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Posted: Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 8:22am Post subject: what do you think of freerolls?
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One Pair
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
Posts: 18
WPP: 41
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| Not being the best player in the world, and not having the largest of bankrolls, i have found myself playing mostly on freerolls. i would like to know other peoples opinions of freerolls. |
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Posted: Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 10:35am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 202
WPP: 171
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I've actually started a couple of bankrolls with freerolls. It's hard work and you have to really be committed to doing it. The general style of the play is erratic and insane, and you have to not allow the craziness to put you off your own style.
The trick with freerolls is NOT aiming for the final table. If you get there, great, but you want to get ITM, ITM and ITM. But that's what I've learned from freerolls, other people might have different opinions. |
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Posted: Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 11:25am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Posts: 753
WPP: 153
Location: Ohio
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| They can be a crapshoot from the few I have played, I noticed on two out of the 5 I played in that most players went AI with all hands, from the start, hoping to just keep doubling... and that seemed to work for for at least one of them. |
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Posted: Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 5:36pm Post subject:
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Flush
Joined: 03 Oct 2006
Posts: 271
WPP: 100
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| When I was starting out I tried my luck with freerolls, but low M flipaments combined with extremely bad players (myself included obv.) were extremely frustrating and I hardly ever managed to slip ITM. Eventually I found Everest Poker hosting freeroll limit turbo SNGs paying 3 first places 5c 3c and 2c respectively and built from there (not sure if Everest still has these). |
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Posted: Sun, 23 Mar 2008, 10:31am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 651
WPP: 134
Location: Leaf Nation
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They fuckin suck donkey balls...lol.
If you have to play freerolls.
You should join www.railbirds.com.
They have a $200 freeroll every day. |
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Posted: Sun, 23 Mar 2008, 11:18am Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 17 Feb 2008
Posts: 200
WPP: 109
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| I play a few FR a day because im kind of in the same boat with you in terms of a small BR. I actually really like FR as a way to build the BR up. But it takes a lot...a lot...a lot...of PATIENCE..... and the wild and shove any two broad way cards and be frustrating at times and throw you off your game..dont let that happen and play solid TAGG poker and you will be surprized at how many times you make it ITM....oh and be very agg with your monsters and AK+ PF..they will make you a ton of chips in the long run playing FR... |
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Posted: Sun, 23 Mar 2008, 11:21am Post subject:
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Eats babies
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Posts: 3884
WPP: 109
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| They are the biggest waste of time you can find. Your better off just reading and posting. You won't learn shit from them, and they will frustrate the living hell out of you. Wait till you have $20 and just go play at Stars micro stake tourneys and S&G's. Start there. |
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Posted: Tue, 25 Mar 2008, 2:46pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 211
WPP: 106
Location: Minnesota, USA
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I don't play that many MTT''s generally, but the first time I ever made final table was a $50 freeroll on PStars. Started with 4800 players and took 6 hours before I went out in 5th place.
Went to check the payout schedule and found out I won about $7.50. Goes without saying that I didn't think my $1.30 per hour payday was worth my time. But a heck of a lot of fun it was anyway. |
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Posted: Tue, 25 Mar 2008, 8:23pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 18 Sep 2004
Posts: 142
WPP: 54
Location: Crofton MD
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| I started my bankroll winning $4 in a Absolute freeroll, I have since cashed out about $10,000. |
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Posted: Wed, 26 Mar 2008, 12:06pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 08 Jan 2008
Posts: 12
WPP: 58
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| I don't often play them but i can see that for someone in your position they are good. You have too choose them carefully though. Go to a site where the prize is big and competition is low, smaller, younger site are good for this. Cardoza for example offer a weekly freeroll of £300 that is only open to there own players. they get very few players every single week. |
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Posted: Mon, 31 Mar 2008, 11:21am Post subject:
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One Pair
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
Posts: 18
WPP: 41
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| Mikey wrote: | | I don't often play them but i can see that for someone in your position they are good. You have too choose them carefully though. Go to a site where the prize is big and competition is low, smaller, younger site are good for this. Cardoza for example offer a weekly freeroll of £300 that is only open to there own players. they get very few players every single week. |
Do you have the password? |
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Posted: Mon, 31 Mar 2008, 7:19pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Posts: 3545
WPP: 106
Location: Collecting $eV
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| wesrman wrote: | | They fuckin suck donkey balls...lol. |
Ok so decon determined $1.3/hr, AND THAT'S WHEN HE WON!!!!!! Say you win 1 out of 5 (and you won't). Now you're talking less than 25c/hr.
Better ways to build a roll.
1) Work one extra hour a week
2) Cut some consumable out that saves you $5/week
3) Go to every convenience store in your town and take the pennies from the free penny tray
4) Panhandle (just don't ask me for change)
5) Whore yourself out (you would probably only have to do this once and have a roll bigger than any other beginner)
If you can't afford $20 then play with play chips and try to work your way up to the higher buy-ins. At least then you might gain enough confidence to part with your Jackson.
note: WTF, why did I just spend 10 min writing this post. Fuck. |
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Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2008, 5:11am Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
Posts: 12
WPP: 38
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It won't necessarily help you with your game because almost everybody goes AI as soon as they've got a pocket pair or an A.
But for starting a bankroll or so, it might work. Didn't Chris Ferguson start with freerolls and made to 10k within 6 months? |
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Posted: Thu, 17 Apr 2008, 9:47am Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 08 Jan 2008
Posts: 12
WPP: 58
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The password is azodrac, sorry for not posting it in time for last nights game.
it seems that there are a variety of opinions on free rolls. I hope that you don't allow those of others persuede you too much. If you like them and see reason, then thats fine. If not, them thats also cool. I think what is important is to find the game that is right for you, and right at that certain time. |
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Posted: Thu, 23 Oct 2008, 9:38pm Post subject:
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Straight
Joined: 05 Aug 2008
Posts: 139
WPP: 204
Location: Going to church makes you a Christian about as much as standing in the garage makes you a car.
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| the name sys it all...free. |
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Posted: Thu, 23 Oct 2008, 11:33pm Post subject:
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Posts: 3545
WPP: 106
Location: Collecting $eV
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| triumphant cracker wrote: | | the name sys it all...free. | Is today random bump day for you? WTF.
There are way better ways to post whore than lame one line bumping 4 month old+ threads. |
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Posted: Sun, 26 Oct 2008, 12:58pm Post subject:
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| a lot of effort - stop being so cheap and just deposit sum mula |
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Posted: Sun, 23 Nov 2008, 1:26pm Post subject:
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High Card
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
Posts: 7
WPP: 15
Location: Montceau-les-mines
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Freerolls aren't a waste of time when u make final table but it's so long sometimes to get into prizes, people are buying some time just to get 0.50$,i can't use to it  |
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Posted: Thu, 04 Dec 2008, 11:20am Post subject:
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3-of-a-Kind
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Posts: 57
WPP: 136
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| I myself truly enjoy freerolls because they are a chance to turn nothing into something and with good solid play, nothing really can become something. I have started up a few bankrolls from freerolls and then i always wreck the when i get it up to like 50-100 bucks because i go outside my bankroll parameters. Hopefully that will differ in the future. |
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Nov 24th: FTR $100 Freeroll @ Sportsbook Poker at 8pm ET
