christiancjs
Rock Star
Silver Level
JCuervo
Legend
Bronze Level
Realize that with any hand no matter what it is that you'll always have a chance to lose and why I always fear the river...therefore you should never get angry becuase that's never any fun. freerolls have no value to some people so you can't play them as you would if everyone had something invested. Just use a freeroll to gain some experience trying to recognize players and patterns, have fun, play those cards you never would in a regular game, and then if you do stay in long enough to get close to the money, only then it will get more like a "real" game and play accordingly.
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Brandom1
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Wow very well said and thank you so much for that. I literally just caught myself in the last two freerolls doing exactly that and after reading this just made me realize I need to STOP!!
naruto_miu
Legend
Silver Level
I mean really getting upset at a free-roll Is pointless (Unless It's a CC free-roll).
The prizes In normal free-rolls compared to the private CC held games Is incomparable.
The field size In a normal free-roll compared to that of CC Is once again Incomparable.
The level of play In a free-roll compared to that @ CC Is once again Incomparable.
So with everything favoring CC and nothing favoring the "Regular free-rolls", my question Is, why aren't you In the CC games? I see from your post count that your new (Welcome), and be glad for I have glad tidings. You've found CC (Home to the best privately held free-rolls), and tough competition with great people. You've signed up to the forum now just endure/Be patient a-little while and you're gonna come to the gates of the CC held free-rolls and be amongst the rest of us, soon enough.
Now to answer the question as to why free-rolls are the way they are and why players don't take them more serious. The truth Is that free-rolls have easily 300+ players In them, and on top of that (you have to deal with the lousy payouts), so when you have a "Terrible reward to look forward to"+"Countless morons", It really becomes demoralizing, add to that how many hours It's gonna take for you to make ITM, and for what? $10? $20? If that, correct? I've never seen a free-roll that offers $10+ at a time other than CC games and private forum games.
If free-rolls are your thing, and that's ok really, than at-least make sure that your time Is worth It, and that the prize Is worth It+ rather than fighting for so long for a reward that doesn't even feel like a reward at the end.
Once again welcome to CC and you chose and excellent forum to be a part of.
The prizes In normal free-rolls compared to the private CC held games Is incomparable.
The field size In a normal free-roll compared to that of CC Is once again Incomparable.
The level of play In a free-roll compared to that @ CC Is once again Incomparable.
So with everything favoring CC and nothing favoring the "Regular free-rolls", my question Is, why aren't you In the CC games? I see from your post count that your new (Welcome), and be glad for I have glad tidings. You've found CC (Home to the best privately held free-rolls), and tough competition with great people. You've signed up to the forum now just endure/Be patient a-little while and you're gonna come to the gates of the CC held free-rolls and be amongst the rest of us, soon enough.
Now to answer the question as to why free-rolls are the way they are and why players don't take them more serious. The truth Is that free-rolls have easily 300+ players In them, and on top of that (you have to deal with the lousy payouts), so when you have a "Terrible reward to look forward to"+"Countless morons", It really becomes demoralizing, add to that how many hours It's gonna take for you to make ITM, and for what? $10? $20? If that, correct? I've never seen a free-roll that offers $10+ at a time other than CC games and private forum games.
If free-rolls are your thing, and that's ok really, than at-least make sure that your time Is worth It, and that the prize Is worth It+ rather than fighting for so long for a reward that doesn't even feel like a reward at the end.
Once again welcome to CC and you chose and excellent forum to be a part of.
Marcos mats
Visionary
Silver Level
Well ... sometimes the villain ventures with connectors and low pairs, the only advice I can give is for you to wait and watch the players on your table well before you go with all your chips.
Ok.
Good luck!
We are together!!!
😎👊
Ok.
Good luck!
We are together!!!
😎👊
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Aglarion
Rock Star
Silver Level
During the beginning of a freeroll there is usually a huge amount of suicide players, you need to pay attention to your table and if there are many suicide players you should become super super tight and lower the aggression even if you have a premium hand, don't worry, most of these players will disappear soon enough.
