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. in a freeroll, not hyper nor turbo?
Just what I've just done today. If I do match 2 or more 3 flops (of course, you'll need a bunch of luck ladies by your side) than you commences again whit lower speed, in a power position for mixing and deceive the opponents with a solid stack, if you know what I mean.
And certainly I should say that I do it in a day which doesn't matter if I'm gonna win or not, at least till you change strategy.

One thing I can assure, It's a great feeling rather than that one we usually feel when are eliminated. It's like practicing a very well know quote:
“The next best thing about gambling and winning is gambling and losing.” ~ Nick “The Greek” Dandalos
Or even:
“Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all.” ~ Sammy Farha
 
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Man, IMO this is a really dumb thing to do and one of the most annoying things i could see playing any game. You really make it unpleasant for other players who are trying to play and/or understand the game. It doesnt really matter if its a freeroll or not. I started playing homegames without knowledge with people who also dont had knowledge with just chips, no money involved and it really sucked. People got tired or bored and put all the chips in the table. After 3 games like that i stopped playing freegames, and if the people want to quit just leave the money on the table.(it was not about money, but how serious people played the game.)
Imagine you are on a soccer game and everytime you get the ball you just kick it really strong hoping to score a goal, no matter where you are and the chances of that happening.
 
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Relax man
Once in a blue moon. Poker is a war, don't you know it. But is very good to have around some opponent, polite, etiquete, caring about some players, at a table. Besides, it's not against the rules.
“When the cards are dealt, I just want to destroy people”
 
Rob Hobson said:
. in a freeroll, not hyper nor turbo?
Just what I've just done today. If I do match 2 or more 3 flops (of course, you'll need a bunch of luck ladies by your side) than you commences again whit lower speed, in a power position for mixing and deceive the opponents with a solid stack, if you know what I mean.
And certainly I should say that I do it in a day which doesn't matter if I'm gonna win or not, at least till you change strategy.

One thing I can assure, It's a great feeling rather than that one we usually feel when are eliminated. It's like practicing a very well know quote:
“The next best thing about gambling and winning is gambling and losing.” ~ Nick “The Greek” Dandalos
Or even:
“Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all.” ~ Sammy Farha
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Personally when I feel like the above sounds like a good idea, I close my puter, pour a drink & go sit outside or in the favorite chair with a good book. 🙂
 
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Rob Hobson said:
Relax man
Once in a blue moon. Poker is a war, don't you know it. But is very good to have around some opponent, polite, etiquete, caring about some players, at a table. Besides, it's not against the rules.
“When the cards are dealt, I just want to destroy people”
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I never said it was against the rules, you are free to play the way you want and most important its your BR. I really just answered your question and started saying IMO. There'll always be people who play like that and we need to adjust our game when playing against them. In soccer its not against the rules to just kick the ball everytime it comes to you but you are just losing precious time where you could be learning how to paly the game and improve yourself, also you wont get good results.

“The next best thing about gambling and winning is gambling and losing.” ~ Nick “The Greek” Dandalos
Or even:
“Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all.” ~ Sammy Farha


These sentences both take one thing in common called odds. You cant win if you dont want to lose.. this is gambling.
 
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My honest opinion ...

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And certainly I should say that I do it in a day which doesn't matter if I'm gonna win or not,
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Then you're not playing Poker, but rather waste your time.
 
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Of course I wanted to do this. After all, this applies only to emotions, but not to thoughtful play.
On the other side, if you do this, poker becomes exactly the lottery that people who have absolutely no connection with the game and are not interested in on their own consider it to be. Mostly because of the films where some "players" deceive others in order to rob.
 
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EV wise, of course, it's complete nonsense. The only reason I could think of for such a strategy would be in a tournament to save (life) time. After 5 minutes you will probably know if you are gone or have a realistic chance to reach the money ranks, if you then switch your strategy to "normal". This can save you some hours of tournament time to come to this conclusion.
 
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The course is certainly interesting, but disadvantageous. If you're lucky, you can double or even triple your starting bankroll. But it gets boring very quickly and becomes unbearable to play. Try to play like this in a tournament with a $10 buy-in, so no one will play. Then it makes sense to play in free tournaments or it makes sense to play at all.
 
