Cramming for the PPM - Page 2

edfilan · #11 03-14-2005, 04:08 PM

My money's on modaddy.
Bring me back that 10%!

MichaelOar · #12 03-14-2005, 05:05 PM

I'm hardly a limit hold 'em tourney specialist, but I do have a Friday $200 MTT win on Party (back when it was still a limit tourney) and I cashed in the last limit tourney I played (WPO down in Tunica) so I'll give you my two cents:

1. Because MANY of the PPM satellites were NL events rather than limit, I think many of the players may be limit HE fish.
2. I don't think that many players are going to be trying to "weak-tight" themselves into the money. Some MAY play a level or two that way---but I don't think it will last, because . . .
3. Most people don't know what tight play is anyhow! KTo UTG. Sure! A5s? Yeah, baby. In limit tournaments, I think you have to play super-tight--or at least much tighter than you would in a NL tourney.
4. My only big buy-in event ever was the 2004 WSOP Main Event. Near the end of day three, I was sitting with enough chips that I probably could have folded my way into the money (instead, I busted with AK vs AQ on an AKQ flop), but there was no way I was going to do that. While 10K would have been nice for a struggling young law student like me, I figured that you only have so many chances to take a shot at really "life-changing" money. Go for it! I would go into the PPM with the goal of winning it all, not skating into the money.
5. Remember that you will be playing with a deep stack, and there is no hurry to start grabbing chips.
6. Everything that Tom McEvoy and TJ have written on tournament play is gold!
7. Good Luck!

Michael

thylacine · #13 03-14-2005, 05:57 PM

I got in last year on about a $20 investment. Starting with $7k, I got up to $25k after 4 hours, having good cards, a weak table, and feeling really sharp and alert. In the next four hours I faded to (purple) breadcrumbs, partly due to less good cards and tougher opponents, but the main problem was that I just hit the wall with utter fatigue. You need a lot of STAMINA to play these things. I had no experience of such a long event, and I just couldn't stay sharp.

(So in the end I made it through one day, but could not hold on for the money. Of course a cruise for twenty bucks is not bad, and wifey was more approving of me playing poker.)

lighterjobs · #14 03-14-2005, 08:46 PM

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My "training" for the PPM to date has been to play a couple of live $20-40 B&M sessions

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I don't think moving up in limits in ring games is going to help that much. the ppm is a limit tourney, but you aren't going to get any better players at 20-40 than at 6-12. but good luck!

Vince Lepore · #15 03-15-2005, 02:50 AM

Read Ken Buntjer's book.

Vince

Lamby2 · #16 03-15-2005, 07:10 AM

Hi,

I will bring my family with me including my little daughter.

If I bust out early I will have quality time with my family and if I hang on I will benefit from the flat payout structure I see it as a win-win :-)

CU all on the cruise
Lamby

frank_iii · #17 03-15-2005, 10:56 AM

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3. Most people don't know what tight play is anyhow! KTo UTG. Sure! A5s? Yeah, baby. In limit tournaments, I think you have to play super-tight--or at least much tighter than you would in a NL tourney.

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Even in a big buy-in tournament like this? You have to be at least a decent player to win a satellite, even if it's NL. Or are many tourney players just gamblers throwing their money away? This is an honest question.

Any excursions scheduled for the cruise? I just went on a Caribbean cruise a few weeks ago and the trips to the beaches were excellent, even with a near 2 year-old.

Have fun guys!!

_2000Flushes · #18 03-18-2005, 08:34 PM

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Thanks all for the input, lots of food for thought. I hope we can get together on the boat. Anyone else bringing kids?

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How old are your daughters?

-2kF

modaddy · #19 03-19-2005, 05:33 AM

I have a 6 year old daughter and a 4 year old son.

3rdEye · #20 03-19-2005, 06:12 AM

My (very limited) experience is that you will find many UBER-aggro players in a high-stakes HE tourney, but I'm sure you already know that.

I have almost no experience in this area, but the best advice I can give is to initially get seated at a table with a higher than average number of LAGs, and hope to build a big stack through them.