Negative Free Roll
Negative freeroll is a term used in poker. It refers to a situation, usually occurring in no-limit or pot-limit when contemplating an all-in wager, where the player acting first checks in a situation where they would be forced to call an opponent's final bet (due to pot odds and the strength of their holding). Ever heard of the term Negative Free Roll? It's a term used in poker where you're in a situation where there is no upside and the only thing that can happen is that you lose. A negative freeroll occurs in a situation in which a player checks in the final betting round before the showdown with the intent of calling an all-in or other bet instead of betting himself. Freeroll tournament. A freeroll tournament is a tournament with no entry fee, although some freerolls require a payment at some point to gain entry to the tournament. In a typical pay-to-play tournament, the prize pool consists of an accumulation of the entry fees minus a 'fee' which is retained by the house. PLO20K987ds: possible negative freeroll on flop Posted by plorious Posted by plorious posted in Low Stakes. Posted 4 years, 4 months ago PLO20K987ds: possible negative freeroll on flop. My default line here would be b/call flop, broke on safe turn. Against this guy I wondered if its better to broke flop because I see this guy x/raise also.
From Wikipedia
Negative freeroll is a term used in poker. It refers to a situation, usually occurring in no-limit or pot-limit when contemplating an all-in wager, where the player acting first checks in a situation where they would be forced to call an opponent's final bet (due to pot odds and the strength of their holding). If the opponent has a stronger hand, the opponent will most likely bet and the player will call and lose all their money regardless. However if the opponent has a weaker hand, betting may be the only way to get the opponent's money into the pot, as checking allows the opponent the opportunity to check in turn.
Negative Free Rolls
Negative Free Roller Coaster
Negative freeroll is relatively common in low stakes amateur play, but in higher stakes play allowing a negative freeroll on the final round of betting is a serious blunder.
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Hypothetical example
In a game of no-limit Texas hold'em, in heads up play on the river with an $8000 pot, both players have $2000 remaining behind. The board is 5♠ 6♠ 9♣ 9♠ Q♣. If the player acting first holds 6♦ 9♦ they must bet to avoid negative freeroll even though they are losing to an opponent holding 7♠ 8♠, a pair of Queens, or the 9♥ with a Queen. In this case the higher holdings will almost certainly bet and the player will be compelled to call due to pot odds and hand strength, while lesser holdings such as a lesser full house, a flush, or a straight that would have called the bet may simply check to see the hand down. Furthermore, with only $2000 remaining to bet in a $8000 pot, checking to induce a bluff is unlikely to succeed against competent opponents.
Negative Freeroll
Further reading
Negative Free Rolled
Harrington, Dan; Robertie, Bill (2006). Harrington on Hold'em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments; Volume III: The Workbook. Two Plus Two Publishing, pp. 41-56. ISBN 1-880685-36-1.