Strategy for a unusual no limit tourney? - Page 2

sloth469 · #11 03-18-2005, 05:23 PM

Do not play, buy $50 worth of scratch offs. You will probably lose but not the whole $50 as you most certainly will in this format "tourney."

And after further reflection I agree with the criticism of my earlier response.

-sloth

Potowame · #12 03-18-2005, 05:26 PM

crap shoot has better odds, I think I would say this is a lottery that you have to hit ten numbers between 1-200.

LethalRose · #13 03-18-2005, 06:00 PM

id play this just because itd be fun and something different.

Potowame · #14 03-18-2005, 06:02 PM

[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img], true

LAGGY ON FULL TILT STYLE

CardSharpCook · #15 03-18-2005, 06:44 PM

Ok, this really isn't as bad as a craps shoot. We are poker players and we can figure out how to beat any system, right? At least we have an edge over everyone else. We know how valuable each and every pot is here. We also know that one must play fast and loose to be in the top 3 after the first hour (top 3 at table or in tourney?). While other players will be playing like us because they don't know any better - we know that we have to play this way and can do so smartly.

There will be a good number of players, perhaps half, who are str8 up dead money. They have no grasp of the notion that only wild success will pay off, so they will play a small game and be happy with winning a few pots here and there, and they will be thinking that they are doing well. DEAD MONEY. True, we are throwing the dice a couple dozen times with the ones who understand that fast and loose is the ONLY way to win, but with so much dead money, if you were to play this tourney a 1000 times, I think you do exceedingly well.

Still, this will not be a satisfying tourney to play (much like those stupid speed tourneys), but a smart player who understands the effects of the wrenchs thrown into the works should be able to do quite well.

CSC

BUD · #16 03-19-2005, 10:38 AM

I played one hand to the river in the 1st hr, and that was enuff to build up my stack to third at the first table. Then moved on to the next table , moved all in with aces to double up. And caught two pair on the flop w a rag to build up enuff to sit back. Then i had a tuff time getting out of my defensive shell to finish off when it went shorthanded. These guys would go all in at any time w/ anything. Thanx again.
bud