Freerolls are affecting my improvement

[dimebag13697]

With freerolls, I usually will just sit back for the first hour or so and wait for the riffraff to weed itself out. Most of the bingo players are gone by then (or they're sitting on a giant chip stack lol)

 

[sheltowee420]

Freerolls are fun because you can play a little bit crazy and try moves which you would never use in a real money game. Usually I play a freeroll for a warm-up round before I start a real game. My advice would be to focus on the different ways you play a hand in the two different setting. I find it to be very good practice, at knowing what works.

 

[Rui Ferreira]

I think freerolls are not tournaments to improve one's game, since many are recreational that they never deposited and it's a bingo

I started to think that way and the ideas that gave me in this topic is helping me a lot to play freeroll every day evolving more my game thanks to the advice and topics of the forum
:hahaha::hahaha:

 

[Gameplayraja]

Just see it as a math problem. If you can't solve it in time fold. If you know you have a 50%+ chance to win the pot with you hand then bet or raise. Always play tournament style regardless of the table or size. 3xbb to raise a good hand pre-flop and such.

Lately I have played many freeroll tournaments and I feel that because I am playing a lot of freerolls this is hindering my evolution in why I wonder if it's the same with you? And how can I play freeroll without disturbing my evolution in my game? Anyone have tips?

 

[Rui Ferreira]

Just see it as a math problem. If you can't solve it in time fold. If you know you have a 50%+ chance to win the pot with you hand then bet or raise. Always play tournament style regardless of the table or size. 3xbb to raise a good hand pre-flop and such.

Thanks for the tip every day I learn more with the tips and I'm putting into practice all the good tips I get

 

[Jayplay916]

Lately I have played many freeroll tournaments and I feel that because I am playing a lot of freerolls this is hindering my evolution in why I wonder if it's the same with you? And how can I play freeroll without disturbing my evolution in my game? Anyone have tips?

I actually think freerolls have helped me in a way because u have alot of situations where there are alot of multiple callers where the whole table is all in. This can really test your patience so you must fold alot and i think that is number one key in getting deep in tournaments

 

[pancho_1954]

if you are playing wildly as many do in freerolls then if it is affecting you, of course you can not always play perfectly and applying the knowledge you have and above all is the freeroll, where many play a little crazy, in my case I always try to play equal and normal, I will not deny that many times I commit crazy, my advice is that you try to find a balance, either trying to apply different strategies

 

[akmost]

Sorry but I don't get it!In a real money game you must adjust your game whenever you play against a fish or a good regular. Freerolls are the same situation and correct me if I am wrong but I don't think that everybody in a freeroll is weak.Play abc in freerolls and whenever you jump into real money games apply your more advanced strategies.

 

[GordyPoker]

You must develop two styles of play. Freerolls are loose and excessive betting. Cash Tournaments are best played tight and aggressive. You can't expect to see the same cards shown in freerolls as in cash tournaments and it can be very frustrating. If you have the money, stay away from freerolls if they cause you trouble.

THIS!!

 

[millya5]

Freeroll has a different gameplay. People dont lose money. That changes everything.

I completely agree . in freerolls they go to ol inn with a trash hand ... I haven't seen anything like that in cash

 

[mariale_1990]

freerolls are played a little different than a tournament where you have to pay to play it, not that it's a kind of law or norm, I think that more than anything is because of the way it is played, in the free tournaments the players play more free, they do not care so much about the way they play, but in the paid tournaments most of the players think they put a little more seriousness to their game, just try not to play the paid tournaments as if they were freerolls, concentrate a little more and analyze your plays

 

[tomku2005]

Id not even treat the freerolls as actual poker as noone is invested other then the time they have put in. Because of this you will see people go all in with suited connectors etc

 

[Perceval]

And what is sad, it is that more and more players play other tournaments like freerols .....
My opinion.

 

[kraemer]

I don’t think that freeroll will be bad for your play. There is not one correct way of playing. If your really want to be a great player you must be able to adjust to what you find at the table. You must be able to play against good players and maniacs alike.
Sometimes it’s frustrating to get busted by a really bad play. But on the other hand these players will pay you a lot more when you have the best hand then good players would.

 

[frnandoh]

Lately I have played many freeroll tournaments and I feel that because I am playing a lot of freerolls this is hindering my evolution in why I wonder if it's the same with you? And how can I play freeroll without disturbing my evolution in my game? Anyone have tips?

Playing any level, we have to look for fields where we are winners, it doesn't matter how much money you have. Actually, freeroll game it is different of $5 buy ins, but it is more healthy to move up step by step on accord ourself skill development, It will never be easier to play higher levels instead freerolls. Avoid to push the fault to extern factors, most times, the problem are ourselves. If you have money, hire a coach to set you as a winner at the level you wish/can play. Poker is like an iceberg, most people see a little bit of it, but there're much more to know, understand and learn than we all can imagine. Be positive! GL [emoji2]

 

[MatMackenz]

Depending on the structure, freerolls do not differ that much from normal MTT games. Of course the Hyper-Turbo and Turbo style ones can get a bit crazy and gambley, but this is the nature of the Hyper-Turbo structure.


