Freerolls are much harder because top 1.5% get ITM and the play is so wild through out the tournament that you can get sucked out with AA at anytime against a garbage hand. In a buy-in tournament people play serious and don't want to lose that buy-in so they play tight and in position and fold hands that should be folded and fold to 3 bets and know more about poker concepts then people in the freerolls do that is what make the buy-n tournaments so much easier.
If you can build a decent bankroll from nothing in a month on freerolls, you will have a much better chance at winning a buy-in.
My opinion is that freerolls are much more difficult than playing for money, as thousands of different players who don’t put a cent into the game and play without a gram of notion about this game go into every hand with every kind of garbage !!!! and what is the most interesting, why they get lucky !!! and in the game of cash, people invested their money, so they are at least a little thinking about their moves and actions !!!
I was just asked this question and decided to make a new thread about it because it is an important subject. If you can build a decent bankroll from nothing in a month on freerolls, you will have a much better chance at winning a buy-in. It also depends on the freeroll. The Cardschat 250 people dont mess around much, not like the 10 on demand. I think a high amount of entrants in a low freeroll like 25 and under are the hardest. Still a good learning experience. So what is your strategy for tourney play? try and make
it to ITM or WIN, and how about the first 2 lvls
I was just asked this question and decided to make a new thread about it because it is an important subject. If you can build a decent bankroll from nothing in a month on freerolls, you will have a much better chance at winning a buy-in. It also depends on the freeroll. The Cardschat 250 people dont mess around much, not like the 10 on demand. I think a high amount of entrants in a low freeroll like 25 and under are the hardest. Still a good learning experience. So what is your strategy for tourney play? try and makeI always play to win.. doing so will get you into the money more often than not anyway.. while playing aggressive at the bubble is risky in that you might be the bubble its also the best time to steal lots of chips or catch someone trying to steal with a really big hand. .. if you consider using that edge will make you more money than go for it. its all risky anyway..
it to ITM or WIN, and how about the first 2 lvls