dont think it has to do with my style of play or being on tilt or anything like that, I just think it might have to do with playing too many and becoming blase about it!

I am like someone obsessed and the more I dont place the more freerolls I play.....I am playing between 10 and 15 a day now and getting nowhere.

Any pearls of wisdom to share??

You're bound to hit dry spells in freerolls, just like any other tournament structure. Don't worry about it.

Sure, maybe you're playing too many, but the problem appears to be more with the fact that you are obsessing about your results. Don't worry about the results, just worry about your play and performance.

Maybe you just got lucky when you started playing them. Maybe you are just getting unlucky now. It's probably somewhere in between, but either way, the only thing you can do about your results is play the best you can play.

KC

As much skill as there is in poker, luck is every bit just as important - whether it's someone not having the guts to call your 72o blind steal or someone else NOT having AA when you've got KK or hitting the K on the river against that AA.

For some stupid reason, luck has a way of running in streaks, and skill can only make up for some of the bad luck - never all of it.

I'm sure it will turn around for you soon - but 15 a day is just amazing - I can't imagine having that much time .

dang !!! 15 a day hmmmm and to think I play

a lot of poker holy smokes

I am laid off right now so I have lots of time BUT

I am more of a cash player so unless the freeroll

is actually worth a decent amount to play I usually

skip it and go to the money added games, MTT's,

and cash tbls.

But yes dry spells happen all the time in fact yes I do think

you are playing to many, you also might have changed

your style and didn't realize it because you figure if you

don't do well in this freeroll there is one right around the

corner.

I don't worry about it that same thing happened to me a whlie ago but now I'm cashing in almost every freeroll I play in.Just stick with it play your game and you'll do fine.

That is alot of freerolls. I had a stretch where I cashed often then didn't do anything for awhile. I seemed to be taking to many chances during that time. I slowed my play and started doing good again. Hope your luck turns around.

I was playing as many freerolls as I could when my bankroll went bust a while back. I found myself playing way looser because there was nothing at risk and I think the more you play freerolls, it really does change the way you play (for the worse). The minute I went back to playing with cash, I started playing well (i.e. taking fewer risks and waiting for good cards) again. Patience, you'll get it back :-)

that's a ton of poker, I would cut back to a few select tourney each day, so you don't end up burned out.

15 per day. It is a huge amount.
I play only weekend.

My job dont allow to play so many freerolls.

Maximum freerolls I ve ever played was 10 per day, only once.

Its funny you say that because we share the same sentiments. Whats funnier is that soon as i get some money i swear off of freerolls, and then i go broke and come crawling back to the freerolls. I just need to get a good job and put a thousand dollars on 4 different sites before im actually happy. Then if i go broke i should quit poker forever lol.

I play on my days off anywhere from 1 to 3 tops and by the last one I'm burnt out then I don't play for a few days I notice when I play everyday I get burnt then I just don't play for up to a week

well, i don't play so many freerolls as you do. i think they are tiring, and theyr prizes are soo small. but it's a good way to make a bank without any risk.

Those are a lot of freerolls for one day, i only play about one a day sometimes non so ill go play some cash games at ps, ever since i didn't make the freeroll club here now i gotta wait until April 1st, but when i do play i take them more seriously because i won't have another one to play in, and i have made it in the money more often now, so i would advice you to cut back and only play in the better paying ones or take a breaks from poker maybe a week or two.

Me Too!! I'm playing around 12 to 15 freerolls a day, and although I am usually just making it to the money, it's also usually only for a couple of cents.

That said, it all adds up, and free money is free money

I find that when I have say, 3/4 or more freerolls on the go at once, they get a bit frantic, and probably don't make the money, but with just a couple on the go at a time, I do tend to get to the money more often.

Not gonna make me a millionaire, but it keeps me entertained, and more importantly, I still get a thrill from, and enjoy playing them.

no your not playing to many freeroll's, simply put there's never enough, i know what your going thru i was exactly the sameway, your evolving as a player and a person, as a player your learning new betting skills and playing newer different possible hands, as a person your learning new things everyday, so in the immortal words of the great jedi master Yoda " You must unlearn what you have learned " in other words stop thinking so much, erase everything from your mind that you know about poker and start over from scratch, and as far as freeroll's are concerned practice does make perfect

I feel ya on the freerolls. I play quite a few freerolls during the week and weekend. I think the quality of play is deteriorating with so many new online players using the freerolls to learn to play. You have to play the freerolls to build a bank if you are broke, but once you get enough to play at a table or a MTT, SNG, leave the freerolls to a minimum. They seem to hurt your game. Since it is free you play things in a different way when you are not risking any money. Hence the word donk was born from freerolls. X

ah ive just made a thread, out of pure need for venting, and ive come across this thread, and its pretty much summed up the advice i wanna hear lol, with regards to


lol thats good advice, and my arguement is similar to the fact that i am obsessing over my results or there lack of!
heres my thread Whats so good about Mtts?

