freeroll

Free poker competition

A freeroll is a poker tournament with no entry fee but real prize money—you're playing for free with nothing to lose.

The term extends to any situation where you can win but can't lose: It's basically a freeroll for him—he keeps his salary either way.

In trading, a freeroll position is one where you've already secured your initial investment and are playing with house money.

poker

no-limit

Without maximum restriction

  • hold'emPopular poker variant
  • antePre-deal poker payment
  • bluffCalculated false front

call · check · chip · dealer · flop · fold · hand · pot · raise · river

riskfree

guaranteed

Promised with certainty

upside · overlay · value · edge · opportunity · asymmetric

opportunity

chance

Likelihood of occurrence

break · bonus · reward · gift · goldmine · giveaway · promotion · incentive · perk · comp

tournament

satellite

Orbiting celestial body

knockout · round · series · event · entry · field · payout · bubble · registration · multi-table

strategy

position

Location or stance

exploitative · GTO · survival · aggression · early-stage · late-stage

Categories
Opposites
entry cost/financial risk

freerollpay-to-play

Access costs money

buy-in · cash game · freezeout

risk-reward structure

freerollall-in

Fully committed, nothing held back

gamble · bad beat · sunk cost

tournament format

freerollbuy-in

Agreement to participate

high roller · sit-and-go

Family

freerolls

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated PG