Some nice freerolll tournaments have a very late registration time, sometimes 180 minutes of late registration! You have to be very, very patient before you see the number of poker players drop in the tournament.I do not like this kind of freerolls, you too?

get only in the last 30 min or I do not play

I don't know of any freerolls with long (or any) late reg periods. I don't like them in general though - the real poker doesn't start till the late reg is over and all the donks have left.

Yeah, I don't know what freerolls have such a late registration. But speaking about late reg in tournaments in general, I'm not fond of it either. The maximum I can handle is about 2 hours (although it's already rough), rooms that have even longer late registration are unholy in my opinion lol

I'm really appreciating Partypoker's efforts in this regard, as they made late reg in all the tournaments significantly shorter, in a lot of their tournaments it's less than an hour.

I believe that one hour of late registration is enough. all that and more, reduce my interest.

Originally Posted by zeist2

Some nice freerolll tournaments have a very late registration time, sometimes 180 minutes of late registration! You have to be very, very patient before you see the number of poker players drop in the tournament.I do not like this kind of freerolls, you too?

What freerolls have 180 minute late reg then ...
As far i know then some cardchat games have 15, some 30 min late reg ...
I believe jackpotfreeroll games usually have 60-120 mins late reg but i doubt that even they have it ~ 3h just like you described

I am neutral about late registration. If people do not want to play quietly with a comfortable stack, then they use late registration and just put all in.

Hates a very strong word, but I am with you I do not like the super long late reg periods.

Originally Posted by Risto234

What freerolls have 180 minute late reg then ...
As far i know then some cardchat games have 15, some 30 min late reg ...
I believe jackpotfreeroll games usually have 60-120 mins late reg but i doubt that even they have it ~ 3h just like you described

For example Intertops JP Freeroll has a late registration of 3 hours.

I really don't see the point in complaining about freerolls since it's free. Having a late-reg period in a freebuy makes a little sense 'cause the site is trying to make some $ to compensate the payout. Three hours is a little much, imo, but all in all I think late-reg should be no more than 90 mins. I remember when there was no late-reg, if you missed the start then you were just S.O.L.

Originally Posted by zeist2

Some nice freerolll tournaments have a very late registration time, sometimes 180 minutes of late registration! You have to be very, very patient before you see the number of poker players drop in the tournament.I do not like this kind of freerolls, you too?

I do not like the super long late reg periods.

I don't like it either.
But it's difficult to complain because it is free.

Almost all the tournaments I play have 1 and half to three hour reg window. Its fine and you should start late regging if you aren't able handle that.

There should never be any complaints in regards to freerolls

I hate long tournaments and one with 2 hours late registration then takes five to six hours till the final tables.I like tournaments where you have a chance to get into the money after one or at least two hours.

I personally thing the late registration has gone past the point of reasonableness. I understand having one is nice and dont mind a small one but some of the tournaments I have played have closer 4 hours of late registration once you add in the breaks ect and its to much. I have actually played less in recent years due to this. Her poker sites, I have a freaking job. How about throwing in some freeze out or just make the late reg an hour or more preferable 1/2 hour at most. On the negative side some people wont like is the fact that guaranties would be lower but I am OK with that.

I totally agree it's unnecessarily up to two three hours sometimes mainly when it comes to big tournaments I understand they want the tournament to pay but it's a long time 🤦 ♂️

I do not know freerolls with so much big late reg time . But , for normal tourneys , I like the late reg period to be not more than 2hours , even this makes me uncomfortable . But 3 hours , 4 hours , or more is kinda rediculous . You see how very slowly the blinds are raised at the beginning , you could play for 4 hours , then get busted by someone , who late registered at the last moment , and doubled his stack twice with good shove fold strategy . Playing 4 hours big stack for nothing . Maybe I shoukd also late reg all the time , llolI . Cause either way I can make a mistake , or be a victim to a bad beat , 20-15 blinds big decisions , shove or reraise and call , lol all the time . I play a tourney on ACR nowadays , lol , 4 hours late registration , I guess there are worse ....

Yes speciacly at late time

I also don't like the tournament either

Originally Posted by antonis32123

I do not know freerolls with so much big late reg time . But , for normal tourneys , I like the late reg period to be not more than 2hours , even this makes me uncomfortable . But 3 hours , 4 hours , or more is kinda rediculous . You see how very slowly the blinds are raised at the beginning , you could play for 4 hours , then get busted by someone , who late registered at the last moment , and doubled his stack twice with good shove fold strategy . Playing 4 hours big stack for nothing . Maybe I shoukd also late reg all the time , llolI . Cause either way I can make a mistake , or be a victim to a bad beat , 20-15 blinds big decisions , shove or reraise and call , lol all the time . I play a tourney on ACR nowadays , lol , 4 hours late registration , I guess there are worse ....

I think, it is not as bad as, it looks. I had plenty FT, could win 1 from that structure in the last half year. For me the negativity of these 4-4,5 hours late reg tourneys are very simple, and it is only my fault, sometimes I can't stop after 2 buyins, and forget it for that day, start or wait for the next tourney. And anyway, it is pretty unique, I do not know any similar tourney structure out there in any other room, so playing it regularly, can give you advantage against others, as you know what phases it has, probably most of the other players do not know.

Yes, sometimes I relegate early/mid late reg phase, rarely I relegate before money, but if I reach it, there is a good chance to go very deep in it. It is definitely tricky, as you must change usually many times how you play, and not only because of the structure.