Still just play tight, be willing to shove and call shoves a bit lighter then normal (depending on the player) since the average player will be a bit looser. No folding QQ or JJ to a shove.

The CC freerolls are a bit more tame, but still you will see a lot of limping and open shoving early on, the usually freeroll situations, but as it gets deeper it plays quite well. They have been a great experience thus far.

 

[Rui Ferreira]

if you are playing wildly as many do in freerolls then if it is affecting you, of course you can not always play perfectly and applying the knowledge you have and above all is the freeroll, where many play a little crazy, in my case I always try to play equal and normal, I will not deny that many times I commit crazy, my advice is that you try to find a balance, either trying to apply different strategies

I'm putting the good tips into practice and this your tip I found very good thank you for the advice every day I learn more with the good advice
Good night and thank you

 

[All Rise]

Very few limped pots in a freeroll until much later in the game. You need to decide basically as soon as you see your hole cards if you are prepared to push yourself or call off your chips to someone else's raise or push. No one respects any type of raise. Push or fold early. I am also bad at playing the clock to get the blinds up there, get it in good.

 

[Rui Ferreira]

Very few limped pots in a freeroll until much later in the game. You need to decide basically as soon as you see your hole cards if you are prepared to push yourself or call off your chips to someone else's raise or push. No one respects any type of raise. Push or fold early. I am also bad at playing the clock to get the blinds up there, get it in good.

Problem that happens a lot is when you are with a hand monstra and the reise the villain returns with all in when seeing the cards of the villain is well inferior and he wins Example happens a lot comingo QQ blind 75/150 you give a reise the villain of all inn with A6 Thank you very much for the help.

 

[gryphon3005]

Lately I have played many freeroll tournaments and I feel that because I am playing a lot of freerolls this is hindering my evolution in why I wonder if it's the same with you? And how can I play freeroll without disturbing my evolution in my game? Anyone have tips?

If evolving your game is what you seek then what better place early on than in the wild and crazy freerolls? You'll be forced to play against quiet passive types, aggressive idiots, and the strong silent types that check raise after you decide to bet 5BBs etc etc. You can try different strategies for your game and it's all free

 

[Jilty]

You must develop two styles of play. Freerolls are loose and excessive betting. Cash Tournaments are best played tight and aggressive. You can't expect to see the same cards shown in freerolls as in cash tournaments and it can be very frustrating. If you have the money, stay away from freerolls if they cause you trouble.

Freeroll has a different gameplay. People dont lose money. That changes everything.

+1, sorry if this is spam. Honestly if you feel you are being hindered then play some $3-5 MTT's, if your getting thrown around dial it back to free rolls and cheaper games, I think if your just beginning accept that your going to get beat a fair bit and with everything you learn a little more and soon that experience will become your aces in the hand (also you have the same 3 options Holz and Bonomo have, fold check/call and raise, you really have to ask yourself what are they doing that I'm not, what are they thinking and just keep adding to your poker matrix with that belief, you are going to get better but it's not going to be from 15 freerolls).
People do become successful overnight at poker but these aren't normal people they are usually already successful in another area and they already have ideas of human tendency and interaction.

Someone else mentioned the CC FRs, I haven't played in them yet but there's going to be some dam good players in there by my standards, are you keeping notes in their tab? are you checking each time and seeing who's regularly in the top 10-15 after registration? all the professionals know each other, even locals at the casino have information banks against their regular opponents.
Poker is (especially at first) about making the least mistakes (aim to have this on auto-function) this will get you to more FTs than any other piece of advice imo, learn GTO, learn exploitative, get a footing somewhere and expand. You are gonna get hit :wink:

 

[sibird]

Lately I have played many freeroll tournaments and I feel that because I am playing a lot of freerolls this is hindering my evolution in why I wonder if it's the same with you? And how can I play freeroll without disturbing my evolution in my game? Anyone have tips?

Forgive me if i disagree with you.
Freerolls attract too many players with too many different approaches to the game. Some going all-in with nothing, some trying to play almost every hand and some bluffing all the time. There are some good players also who are experimenting different things.
I think if you can win some of these freerolls then you are capable of playing any game in any situation. And that makes you a skilled player.

 

[tfonly]

there are lots of things you can learn even in freerolls.

 

[SatisfyMe]

The only good thing about Freerolls is that it will test your love for poker because the bad beats are unbelievable. Approach freerolls with low expectations.lol

 

[Rui Ferreira]

Forgive me if i disagree with you.
Freerolls attract too many players with too many different approaches to the game. Some going all-in with nothing, some trying to play almost every hand and some bluffing all the time. There are some good players also who are experimenting different things.
I think if you can win some of these freerolls then you are capable of playing any game in any situation. And that makes you a skilled player.

Sibird the freeroll was messing up not because it is a bad game but I was using the same strategy of a freeroll in a tournament for money
More with the tips of this topic I started separating the strategies and already greatly improved my perception