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philly000
11-03-2004, 12:19 PM
How do you play in tournaments where the blinds double and go up very quickly (30 minutes - 1 hour)? I'm a fairly conservative player and these types tournaments give me problems. I'm wondering if I should play more hands,be more aggressive with my betting or switch gears depending on the blinds. Should I play losser or tighter depending on when the blinds are small or large?

Any help would be appreciated.
Philly000

eMarkM
11-03-2004, 12:30 PM
You need to switch gears. You have to loosen up if the blinds start getting large. You need to steal a lot more, which means open raising fairly often when it gets folded to you. I usually will start out any given tournament tight and loosen up as it goes when the format is very fast. I will pick up a lot of blinds this way if I have a tight image from earlier play.