Not my favorite on that site, but I still play that, makes small profit, too.

If it’s above one hour then definitely yes, it’s harder to win, the tournament lasts ages and I get tired.

long late registrations in my opinion is give money to sharks

I hate it with all my heart... I don't see the point in a freeroll either.

I don't like late registration, especially if it's too long. I don’t understand its purpose on freerolls.

100%. One hour max late registration but that's the very top end. Should be 10-30 mins cut off.

Originally Posted by zeist2

Some nice freerolll tournaments have a very late registration time, sometimes 180 minutes of late registration! You have to be very, very patient before you see the number of poker players drop in the tournament.I do not like this kind of freerolls, you too?

I avoid these two hour or longer late registrations, really it is almost impossible to be ahead of the field until after the two hours pass...too much wasted time for too little positive results

No I like this. I like that people can sit out and wait to come into a tournament.

180 minutes of late registration for any tourney is painful. It won't stop me from playing, but usually causes me to join at least 1 hour late.

There are some tournaments in the ACR that I am not mistaken the late registration goes up to level 12 of the blinds increase. People who do not enter with one or two curtains, have to enter and go all in with the first two cards they receive.
I don't see the point of having such a late registration.

I can't help but agree . These ultralong registrations really drag things out which is tiring at the end of the day and reduces the quality of play in my case at any rate

Yup, I find my patience has really decreased.

Frankly, I do not like playing anything that gets close to an hour let alone two or three. You will have to endure the normal bingo-type frenzy when the tourney starts and then endure another such round when late reggers come in with a couple of blinds and then play any two cards.

Have literally no idea why late registration is applied to free rolls.

Hi!Choose which tournaments you will play.The choice is great!There are many tournaments of your character in the lobby.so what's the deal take and conquer.Good luck friend!

Yes it is a bit to long, but the site is trying to make as much money
as possitable on every game.

I used to detest the long late reg but I really dont mind now as I have played under that format and it all boils down to developing a good strategy for playing with 200+ 100+ etc BB

I'm not a big fan of long late reg, but I've grown accustomed to dealing with it. It can force people registering really late to play a bit loose since they are so short stacked, so if you can take that into account it can be beneficial.

They have freerolls at pokerstars with unlimited .11 cent rebuys with late registration for half an hour.. 5,000 starting chip stack and add ons for 50,000 chips a little while after late registration closes... a lot of donks I almost came top 7 out of 4,000 plus yesterday to mega Sunday Million satellite

I am with you on this one. I think most tournaments have entirely too long of a registration time. I can see them giving a little extra time for live tournaments because some unforseen circumstances but with the internet being so easily accessed... I just do not understand it. Not a fan!

Originally Posted by zeist2

Some nice freerolll tournaments have a very late registration time, sometimes 180 minutes of late registration! You have to be very, very patient before you see the number of poker players drop in the tournament.I do not like this kind of freerolls, you too?

It sounds like I may be going against the grain with my preference of a very long late registration period. I typically join toward the end of registration and enjoy seeing that players have already bought in 7, 8 or 9 times.

I don’t like long registration time

I do not like the long late registration times, but I also don't agree that you wait until the last 30 minutes to 'buy into' the game because you chip stack is too small . . . I think that playing these free rolls can be used to learn patience and to have the self control to only play really strong hands until the late registration expires. Again, I think these type of tournaments are excellent for perfecting one's patience and self control.

I do hate long late registration periods. 20 minutes or so should be the max. The serious poker doesn't start till it's over. Till then it's all about pushing and shoving to gain a BIG enough advantage to make it through the late registration period to get to the real game.

I often (like many, many others) wait till well into the late reg period to enter a tourney. The sites like the long late reg periods because so many people bust early (during the free-for-all shove-fest period) and pay to re-enter/re-buy. It's all about fees & rake. Plus the more money players put in the less (if any) the site has to put in to make up the "Guaranteed" prize pools.

I hate such registration delays. You look at the diminishing number of players and how the monetary zone is approaching, and here, as it were, time stands still and more and more new players arrive. It annoys me. And what is the point of entering so late when the largest stack of the leader's chip can exceed 100 times of the received chips at the entrance.

I guess the poker rooms, by having these types of tourneys, don't really care about the health of their players. Or maybe they think we have our computers hooked up to treadmills.

# Sitting is the new smoking

It depends, if I'm playing only one tournament and its 2 hour long late reg than its anoying, specially if it is a freeroll with a small prizepool, it's just not worth to play for hours and hours to get $2 dollars

Bounty mtts I love 2 hours long late registration though, I love to have a confortable stack and seeing people getting late in the game with 10-20bbs when I'm sitting with 100+

Well ... I usually play pokerstar's "Big" tournaments ... and these tournaments have about 2 hours late registration ... let's say I'm used to it ... but I've seen tournaments that are between 3 and 5 hours late registration ... in these I will definitely not play ...!

Originally Posted by dregan

I hate such registration delays. You look at the diminishing number of players and how the monetary zone is approaching, and here, as it were, time stands still and more and more new players arrive. It annoys me. And what is the point of entering so late when the largest stack of the leader's chip can exceed 100 times of the received chips at the entrance.

Because I can save 3 1/2 hours of time, still have a 45% chance of being ITM and have a top 10 stack if I win 2 or 3 flips.

I don't mind it.

Where did you get that 45% chance. You should have at most 15% survivability after all-ins. This is also a lot I have written.

I don't like such tournaments with a long registration delay. Although a couple of times I myself used this opportunity.