$Freeroll NLHE MTT: Should I have overbet on flop?

[TheArnie]

poker stars Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t20/t40 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 2830414
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CO: t5540 138.50 BBs
BTN: t1400 35 BBs
SB: t1420 35.50 BBs
Hero (BB): t1240 31 BBs
UTG: t1500 37.50 BBs
UTG+1: t3380 84.50 BBs
UTG+2: t2170 54.25 BBs
MP1: t1440 36 BBs
MP2: t4130 103.25 BBs

Pre Flop: (t60) Hero is BB with T

5

1 fold, UTG+1 calls t40, UTG+2 calls t40, 1 fold, MP2 calls t40, CO calls t40, 2 folds, Hero checks

Flop: (t220) A

T

5

(5 players)
Hero bets t160, UTG+1 calls t160, UTG+2 calls t160, MP2 folds, CO calls t160

Turn: (t860) 9

(4 players)
Hero bets t1040 all in, UTG+1 calls t1040, UTG+2 calls t1040, CO calls t1040

River: (t5020) Q

(4 players - 1 is all in)
UTG+1 bets t2140 all in, UTG+2 folds, CO folds

*** SHOW DOWN ***
BUSKECA: shows [Td 2d] (a flush, Queen high)
TheArnijs: shows [Th 5c] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
BUSKECA collected 5020 from pot
TheArnijs finished the tournament in 6782nd place

Was he getting rights odds to draw? Would 1,5x overbet be optimal move against chasers like him? Feedback appreciated.

 

[fubarcdn]

I am a very aggressive Player so with two pairs on that flop I would go all in and hope to get called by someone with Ax.
You can't really play a freeroll like a normal game unless it is a private freeroll with a small field. (150 or less)

 

[TheArnie]

I am a very aggressive Player so with two pairs on that flop I would go all in and hope to get called by someone with Ax.
You can't really play a freeroll like a normal game unless it is a private freeroll with a small field. (150 or less)

I was considering it, but I thought that there are only gutshot straight draws and backdoor flushes, so I should try getting maximum from it. It backfired, this time.

 

[Lucothefish]

You can def bet flop bigger, but other than that nh

 

[hffjd2000]

Surely.

Its freeroll and as we know, miracle always happen here. Have to overbet and challenge those with good hands like Ax, etc.

CR would also be considered aside from overbetting flop.

 

[rlzaleski]

So yeah, I would bet more, especially with 4 people. A fish with middle pair and a backdoor flush possibility is probably not going to fold. But you want to push out the people with bad draws. I doubt anyone limped with AT but that is always a possibility. Maybe 55 too limps. Since those are the only two hands that have you beat you're really just trying to lock up money.

Something like Q10, J10, 109 all might draw and can beat you if they catch a second pair. Also there could be weak aces that peel a card here too.

You're not repping AK either otherwise you would have raised preflop, so a lot of people are going to follow along, and I think that makes the argument for shoving this. Maybe the result ends up being about the same, but you probably already decided you are OK with getting it in. So I would just shove flop and try to beat out 1-2 players rather than 3.

 

[walleye]

You could have overbet the flop. The way you played was ok.

 

[JPainTrainSicko]

FreeRoll

The way you played is fine. The freeroll are generally very difficult because players do not use sound math, theory or strategy especially in the earlier stages. Without having much on the line or being a ways away from the prize(s) play can be unpredictably wild.