TStoneMBD
10-09-2004, 07:21 AM
i play at turningstone casino in new york and during some of the live tournaments, specifically the satellites, the blinds tend to rise so large that even the chip leader at the table doesnt have 10x bbs.
i notice that from my small pool of results i do better when i have a large chip stack then when i have a shortstack because when i am shortstacked i always feel compelled to push allin which seems to be the common play. when large stacked i can outmaneuver players and often grow my stack with welltimed bluffs.
at turningstone their payouts are generally only to the top10 players, and if its a sattelite itll only be maybe top 5. player counts are anywhere from 30-100 players.
when im shortstacked along with everyone else i find that i am generally the aggressor at the table. i like to move allin whenever i pick up a hand because of how important the blinds are. about once a tournament ill move in from MP with any ace. ill push against the blinds from the cutoff with any ace, any K9+ or any pocketpair.
most players in the tournament dont abide by the 10xbb push rule or the 33% of your stack rule and therefore raise 3xbbs when they only have another 3 left. some players like to limp in by i feel that there is too much fold equity in pushing.
generally, i try to take down the blinds once an orbit to keep up while waiting to doubleup or win a hand out of my own blinds. if that doesnt work i try to take the blinds down a little more often than once an orbit.
ill usually accumulate chips when the blinds are small because of my skill with a chip stack, and feel the need to get pushy when the blinds are huge otherwise ill get blinded out. usually when i bust out of a tournament with a shortstack its because i got called with A7 against AT.
am i too aggressive in these situations or is my winner take all attitude correct? should i be seeing more flops? i hate push-or-folding but i feel compelled.
thanks and sorry for the long post.
i notice that from my small pool of results i do better when i have a large chip stack then when i have a shortstack because when i am shortstacked i always feel compelled to push allin which seems to be the common play. when large stacked i can outmaneuver players and often grow my stack with welltimed bluffs.
at turningstone their payouts are generally only to the top10 players, and if its a sattelite itll only be maybe top 5. player counts are anywhere from 30-100 players.
when im shortstacked along with everyone else i find that i am generally the aggressor at the table. i like to move allin whenever i pick up a hand because of how important the blinds are. about once a tournament ill move in from MP with any ace. ill push against the blinds from the cutoff with any ace, any K9+ or any pocketpair.
most players in the tournament dont abide by the 10xbb push rule or the 33% of your stack rule and therefore raise 3xbbs when they only have another 3 left. some players like to limp in by i feel that there is too much fold equity in pushing.
generally, i try to take down the blinds once an orbit to keep up while waiting to doubleup or win a hand out of my own blinds. if that doesnt work i try to take the blinds down a little more often than once an orbit.
ill usually accumulate chips when the blinds are small because of my skill with a chip stack, and feel the need to get pushy when the blinds are huge otherwise ill get blinded out. usually when i bust out of a tournament with a shortstack its because i got called with A7 against AT.
am i too aggressive in these situations or is my winner take all attitude correct? should i be seeing more flops? i hate push-or-folding but i feel compelled.
thanks and sorry for the long post.