I've noticed that most freegames are (in varying degrees) far different than the action provided by real money games at PartyPoker. If you're a newby like me and are trying to play as well as learn, this is frustrating. Too many all-ins, too many call stations, etc.
My advice is to stick with the Play Money/ Single Table/ 50/5 tournaments. I've played both free and pay games and these tables seem to come closest to 'real' pay table action. The 10/1 tables almost always seem to have 2 or 3 hands of "all-in" fever which, regardless of whether you participate in, tip the odds early in someone's favor.
I'm kind of new so if you find fault with this or have a better idea for fellow Holdem learners out there, please post!
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