jibs1
01-05-2005, 12:48 PM
I have been playing pokerroom 10+1 sng's for almost a year, actually 9 months (play here as i only have a Mac). For the first 6 months or so i was doing very well - ITM c. 45% and ROI c. 30%, but lately i have been on a downward spiral. I avtually think i am a reasonably good player as my live record is quite good, i have had two top three placing in only 5 100plus MTT's etc etc, so am a bit peeved at my recent run.
I recently went on a 15 game run being out of the money and whilst the first three were down to hideous outdraws i think after that, i played with a lot of frustration and have slightly got it back. I dropped down to 5+1's and have improved a little, getting my ROI since my losing streak up to 30%, although it would be negative if you included the 15 losses.
My point (there is a point!) is that on pokerroom you start with 1500 chips and if i follow the golden rune of how we all play SNG's, if i dont get a premium hand or i miss with say AK, i can quite easily be down to 1200 chips by level 5/6 and typically these days there are still 6-8 people left. So its harder to play and steal blinds when you only cover the BB by say 6-8 times when there are some big stacks.
I tend to need to get over 2000 chips in the first 3 levels to give me enough stack to bully, otherwise i dont really have enough weight and credibility later on.
So unless i have a hand early and sneak past 2000 chips, i tend to leave myself too much to do later on and more often than not its too late unless i get the rockets and people walk into them. Also often my JJ or KK which i want called doesnt and therefore i only steal say 225 from the SB and BB.
I think this tends to be a common theme, that the tight aggresive players are getting blinded away as the maniacs have either learnt how to play and are tighter or have gone to Steps.
I am not prepared to bluff a table of more than 6 players but am more than happy to open up with 5-6 left, problem is by then we are normally up to level 6-7?
Any thoughts out there. How should i be playing 6-7 handed? more aggresively early on - taking a few risks and risking a couple of blow-outs?
I recently went on a 15 game run being out of the money and whilst the first three were down to hideous outdraws i think after that, i played with a lot of frustration and have slightly got it back. I dropped down to 5+1's and have improved a little, getting my ROI since my losing streak up to 30%, although it would be negative if you included the 15 losses.
My point (there is a point!) is that on pokerroom you start with 1500 chips and if i follow the golden rune of how we all play SNG's, if i dont get a premium hand or i miss with say AK, i can quite easily be down to 1200 chips by level 5/6 and typically these days there are still 6-8 people left. So its harder to play and steal blinds when you only cover the BB by say 6-8 times when there are some big stacks.
I tend to need to get over 2000 chips in the first 3 levels to give me enough stack to bully, otherwise i dont really have enough weight and credibility later on.
So unless i have a hand early and sneak past 2000 chips, i tend to leave myself too much to do later on and more often than not its too late unless i get the rockets and people walk into them. Also often my JJ or KK which i want called doesnt and therefore i only steal say 225 from the SB and BB.
I think this tends to be a common theme, that the tight aggresive players are getting blinded away as the maniacs have either learnt how to play and are tighter or have gone to Steps.
I am not prepared to bluff a table of more than 6 players but am more than happy to open up with 5-6 left, problem is by then we are normally up to level 6-7?
Any thoughts out there. How should i be playing 6-7 handed? more aggresively early on - taking a few risks and risking a couple of blow-outs?