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Old 10-12-2005, 01:25 AM
ansky451 ansky451 is offline
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Default Re: always end up shortstacked in middle of tournament

In general you probably arent gambling enough early on. Remember, the worst players get busted early on, so you should want to get in on that action. Don't fold small pairs and other speculative hands to raises in position, if it's a small % of your stack. You can afford to try to flop a big hand and bust someone who can't get off top pair. Don't be afraid to splash chips around with mediocre hands, as you can build a very big stack this way.

Having said that, remember that position is everything. I won't call an UTG raise with ATo if im UTG+1, but I might call a small CO raise from the button with 75s.

Later on you should still being willing to gamble, and people will be tightening up so you need to take advantage of that. You should pretty much stop open limping completely after the 50/100 level, as blind stealing becomes important.

Just a start, but hope it helps.
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