how to manage my stack in freeroll tournaments?

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I'm new and I usually don't limp if I don't have a J,Q,K in my hand, I don't know if this is good or bad.

He usually goes all in with any threesome or Pat of QQ, KK or AA.

And in the hands I hope to connect a straight or flush, I do not risk more than 25% of my chips.

I would like to know if there is any advice or basis to follow in order to have a better bank management in tournaments.

And I like to do a lot of RAISE when I have many more chips than others at the table, I do this with the intention of stealing chips whenever I can or draw weak hands that can complicate me in the future.
 
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the first half of a reroll tournament is mostly just luck, and strategies don't play a special role there; if you're lucky at this stage, it's in poker to hold out further
 
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Have you taken CCs free 30-day course? There you will find plenty of advice about tournament play.

 
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a lot of raise, its not a necessary a good thing. Playing in position is the best thing you can do
 
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freerolls are 50% luck and 50% your skill and experience. Don't stress too much, just play with more or less strong hands and you might be lucky enough to win some money.
 
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I'm new and I usually don't limp if I don't have a J,Q,K in my hand, I don't know if this is good or bad.

He usually goes all in with any threesome or Pat of QQ, KK or AA.

And in the hands I hope to connect a straight or flush, I do not risk more than 25% of my chips.

I would like to know if there is any advice or basis to follow in order to have a better bank management in tournaments.

And I like to do a lot of RAISE when I have many more chips than others at the table, I do this with the intention of stealing chips whenever I can or draw weak hands that can complicate me in the future.
Just play and learn the game.

Freerolls are good for learning the game while earning a little amount of cash.

Most sites have learning material. Learn what the good hands are and play them only at the start.

Once you've got the hang of the game start expanding the hands you play to the marginally not so good hands and learning techniques of playing your bad hands.
 
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I'm new and I usually don't limp if I don't have a J,Q,K in my hand, I don't know if this is good or bad.

He usually goes all in with any threesome or Pat of QQ, KK or AA.

And in the hands I hope to connect a straight or flush, I do not risk more than 25% of my chips.

I would like to know if there is any advice or basis to follow in order to have a better bank management in tournaments.

And I like to do a lot of RAISE when I have many more chips than others at the table, I do this with the intention of stealing chips whenever I can or draw weak hands that can complicate me in the future.
Limping in freerolls is to do 2 things 1 to protect certain hands from having to fold preflop like say QTs 2 to try to flop the nuts and win a big pot 65 76 87 are all very good hands to limp see a flop hit strongly and stack weaker players who over value hands post flop

Having a more robust limping strategy requires strong post flop skills so we would want to spend time studying flop and turn actions more often than most do:unsure::geek:
 
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the first half of a reroll tournament is mostly just luck, and strategies don't play a special role there; if you're lucky at this stage, it's in poker to hold out further
first lessson for the thread creator: don't follow stupid advices like that
 
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There is not much strategy in freerolls... play by hand... when the stack is small, just push and that's it, you don't risk anything))
 
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The best advice is to start by taking an interest in the world of poker. And not only in your game, I recommend that you consume more videos of professional players, and study material that you can find on cardschat.
That way you will take the first big step in your case. Which in my opinion is to understand that poker is strategy/statistics accompanied by luck and not the other way around. When you understand that you will stop playing only with very strong hands and you will know when you can get real value.
 
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Maybe you are playing many hands. You can make a more strict selection of the hands you play, and be more patient.
 
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I'm new and I usually don't limp if I don't have a J,Q,K in my hand, I don't know if this is good or bad.

He usually goes all in with any threesome or Pat of QQ, KK or AA.

And in the hands I hope to connect a straight or flush, I do not risk more than 25% of my chips.

I would like to know if there is any advice or basis to follow in order to have a better bank management in tournaments.

And I like to do a lot of RAISE when I have many more chips than others at the table, I do this with the intention of stealing chips whenever I can or draw weak hands that can complicate me in the future.
If you really play like that, it's hard to even call you a beginner.
 
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In freerolls there isn't much strategy, you have to play without fear, because the best prizes are at the final table, so you have to play aggressively.
 
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Don't play too passively, take advantage of your position at the table and adapt your strategy to your opponents.The smaller your opponents' stacks are, the more you can widen your range.If you've been playing tight throughout the game and only showing down strong hands, your bluffs will likely work, allowing you to steal a few pots.
 
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I'm new and I usually don't limp if I don't have a J,Q,K in my hand, I don't know if this is good or bad.

He usually goes all in with any threesome or Pat of QQ, KK or AA.

And in the hands I hope to connect a straight or flush, I do not risk more than 25% of my chips.

I would like to know if there is any advice or basis to follow in order to have a better bank management in tournaments.

And I like to do a lot of RAISE when I have many more chips than others at the table, I do this with the intention of stealing chips whenever I can or draw weak hands that can complicate me in the future.

This is normal, I advise you to play aggressively with value cards and pairs, a freeroll is not a tournament to stand still and wait for good hands because you can be eliminated by the blinds.
 
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You generally need a good start in Freerools. If you can win a few early flips then you can see more flops and then play accordingly. Huge variance in freerolls and only possible to make any kind of money late in a tournament and usually only top 3 positions pay any kind of money. So, in a nutshell, very difficult.
 
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