5 Great Freeroll Strategy Tips | Online Poker Bonus

Freerolls are a very popular way for poker players to build a bankroll without depositing money. When you do it right and use a sound strategy, it can be a fantastic way to win some money without the risk of losing your own money. We will give you 5 freeroll strategy tips to tackle the free poker tournaments that are organized by every online poker site.

1. Be Patient

You are not the only one who likes free money. Usually, a lot of people are enrolling to freerolls. The vast majority of these people don’t take these tournaments seriously and do stuff like going all-in every hand. This makes that you be in many unlucky spots. Did you know that the chance of winning with Ace-King against 7-2 (the worst starting hand in poker) is only 67% against 33% with 5 cards to come? This means you will lose your Ace-King one of three times on average when you both go all-in preflop!

You will encounter numerous bad beats in freerolls, but don’t forget that poker is about the long term and in the end the better players will win. Just start up a new freeroll (you can always find one) and try again.

2. Play a lot of freerolls

Like I said before, many people play the freerolls, and most people are either bad or not playing serious. By playing many freerolls good, the odds are on your side when playing right. To win a freeroll -even if you are Phil Ivey or Doyle Brunson- you need a lot of luck. So give yourself better odds to win by playing many freerolls.

3. Start out tight

The early stages of a free poker tournament are usually a battlefield. As people don’t have to put up their own money they just move around their chips to gain chips with a lot of risks and agressiveness. That’s why you have to try to wait for good hands and let your opponents bluff off their chips to you. Don’t bluff yourself in the beginning, your opponents are not very likely to fold.

4. Look out for players who are ‘sitting out’

Many people enroll for a freeroll, but a good number of people will not actually play in the tournament. Look out for people who sit out. They can’t defend their blinds, so you can pick up some valuable chips. At the same time, don’t overdo this. Some players can get into a real ‘raising war’, just to pick up the dead blinds. Before you know, your whole stack is in the middle with a marginal holding.

5. Pay attention to changing dynamics

So like we said, the beginning of a freeroll is just crazy most of the time. When you are getting closer to the money, the play can change quickly however. Some players won’t play a hand, while the blinds go up fast. Be aware of changing table dynamics. Do you notice that people are playing to tight, then kick it up a notch yourself. Do you see that players still raise a lot of hands pre-flop, but lay down their hands when they have to play for their whole stack, 3-bet the sh*t out of them.

These 5 tips hopefully help to earn yourself some free poker money. It’s important to stress one more time patience is important. With the big fields and short blind levels you will need a lot of luck. Use our 5 tips and you will increase your chances of winning!

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