Play Freerolls to Improve Your Game
If you want to develop good poker skills and you have a limited bankroll then freerolls can be an excellent way not only to improve your game but also to build a healthy bankroll. Remember one of the best players in the world, Annette Oberstad, freely admits that she started on the road to poker legend status by simply playing freerolls. Freerolls are offered by many poker sites to entice new players which they hope will become real money players. No buy in though is required to play freerolls so there is zero risk to your pocket.
Prizes for making the money in freerolls can vary from a few bucks to in some case seats for the WSOP or even cruises. Although perhaps the boom days of online poker are over you are still able to find freerolls running 24 hours a day if you are prepared to load several poker sites on to your computer system. I would advise anybody who wants to tackle online freerolls to join an online poker freeroll community. These communities list all freerolls and usually have special freerolls for their members.
One of the drawbacks playing these types of events is that some can attract thousands of runners. The benefits though is that the play is generally very poor and even a rock type ABC style can get you into the money. In larger fields though some prefer to gamble early on to build a decent stack rather than hang on for 4 or 5 hours for no reward. Another good strategy is when possible play 3 or 4 freerolls at the same time rather than just playing a single game. Yes this does take practise but in time it will become much easier.
You may be surprised to know that freerolls on some of the more obscure or newer sites attract fewer runners and in some cases less than 50 which give you a much better chance of making the money.
When you cash and start to build a bankroll then move up to real money tournaments and play either 1 table tournaments or multi table tournaments. Don’t though blow all your bankroll on one game as players with poor bankroll management skills always go broke. As a general rule divide your total bankroll by 40 and play games of that amount. For example if you win $100 then good bankroll management would be to play games with a total buy in of no more than $2.50.
Keep records of your results and post hand histories on poker strategy forums so others can comment on your play as this will help you improve your game. Also keep notes on players that do well and take the time to watch these players online as you will be surprises how this also will help develop your game.
It is not an easy task to win money in freerolls but you simply can’t beat experience and you will be gaining this for free. If you are willing to put the effort into your game then there is no reason why you can’t succeed!
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