DcifrThs
02-04-2004, 12:24 AM
I would like to ask those interested about what they think correct strategy would be for the following tournament.
Home game, $25 buy in 9 players. Stated 70% first place 30% 2nd place but usually deals get made somehow or 3rd player gets like $20 back. start with $2500 in chips and blinds go for 20 minute rounds and increase as follows: 10/20, 20/40, 30/60, 40/80, 50/100, 100/200, 150/300, 200/400 and on and on until tourney is done. I stated privately to tourney leader that maybe the later blinds should increase faster b/c then the last few people left wouldn't be correct to play soooo tight that boredom usually causes one of the last two to make errors (i'm not joking, my first tourney thats what i saw).
anyway, I think that with such slow blinds increase its probably a good idea to play to get in cheap with hands that can make big hands and play in a fast mode in the beginning to amass a nice chip lead. $22,500 total. a nice lead would be to have about $10,000. then blinds are not an issue and you can run over small stacks since those stacks' chips are worth more to them than yours are to you. but even then, why risk losing chips to those small stacks when you can limp into the money after having such a big chip lead. my question is this: would it be correct to be in a survival mode LONGER than what would normally be correct if the blinds were increasing at a faster rate???
if so, then fast play to amass chips into a long survival mode is probably the best way to maximize $$.
Skill level of players varies. seems to be a husband and wife couple who play well but some guys ask if you can concentrate the whole time because they "zone out" and don't know what is going on sometimes (i couldn't make that up if i tried)
comments?
-Barron
Home game, $25 buy in 9 players. Stated 70% first place 30% 2nd place but usually deals get made somehow or 3rd player gets like $20 back. start with $2500 in chips and blinds go for 20 minute rounds and increase as follows: 10/20, 20/40, 30/60, 40/80, 50/100, 100/200, 150/300, 200/400 and on and on until tourney is done. I stated privately to tourney leader that maybe the later blinds should increase faster b/c then the last few people left wouldn't be correct to play soooo tight that boredom usually causes one of the last two to make errors (i'm not joking, my first tourney thats what i saw).
anyway, I think that with such slow blinds increase its probably a good idea to play to get in cheap with hands that can make big hands and play in a fast mode in the beginning to amass a nice chip lead. $22,500 total. a nice lead would be to have about $10,000. then blinds are not an issue and you can run over small stacks since those stacks' chips are worth more to them than yours are to you. but even then, why risk losing chips to those small stacks when you can limp into the money after having such a big chip lead. my question is this: would it be correct to be in a survival mode LONGER than what would normally be correct if the blinds were increasing at a faster rate???
if so, then fast play to amass chips into a long survival mode is probably the best way to maximize $$.
Skill level of players varies. seems to be a husband and wife couple who play well but some guys ask if you can concentrate the whole time because they "zone out" and don't know what is going on sometimes (i couldn't make that up if i tried)
comments?
-Barron