An Irieguy post I'd like to hear more about (Blind play Lvs. 4-6)

[Burno]

In response to a stats post by ace in the hole, Irieguy said the following.


"Based only on your finish distributions and ITM% (which can be indicative of certain things over 500 tourneys), it looks like you probably don't play your blinds well enough in levels 4-6.

If you lose money in the blinds during these levels, you will get a lot of 4ths-6ths and be too short stacked ITM to get your fair share of 1sts."


Now, I'm having some of the same difficulties AITH was having, namely a lower ROI than I'd like and a sorry ITM distribution. This post of Irieguy's resonated with me, but I'm not entirely sure what specifics he was referring to.

Can anyone enlighten me about the key concepts in blind play at these levels? I feel like this is a real weak spot in my game, and it's definitely hurting my results.


Thanks

Burno

[Scuba Chuck]

First things first. What's the deal with your avatar??

[Burno]

It's Andrew W.K.

He's a musician. Good stuff.

[Scuba Chuck]

Well, many of Irie's posts are just breadcrumbs to follow. It's not always easy to get a straight answer. I remember reading that post, and I only have a faint idea of what he's talking about.

If I had to guess, start thinking about
A) pot odds
B) And I assume resteals

But, I really don't know...

[ilya]

I dunno about blind play in levels 4-6 but I do know that it's

TIME TO PAAARRRTY
PAAARTTYYYY HAAARDDDDDD

[Burno]

Bump.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Irieguy?

[me1tdown]

Not sure about the upper levels, but at the $11s I find that a lot of 6th place finishes means tight play that didn't get any hands levels 1 - 3. Gets you into blind trouble and you have to switch gears. I think that more 4th place finishes is indicative of other dynamics ( aggressive bubble play ), but that's only reading forums/speculation on my part -- I flame out 6th alot.

[GtrHtr]

A heavy distro of 6ths often indicates playing too many hands early as well.

[jeffraider]

[ QUOTE ]
I dunno about blind play in levels 4-6 but I do know that it's

TIME TO PAAARRRTY
PAAARTTYYYY HAAARDDDDDD

[/ QUOTE ]

[Irieguy]

When the blinds are 50/100 and higher, SNGs become a game of blind stealing and defense. If you have a lot of 4ths-6ths, it is often due to the fact that you are losing money from the blinds in the higher levels.


Unfortunately, I can't just tell you how to play the blinds better. It's more complicated than that. Hopefully by noticing that this may be a weak spot, you will be able to post some blind hands and get some input.

Irieguy