Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
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How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
PUTTEMUP
10-27-2006, 8:31 PM
The main way to win is to play damn good cards! But you also have to take some risk in most tournaments to win the whole thing. Usually for me I have to take risk either half way through the tournament or towards the end. In the beginning it is easier to wait and catch some good cards and to pick your spots than it is in the middle or end of tournament. Your chances of building a good chip stake is in the first hour of a tournament and then after that when the stakes are raised and the betting is much more higher it is very easy to lose all that you worked so hard to get in the first half of tournament. If you struggled to make it to half way or a third of the tournament then more than likely you are on the shorter stake and have to take some risk at that point to double your stake up. By this time in a tournament you aint got the oppurtunity to pick and choose your good hands you have to go with what you are dealt and hope the poker goddess up above will be with you on the almighty flop, turn, & most devestating river! And most of the time when you reach the final table in 200 or so player tournament the blinds are very high and we are definetly picking and chosing are hands wisely on which ones we are going to play. If I am on the low stack I am basically waiting to get lucky or just go all in on a couple of reasonable cards. Because the shorter couple stacks at table is going to get bullied by larger stacks! If you are setting on one of the toip three stacks in final table then you should use your power to your advantage, I dont mean try to bluff on crappy hole cards but to play a little bit looser and aggressive if possible. By no means play stupid, but just push the aggression a little to see where others stand! Good luck everyone and I hope to see some of you at some final tables soon! LOL!
$Dr_Grinch$
Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
jimmmmmy
11-02-2006, 12:03 AM
Lets face it. Sometimes you have to play aggresive and hope for the best. Doesen't always work, but can pay off bigtime!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
ndnwarrior
11-03-2006, 1:41 PM
there is some good info there thx.i usauly do sort of the same sometimes when ur lucky early you have to keep pushing and building the stack i look forward to learning somthing here all the time gl on the tables every1
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Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
bamamon1
01-12-2007, 6:13 PM
i don't care how lucky you are in the beginning ive seen the biggest stacks knocked out aftr the blinds start hitting thechip count that every one started with. even the lwly short stack can be so much more when the cards turn and you play them the best you can.. the reason i say this is because iv'e been there quite a few times and came back to take 1st
Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
Gonepro
03-09-2007, 6:30 PM
I totally agree with the strategy here. I find i can get an easy double up if i can trap one of the more aggressive players early on in the tournement. Lets face it if you dont know how to trap or find people arent biting then try it different. Later on in the tournement i like to keep a close eye on how big my stack is compared to the blinds, the average stack and the stacks close to the money. I just hope i can last long enough to catch some good cards or a nice flop in the blinds and take advantage of super aggressive play.
Re: How 2 Win A 100-200 Player Tournament!
rinky9888
05-03-2009, 12:30 PM
The biggest difference between a tournament and a normal game is that once your chips are gone, you are out of the tournament. In a regular game, you have the option to buy more chips at any time between hands. This makes tournament strategy a little different. Some players simply want to place in the money while others play to win. The obvious question is why doesn't everyone play to win? The answer has to do with the variance associated with two different playing styles.
Many players who are playing to win will move all their chips in with even the slightest advantage, sometimes as low as a 52- or 53-percent chance to win any given hand. If cards break their way, they can accumulate a large stack of chips, which is needed to win late in the tournament. Getting all of your chips into the pot, however, in marginal situations such as these often leads to busting out of a tournament early when cards don't go your way.
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