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trumpman84
11-17-2004, 09:12 AM
I think I'm generally a pretty good tournament player, but I haven't had any luck yet at this weekly Saturday game since I started going 4 weeks ago...maybe I have just gotten unlucky the first couple of times I've been there.

Stacks start at 7500.

Blinds schedule is:

25/50
50/100
100/200
250/500
500/1000
1000/2000
2000/4000

Blinds go up every 45 minutes so you have a lot of time to play early on which I like. We get anywhere from 10-18 players on 1 or 2 tables. It's generally a mix of fish, LAGs and a few solid players I would consider tight-aggressive, and maybe 1-2 rocks.

Last week I was crippled when the blinds were 100-200 and someone raised all in (6000 stack) UTG with pocket aces. I called with pocket queens thinking no way he had aces, so there are definetly some pretty questionable plays and I think it throws me off my game.

Any specific strategies for beating this tournament..I'm not starting to feel the blind pressure until 250/500 so I have 2:15 of play before I really have to start making moves, but then again, I'd really like to have a stack by then as it makes things much easier.

Klak
11-17-2004, 11:00 AM
this structure gives you a lot of time to wait for great hands. i would do just that. early on, dont play stuff like AJ or KJ in early position. do play the suited connectors from late position. dont think about stealing until level 4 or 5. later, play by normal strategy.