How to play freerolls that normally start in all-in mode all get into many hands and when on a raise or 3-bet you immediately go all-in with average hands

In these type of freerolls, I play tight in the beggining cause usually the all in madness lasts only in the first levels of the tournament

Originally Posted by Cooking

In these type of freerolls, I play tight in the beggining cause usually the all in madness lasts only in the first levels of the tournament

I too, but what's you do when you have AA, KK, QQ, JJ and three or more come in all-in before you!

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

I too, but what's you do when you have AA, KK, QQ, JJ and three or more come in all-in before you!

I think you just have to go for it - you should be a big favourite with these hands against players going all in with any two cards. Obviously there will be times when it doesn't go your way and one of the others hits a lucky monster but in the long run, over many tournaments, you will benefit and those early double/triple ups will really help you go deep in the tournament.

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

How to play freerolls that normally start in all-in mode all get into many hands and when on a raise or 3-bet you immediately go all-in with average hands

at the beginning it just goes all in with strong hands, first hour of the tournament only play with high hands!

certainly playing free roll helps you start with your banking is super good to start from the bottom to have control in your decisions playing poker

Any all in at the beginning of the tournament is a coin flip, even with aces you can lose to any hand, there is always a risk, but poker is a game, or you agree with this reality or do something else.

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

I too, but what's you do when you have AA, KK, QQ, JJ and three or more come in all-in before you!

AA and KK I call for sure, QQ and JJ are more difficult to call a multiple all in, it will depends of the value of the freeroll

In the fast hand
Its probably at least 3 guys go all in

dude you have to go folding the hands that you think is good but not really and with KA QA JA JJ TT wait to get an AA KK QQ in position to double, doubling the chips to wait for this Delay phase to pass to be able to apply your tactics and move on in the freeroll!

Most freerolls you will find this behaviour early. The more turbo the tournament the more you will see this. Most players want a quick big stack or bust so they can either cash or move on and not waste their time. I often see players who do this until they have about 6x starting stack and then they sit out and usually end up cashing. I guess they want to spend a few minutes just to cash.

The CardsChat freerolls are not like this at all. You get to actually play poker.

Like others said, play tight early on. Unless you are one of the players like above. Then good luck to you.

Leagues on pokerstars were great frerolls to improve... I don't know do they still have them..

usually when my opponents are playing wide with medium hands. I prefer to tighten my game and only play strong hands to increase my chances of passing this stage.

If you stick to just strong hands early, you can usually wait that craziness out. The only time I may fold a big pocket pair early, is if there's already an all in and several calls, and I'm just not willing to go out yet. To avoid that situation of wanting to just chill and play a freeroll, but now your out in the first couple minutes, wondering what you're gonna do now.

I only try to play only when I have strong cards. This is usually the best option in such cases.

I try not to go allin preflop in a tournament until I'm down to around 20bb or less, or have AA or KK. Whenever I break that rule it very rarely pays off. I had an AKo busted by an A7o recently for 40bb by a whale that can't fold Ax he ended up flopping a 7.

I have more success shoving in the later stages of a tournament rather then the early stages

play tight aggressive. wait for a good hand and play all in. you will be equalized with a hand weaker than your spectrum.

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

How to play freerolls that normally start in all-in mode all get into many hands and when on a raise or 3-bet you immediately go all-in with average hands

If you intend to win a freeroll, then, due to unusual opponents, your strategy should be as follows: tight, solid, aggressive poker. Only play good starting hands. Make big raises and big bets more than in a normal game. If you have a good combination, bet, bet and bet again. If you have nothing, well, nothing can be done. Do not try to bluff.

from my point of view it is pure chance in the first levels of free tournaments, there are...

Conventional wisdom says to adjust to the opposite of your opponent's playing style (raise aggressively vs. passive players, tighten up vs maniacs)

So in this case, the rule says to hang tight for a premium and then call one of the all-ins. I have done this before with great results, it is frustrating to get busted by some ridiculous hand but way she goes

Don't know whether it's just coincidence or luck, but when I play the first hand online, I am more likely to have the winning hand.
As to freerolls, they usually have the world and his wife playing, so if you misjudge your variations and your hand, by going all in, you'll very quickly be all out.
I usually play the first hand cautiously and it also depends how many is in the hand and callers.

I asked a similar question recently - play tight and be patient.

I had some real good advice the thread I had.

If you say all in on the eairly tournament you will more chance arrived in the prize pool.Its work!I sometimes use this formula.

In these types of tournaments you have to depend less on luck and play tighter ... since always in the beginning they play all their chips with low or average hands. Regards.

