So we have all at one time or another, played in an online poker freeroll. There are so many people and you may ask yourself how are you ever going to ran finish in the money? Well, think again; ask yourself, why are these people playing in a freeroll? Well they clearly are not good poker players, as harsh as it sounds, but it is true, most of them never get to survive the first rounds, so you start thinking why do they join the freerolls then? The answer is simple, most of them play because they do not have any money else to play with, probably because they lost it all, which is a demonstration of their lack of experience, ability or patience to play in an online poker site.

So since we have defined that a considerable percentage of the players that take part in poker freerolls are not made to be pros, you should learn how to take advantage of the fishes, which often is the majority of the people at the table. Only thing is to watch out for the donks, all tournaments have them, and there are a lot playing the freerolls. These tournaments should be easy money for anyone with a little experience at the poker tables, a player who knows about strategy and bluffing will easily take the fishes’ chips.

And how do you recognize a fish? Well, you can start by watching for comments in the chat to reveal if that person is a loose player, on tilt etc, often common mistakes a newbie will make. Also watch out for betting patterns and people showing their big bluffs. This is a good mark for them, and should be easy to take their chips.

I write from experience, not to come off as cocky but to show how easy freerolls can be. In the Full Tilt Poker freeroll out of 2700 people, I came 1^st and I wasn't even playing my best. Freerolls can be easy if you know how to play them, having time is essential and patience is a must, also don't let the big amount of participants scare you off, most of them will give up or lose all their poker chips in a blink of an eye, so play your regular game and you will be more than fine.