Winning a WSOP Bracelet

[sammy_g]

Pretend you're a winning poker player who primarily plays limit hold'em ring games. Say you make it your mission to win a WSOP bracelet. You have a decent-sized bankroll -- large enough to play 15/30, but not large enough to go buying into a bunch of 10K poker tournaments.

1) How would you improve your tournament skills to the point where you have a legitimate chance to win a WSOP event?
2) Which events would you play to maximize your chance at winning a bracelet while also taking into account your the size and health of your bankroll?
3) How would you win your way into these events or otherwise come up with tournament buyins?

"It's a pipe dream. Go back to Party Poker, ring-game boy!" is an acceptable answer.

[wegs the wegs]

1) Now this may being going out on a limb here, but I would say that to improve your tournament play one would have to play in some tournaments. Play some decent sized buy-in, no rebuy, limit tourneys to start. If you want to expand to no limit or some different games feel free.
2) If you are a limit player I would suggest playing in some of the limit tourneys. They cost a few grand, depending on which ones you play in. Your a limit player and this would probably be the best chance for you to win. Avoid the main event unless you win a ticket through a cheap Pokerstars satellite.
3) For tournament buyins keep playing your ring games if you are a winner. Try to set goals for yourself and try to have a deadline for the amount you want to make, but don't stress it. Keep playing in the online tournaments. If you lose a few you'll know you're not ready for the WSOP. If you win a few and your bankroll is large enough, consider entering. Then practice some more.

[M.B.E.]

Keep in mind that the skills involved in getting to the final table of a tournament are quite different from the skills involved in playing the final table.

Part of your preparation should be to play dozens of one- and two-table SNGs, even at very low stakes, until you are winning close to double fair share. Ultimately that sort of practice will be more beneficial to your goal of winning a bracelet than spending the same amount of time playing MTTs.

[sammysusar]

the stud tournaments should offer the greatest odds of winning because of fewer players. learning that should not be that difficult for a limit player. with probably 200 - 400 players even in the limit hold em odds of winning are pretty low. although a couple nice cashes could provide some ammo for future events.

[sirio11]

1- Play tournaments in the $50-$200 range, if you are a winning player you have the bankroll to do this. You can win your entry to the $200 tournaments via satellites

2- Study, practice and dont fool yourself

3- Keep playing live 15-30, you need a steady income to bankroll your tournament play, because there is a very high variance in tournaments.

Hope this help

David C

[M.B.E.]

http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/tournamentgallery/wsop/gallery2004-wsop.htm

Of the events with buyin $2,000 or less, the ones with fewest entries are razz and lowball.

[HoldingFolding]

Was anyone else amazed at the Ted Lawson win in the PL Omaha event? He did not seem to understand the basic rules - how much he could bet, whether he had a straight or not and yet he won the thing (& half a million). You could tell Danny De Vito was pissed off. Only 145 entries too.

[2005]

while SNGs are good ways to make money and they can be good practice for the short handed stuff, it's not very equivalent to the final table of an MTT b/c you all start 1 table w/ the same number of chips.

Gavin Griffin

[Spladle Master]

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You could tell Danny De Vito was pissed off.

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*lmao* at Freddy Deeb as Danny De Vito.

[JARID]

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Part of your preparation should be to play dozens of one- and two-table SNGs, even at very low stakes, until you are winning close to double fair share. Ultimately that sort of practice will be more beneficial to your goal of winning a bracelet than spending the same amount of time playing MTTs.

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I think I get the jist, but could you elaborate?

Thanks-
Jarid

[M.B.E.]

After it gets down to about six players, a sit-and-go can play similarly to the final table of a multi.