$Freeroll NLHE MTT: Pre-flop?

[AviCKter]

pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, 0 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

UTG+1 (t1,465)
MP1 (t3,570)
MP2 (t870)
MP3 (t3,750)
CO (t1,500)
Button (t1,195)
SB (t3,015)
Hero (BB) (t1,551)
UTG (t1,135)

Hero's M: 34.47

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8

, 8

3 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, 2 folds, SB calls t15, Hero ??


Results below:

Spoiler

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8

, 8

3 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, 2 folds, SB calls t15, Hero checks

Flop: (t120) 3

, Q

, Q

(4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 bets t30, SB calls t30, Hero calls t30, 1 fold

Turn: (t210) Q

(3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP3 bets t210, SB calls t210, Hero raises to t420, MP3 calls t210, 1 fold

River: (t1,260) A

(2 players)
Hero bets t330, MP3 calls t330

Total pot: t1,920

Hero had 8

, 8

(full house, Queens over eights).
MP3 didn't show
Outcome: Hero won t1,920

 

[horizon12]

Check and look flop, because if you raise many players anyway call when early blinds in freeroll..

 

[AviCKter]

Wouldn't that be too passive a play? I have a decent hand and everyone has just limped in, I think I should have raised, irrespective of what the other players would have done.

That said, I agree freeroll a lot of times tends towards donates, people call with whatever hand and it becomes tough to make the right call sometimes.

 

[hffjd2000]

Welcome to freerolls.

MP3 is so fish he bets on the turn and calls on the river with absolutely nothing.

 

[RodrigoCL]

Without seeing the result of the hand yet I agree with AviCKter. With a decent holding you should take initiative and raise. Of course you will be OOP the rest of the hand if you get called (and the limpers will surely call) but if you do set, as it's the main goal with a low pair, you can win a nice pot taking advantage of their passiveness. If the flop brings scary cards or is a wet flop you should cbet often to see what they do. If you find resistance then check/fold the turn. That would be my line of play with two limpers when I don't have position over them with low pairs.

 

[Ambur]

If you believe that you could narrow the field go ahead and make decent size bet. (But i do not know is it good idea on freeroll+oop+early stage+no info+no ante).

Why we are betting? If we can not narrow the field almost never. imo

I will check preflop most of time and re-evaluate. imo (they do not think on freeroll, simple as that).

 

[xastaria]

Freerollers do not care!In free rolls you must think when you play if you are ready to play all in your hand,your bets doesn't count in early stages!Wait for your spot!!!