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ricmartin
Joined: 23.03.2015

Say i am in a tournament with 30k starting stack and blinds every 20 mins starting at 100/100 and moving up.

If i win a pot for 12k how coveted are my chips? do i play abc poker with good hands
or do i focus on moving upwith the levels.?

how does accumulation of chips work in terms of when i raise pre or call pre but don't hit and i attempt floats and bluffs etc.

i know its player dependant
and stack to pot ratios . Im asking based on i do ok when i can hit a hand and get paid off or bluff a weaker reg. I can get to say 60k no problem but then in a couple hands im drawing and hit nothing or i get rivered and lose 20k.

I only seem to really move up when i shove all in when the blinds force me too because i am short stacked.

This is a game played in my local casino by the way just wanted some insights from people please.


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mariussica88
Joined: 07.10.2010

I used to have the same problem when playing live, just one day i said to myself that i need to play more hands. I used to have a very tight aggressive image at the tables and everyone figured that out about me, and after a couple of weeks that i never managed to get to a final table ( that where all the cash was ) i decided i need to play more hands and even play with speculative hands and play then based on my opponents style. Pre-flop i always played aggressive ( if he wanted to see the flop he had to pay ), but on post flop i adjust my play. (Slow play my hand if is strong and never bluff the player that love to call ). What i learn is that most of the players that played live in my area are gamblers not poker players. In time you will learn how to beat them. Your tournament structure is a slow one, i should play tight but you need to be careful to not make my mistakes and play too tight, don't be afraid to play hands that are out of your comfort zone. Hope it helps. Good luck. :f_drink:


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