rookie freerolls

Arjonius · #1 07-28-2007, 03:49 PM

Concerning yourself with how to play rookie freerolls is a classic case of penny wise, pound foolish thinking. Actually, it's probably not even penny wise. You're far better off training yourself to play a solid game. Your goal - and it's not difficult to achieve - should be to become good enough so such freerolls are no longer "worth it" to play.

ledders07 · #2 07-28-2007, 04:03 PM

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Concerning yourself with how to play rookie freerolls is a classic case of penny wise, pound foolish thinking. Actually, it's probably not even penny wise. You're far better off training yourself to play a solid game. Your goal - and it's not difficult to achieve - should be to become good enough so such freerolls are no longer "worth it" to play.

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yep, thats the goal im aiming for

riverruss · #3 07-28-2007, 07:49 PM

Remember most of the players in these are 1st level thinkers.
As everone has said just play solid.
Dont make any tricky moves.
Dont try to bluff stations.(probably best to never bluff in these tournies)
Dont bother trying to force drawing hands to fold by giving them incorrect odds to call - they wil call anyway.
Early when blinds are low dont raise 3/4 bb with your monsters after a few limpers-they will all call your raise,big hands=big raises.
Dont slow roll play big hands fast,if you think your ahead get the chips in.

mmbossman · #4 07-28-2007, 08:33 PM

Because I'm a poor college kid, and recently went busto, I had to resort to playing these freerolls, and did very well playing ABC poker. I would bluff maybe twice during the usual 6 hour event, and it was only when I was very confident that the other player was weak. These can be very good learning opportunities if you stay pretty tight the first hour, and then start playing looser (but smarter) after that. Surprisingly, a lot of people are scared of putting their whole stack at risk when they've invested over an hour of their time. So value bet, value bet, value bet! Use these tourneys to learn how to play correctly, and not use them as gimmicks.

As for finishes, I hit 2nd, 4th, 12th, 25th, and 44th, for a total of $29, which was enough to get me back playing real games.