Online Poker Forum - Strat post for $20 stake

fingerly5000 · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: Strat post for $20 stake

Hi all,my name is Jennifer and as most of you know i am MISISIPI-BECK's GF.He has convinced me to post this in hopes of winning a stake from tracysanders.

I have only been playing for a month or so,so my strat knowledge is lacking considerable and what i do know i've learned from Randy.

This is about how i play the $1.25 6 man sit and go's.As these are the only thing i've played thus far.Randy has told me they are the best place to start and learn.

I think the best way to go about playing these is to be tight(Randy is also teaching me poker terms so if i get it wrong it's his fault) and only play the best hands like AA,KK and QQ untill your down to four people.Once down to four i have found that the bluff and CB works a little more than it does in a full table.If you will be carefull and play just a little smart here most times you will find the other players putting each other out.And this brings me to the thing i think is most important,something i have'nt learned from Randy because he is sorely lacking here,and that is patience.If you can show a little patience in these low level games there is no reason you cant win.

I think if i can win useing patience anyone can.I mean affter all i am very new and consider the coach i'm haveing to put up with.

Thanks for the consideration,i know im very new and probably not very high in the running,but i am trying to learn.

NilesMonkey · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

As a bare-bones basic strategy, it's far from the worst I've heard. Until you get your feet wet and are more comfortable with the tournaments, staying patient and playing only the strongest hands is a viable strategy.

The problem comes when you hit card dead periods and you have no AA/KK/QQ hands to play. Then, finally, when you do hit a hand, nobody will want to play against you. But, as you said, that's when a responsible bluffing strategy pays off.

Ozzy52 · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:39 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forums Jen.

Ok first things first - HAHAHAAAAAHAHAAHAHAAA RANDY !

Now I have that out of my system.

I agree with the whole patience thing. Patience in SnG play is of upmost importance.
Resisting the urge to play lesser hands when the good hands don't come is very hard, prolly the hardest thing i've had to learn so far.

I have found that having a couple of tables on the go at once really helps with this, this can be tricky at first but eventually it becomes second nature and can keep the urge to play poor hands at bay.

Also I would suggest learning about positional play as your game improves, this will alow you to play a slightly wider range of hands early in the game, stealing blinds, etc which later in the game will become a well needed addition to your stack when trying to battle out on the bubble.

Learing poker is like learning anything, the more you do it the easier it becomes, so practice, practice, practice.
Having a partner that plays is good as you can play together and learn that little bit faster, a lot more fun too, I would imagine.

Both the SnG and the MTT sections on this forum are full of great players giving fantastic advice. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you have any doubts and try not to beat Beck to death whilst learning, prison will put a dint in your learning curve.

Good luck.

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