10 Stone Cold Freeroll Poker Tournament Tips/Game Busting Strategies
If you’re a free poker tournament freeroll player you know very well that it’s a different type of game.
To be successful you need to approach the games in a certain way. Here are 10 critical tips that WILL help you win a lot more when playing online free poker tournaments.
1 – Patience is the Key.
This rule is first because it is absolutely the most important for winning free poker. Usually there are many players and it can take a few hours to finish. If you want to reach the final table you MUST be very patient.
2 – Be Aggressive
Freerolls are mostly multi-table tournaments and you will usually be seated at a table of ten throughout the tournament. This is a good thing in a way because this means you don’t need to adjust your playing style to suit a shorter table, but it also means that when you have a good hand you need to play it very aggressively. Top pairs like AA and KK should always be raised strongly before the flop as they can often come unstuck after the flop.
3 – Don’t Play Many Hands
As well as being aggressive you need to be controlled and play few selected hands. Don’t be tempted to play all the hands. Play tight and wait for the good hands, then play them aggressively. A good rule of thumb is to throw away any hand that contains a card lower than 9.
And know your hand names! Even in free poker it’s important that you know the names of the various hands so that the shop talk from other players doesn’t throw your focus, e.g., QQ = Hilton Sisters, Ladies or Siegfried and Roy!
4 – Use your table position to your advantage.
For example, if you are first or second in betting, a KT is not considered a very good hand. There are nine players after you and if any of them have a pair or an Ace or a King with Queen or Jack then you will be struggling. However, if you are at the end of the betting and you can call or check, then your KT becomes a better prospect. If nobody has raised yet then your King might be good and it is certainly worth having a look at the flop.
5 – Vary your play. Be unpredictable.
While you must be patient and wait for good hands, be sure not to become too predictable. If you play only big hands and always raise then your opponents are going to start backing down and let you take the blinds. In such a situation you can’t win enough to keep in the game as you are playing too few hands.
6 – Avoid bluffing.
Bluffing, with a few exceptions, should be avoided. In free poker freerolls there are ten people at the table and there is a very high chance that someone will have a good hand each time and will want to go against you, even if you go all in. Never go all-in on a bluff, there’s almost always somebody prepared to call you and you have little chance of surviving.
7 – Don’t lose your chips on draws.
Draws (e.g. you have 5,7 and there is a 6 and 8 in the flop) can be very tempting. But they can be very dangerous too. If you chase draws you could end up losing a lot of your chips. Don’t ever bet too much on these.
8 – Observe opposing player styles
Observing opposing players can give you the edge in a free poker tournament. Learn how they bet pre-flop and post-flop, their play style, their aggression etc.
9 – Focus
Keep your focus and do not multi-task when you’re playing in a poker tournament. You’ll do a lot better if you focus 100%.
10 – Freerolls are serious Free Poker
OK, free poker might be low risk with low money loss (in the case of NoPayPOKER no loss risk at all) BUT you are investing your time and it’s good to win so play like it’s the WSOP!
And remember one thing whenever you play in free poker freerolls. You’re getting valuable experience by playing against a wide range of player types, styles and attitudes. This can only be a positive thing especially if you’re ambitious and the free poker tournament world is just your starting block on your WSOP journey! Good luck and see you at the NoPayPOKER freeroll tables.
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