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[Closed] I do stupid things in tournaments

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No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, Blinds 75/150 (8 handed) (53/71 players remaining, top 10 places pay)

Stacks:
Idiot: 1720
CO: 1170
BU: 1775
SB: 3042.5
BB: 3060

Preflop: Idiot is MP3 with A♥, 3♥
3 folds, Idiot raises to 450, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 fold.

Flop: (1050) 3♣, 2♠, K♠
SB checks, Idiot bets 1270 (all-in), SB calls.

Final Pot: 3590

This is the most recent example of the phenomenon described in the subject. Fortunately I didn't have to pay for my entry but it had a fairly high effective value in this case, so I think it's about time I sought help.

Tournament players play differently and I adjust terribly, as shown here. They bet and raise smaller, bluff less, steal more, and fold, fold, fold. Most of the players at this table were limping about 10% of their hands, calling a pfr about 5% of the time and raising about the same or not at all. The SB in this hand had stats more typical of a deep stacked TAG cash game player, about 20/10 with a higher call pfr.

I'm very prone to putting all my chips in on (barely semi-)bluffs like this in tournaments. I have no idea what my chips are really worth and I just become more aggressive. I basically have no idea how to play in tournaments and I need advice.


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Well, I'm not Johnny Chan or sth, but I do play quite some tourneys and I did make some money of it (about $1k in last 3 weeks to be precise).

The main thing in first stages of tourneys is not to play tricky at all!
Just sit back and wait for nice hands. Limping with small and med pairs (up to JJ) hoping to hit a set and get some action, sometimes see a cheap flop from late position with hands that can improve to monsters (suited connectors, suited aces)

And try to get as much info about opponent's hand as possible (well, about opponent and his play, so u can try to read his hand)

Don't try to bluff cus it usually doesn't work.
It's usually easier to get chips by raising the limpers than from stealing blinds when they're not that big.

But in general, try to stay away from situations like that.


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