Freeroll Cooler – Would you play it differently?

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freerolls can create some really strange cooler situations.

I recently played a hand where I had a decent two-pair hand on the flop. Villain had a weaker-looking starting hand, but his cards connected with the board in exactly the right way.

We ended up getting a lot of chips in, and I lost the pot.

My first reaction was that the hand was incredibly unlucky.

After thinking about it later, I wondered whether I was simply overvaluing my hand because it looked strong on the flop.

Do you think players should play more cautiously with two pair in freerolls, or should we actually bet more aggressively because opponents call with such wide ranges?
 
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I think you played it right. You can’t avoid every cooler, and making the correct play will pay more over time even when one hand goes badly.
 
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No idea, post the hand history if u want some serious input.
 
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Having a two pair on the flop is a good start - and you could be aggressive, but once you see that your opponent is not backing down - than you should consider he might have a better hand than yours, and tread carefully...instead of losing out alot of chips, you could save yourself...
 
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In poker, everything depends on the situation. The stage of the tournament, your stack size, the blinds, the table dynamics, your position, the board and the way your opponents are playing can all change the right decision. Even with a strong hand like two pair, I don't think there is one answer that always works. In a freeroll, for example, players can call with much wider ranges, so sometimes betting for value makes sense. But that doesn't mean you should automatically play two pair aggressively. If the board becomes dangerous or the opponent suddenly shows a lot of strength, you have to slow down and rethink the hand. For me, the important thing is not just how strong your cards look. You have to look at the whole situation and ask yourself what is happening in the hand. The same two-pair hand can be played very differently depending on the tournament stage, stack sizes, blinds, board and opponent. That's one of the things I like about poker. There isn't a formula that works in every situation. You have to adapt to what is happening at the table
 
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IT DEPENDS!
Having bottom 2 on a TdJdQd, while holding JcTs vs. an early position preflop raiser might not be as strong as we think.

It's a 'who knows' without giving proper context.

Betting more aggressively (whatever that even means) isn't going to make better hands fold, or weaker hands call. What is 'betting more aggressively' supposed to mean anyways? Is it SLAMMING your chips down on the table? Is it hitting your button really fast and throwing a bomb emoji across the felt? Maybe an angry face emoji followed by an overpot sized bet? Or maybe you're talking about sizing up your value bets while playing vs. a passive calling station type of player who has tendancy to 'call'.
 
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hoachec said:
Freerolls can create some really strange cooler situations.

I recently played a hand where I had a decent two-pair hand on the flop. Villain had a weaker-looking starting hand, but his cards connected with the board in exactly the right way.

We ended up getting a lot of chips in, and I lost the pot.

My first reaction was that the hand was incredibly unlucky.

After thinking about it later, I wondered whether I was simply overvaluing my hand because it looked strong on the flop.

Do you think players should play more cautiously with two pair in freerolls, or should we actually bet more aggressively because opponents call with such wide ranges?
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Pretty difficult to know if I'd play it differently when I don't even know how you played it.
 
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