Middle Freeroll Tournament – Assuming you are still in the tournament after using the early Freeroll Poker Tournament Strategy , you have obviously positioned yourself in a good position. Try to get every pot that you can by playing smart and without playing bad hands; stick to raising or folding. Avoid bluffing or calling other bets and try to either steal the blinds or double up on tight players. If a short stacked player gets in the pot and you hold a very good hand raise him for an all-in. Do not take on players all by yourself; it might give the impression of you being a bully. Also, do not get into confrontations with other players as you are more than likely to get burned. Generally, if there are more than a couple of all-ins and similar large bets you should stay away and fold.
While playing late positions stick to the top cards (AA, KK, AK) and raise and re-raise constantly. You might want to consider folding to all-in re-raises with the AK. From mid positions diversify your play and raise with hands such as AJ, AQ and QQ suited or not. If you are being re-raised you should fold. From the early positions get in to as many pots as possible. Add connecting suited cards all the way down to 98 and consider using suited cards with a one card gap. Play tough, play smart. If you are playing high cards, you are always at an advantage.
End Freeroll Tournament Strategy -
When you have reached the end of the tournament the only thing that should determine your forward strategy is the stack size. This is the time to start gaining chips as fast and as much as possible.
Very short stacked -
this means you are going to be all-in by the next round of blinds or near bet. You can either fold or go all-in. Fold if you see that the remaining players are fighting among themselves or if two or three people on the table are waiting for a more favorable hand. Go all-in with every pocket pair or high face card if no one has gone all-in before you and bet aggressively.
Short stacked -
Here any move you make will require a big raise or going all-in. Before raising see who has already called the hand, the bigger stacks or the short stacks. With AA or KK feel free to raise with about a half of your stack or even more. If there is more than one all-in or even one and a call, fold. Limp into the fold with suited connectors but fold if faced with an all-in or a substantial raise.
Medium stack -
This is a good position where you can play tight or just go berserk. If you are choosing to play tight you can use the same basic strategy for a short stack but with bigger raises and more aggression. Fold with every hand that has is potential loser but otherwise play and raise aggressively. Playing like a maniac is a less favorable but can do you good on a tight table. Stop with this strategy if someone confronts you.
Large stack -
Here you can afford to be the bully with the shorter stacks. If you manage to get them all-in then strive to get to a heads-up position even with bad cards. But do not call big raises unless you have strong cards. It is better to be in the first or the last position and avoid raising from the middle. There are chances that you might be raised and re-raised. In that case, set the pace or control the hand.