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Alexey Shley said:
The course is certainly interesting, but disadvantageous. If you're lucky, you can double or even triple your starting bankroll. But it gets boring very quickly and becomes unbearable to play. Try to play like this in a tournament with a $10 buy-in, so no one will play. Then it makes sense to play in free tournaments or it makes sense to play at all.
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You are the only one that understood my point, at least got closer, when it comes to freeroll. I tried to emphasize this. But some did not see it. I don't go around spending my hard money through my buy-ins.
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Ever? I feel that like in every second cardchat game therefore :bebored:
 
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I got into a 6-max cash game a while back where most everybody was shoving every/any hand. $50 or more each time. This literally went on for hours.

This was no free roll. This was real money being thrown around.

It was very odd, but at the time just seemed normal for this table.
 
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Aahh... gambling most certainly gives the most amazing rush! I sometimes feel like shoving especially in a freeroll or a very cheap tournament knowing that I won't lose much but winning such hands on a gamble brings up all the excitement! This is how you can temporarily turn well-calculated and boring ole' poker with strategies and mind games into a slots machine 🙂) And hey! when the gamble pays off you can then definitely use your skills later to your advantage, now that you've got a bigger stack thanks to your gamble! Win-Win! (unless the gamble goes the other way, of course)
 
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in tournaments, especially with knockouts, there is no point in such tactics - you will always lose your stack very quickly, the only options where this can make any sense are heads-ups and sit-and-go tournaments with a small number of participants in hyper-turbo format but at a distance such a game will still be strictly in the red
 
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When the tournament has not started yet, many players are looking forward to it not to go to bed after the first hand. I take my free time seriously. If I am not in the mood to play poker, then there is no point in registering for a tournament and sitting down at the table.
Even a cat can press the all-in button, but this does not mean that the cat has learned to play poker.
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Kenzie 96 said:
Personally when I feel like the above sounds like a good idea, I close my puter, pour a drink & go sit outside or in the favourite chair with a good book. 🙂
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Best reply in this dumb thread.

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well sometimes when i dont care i might do this . even in low buy in tourneys . with a good hand usually hoping to quickly dramatically increase my stack . but in general i dont see the point of it because it is too risky
 
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Rowdy Greg said:
I got into a 6-max cash game a while back where most everybody was shoving every/any hand. $50 or more each time. This literally went on for hours.

This was no free roll. This was real money being thrown around.

It was very odd, but at the time just seemed normal for this table.
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This is quite interesting
 
katifanko said:
Aahh... gambling most certainly gives the most amazing rush! I sometimes feel like shoving especially in a freeroll or a very cheap tournament knowing that I won't lose much but winning such hands on a gamble brings up all the excitement! This is how you can temporarily turn well-calculated and boring ole' poker with strategies and mind games into a slots machine 🙂) And hey! when the gamble pays off you can then definitely use your skills later to your advantage, now that you've got a bigger stack thanks to your gamble! Win-Win! (unless the gamble goes the other way, of course)
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Straight to the point I'd meant
 
Wow, no wonder I do pretty good in the freerolls here. You folx take this game way too seriously. Zorba, hats off to ya, buddy. How you get outta bed every day without playing Russian-roulette first is a mystery. Danieleli, you seem confused, which just happens to be my fav kind of poker player. The game needs players like what Rob is portraying. I just think it's retarded when players try to correct the way other folx play, especially during a game. I'm just stoked because it's like, "Stop helping them keep chips! I mean if you wanna play Robin Hood and sh!t then go knock over a bank and give away the money. Jesus-tap-dancing-Christ". Sorry, sometimes the voices in my head deviate from check, raise, fold. Enjoy your day. Oh yeah, Xorba, I hear Nerf has a unique line of small-arms. 😀
 
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All in, all hands, from the start

No. I've seen people do this and I thought they were crazy. Yes you pick up blinds and annies and I've seen a quick double up. But usually they lose their chips because they are called by premium hands. I think it's stupid.
 
I have always considered people who "play" like that annoying, I totally agree with Sopia and Danieleli, that is not playing poker and it is annoying, of course you are free to do it, but at the end of the day what do you learn? what is the benefit of playing like this? Did you win the tournaments you've played like this?
 
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