Freerolls are the best way to work on things with a minimum of investment, other than time. Only you can say what those things are and how much your time is worth. All varieties of play can be found at all freeroll and low-mid level play. So you won't escape that by eliminating freerolls. Dry spells come to all at all levels. At least there you are not negatively affecting your BR. This too shall pass!!
GL and more hittin' flops SOON!!
Peace,
FLOW

As long as playing 15 FRs a day doesn't collide with the rest of your life, go for it.
Losing streaks are quite normal, sometimes you'll never know why....
But I prefer having a bad run playing FRs than donking it off in buy-in tourneys.
If you feel that you are burning the candle from both ends - stick to the CC-Frs.
They are +++EV.

Just thought I'd also add, that the donks seem to play ALL freerolls, whether it be a $1000 or a $10 one. Right from the start, they get 2 cards and they're all-in. I agree with xpokerchic, freerolls are played differently and can hurt your game for cash tourneys, if you're not careful. Just have to remember that they are free, and people will play in a "don't give a damn" way.

Good luck whatever type you play

i usaly only play the uk fulltilt torney and 1or2 on carbon and sometimes pokerstars but in my mind it gets boring playing freerolls because u play a
really good game and do really well but get donked out or tilt just b4 the money just l8ly i feel the same way just cant win nuffin like today i got into the top 60 out of 1500 on carbon only to lose to some moron who went all in with 89 off suit and i had kk and and per usual he went and hit a straight just frustrating just l8ly id rather deposit and play in buy in torneys not so many donk and a much better game

freerolls are good, but you're going to lose to some crazy hands. Need to track what you're losing to. If you're getting beat by better hands, problem may be with you. Otherwise, lots of lottery players (especially in the 1st hour).

I spent a couple of years swimming in FRs, made a bit and learned a lot, but now I find my time is better spent buying in for a good return. FRs can take over your life because they are always running. I would rather play less for more than more for less, if you see wot I mean... but for early intense learning, FRs all day and nite can be good.

sti with it..u can never play to many freerolls ,,,alawys remmember,its free cash your playin for,if u cash then great stuff,,,if u dont find another freeroll..u will see some shokin play on the way but go with the flow...gd luk

If you are playing 15 freerolls a day, I think you need to unplug for a while and get yourself into a 12 step program....lol

Freerolls are crapshoots...you really can't expect to avoid all the bad players making bad percentage plays, eventually you are almost bound to be in a spot where in a regular "serious" game you'd have the best hand, only to find that one of your opponents hit two pair playing 28 after a raise. Nothing you can really do about cold spells in those things.

burnout does affect my play too, but freerolls can be difficult especially if you tend to be losing in the first hour that's when the majority of the bad play occurs as people are looking for the quick double take a few days off and try coming back with a clear head and just play your A game your results will improve.

perhaps you're just tired of playing and is auto mode?

I'm sure when you're playing so much freeroll everyday, you'll know how the field plays in certain freerolls on certain sites.

What are the usual spots where your opponents might make certain retarded plays and you can just call with TP for all the chips. What are the spots where you need to lay down a strong hand to the possible nuts due the line taken you opponents.

Of course, there are days where you're cold deck, you really can do nothing abt it.

Anyway, remember the spots where you played bad or made some retarded play, and dont do it again. imo, its not hard to make accurate reads after the mid stages of the freeroll, but do bear in mind, retardation still exist.

One can NEVER play too many freerolls...
They are a way of learning how to deal with all diffrent types of players (you will find the maniacs in higher buyins aswell as donks) and learn patience and discipline...
Also to realize that you will need some luck to go with skill...
Roll on....
aC

I have the same problem, play way too many, just too many of them out there.
My medecin vs a dry is to prepare something to comfort yourself with, for after you are out. Then enjoy that thing, and at the same time think about your family and friends, and how lucky you are after all.

Just to contradict myself, just played a real solid game (freeroll) on Absolute poker, coming 2nd for $20. played only good hands, was more patient than ever, even coming back from the dead several times. Just watched how the others were playing, and tried to adapt. They were doing a lot of bluffing and bullying, I just kept on folding if the cards were rubbish, which most of them were. Goes to show that freerolls are not all a waste of time or effort, and can be a good learning experience.

Thanx for all the advice. So I have been awake now for 19 hours straight and only played 1 freeroll....didnt place but did much better than usual.

I went back to my rule that I created for myself when I first started playing which is: never play with cards that I am not prepared to accept a raise or reraise on (if that makes any sense to anyone). A while ago someone said to me that I should try and see as many flops as possible in the beginning of a tourney when the blinds are still small, and if someone raised then I could just fold. Well, this is me we are talking about and I am known not to have to much grey area....just loads of black and white....so I think I might have pushed this persons strategy to the limit which is causing all my frustrations!

So, taking into account everyone's advice, here's the rest of my "almost" 12 step plan:
-Every morning I am going to select a few (4 or 5) freerolls that I really want to play and try stick to that for a while...
-Only have 1 poker site open at a time...
-Play freerolls as though they are STT's and concentrate on the table that I am at instead of obsessing over how many people are being knocked out...
-Spend a bit more quality time with my husband, cats and hamster...

Yay, looks like I got my mojo back. Played in 4 freerolls today and got into the money in 2 of them....

i like freerolls and i'm not getting tired of them,is a way to ears some money and a good way oo have some fun without spending your money!