best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#1 August 22nd, 2016, 7:37 PM

hey everyone,

i'm playing cardschat freerolls for sometime and i believe i played approx. 15 tournaments and got into the pool twice or three times i guess. still, i really got unlucky many times with the better hand but that's not the point. i believe that percentage should be better and i would like to get some insight into it. playing tight and doubling up around 3000 chips gets you somewhere but just to get into the money. however, can someone recommend a better strategy? any opinion is welcome. thanks,

#2 August 22nd, 2016, 7:41 PM

I also play tight but you must watch your opponents in late stage of the freeroll cuz there could be some players who bluff to get many chips before the bubble
Tight/aggressive is the best strategy for me, when you have good cards and a good flop comes dnt be afraid to raise more

#3 August 22nd, 2016, 7:53 PM

I am need recommendation also for this CC freeroll, how to reach FT best strategy for cardschat freerolls

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Totally, i was played 2 times CC freeroll for member (15+post), and made 2 times ITM.
Here my result for last two CC freeroll :
First, 24/189
Second, 26/218

I have no idea how to play in the late stage, i'm so confused to open bet from all positions at table. :/

#4 August 22nd, 2016, 8:19 PM

I'd look at the various posts/articles & other kinds of interesting things CC has to offer and FIGURE IT OUT... I'd be surprised if veteran members (would be stupid enough or...) would give you clues/insight on how to be beat them at freerolls on their own card forum...lol... no EASY answers HERE... If I WERE to give advice I would read "Poker Tournament Formulas 1 & 2 by Arnold Snyder and Crushing The Microstakes by Black Rain" their styles are very "unorthodox" compared to the traditional "ho-hum" Slansky/Malmuth styles (which EVERYBODY knows already)...

No offense meant to anyone... JMHO...

#5 August 22nd, 2016, 8:31 PM

That is the thing with poker, you can win with a Q3 and lose with AA (sometimes). Just having fun I guess. Very few things that are free in this life.

#6 August 22nd, 2016, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by vic88888

That is the thing with poker, you can win with a Q3 and lose with AA (sometimes)...

+1 to this...
It happens...

#7 August 22nd, 2016, 8:46 PM

From those i played, i learned that you have to arm yourself with alot of patiance and give your best. Thats good for all tournaments not even here.
As some member here replyed its good to know what are the different phases of the tourney, cause when you get further you have to change strategies depending on your stack and the others around you. For this reason is good to watch some late game tournaments and try to figure what the others are trying to reach with their acts.
Thats my opinion, i think im in the right direction to get to the winning places. Also i will need more to do it, so ill follow this thread for replyes.

#8 August 22nd, 2016, 11:13 PM

Well unlike other freerolls the play is more controlled and not many loose all ins at the early stages for the sake of stack building like many other freerolls.

#9 August 23rd, 2016, 2:09 AM

Every tournament should be played how you like to play it. Yea, it might have a different title, but you cannot go out and think that one tourney is different than another.
Read up on some strategy books and try to play like it tells you to is my best strategy for this tournament and any other tournament alike.

#10 August 23rd, 2016, 12:18 PM

How do Cardschar freerolls differ from others?

#11 August 23rd, 2016, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by ayahuasca

How do Cardschar freerolls differ from others?

I have yet to play in one but just from seeing the registration numbers, the fact there is $100 and not $10 and the fact you have to work to get an invite to one.......id imagine people are playing a lot more seriously.

Way way fewer opponents, for more money, and took at least some work to get invited. Again im not there yet so cant say for sure but I would have to imagine the play is a bit tighter and taken a bit more seriously.

#12 August 23rd, 2016, 7:40 PM

All people in this thread share their tactics and now everyone know how someone plays best strategy for cardschat freerolls

I must be carefull in today CC freeroll best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#13 August 23rd, 2016, 7:40 PM

Originally Posted by BadluckBubba

I have yet to play in one but just from seeing the registration numbers, the fact there is $100 and not $10 and the fact you have to work to get an invite to one.......id imagine people are playing a lot more seriously.

Way way fewer opponents, for more money, and took at least some work to get invited. Again im not there yet so cant say for sure but I would have to imagine the play is a bit tighter and taken a bit more seriously.

so far my experience says the same!!! as long as considering the blinds increase every 10 mins and highly gradually. so just keeping it tight helps a lot as i also didn't witness that many 3-bets or so which would test someone

#14 August 24th, 2016, 12:58 PM

You say that you are unlucky with the better hand. That is impossible. When the river complets the cards the better hand beats a worse hand. What you probably mean is that you have a better hand before all cards are on the board.
And when you loose on the river you think that's a bad beat. Well, i think it's a bad bet. You bet to much into the pot, not having the nuts. That is were you go wrong. You are to happy with a good starting hand, but it aint over untill the river has fallen. Too many people go all in with only a draw. And off top off that they call themselves unlucky instead of stupid when they do not hit the river.

#15 August 24th, 2016, 2:24 PM

The tourneys have good players and u have to play your A-game to go to FT.

