ok i constantly play in a weekly tournament, between 5-7 players usually.
format is the winner takes all, nothing for 2nd or 3rd place.
a couple of fishy players, mostly all passive just one LAG guy. i know just to valuebet with strong hands cos likely they will call 3 streets with A3 on a A T 5 board for example. however, i often find myself getting blinded away fairly fast (often with the help of losing a hand or two along the way) to the point where im just in allin mode, which im fine with
however
iv begun to question whether TAG is the right style of play for this game, considering only 1st place gets any money, ill often find 3 maniacs going way looser than me, but also calling massiv bets with average hands and basically, one maniac has most of the chips by the end. even if i make it to the final two im usually shortstacked in comparison.
i still win my fair share, jsut thinking there could possibly be a better way in these types of fishy live games where payout is only for first place.
anyone have any ideas or experience with this? thanks