Guess it will be another frustrating game for me. 888 really needs to change their rule that players who sit out and are all in still have live cards and can win the pot. Last game I finished 4528 with 4500 paid but three players at my table sat out whole game and cashed. Everytime they were all in they kept winning. It’s the stupidest thing ever which is why you see so many people sitting out in 888 freerolls. They just register knowing there’s a chance to cash without ever playing. In theory they could actually win a tournament this way when the blinds get high enough. Sure astronomically small but still a chance. Just hope I get a table with the other 8 players sitting out so I can build a big stack and min cash lol. 0/5 so far.
I noticed some facts in the free tournaments at 888.
1) never go all-in with the first hand - if you have monsters in your
hands, you will lose!
2) playing free tournaments is very tight - yes - you will get small prize money, but already some money.
3) it happens that a
bluff works during a tournament - but this is rare - it is not written in vain, in free tournaments you do not need to invent anything -
bluffing in such tournaments is most often insidious, and you fly out with AA-KK.
4) no need to get angry, no need to rush - unnecessary excitement, extraneous noise and you are kicked out of the game at the very beginning. Absolute silence in free tournaments also takes pride of place.
5) intuition or the seventh sense works almost always if you play in absolute silence.
I also noticed this in 9-max Sit & Go games and cash games. There is no need to invent anything superfluous, trying to bluff the opponent at the beginning of the tournament - the flight will be most often.
Yes, let's not forget - poker is just a game.