Bluffing in Freeroll Tournament

[Freepokerfree]

In a freeroll tournament there is no danger, as there is nothing to lose. In fact that is what is often seen, a lot of bluffing especially at the beginning of the tournament.
Regards. :flute:

 

[No Bologna]

No Bologna

bluff all you want. Chances are you won't get away with it. They'll call you with a pair of 4s.

 

[recerveau]

Can bluffing in online freeroll tournament dangerous?

Very dangerous.
Freeroll players don't feel the weight of the buyn, and are very brave.

 

[SillentHunterZ]

Very dangerous.
Freeroll players don't feel the weight of the buyn, and are very brave.

You mean the all im festers
Oh look i have suited 47, lets jam

 

[blazer1027]

Very dangerous.
Freeroll players don't feel the weight of the buyn, and are very brave.

Agree. It might work in a few select spots, but for the most part if it goes down to the river you need a hand.

 

[Vampduk]

At the beginning, there always seems to be people willing to go in pre flop if they have any single card better than a 10, or with a pair of twos. I'd definitely be careful about bluffing too big early on until they get knocked out. Definitely don't bluff with complete trash.

 

[Viparida]

Bluff all you want. Chances are you won't get away with it. They'll call you with a pair of 4s.

true da true.

 

[Vampduk]

Bluff all you want. Chances are you won't get away with it. They'll call you with a pair of 4s.

And a pair of 6s, they raise all in.

 

[Wrathchild]

It works when you're really close to in the money, and you're doing it "properly", but bluffing when it's apparent that you've lost the hand and they know it is pointless. So yeah, bluffing is only useful when playing the bubble, but in a freeroll the call is still a lot more likely.

 

[ADRI7HO]

Depends. In the early stages of a tournament, it’s much harder to bluff because it’s easier to call.
But towards the end, as the bigger money approaches, you can bluff better there.

 

[Mohamed48]

Not only in freeroll

 

[blueskies]

Can bluffing in online freeroll tournament dangerous?

Why bother? That's a quick one to lose.

Ok to shove preflop with a wider range, but bluffing is silly.

 

[AndyGamesPoker]

Depends. In the early stages of a tournament, it’s much harder to bluff because it’s easier to call.
But towards the end, as the bigger money approaches, you can bluff better there.

Yes, I agree. Once you get closer to the end where the players remaining are generally skilled enough to respect bets bluffing can be much more feasible IMO. Especially with short stack play.

 

[shibdevvar]

Can bluffing in online freeroll tournament dangerous?

yes when your tournament is running on late registration or in first 30-40 mins maximum fish/noob players are playing randomly and some of them make big stack and others got busted.
after late registration if you bluff there is a less chances of danger, so bluff precisely and don't bluff with your full stack.

 

[jfmcd86]

I can never successfully bluff someone in a freeroll, either the person will call bottom pair with with a very uncoordinated board, which doesn't make sense, or call with ak/aq/...so I think that bluffing in freerolls and are very risky

 

[perrypip]

I don't think I've ever made it to the final table of an MTT without skillfully pulling off a few bluffs and semi bluffs along the way. Usually when my stack is big and I can push people around.

 

[qWald0]

Bluffing is an art, if you bluff a lot, opponents line up and check-raise you out of the pot, I think bluffing should be moderate.

 

[Maurits92]

It very much depends what kind of freeroll you are playing. If it's a publicly availabale one I would definitely be hesistant of bluffing early in the tournament. People are very likely to call you off with any 2 cards!

 

[over_big]

Play tight at the beginning and watch the play when you are not in the hand.

As the tournament progresses, maniacs will be eliminated and their chips consolidated into more capable hands. Hopefully you were able to get some. People will get more in line.

When people talk of bluffing, it seems most are talking about some crazy bet-with-nothing bluff that works on the river for all the chips...

Bluffs come in all sizes. Stealing blinds, continuation bluff, floating.
All types of bluffs that work in their own time and situation.


Figure out when the time is right and who is concerned enough to fold.

 

[Freepokerfree]

Hi all!

Después de la etapa inicial, donde me resulta perjudicial hacer grandes faroles aunque quizás muy pequeños como apuesta de continuación, en etapas más avanzadas de los torneos esta habilidad se abre un poco más que admito que no manejo, siempre tiendo a contraatacar Jajajaja .

GL
Life Nature for everyone!

 

[lewis99]

gday all..no bluffing in freerolls,there is nothing to lose for most players as time is of no issue...hope to wait for better spot...

 

[cardartist85]

Its very rarely worth bluffing in freerolls honestly, you can find spots here and there but typically its just a mistake because players feel they have nothing to lose by calling you off. Especially early in Tournaments

 

[steve01991]

in freerolls, players take all kinds of risky plays, and bluffy would be the biggest risk. Players have nothing to lose if they call, and they will call.

 

[saha2000]

In freeroll tournaments players very often do not respect the chips and are happy to call hands even with very weak hands, so be careful with bluffing

 

[pablo2020]

I think that bluffing is part of all tournaments, and whether they are freeroll tounament or paid, the winning strategy remains the same