It's to cry !!!

[Bluestone]

In the last time I play often little freerolls and cheap other tournments. I play and play and have some fun, but short places before the payout-places, I loose. Its to cry. For example, yesterday I play a tournment with 164 players. 10 places are be payed. I lost at place 11. Today 270 players. 20 places will be payed. I lost at place 26 and so on. I can write this list any longer. Where is my mistake? Have anyone a answere?

[mafalda34]

Well when u get that near the money there are 2 possibilities.

If u have enough chips to wait, u should let the players who have fewer chips do their job and u just calm down and play the very good hands, avoiding risking ur stak.

If u have less than lets say 15 big blinds u have to try and steal some blinds from the weaker players on the table, thats much more important when there are antes. Theres when ur table image is important, if u have buildt up a tight image they are gonna let u steal. I dont recommend raising 3 or 4 times the blind, because most of the time u are gonna get call and they can outplay u on the flop.

Hope this will be useful .

[Bluestone]

Thanks for answere, I think it is a very helpful tip and I will take it to heart

[jacks_off4me]

hi

when you are close to the money, in a freeroll, think of it as a close/tight basketball game between two medium teams.
this is a game for "six points" for them bacause, if your team loses, you will go down to the very bottom of the table, struggling...
but if your nervs will be steady, and you will concentrate on the "cashing" and the fact that you need to survive just a little little more - then your team will win the tight match and might be able to continue and "surprise", and get higher at the table, builduing your chipstack because, you already don't have the tense for not cashing! your ANY winning place is already secured!
The more i played, ive found out that in order to build a bankroll, your goal has to be the last place that gets money. also remember that if you want to have a chance to actually win the freeroll: you will have to stay around the final table.
Also my personal advice: go back to your daily freeroll, and try to see, how much time does it take for a tourney to be played in order to win the minimum...
accordind to this, you will know how long it is, that you will have to survive. that will give you a little information, about how you should play your freeroll- Regardless to your chipstack!!!
knowing that i had to "survive" an hour and 45-55 minutes, has helped me a lot at the time .

p.s mafalda, it was 3:30 am here then buddy....