#16 August 24th, 2016, 11:56 PM

root me in, ill update at minute 55 next hour, u root me in ill root u in when u
get deep and can offer advice to each other

#17 August 24th, 2016, 11:58 PM

Keep Practicing... thats the best advice, Cant win cardschat FR? Play A FR everyday... ACR, BOL, PS, Whatever... Just get practice.... (And adapt small ball poker into your game)

#18 August 25th, 2016, 12:57 AM

4/17, weaver.at.the.loom, acr $10 freeroll 5911922, also 17/47 in acr $10 freeroll 5912258, anyone want to watch me and offer advice ill watch u next time and do the same

#19 August 25th, 2016, 1:56 AM

6/7 grinding it out, anybody watching?

#20 August 25th, 2016, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by paulsmall007

Well unlike other freerolls the play is more controlled and not many loose all ins at the early stages for the sake of stack building like many other freerolls.

That's not always the case. I see people shoving all-in pre on level 1 of these freerolls, or shoving on a limped flop.

#21 August 26th, 2016, 8:41 AM

I like very much not to like when transplanted to another table !!! It is already furious because I also learned as a player who plays a loser who is who and who plays Tight agresivno and when you are transplanted to another table then all you need to start all over again : ( (

#22 August 26th, 2016, 8:57 AM

My tactic is to play tight in early stage with monster hand and later when ante start ill tray to still blinds and play agersive with good cards :-D

#23 August 27th, 2016, 7:14 PM

You need to play like a normal tournament. Plus the fact that you have a lot of information. And it must actively used.

#24 August 27th, 2016, 7:57 PM

Play as many as you can. You can then start to adapt a strategy for them tailored towards your game.

#25 August 27th, 2016, 8:04 PM

There is no winning strategy for CC freerolls. There are too many loose cannons who play any two and call all-ins with garbage. there is more luck than strategy in these tourneys. Just try to play whatever strategy you feel comfortable with, and under no circumstances should you gauge your success on results. That is the path to disaster.

#26 August 31st, 2016, 7:45 AM

as much as the next person, but I think the 'freeroll mentality' calls for more dependence on luck than solid poker skills. I would take freerolls for what they are (a call to bingo players and runners), try to take advantage of the free seat, but depend on money games (even micro stakes) to truly hone legitimate poker skills. It's a whole different game when players have to put up a stake of some kind. Just my humble opinion as a student of the game.

Cheers . . .

#27 August 31st, 2016, 8:52 AM

playing only strong hands

#28 August 31st, 2016, 12:43 PM

I play most of the time so tight , but I can change my play depending on the other players

#29 August 31st, 2016, 6:33 PM

They play more like small buy in tournaments than free rolls. Just a little higher level of play going on in general. It may be as much a matter of pride as it is a matter of skill. The players feel like they know each other a bit more and want to win not just toss chips around and hope to get lucky.

#30 September 2nd, 2016, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Shumkoolie

That's not always the case. I see people shoving all-in pre on level 1 of these freerolls, or shoving on a limped flop.

Play the 10$ freerolls on acr and it's basically a shove fest till late ref ends, it's way different in the cardschat, there is not as many really bad players

#31 September 2nd, 2016, 7:17 PM

For me the freeroll Cardschat are one of the best as there are a lot of good players, I have little time here but I have seen good results, playing so tight, aggressive and disciplined.
Of course there are some of these tournaments where the password is filtered and enter any number of players playing as unhinged and put us in difficult decisions, but hey this is part of a Freeroll. best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#32 September 2nd, 2016, 7:40 PM

certainly not be anxious about the wrong letters and great expectations in flops good is to have concrete sure game and bet with certain measures at certain times

#33 September 2nd, 2016, 7:47 PM

No special strategy, same play like any other tournaments!

#34 September 2nd, 2016, 7:53 PM

My friend, is though to be ITM since members are already experience players so you must play as many hands as possible and dont let anyone Bluff you out.

If you get a nice hand pay or better Tribet and keep on trying this strategy. It works for me. best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#35 September 2nd, 2016, 8:00 PM

the party in poker freeroll Cardchat I came across a monster hand that I have waited a long time, I was doing all in, but my AK was slaee A9 than 9 on the river. And because such a situation I did not never entered the awards at party poker.

#36 September 3rd, 2016, 5:16 PM

People actually try in these. There is a lot in the pool for a freeroll and there are barely any players. The whole unlucky thing is very prominent in normal freerolls but this tournement has a completely normal amount of bad beats and luck.

#37 September 4th, 2016, 4:20 PM

The best strategy in Cardshat freerolls it very quietly, to wait for good hands. It is necessary to play very aggressively and to do much pre flop allins. With such game it is possible to reach prizes often.

#38 September 4th, 2016, 4:39 PM

Cardschat freerolls are the best freerolls on pokerstars in my opinion. only bad thing for me is I got dealt aces first hand and they got cracked by tens haha. that's poker though I guess. cant wait until next Thursday to play another. thanks cardschat.

