Learn basic push/fold M zone theory, and you'll crush the limping newbs during the high blind portion of the tournament.
the way i play them is,What would be some good strategies when playing freerolls? (other than not playing them)
Find Poker Orifice a member here and watch him play. He is the king of FreerollsAny links or guidance on where I can hone these skills?
I'd probably do pretty close to the opposite of this ^ (depends on what freeroll it is though).the way i play them is,
play very loose at first. but only with good hands. try not to challenge to many players at one time out of position. bluff a little and don't go all in to much if at all. remeber it's free.
good luck.
the way i play them is,
play very loose at first. but only with good hands. try not to challenge to many players at one time out of position. bluff a little and don't go all in to much if at all. remeber it's free.
good luck.
I'd probably do pretty close to the opposite of this ^ (depends on what freeroll it is though).
Play tight in early levels,
build big pots with big hands,
rarely bluff,
value-bet the snot out of your hands,
cross fingers... ez game.
Am I the only one left scratching his head at this part of mickey's post?. . .
play very loose at first. but only with good hands. . . .
This kind of stuff shouldn't take very long. It's not the same for different people, but fwiw, I probably played 150 to 200 of these big field, small prize tournaments when I started. In retrospect, that was more than enough. I told myself I was learning. While true, it wasn't the whole truth. I was also avoiding the possibility of losing any money even though it was from freerolls, not out of my pocket. .wow, lots of great info here. The main reason I play freerolls are to get a feel for MTT play. I know this may not be the best barometer considering they are free and you will get a lot of DONK play, but it does help to get a feel for playing in position and also tightening up my play by playing a better range of hands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-ratioAny links or guidance on where I can hone these skills?
the way i play them is,
play very loose at first. but only with good hands. try not to challenge to many players at one time out of position. bluff a little and don't go all in to much if at all. remeber it's free.
good luck.
Am I the only one left scratching his head at this part of mickey's post?
I had the good fortune of stumbling across these pearls of wisdom from a freeroll player,
When i was at fulltilt I played alot of freerolls and learned alot about playing in them. Heres some tips...
1. Play tight to the end of late registration. Only play premium hands (AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ, AJ) in position (on the button, or in the cutoff). Play aggresively with these hands. Take a stab at the pot after the flop even if it doesnt hit your hand.
2. Never tangle with chipleaders if you don't have the nuts. More specifically avoid hands where you may have to play more aggresively agains a chip leader..
3. Save your chips, once you've have gained a position in the prize bubble save your chips, limp in to pots when you have 50+ bb. Let people hang themselves without investing too much to the pot.
4. Avoid committing your whole stack to any pot(unless you have the nuts). Remember as long as you have chips you can keep playing. Never shove preflop...NEVER...
Who can argue with such great strategies
I won't post my response, it may offend someone