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I am just playing the tablet freeroll tournament on Pokerstrs and I like what I see: Out of 1.861 starters I am now at place 13. 267 players are left and 100 are getting the entry for the final. So it is looking really good at the moment.
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In a typical pay-to-play tournament, the prize pool consists of an accumulation of the entry fees minus a "fee" which is retained by the house. In a freeroll (at least from the players' perspective) the prize pool is essentially a "donation" provided by the house.
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Thank you very much for the explanation, although I did not need it nor did I ask for it. But I have never heard a better one. By the way I am 29 th at the moment and there are only 111 players left. I have to make that.
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I just want to make absolutely sure, that is why I do not want to sit out completely but rather let the clock tick down and wait until it is over, because you never know what can happen. But I am definitely playing very tight now.
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Posted by StS5: I just want to make absolutely sure, that is why I do not want to sit out completely but rather let the clock tick down and wait until it is over, because you never know what can happen. But I am definitely playing very tight now.
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Hello my friends and fellow mobsters
Well done so far StS5 a very good run and now is time to get wise and smart Like StheP says sitting out is a good option not a very fun one but but it would probably pay out
If was me I will also go with your option solidand very tight
Wish you the best luck and let us know how it went
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Thank you very much for these good wishes and it must have helped. As expected I made the cut. I did not have to do much in the finishing stages of the tournament with so many chips - just be careful not to go crazy.
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Lol yup dead on bowie....think its great u found that lol must of read it recently? Guy went from sounding smartish to a complete turd (think that best describes it).
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Posted by bowie1984:
Posted by arsenej1: Lol yup dead on bowie....think its great u found that lol must of read it recently? Guy went from sounding smartish to a complete turd (think that best describes it).
I want at least ten downvotes for this post. Thank you.
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When you play a PokerStars freeroll that gives true numbers of entries and you're close to qualify it is best speculate watching your position with regard to the number of entries and the number of players still in the tournament Recalls that in this case the least important is to win the tournament or get one of the top positions, the goal is the same coming first or last within the one hundred We must act wisely and the result will be positive
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Posted by av1966: Hello my friends and fellow mobsters
Well done so far StS5 a very good run and now is time to get wise and smart Like StheP says sitting out is a good option not a very fun one but but it would probably pay out
If was me I will also go with your option solidand very tight
Wish you the best luck and let us know how it went
You are absolutely right on that topic, one should really play extremely tight and only very very few hands in that kind of situation, because once you are involved in a hand with the blinds that high you can easily loose a big part of your stack.
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although its calledfreeroll,one thing u should put in mind is playin the exact formula if you play like just an casual or need just to relax.u might not develop your skill and cannot win cashgames or a middle buy in tournaments.freerolls are intend to build your bankroll cannot use for a living u must play with a real money with a real decision so goodluck
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Posted by superthight: although its calledfreeroll,one thing u should put in mind is playin the exact formula if you play like just an casual or need just to relax.u might not develop your skill and cannot win cashgames or a middle buy in tournaments.freerolls are intend to build your bankroll cannot use for a living u must play with a real money with a real decision so goodluck
OK mate I agree with you that one should normally play a freeroll in the same style as a normal buy in tournament, but if there are just tickets at stake and you are lying in a very good place you should play way tighter than you normally would.
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If anyone cares about it I have been playing the final of this competition (2.200 dollars at stake and only 700 players starting with a min cash of two euros for the top 200) and went out pretty early. So it was all for nothing.
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It is all for nothing at the end of it, when you have lost. But if you dont try playing the game you will never know the outcome When you start from 0 also, you are not losing a single thing. Better luck on the next one.
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Yup , I agree with Mober, nothing spent, nothing lost, nothing gained nothing lost. For nothing a lot of effort does go into it and power for your machine, whatever medium you play on, but does it make up for winning nothing? Doubtful, but arguably better than losing a $10 buy in.
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Posted by Mober: It is all for nothing at the end of it, when you have lost. But if you dont try playing the game you will never know the outcome When you start from 0 also, you are not losing a single thing. Better luck on the next one.
That is absolutely true, but I have to admit, that it is so frustrating at moment: there are a lot of freerolls for Germans at the moment with weekly very good finals. It is easy for me to qualify and I have played all finals in the last 5 weeks but was never lucky in them.
good luck 
When you start from 0 also, you are not losing a single thing.
