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mike9526 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:24 am Post subject: mtt finishes

would 5 top 75 finishes in a row be good results?or since i didn't finish in the money mean i didn't really do anything good?

BOYNAMEDSUE · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:03 am Post subject:

Depends on the size of the tourneys.

Some people will say that finishing just out of the money is the same as finishing in dead last. Yeah, you win the same amount of money, but c'mon.

For pros who know what they're doing, and travel from tourney to tourney, that might be true. But for most people going deep in a tourney and not making the money is better than going out very early.

- Poker is fun. Nobody wants to spend $5/10/20 and bust 10 minutes into a tourney. Where's the fun in that?

- The more you play the better you get. Practice makes perfect. You can't make the money until you figure out how to go deep first.

If you're playing tourneys with large fields (350-400+) than 5 top 75's in a row is not bad. It says you're at least on the way to making the money.

mike9526 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject:

i was playin in tourneys with 1800 or more players.

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4177

What site was this? I can't imagine ANY site having tournies with 1800 players that pay out fewer than top 75. 180 would be far more likely, at the minimum. Please don't embellish the story to make yourself look better - none of us care.

dmoore1998 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

Could also be that he was playing freerolls.

To answer the original question it just depends on the buyin, the style of play, if you're playing a freeroll then you can usually fold your way to the top 10% because everyone is playing like an idiot early on but you won't make the money which is sometimes the top 2%.

mike9526 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject:

it was the wsop freerolls and i did make it to round 2 once.and lol im not embellishing no story like i gotta prove to u that im good.

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4177

Ah. I apologize - I drew a hasty conclusion and was very rude.

dmoore1998 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:

Top 75 five times in a row is alright, but being that it's a freeroll you can't really use it to measure how good of a tournament player you are. You might be good, but drawing that conclusion based on how you perform in freerolls is not a good overall indication of whether or not you're a good tournament player. It's pretty impossible to tell until you get to the point where people are actually trying because they've bought in for actual money.

se7en10 · Four of a Kind Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 308

mike9526 · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:18 am Post subject:

well i got a 12th a 61st a 40th a 20th and 71st .but it was a freeroll like dmoore said.i was just wonderin what to think about these finishes because im not really happy with them but there was alot of idiots to beat to get there lol.jaconda im sorry i didn't specify what i was talkin about also .apology accepted it's cool

Steamed Rice · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:29 am Post subject:

if this were real money tourneys that would be amazing results from fields of 1800+ but in freerolls everyone screws around and at least 1/4 of the field are gone by the end of the first level

mike9526 · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject:

u know what se7en u have a good point i have done something consistently incorrect because i've only made it to round 2 once.i haven't figured it out yet but i will think about it and try to correct my mistakes.

MR.E · Guest

I think you are being overpowered by better players near the middle to end of the tourney.Start calling more(especially bubble time).You have to gamble a bit to win nearing the end.I had no problems making last 100 out of a field of 15 000 in a freeroll.But when I got there I was tapped out as I concentrared on making it and folded good hands.Just play more.If you lose oh well there will be others.If I am wrong Sorry but I am guessing you just need to get in more hands.I'm not saying to play garbage but be more selective.Don't get into hands with more than 3 callers.Don't call all ins(force them) and never forget to read the board.use the 4 color deck.It will spot the flushes for you and saves time.

Guest · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:10 am Post subject:

I would say the best way to see where you stand is to make a small deposit and start playing small sng's or maybe some micro limit tourneys. Try to build a nice bankroll too see where you stand.

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