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labrys15 · High Card Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 7

I have a question and could use a little help. I understand that card seletion and playing tight is the key to this game but it is easier to do in SNG than in tournies and this is my situation. I use to play fairly tight in tournies but could never really build my chip stack. Then, I would get spanked around by bigger stacks who always raises, reraises and of course wins. The more chips they seem to have, the more they play and the more they seem to win with just about any cards. I somehow use to make it ITM but barely, just enough to usually get my buy-in back which after over 4hours of play is usually disheartning. So the past few days after reading up on the game and strategies, it seems that I have gotten even worse. I have not been ITM since. Is there a certain way to play in tournies>

How do u play against donks who chases u all the way down the river and pulls krap out of his @#$ to beat you off the river card.

I think that was 2 questions I just asked.

Sorry for sounding a little fustrasted. I know it is mostly in the way I play. Mad

Any advice?

Thanks

trishlover · High Card Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

There is a good point you target here. Playing tight is good when the blinds are low. One thing you have to remember, when are out you are out. You should begin to steal and bluff when the blinds are worth it. Play tight til the blinds reach 100/200. Then start stealing the blinds. all in is a great move at this point only when you have position. remember, players begin to play tighter when the bubble starts to form. when there are only 10 players to the bubble, start going all in with hands such as A/10 and so on. My friend, Clonie taught me that when it comes down to crunch time, raising is the best form of poker.
Dont get frustrated. Get even.

DJ Ninjah · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

Trish, you are talking about the wrong game. This is the O/8 forum, and you are talking about NLHE.

Labrys, my guess is you are playing too tight, or not aggressive enough. Care to give me some idea of your hand range?

DJ Ninjah · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

Trish, you are talking about the wrong game. This is the O/8 forum, and you are talking about NLHE.

Labrys, my guess is you are playing too tight, or not aggressive enough. Care to give me some idea of your hand range?

Dierwolf2000 · Pair Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 29

I can't really offer up any advice per se, but you should be proud of the fact that you have the ability to self analyze. the fact that you take responsibility for your playing style is just about the only thing that'll get you anywhere in this game. Insofar as specific advice, well i can only offer up what i do myself. If I see a hand thats half way decent i'll see the flop and go from there when blinds are low and the fields are big (you also didn't mention what size tourneys you play, thats a factor too). once t gets down to about ten or fifteen percent, i'm going to be more agressive. i usually end up middle of the pack for a while, which is fine by me, but runs the risk of being targeted. also many people say don't aim for a low. I don't always hold with that. Often times if you get more than one person to call you, you will end up with more chips. doesn't always work out but sometimes specifically targetting the low is the thing to do. hopefully not yapping the obvious, but its workin for me, so i figure i'd pass it along.

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