Turbo freerolls

[Bakti213]

In turbo freerolls, I wonder if it's better to play very aggressive from the start or wait for the right hands. What do you think? How do you deal with rapidly rising blinds?

 

[Balou1982]

In my opinion the key is to double up your stack several times against weak villains, this is only possible if you play loose aggressive from start. You have no long tournament life and even reach a later tourney phase if you play to tight and waiting for made hands or nuts ;-).
Later you can switch your tactics to a tighter play if you are glad to have a big stack.

 

[pentazepam]

In my opinion the key is to double up your stack several times against weak villains, this is only possible if you play loose aggressive from start.

Indeed, you can't wait too long in a turbo. And if you already know that some players are weak, you can widen your range and gamble more early (especially in a freeroll).

BUT: if the MTT starts deep and you don't have any reads, you can still afford to be pretty tight in the early rounds and don't risk your tournament life.

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[flabilim]

OTurbo games lose a bit of playability, you have to take more risks or your chips will melt if you don't see a playable hand.

 

[SOLO22]

En los freerolls turbo, me pregunto si es mejor jugar muy agresivo desde el principio o esperar las manos adecuadas. ¿Qué opinas? ¿Cómo se gestionan las ciegas que suben rápidamente?

If you become very conservative, the blinds will take away stitches

 

[aorodrigo]

In turbo freerolls, I wonder if it's better to play very aggressive from the start or wait for the right hands. What do you think? How do you deal with rapidly rising blinds?

I think the oposite. Starts with slow play and as blinds goes up, start opening your range and being more aggressive

 

[RodrigoMartins]

Great question! In turbo freerolls, I think early aggression can be really effective — especially while the blinds are still low enough to give you some room.

Waiting too long for premium hands can leave you short-stacked fast, since the blinds rise so quickly.

I try to stay active with decent hands, play position aggressively, and avoid flipping too early unless I have to.

What’s your usual approach in the early levels?

 

[makisaa]

You play aggressively all the game, as much as you can and playing as correctly as you can!

 

[renisundernet]

No, definitely not agressive from the start, unless you have very good hands coming frequently as you progress.

 

[Aleksandr1991]

В турбо-фрироллах мне интересно, что лучше: играть очень агрессивно с самого начала или ждать подходящих рук. Что вы думаете? Как вы справляетесь с быстрым ростом блайдов

I think freerolls tend to have more participants and higher variance. Try to play more tight and aggressive when needed

 

[fundiver199]

It does not matter, how fast the blinds will go up. It only matter, what the stack sizes are right now.