At the early stage, very loose.
But at the middle - end stage, same as any real money mtt.
I find it is good practice. Plus it is a good challenge to start up your bankroll with freerolls. In the beginning of tournament players are quite loose & U wonder if they've ever played poker in their life. In the mid/late stages of tournament the real poker is played. I think if U make mistakes in a freeroll they will leak into your real money cash games, so treat a freeroll as the same thing. You should play well regardless of the stakes.i find fr have some statistic analysis benefits. But the most players play bingo rather than poker. Ups and downs i guess. What do u all think ?
All good points from everyone. It is true, if u can take of bunch of bingo players money then when u get closer to the end many ppl start actually playing. I play freerolls even tho i have money in my account b/c i love tourney play and i believe it helps me to work on my stamina. If u can be patient in a FR that the top prize is like 24$ then it should be easy to be patient for that 1k or more top prize.
from my experience in a freeroll you can not learn poker...it is a bad training ...there are so many player allin at every hand ...even if u have aces when all the table is allin u can not win ...i am for that kind of freeroll with passwords.. only for a comunity members and no one to give the password forward to friends and relatives.....
I agree on this one. If you play super tight it will be difficult for you to survive the mid game. You just need find the spots when entering an all-in battle. You can shove with good hands in a late position with 1 or 2 limpers only. You cannot shove even with good hands if the pot is raised and there are so many callers. Basically, you would want a spot that you have 1 or 2 opponent in an all-in battle. Jusy need to be patient and dont rush in early bingos.
It isn't a good idea to play Freerolls if you want to practice, because there are many bingo players and you don't have what to do against their luck, even if you are good in poker... Is better to make a deposit and to play Cash games or MTT if you want to improve your game.
I think that freerolls are good practice, player who can survive in wild world of freerolls can become even more better on higher levels where players don`t play all in on every single hand.i find fr have some statistic analysis benefits. But the most players play bingo rather than poker. Ups and downs i guess. What do u all think ?