Observation. what do cheap tourneys teach you....
 

1. discipline.

anyone care to add?

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2. Calling stations cannot be bluffed.

3. Calling stations will pay off monsters.

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They teach you that you will be playing against very very varied styles. In larger entry tournaments (imo), they play will follow a more stricter pattern.

Re: Observation. what do cheap tourneys teach you....
 

- How not to play

- How to dodge landmines

- How to extract money with a made hand

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also good practice when getting used to a new site

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-how lucky donks get
-how your monster pre flop is no longer a monster to a donks q 4 sooooted

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-how your monster pre flop is no longer a monster to a donks q 4 sooooted

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- How to extract money with a made hand

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I was going to say that.

Not being able to maximize made hands can be as much a leak as playing poor ones.

Regards,
Woodguy

Re: Observation. what do cheap tourneys teach you....
 

Biggest thing is how to identify the style of a player quickly and play them accordingly.

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That READING can be fun (and it fights boredom)

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Main lesson I've got from low limit tourneys is that poker is a miserable grind and does not remotely approach anything that could be considered "fun".

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-how lucky donks get
-how your monster pre flop is no longer a monster to a donks q 4 sooooted

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I was gonna say that!!!

but really
1. DISCIPLINE (still learning)
2. PATIENCE (related to number one...still learning)
3. Reading Skills (i might have this one)
4. Math (lots of hands gives you practice, makes it almost automatic)
5. Interesting hands to post so good players (woodguy, betgo, Exit) can give you feedback on your play.

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How to play in 1,000 person + tournaments. WHen you go into those tournaments you will run into a lot of suspect play. You have to be able to walk through that landmine to do well.

I don't think it's an accident that Fossilman has gone deep in th e2 largest fields in poker history. He honed his skill in weekly Foxwoods tournaments and online tournaments taking on players just like the ones who show up in a WSOP final event. The long time pro's are used to smaller fields and professional opponents and need to make adjustments for the satellite survivors that get there these days.

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How to play in 1,000 person + tournaments. WHen you go into those tournaments you will run into a lot of suspect play. You have to be able to walk through that landmine to do well.

I don't think it's an accident that Fossilman has gone deep in th e2 largest fields in poker history. He honed his skill in weekly Foxwoods tournaments and online tournaments taking on players just like the ones who show up in a WSOP final event. The long time pro's are used to smaller fields and professional opponents and need to make adjustments for the satellite survivors that get there these days.

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I [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] davidross. Nice response as usual.
~Justin