Originally Posted by zwbb

If you intend to win a freeroll, then, due to unusual opponents, your strategy should be as follows: tight, solid, aggressive poker. Only play good starting hands. Make big raises and big bets more than in a normal game. If you have a good combination, bet, bet and bet again. If you have nothing, well, nothing can be done. Do not try to bluff.

Nice, this week I stayed at ITM with this strategy

hi. I usually in this freeroll give 3 to 4 allin and then I go to 3 bet, and be patient.

Originally Posted by rdwr33

hi. I usually in this freeroll give 3 to 4 allin and then I go to 3 bet, and be patient.

Nice! I like it.

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

Nice, this week I stayed at ITM with this strategy

Congratulations, it really helps me in survival))

Manege to hold your gut until the first few levels, after that the situation is getting better, since the players who are playing bingo are gone.
If you hit a good starting hand its a extra way to build up your stack and continue to play the tour as a chip leader.

Play tight for the first 30 minutes of the tournament... then start picking your battles typically if you can beat high pair with two pair or better you'll take the pot for the next hour. After that you gotta tighten up and make sure you're playing only quality hands and even tossing good hands as you get close to the bubble especially if you're on the cusp. Once you get into ITM, you need to start throwing your stack around to steal blinds to make it to the final table. Good luck at that point!

I mean... it's a freeroll mate. Can't expect too much from people. But look on the bright side: If they're shoving with average hands, you should be able to get a pretty significant edge vs. the competition.

I've come to expect crazy play at the start of freerolls. The strategy that usually works for me is to tighten up my hand selection. I try to open with a raise to minimize the number of players I'm up against pre-flop. If I can, I try to avoid playing community pots, unless I have an exceptionally strong starting hand. If I see too many players enter the hand in front of me and don't think I will be able to raise a couple of them out of the pot, then I will just get out of the way and let them have at it. Usually, these loose/aggressive players will tend to bleed chips and don't last very long. So if you pick your spots wisely, you stand a good chance of outlasting them. Once the game calms down you'll get a chance to play some quality poker.

This is poker) so you have to either fold the obviously better hand or toss a coin)

i can't help but call all ins when ppl go all in at my table every hand,
Something ticks in me and i get so frustrated that people that do this tactic actually works for them. LOL

Any information on why players always go all in during early stages of a freeroll?
It's beyond me that players would wait hours to play a free roll to only go all in and lose.

In the early stages of the freeroll, I think they go all-in because it doesn’t cost players anything to enter, so they don’t take the game seriously and so play a lot easier.

It´s a chance. Because, you can break the enemies if you´ve strong hands. Therefore, I like it.

Originally Posted by ASMautoneJr

at the beginning it just goes all in with strong hands, first hour of the tournament only play with high hands!

only at the first hour?
I like poker because I like to play, to see the flop and make numbers..
I prefer to go all in on pre-flop when we have big blinds

It cost nothing to go in, they hope to get a nice chip stack early them become a nit until they are in the later rounds and pick up a couple of free bucks.

btw, in live poker (start stage) is a similar situation which make players do strange things

Originally Posted by Kertooie

Any information on why players always go all in during early stages of a freeroll?
It's beyond me that players would wait hours to play a free roll to only go all in and lose.

what exactly do they have to lose? nothing.

if they bust out, they bust out. oh well, another one will start soon. and if they double, triple up, or better, well now they have a huge lead.t

poker is an emotional game, getting 20 shitty hands in a row and seeing ace can force you to do stupid things sometimes

since they don’t pay money for entry, there is no value to the tournament, 70 percent of the players play like that

I think it is because it does not cost them anything to enter, but taking that out if it is a progressive ko, gives you the chance to eliminate more quickly.
Everyone has their strategy and you have to respect it, I would not go all over the pot unless I have a strong hand

Originally Posted by Tomacco

only at the first hour?
I like poker because I like to play, to see the flop and make numbers..
I prefer to go all in on pre-flop when we have big blinds

good perception too, and success at the tables ....

I always think they are trying to double or triple up right away otherwise they dont want to play normally

I in such situations act on mood, after all if think two aces this is only the senior couple, and its easily circumvent any set, street, and vast. But poker is a game and there are no clear rules. So I wish you a good game

Originally Posted by allexanderStos

I too, but what's you do when you have AA, KK, QQ, JJ and three or more come in all-in before you!

You should shove too you have a good showdown value
Freerolls have their own way of play and you can't play them like you do in a normal tourney, but in a deep run they will be the same and they only differ in early stages