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CourtJester
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Pros and Cons like anything else. I think your concerns are valid.
People always play differently when they have skin in the game, i.e. something to lose.
Overall, Freerolls are a great way for you to find faults in YOUR game. Maybe you pushed all in with trips and your opponent calls with a straight that you didn't notice was possible. Way better to learn that on a freeroll!
People always play differently when they have skin in the game, i.e. something to lose.
Overall, Freerolls are a great way for you to find faults in YOUR game. Maybe you pushed all in with trips and your opponent calls with a straight that you didn't notice was possible. Way better to learn that on a freeroll!
mardi1987
Rock Star
Bronze Level
I have over 2000 freeroll tournaments played. I play poker because I love it and when I get into the freeroll I play it like I paid the entrance fee. It's good for building bankrolls but not very good for nerves. My nerves are good so I don't have a hard time losing to AK vs K2 or KK vs JJ. I haven't played a lot of games where the entrance fee is paid, but what I played isn't much different from a freeroll tournament
Alexey Shley
Visionary
Bronze Level
It's good to play freerolls in the early stages of development. Train your nerves, show the injustice of the RNG, and develop discipline. When people have nothing to lose at first they just play for luck in order to build up the stack and you have to be prepared that your pocket AA will lose by 10 2 offsuit. At the later stage of the tournament, it is a different matter, they play there more carefully and restrained. In tournaments for a fee, you need to be prepared that they also have their own limit regulars.
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theStarfish
Legend
Platinum Level
You are right - the skill level in freerolls is usually not very high. But I personally think that every hand and every freeroll you play is a kind of practice. Maybe you can try a different style. Maybe you can try to pay more attention or learn to calculate pot odds and stuff like that. What is beter than to practice for free? I always wanted to play as much poker as possible.
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nutself
Rock Star
Bronze Level
Without freerolls, practicing poker would be expensive for many players, and freerolls are very good tools for recruiting new players for poker sites too.
Alizona
Visionary
Bronze Level
Not only are they great for new players, they are also great for veteran players who choose not to deposit onto poker sites... As a "free" American (LOL), I am only able to play on two sites these days, but on both of them I have been able to take the few dollars won in the freerolls and then "run it up" into a significant bankroll.
So NEVER look down upon freerolls. If you're rich, then sure, there are much faster ways to get a large bankroll by depositing, but I chose to take the slower method, which for myself is also the much-more-satisfying method... grinding it up the hard way.
Best wishes!!
So NEVER look down upon freerolls. If you're rich, then sure, there are much faster ways to get a large bankroll by depositing, but I chose to take the slower method, which for myself is also the much-more-satisfying method... grinding it up the hard way.
Best wishes!!
Zapahlohotrona
Visionary
Silver Level
Another question is that you will be wasting your time, which also has value Most people play freerolls like play money. From the point of view of gaining experience that will help you in the future when playing for real money, there is a minimum of it in freerolls.
Most people play freerolls like play money. From the point of view of gaining experience that will help you in the future when playing for real money, there is a minimum of it in freerolls.
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cowboybebop
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Freerolls are an amazing way to learn,but the difference between freerolls and cash games is huge,so if you want to learn how to play tournaments definently learn from playing freerolls,but if you want to be good at cash games thats a whole different story.
najisami
Legend
Loyaler
Can freerolls teach you how to play MTTs ? Yes if you are new to poker. Can they harm your game if you are already a decent player ? I don't think so since poker is a game of adaptation and you already know you are playing a freeroll, so it's up to you to read the dynamic of any table you find yourself at.
PS : CC freerolls are not as soft as any other freerolls out there.
PS : CC freerolls are not as soft as any other freerolls out there.
hugh blair
Legend
Bronze Level
Drop the L in learn and just Earn every dollar counts an example from one day today only played 8 or 9 games and freerolls avoided buy ins as tired after work and work again in morning not on my A game.
Busted most of the games I played no loss anxiety there unlike the higher stakes though always the next free games to play if fail to cash.
$1.35 on pokerstars in a freeroll,
$4.20 won on 888 using 2 $1 and 2 free 10 cent blast tickets from daily free spins the last week or two spinning the wheel every day.
$2.56 GGPoker free daily spin 25 cent battle royal win.
While it is not much for a day $8 for example think long term when you do this day in day out for a year at least a $1000 bankroll if read this thread for example.
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/pok...hat-freerolls-2021-a-476030/?highlight=edison
Edison only covers CardsChat freerolls no mention of all the other types of games like the ones I posted pictures of.
Day in day out over the year could be over $2000 easily for what opening an extra screen while playing your normal buy in games?:deal:
10 years = $00000s:icon_scra worth of play it adds up to quite a lot of money without any risk and it is fun to try and run it up in buy in games afterwards.
And if lose it in buy ins no worries just rinse and repeat get a good volume of freerolls in over the long term.
Edit another $1.10 into the freeroll - much appreciated thanks CardsChat.:icon_thum
Busted most of the games I played no loss anxiety there unlike the higher stakes though always the next free games to play if fail to cash.
$1.35 on pokerstars in a freeroll,
$4.20 won on 888 using 2 $1 and 2 free 10 cent blast tickets from daily free spins the last week or two spinning the wheel every day.
$2.56 GGPoker free daily spin 25 cent battle royal win.
While it is not much for a day $8 for example think long term when you do this day in day out for a year at least a $1000 bankroll if read this thread for example.
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/pok...hat-freerolls-2021-a-476030/?highlight=edison
Edison only covers CardsChat freerolls no mention of all the other types of games like the ones I posted pictures of.
Day in day out over the year could be over $2000 easily for what opening an extra screen while playing your normal buy in games?:deal:
10 years = $00000s:icon_scra worth of play it adds up to quite a lot of money without any risk and it is fun to try and run it up in buy in games afterwards.
And if lose it in buy ins no worries just rinse and repeat get a good volume of freerolls in over the long term.
Edit another $1.10 into the freeroll - much appreciated thanks CardsChat.:icon_thum
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daddybrooks
Rock Star
Bronze Level
100% freerolls are good experience. You need to have experience playing the full range of players. Like stated above, you can't count on people playing premium hands, they'll toss all in with 10,2 and sometimes beat your K's/A's etc. Just remember it's free, nothing to lose and if you play solid, getting your chips in good, you'll overall do well.
nuttea
Visionary
Bronze Level
Inadequate play of opponents People love when they get something for free, and participation in a poker tournament is no exception. Because of this, thousands, and sometimes tens of thousands of people are registered in such events. They will go all-in against you on any two cards, there are no strategies and tactics here. Do not look for logic in the actions of your opponents, it simply does not exist.Despite the fact that the freeroll is played by thousands of people, you have a chance to win real money. They can be used to play low buy-in tournaments or ha-cash tables. Thus, winning freerolls can be the starting point for the start of your poker career.
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richmaen
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Help me with freerolls)
Dou you get me recommendations how play freerolls with 1000players?
Dou you get me recommendations how play freerolls with 1000players?
Rost
Visionary
Platinum Level
In my opinion, freerolls are a great way to learn the basics of the game. By playing freerolls you do not risk your own money, and in fact you gain valuable experience and knowledge for free. In addition, I believe that any patient player can build a bankroll by playing in freerolls.
Rui Ferreira
Visionary
Bronze Level
Freerolls are not a good way to learn to play poker, but I would say playing freeroll is a good experience.
JordanH
Visionary
Silver Level
The only problem with freerolls is that you get a lot of folks who just don't care whether they win or lose. That means their play can be really nonsensical. So learning from freerolls can be a little (a lot) confusing when just starting out.