Introduction
In the world of the online
poker you can gain plenty of benefits out of the freerols – the biggest of
which is that you can boost your bankroll when it gets low. But still there are
some things you can do to maximize your chance to get value out of the freeroll.
After all, these tournaments usually have plenty of players – often more than
500 – and you will need luck and skills in order to get at least a part of the
prizepool.
Keep tight during the early stages of the freeroll
Players do not pay to get into
the freeroll and due to this they are more likely to play loose and to risk
more. During the later stages of the tournament it might be okay to play with
weaker hands, in the early stages there are many more players and it is very likely that at least some of them will have a strong
hand. Therefore, the best thing you can do when the blinds are still low is to
only play when you have strong hands.
Avoid going all-in in the early stage
The early stage will probably
have plenty of all-ins by players who are hoping that they can win the big
money and who are willing to risk everything because they have not paid for the
entry. It may be hard for you to be patient but remember to go all-in ONLY when
you have a really strong hand.
Middle stage
What we already said is still
valid for the middle stage but now you will have to be a little bit more
aggressive. Do not worry about your ranking – you should focus on making as
many chips as you can while preserving the ones you have already won. Do not
compare the size of your stack with the other players. Stay focused on keeping
yourself in the tournament and getting to the final stage.
Be conservative when you have
weaker hands but play more aggressively when you have a good hand. Still, do
not try to bluff unless you are many chips ahead of the others.
Final stage
Now the blinds will be quite
big and will take a nice part of your stack. And you will have to start using a
sound strategy to get a nice payout. Playing only with strong hands is not
going to be enough. You will have to bluff using the weakness of other people.
Usually there will be people you can definitely outplay.
But do not try to bluff on the
players with big stacks. If they call your bet, even if they lose, this will
not do them much harm as compared to how much it will hurt you if you lose the
hand.
Watch out for the small stacks,
as well, for they will probably start using a high-risk strategy in order to
start winning – this includes bluffing, going all-in even with relatively
weaker hands, etc.
Be aggressive during the last
part of the freeroll. Do not just sit there taking no initiative but try to do
your best. Still, be reasonable and carefully pick when and with whom you can
use this strategy.
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