In my opinion the risk of getting a big stack early game is not worth the risk of busting out to suicide players.
You need to consider that even if you have a premium hand many players will call all ins with anything, try to avoid multi way all ins at all cost.
It is also probably better to lower the aggression pre flop and try to bet on made hands only. When you raise pre flop many take it as a challenge(?) and you will often find you unleashed a chain effect and everyone is suddenly all in.
In my opinion the risk of getting a big stack early game is not worth the risk of busting out to suicide players.
You need to consider that even if you have a premium hand many players will call all ins with anything, try to avoid multi way all ins at all cost.
It is also probably better to lower the aggression pre flop and try to bet on made hands only. When you raise pre flop many take it as a challenge(?) and you will often find you unleashed a chain effect and everyone is suddenly all in.
MikeCarasone
Legend
Platinum Level
Unfortunately freerolls have many players shoving any 2 cards looking to play bingo and chip up. This can be very frustrating but you must realize this is not the case in real money tournaments. Playing in these freeroll requires patience as well as the discipline not to develop poor habits. These tournaments often play fast and loose during the first hour or so. Let the fish fight it out and pick your spots wisely. Once the blinds get up there most of the idiotic play is done. Although this isn't always the case because some of them donks likely chipped up by shoving there stack and getting lucky. Note the bingo players because they will likely make some sort of play that you can benefit from eventually.
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Jogn smith
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Why do donks even play freerolls
I dont get why oeople wonna register for a freeroll and then move all in with 4-2. Call a 5×bb raise with Q5, and move all in, 4-5 × the pot when they hit a Q. Like, the only reason thay play it is to make us, standard poker players, tilt. Is that really that fun. Must be a wast of time
I dont get why oeople wonna register for a freeroll and then move all in with 4-2. Call a 5×bb raise with Q5, and move all in, 4-5 × the pot when they hit a Q. Like, the only reason thay play it is to make us, standard poker players, tilt. Is that really that fun. Must be a wast of time
Pharaoh39
Visionary
Silver Level
If you think the ACR freeroll donks are bad, wait until you encounter the donks on intertops! I played two freerolls there yesterday for the first time, and it was crazy!
The trick is to stay patient. Have a plan, and play your game.
Ever seen the movie "The Hunger Games"? (The 1st one) Remember when the battle was going to start, the girl got supplies and ran for the woods as opposed to getting slaughtered like some of the people did? That's how you want to treat the freerolls at the beginning. You have to pick and choose your spots. You can do it. It was frustrating for me and within a week, I managed to cash in.
The trick is to stay patient. Have a plan, and play your game.
Ever seen the movie "The Hunger Games"? (The 1st one) Remember when the battle was going to start, the girl got supplies and ran for the woods as opposed to getting slaughtered like some of the people did? That's how you want to treat the freerolls at the beginning. You have to pick and choose your spots. You can do it. It was frustrating for me and within a week, I managed to cash in.
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Kingcooper
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I agree with what you're saying here totally but what I would like to add is that no, real money tournaments are not free of fish and bingo players. I tire out of Jokerstars tourneys because you're forced to play a hand an hour in a lot of games unless you're lucky enough to get AA every ten minutes. Especially in micros. I can agree though that in bigger tourneys like the $11 Sunday Storm for example, there are many more actual players that are not in there to play bingo.
I play regularly with a family member in the same room in the same tourneys and he plays much more loose than me but gets lucky against the fish almost all of the time. If I played the way he did, I'd be out first hand of every game.
It's a beautiful game but the devil at the same time.
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Kingcooper
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I've discussed this hand in it's own thread. I run into the same problem all of the time but if he calls with 10's, he's already ahead. I would say with AK and my luck combined, I've maybe won 1 out of every 15 hands where I've started with AK. It's a nice looking set of hole cards and we're all tempted but in my opinion, its a trouble causer.
Running into AA's is just a b*tch with it too! lol
