Re: Bubble question
Ok I am just a 30+3 player so I am still with only 800 starting chips.
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If I'm big stack, but not HUGE (30-40% of total chips) should I simply chill until someone goes out and then kick it into gear? Usually I like to stay aggressive, last night my stack got kicked from big to short in two hands as a result of agressively playing two low PPs from Button and UTG and losing the ensuing coinflips. Perhaps it was the hands I chose to raise with since the best I can hope for is a coin flip if called. Should I muck the low pps and wait for Ax for my aggressive plays? (when chip leader)
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If it is late in the tournament then push people around, esp. if the table is on the tight side. But you need to be watching more carefully for this, not one to do too aggressively if you play multiple tables.
If it is still early then probably just best to sit tight. It's all too easy to see that stack dribble away.
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If you're on the average/below average but not short stack how aggressive should I be? Obviously I want to avoid going against the big stack if there is one, but say everyone is roughly equal (say 30%-20% of the chips)
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Not quite sure about what this means
"but say everyone is roughly equal (say 30%-20% of the chips)"
Just stay tight aggressive, bully a bit when the blinds just increase and you feel everyone is in the mood for sitting tight. If people are trying to push each other around then just sit tight.
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What should my raise ammount be? Does it change if the blinds get really high? Last night we were still on 4 people up until the 400-800 level, and most people were getting by with doubling the blinds, but to me it seemed that gives 3.5 to 1 on a call from the BB, so I was still trying to go 2.5x, 3x, or pushed (before I had built up a reasonable stack.)
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most raises should be 3xBB or min 2.5xBB. The usual applies: if it is gonna be 40% of your stack going in then just push in. If you think you can get away with stealing with 2BB then give it a go. Just don't get sucked in with a steal hand, even if you are sure someone is trying to resteal.
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Short stack I'm comfortable with pushing on my best hand before it gets too late and hoping for the best. But maybe I could improve here as I generally push if the next trip through the blinds will take off more than 40% of my stack? (although sometimes when dealt utter crap UTG I just can't bring myself to do it and hope that sometime in the next 4 I can get at least K high...)
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Look at stack sizes. Look for good opportunities to steal.
Say the stacks are: You=800, 1200, 1200, All the rest.
If the blinds are 200/400 and you are UTG and have the big stack on the SB I would steal. button will fold - scared of the big stack,
If Big stack has crap he will fold, he doesn't need to call you here and risk the BB moving in as well.
The BB needs something good to call, you are still going to cripple the BBs stack if you win.
Just one example. Basically you really need to put yourselves in their shoes and think about the fact that althoguh you are only a small stack you can still push around other smallish stacks when the blinds are largish.
Just some thoughts...
Tim
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