--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Chandler" <chandler_re@> wrote:
> > Hmmm... Only playing aces until you get to 10 bb is going to get you crushed in most MTTs. You are better off getting your money in bad a few times, IMO.
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> Maybe, maybe not. One thing you are trying to do is create the impression that you only shove aces. Then you capitalize on that impression later in the tournament when the blinds are more significant. The early rounds are not significant because the blinds are too low relative to the stacks, unless you can convince some donkeys to send over their chips.
Ahh, that link was very interesting. I've never seen that strategy before. Thank you. I can see how a little practice or even a strategy card could help a player with zero experience. It is somewhat more complex and significantly more aggressive than your brief description, though. Note the example was playing a stack of 20bb and jamming a range of AA-QQ, AK in mp with a limper behind. And was just a few points shy (in the strategy)from jamming AA-1010, AK-AQ, KQ.
Playing very tight early in STTs is SOP for many. ICM dictates that you need a significant edge to risk your stack early because you risk all equity while equity gained is small. And you can increase equity significantly just by outlasting a few opponents. Yet as the dynamics of the STT changes and you get into middle and late play it can be surprising for some (it was for me) just how often it is ICM correct to open jam with any 2.
MTTs are a different animal and you need to chip up a lot before you even approach the money, much less take a tournament down. I know I'm going to need to increase my stack many times over to stay relevant and make the money. Risk is not avoidable. Risk is essential.
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> Who's KP?
Sorry. Kill Phill.
Chandler