#39 September 4th, 2016, 4:44 PM

in fact i think there is no differ between casual freerolls and cardschat. if you obey poker rules and you know this rules then everything in your hands =) ! Just play smart dont bluff ( a lot) and play wise.

#40 September 4th, 2016, 4:54 PM

Showing up is a good start.

I have done better when setting aside the time to be attentive through to the end.

#41 September 8th, 2016, 1:53 AM

It is very simple . Don't play AA and all big pairs at the beginning as they easily get cracked ,instead play marginal and trash hands ,k8,Q3,j7, and if sb goes all in don't be afraid he has AA or sth like that , CALL , make the donkey call and you'll be the winner on the long run , you will remember me...

ok. I'm kidding ., there is no special strategy for CC freeroll , it's a freeroll like anyone else, the only difference , with the exception of Thursday's freeroll, all others CC have few registered participants so they are easier than some freerolls with 1 or many k entries . Play tight aggressive , raise big with good hands , take notes and see who are the loose bad players that you can take advantage of and who are the good that play patiently waiting for the good hands of whom you must be cautius , be carefull how much you bet preflop postflop , have a chart ready to use when you reach final table that says which hands are playable and raisable 5 handed , 4 handed , 3 handed and heads up and good luck .

Originally Posted by Ezekiel162

I'd look at the various posts/articles & other kinds of interesting things CC has to offer and FIGURE IT OUT... I'd be surprised if veteran members (would be stupid enough or...) would give you clues/insight on how to be beat them at freerolls on their own card forum...lol... no EASY answers HERE... If I WERE to give advice I would read "Poker Tournament Formulas 1 & 2 by Arnold Snyder and Crushing The Microstakes by Black Rain" their styles are very "unorthodox" compared to the traditional "ho-hum" Slansky/Malmuth styles (which EVERYBODY knows already)...

No offense meant to anyone... JMHO...

well , I don' t thin'k most of these are a secret. Moreover,I am not a veteran I just have four five small wins , me too best strategy for cardschat freerolls

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#42 September 9th, 2016, 4:05 PM

one freeroll is pretty much the same as another. The level of play is not significantly different anywhere.

#43 September 9th, 2016, 5:35 PM

The strategy that you should adopt for playing the CardsChat freerolls is to play to win. If you are playing to make a minimum cash then you have got your strategy totally wrong. Why would you want to win $1 when you could win a lot more by winning the whole tourney? So you will bust out of a few games but overall you will make a better profit by playing to win. This should apply not only to CC freerolls but every game that you play.

Good luck and see you at the tables.

#44 September 9th, 2016, 6:21 PM

Originally Posted by BentleyBoy

The strategy that you should adopt for playing the CardsChat freerolls is to play to win. If you are playing to make a minimum cash then you have got your strategy totally wrong. Why would you want to win $1 when you could win a lot more by winning the whole tourney? So you will bust out of a few games but overall you will make a better profit by playing to win. This should apply not only to CC freerolls but every game that you play.

Good luck and see you at the tables.

I would have to disagree with you here. A lot of us freerollers at CC forum play for leader board points as well as padding our bankroll. I have been 1 of the most successful freerolller at CC over the years and can tell you that consistency and patience are way more valuable than playing for the win. Of course we all want to play for the win but the question is when do you change your game up. My success has come from getting past the 1st hour 95%+ of the time. In the second hour is the time to chip up. Also to note is that just getting to the FT is our main goal. Once there you focus on top 5 once there you focus on top 2. Many many short stacks on FT comeback to win. So to recap: 1. focus on getting to second hour 2. play TAG second hour 3. focus on making FT at all cost 4. focus on top 5 5. focus on top 2 ...once you get to HU it's a toss up who wins

#45 September 9th, 2016, 6:28 PM

Just play like any other tournament.

#46 September 10th, 2016, 10:02 AM

play with good mood and that it best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#47 September 14th, 2016, 6:29 PM

Originally Posted by KERAPUTIH

Totally, i was played 2 times CC freeroll for member (15+post), and made 2 times ITM.
:/

Originally Posted by vassiriki

i'm playing cardschat freerolls for sometime and i believe i played approx. 15 tournaments and got into the pool twice or three times i guess. still, i really got unlucky many times with the better hand but that's not the point.

You need a lot more tourneys before you can make a judgement on your results...say a hundred or more.

Then if you don't like your results you need to figure out if you're running bad or playing bad. This is where the real work begins, take notes on specific hands as you play so you'll know.

By the way...guessing is not allowed. ;>)

#48 September 14th, 2016, 6:42 PM

I can tell you to play your normal game, as usuall, but with less bluffs, because it is hard to bluff on freeroll tournaments. best strategy for cardschat freerolls

#49 September 14th, 2016, 7:00 PM

I think we have to be patient and try to survive. Then when you enter in the money the players start to play more aggressively, from this point we can try some more elaborate moves.

#50 September 14th, 2016, 8:28 PM

Isolation, don't try and play 4-way pots. Bet to get the limp off!

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