MTT early freeroll strategy

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So I am a donkey... especially in the beginning stages of a MTT... a bingo player... but I have found that this seems to work to a point... no sense in waiting for AA when every donkey on the site wants to call... thoughts?
 
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You should limp all marginal hands like 22+ KTs+ T7s+ and big raise or 3bet/shove with 99+ AQ+
 
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So I am a donkey... especially in the beginning stages of a MTT... a bingo player... but I have found that this seems to work to a point... no sense in waiting for AA when every donkey on the site wants to call... thoughts?


This is me in the on demand freerolls.
 
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Your asking advice on how to play but acknowledge u play like a donk and in turn want to continue playin that way. Your relying to much on luck and variance, I think the more I found I slowed down and played patiently the better I did, the majority of people in freerolls are playing the same way u describe.
 
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Your asking advice on how to play but acknowledge u play like a donk and in turn want to continue playin that way. Your relying to much on luck and variance, I think the more I found I slowed down and played patiently the better I did, the majority of people in freerolls are playing the same way u describe.

Paul is right man. I have been doing the same in the ACR on demand freerolls and patient play has helped me immensely. Don't get me wrong I have had premium hands busted, but its far and few between like the odds suggest it should be. Even the guys getting lucky that double I get quite a few chips off them
 
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now I know why its so complicated to start that kind of tournement. Most of the time I have big or monster hand in 5 min run at the beggining and for me its very mentally bore of this game And for your info its the same if you play at 100$ buy in. All the same situation at any buy in.
 
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Remain tight through the tournament and bet strong and good hands and good reads.
 
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Those on demand freerolls, you can take some different approaches.

1. You can play tight, solid poker, let your opponents give you their chips when they have the second best hand. That forces you to rely on getting and making good hands.

2. You can splash around, playing loose. Here, you'd be taking an obviously higher variance line but you'll accumulate more chips faster if successful.

3. Picking your spots. This is probably optimal strategy as you can play tight solid poker and win some good sized pots with the nuts. But, you can change gears here and mix it up and apply pressure to your opponents in the right spots. It's up to you to determine where those spots are because it depends on your table draw.

Because those on demand freerolls are a dime a dozen, that's your opportunity to mix it up. Find out what works for your game.
 
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Everyone is playing very loosely, since it's freeroll, so the classic tight-aggresive seems to work. I have just recently started playing MTT's (freerolls) and while I get to the last 10-20% of the board, I can't seem to be able to get ITM. What do you guy suggest as a strategy during the last stage of MTT's?
 
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Never play all in on the 1rst hands, only play with the strong hands
 
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