My Tip for New Freeroll Players

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Yep, i was playing silver at 888 yesterday, i finished at place 9 or smth like that, and a player who was strugling with like 3bb stack while there was still like 16-17 players ended up winning tournament. Ofcourse its still about luck at every particular tournament.
 
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Very good advice thank you! Im new to freerolls and I tend to snap all ins with 66 or 77s plus
 
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If you’re just starting in freerolls, try to avoid big all-ins early unless you have premium hands. I’ve noticed that being patient gives you a better shot later in the game.
Absolutely right. Patience is a key factor. Impatient players will never achieve consistent results.
 
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Another thing , once you have made the $$$ and/or another pay jump, but the next one is not for a while……ALL IN with any two cards under 1 BB. Does nothing to fold with 0.6BB waiting for better cards next hand with 0.4BB, might as well try to triple up or even 7 x your stack so that you can make the next jump once the blinds reach your turn

Again, takes a little practice, I am strictly talking about a situation where even waiting out the clock , it is impossible to make the next pay jump before the antes/blinds are sure to get you
 
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My experience is that it becomes a shoving festival and your good hands get cracked by worse hands.
 
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If you’re just starting in freerolls, try to avoid big all-ins early unless you have premium hands. I’ve noticed that being patient gives you a better shot later in the game.
For me, first hand with any 77+ is all-in, there's a plenty of crazy users in freerolls, so you have a good equity
Just for first hand, try to double or bust. The rest of the tournament, patience, for sure!
 
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I agree, made that experience myself recently
 
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Solid advice. Early stages are full of wild all-ins, so waiting for strong spots gives you a huge edge. Patience in freerolls = chips when the field thins out. Play smart, not fast.
 
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If you’re just starting in freerolls, try to avoid big all-ins early unless you have premium hands. I’ve noticed that being patient gives you a better shot later in the game.
Indeed. Lots of players call you with trash hands early in the game but the better players stay in the game and fold faster
 
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That´s what I do everytime I play freerolls.Patience helps you a lot in those games
 
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Если вы только начинаете играть во фрироллах, старайтесь избегать крупных олл-инов в начале, если у вас нет сильных рук. Я заметил, что терпение даёт больше шансов на победу в конце игры.
Yes, very good advice!!!!
 
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At the initial stage of the freeroll, I recommend playing only with strong hands and a good raise. Don't let the whole table enter the giveaway cheaply if you praised AA or KK, if you risk playing with these hands in multipot, and set a trap for players, most likely you'll just give all your chips to some player with trash cans
 
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If you’re just starting in freerolls, try to avoid big all-ins early unless you have premium hands. I’ve noticed that being patient gives you a better shot later in the game.
If novice players play fewer hands but with good, strong cards, they will eventually be able to build up their bankroll without investing their own funds. The main thing is to be patient and take risks when there is a reason to do so.
 
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That's right! ) Don't take too much risk from the start...
 
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Exactly: the more impatience, the bigger the variance, my friend...
 
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Very true, the key is to have a lot of patience, especially at the beginning of the tournament, but depending on the blinds you will have to take risks if you want a chance to continue in the tournament and you will not be able to be so selective, this is in fast tournaments but if the blind time is slower there is more opportunity to wait for good hands
 
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