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[TobDog]

Is it around the typical 2:1 ratio?

Ok, flame away if I'm wrong, but playing online and playing in a B&M your ratio of wins to losses should be higher than 2:1 when you are playing more hands? I would assume David's 3:1 is more average online for a better player. I know some of the guys with big stat databases will chime in here. Thanks in advance for the information.

TobDog

[umdpoker]

zamora, that was exactly what i was thinking. these people were not just ultra agressive good players. i saw 1 guy bet and raise like crazy with a gutshot draw. of course he hit it on the river and got a ton of chips. i was at giggsydan's(the guy who won it) table for a little while, and while he was ultra-aggressive, he did it at the right times.

[OnlinePokerCoach]

I agree with your reasoning. Your winnning session to losing session ratio will be bigger if you play more hands per session. If David is playing 8 hours online per session, for example, with multiple table play, then 3:1 makes sense. That many hands might not get played in 5 days of live casino play.

Regards,
OnlinePokerCoach.com

[zamora]

ok. then i agree completely. nothing hurts as much as being ran down by a lucky maniac. especially in a tourney since there is no possible comeback and he will probably give your hard earned chips to someone else.

btw, i am giggsydan [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[umdpoker]

congratulations on the win. if i may ask, what type of poker do you generally play? nl,limit? what level?

[zamora]

thanks.
i usually play 5-10 6 max. three tables

obviously, i had A LOT of luck during the tourney, but i had a game plan that i stuck to until we where only four or five players left. at that time i tried to slow down and wait for it to get heads up.

[davidross]

Way to go Zamora. That's awesome. I'm curious how many people were at your first table. Were there a bunch of empty seats as there were at mine?

I checked my poker tracker and I have only played 188 hands with you. How is that possible when we both play the same games? I guess you're playing different hours than I do.

[zamora]

hi david
thanks so much. its gonna be pretty scary to tango with the big boys in a few weeks. thankfully i got my copy of TPFAP today so i guess i will be alright [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

i think we where six players at my first table and i had a pretty good position there with two of the no-shows to my left. oddly enough things didn´t really start to happen until after the first break (i think i had about 2000 then, we where all pretty equal in chips) when one of the players started to raise virtually every pot. i got lucky on a few key hands and then i built my stack up til 25000 as we entered the final table. i peaked w about 60000 with six or so left but when we got heads up i was slightly behind if i remember correctly.

as to us not playing together. i think we play different hours. i probably play almost the same scedule as you but since i live in sweden, im six (are u on est?) hours in front. but i see you from time to time and i usually avoid you. i also play a little at party, so i have a few more hands with you than you have with me.

[nykenny]

david,

u are taking it like a man, i respect.

Kenny

[Canada Kelly]

David

I think that playing tournaments the same that you play your cash game is a big mistake.

A good tourney strategy is to see many more flops early with hands that will give you good chance at drawing to the nutz. Also later you have to throw a lot more hands away that you would play given another position. One of the biggest mistakes inexperienced tourney players do is that they raise the minimum amount. This is the biggest mistake, you should be in there raising the pot limit most chances that you get in position.

Also, i think that more tricky plays work better in tourney's such as check-raising. I rarely do it in cash-gmaes, but in tourney's it is a very valueble tool.

No matter how many tourney's I play in, I can always find a way to accumulate chips. There are always opportunities to exploit in the first hour or so that are risk free, people just need to find them because the bad players or the risk takers, who make plays out of position are at the table 90% of the time.

I hope you make it to the WSOP

Good luck

Kelly