question for matt at the minute i keep walkiiig into the same trap every week, getting a great chip stack but then loosing lots of chips to limpers when i'm in the SB or when my isolation attempt has failed. what pieces of advice would you give people about isolating limpers in the late stages of an MTT?
hand request from master cash 26 818602383 the minute the J hits the turn i seem folds by both, Q need does my bet size on the flop need to be larger rather than hoping for him to 4bet me?
I know you are concerned about the long term sustainability of poker matt, what in your opinion is the biggest problem and any possible solutions/suggestions. Cheers, davey
I've decided to forego the jokes at Matt's expense, so I hope he remembers that
You're very much a player who 'goes hard or goes home', and - as I'm sure you'll admit - you're just as likely to bust in the first few minutes as you are to have a very deep run. Does your brand of aggression sometimes get the better of you in the early stages of a tournament, where you've found yourself getting involved in a hand that, on reflection, you perhaps should not have done?
I'd also like to say that I've met Matt a couple of times at live events and had the pleasure of picking his brain over a few drinks. Lucky, undoubtedly, but he makes his own. A great player, a genuinely nice guy to chat with, and a fantastic ambassador for Sky.
Matt, given this story about giant spiders taking up residence in our homes this autumn, how does a person of your stature cope with the threat of predation from common household pests?
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Good evening dreamteam, how are you all? I've heard a lot of speculation about the MTT king, do you play live events Matt or is it mainly an online thing? If so, what is your biggest buy-in and where did you finish? thanks in advance.
What's the biggest/most comment mistake you see people make in late stages of MTTs and how do you exploit it? (let's ignore limping)... people raise/folding too much? people giving up their blinds too easily? etc
As you know Matt, I am quite a fish and have had a bad time of it on the cash tables over the last two or three weeks. I rarely play tournaments and, as has been said, you rarely play cash. From your opposing point of view, would playing a few tournaments help me out a bit now or does it run the risk of confusing my "cash mind"? Do you find that the occassional dalliance with cash poker confuses your MTT play at all?
Second question:
Why are you on with Richard? Didn't they offer one of the ladies or would that have been too stressful?
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Against a very tight person in the bb and let's say you have 10bbs on the btn, do you think it's more profitable to min raise/fold rather than jam?
question for matt
at the minute i keep walkiiig into the same trap every week, getting a great chip stack but then loosing lots of chips to limpers when i'm in the SB or when my isolation attempt has failed.
what pieces of advice would you give people about isolating limpers in the late stages of an MTT?
818602383
the minute the J hits the turn i seem folds by both,
Q need does my bet size on the flop need to be larger rather than hoping for him to 4bet me?
So Matt, I'm a long term fan. You're my poker hero. I remember that day and a half you were on a downswing. Good times.
My questions:
What tournament performance do you consider your 'break out' performance where you realised you were half decent at this game?
When playing live cash in Vegas, how important is it to attract the cocktail waitresse's attention every single time they walked past?
Bluffing Rastafish in a live tournament. Good idea?
How do you mentally prepare for Day 2 of a live tournament? Is railing pretty difficult?
Looking forward to Christmas???
Can you ask Matt Bates on his best piece of advice for playing MTTs when short?
I've decided to forego the jokes at Matt's expense, so I hope he remembers that
You're very much a player who 'goes hard or goes home', and - as I'm sure you'll admit - you're just as likely to bust in the first few minutes as you are to have a very deep run. Does your brand of aggression sometimes get the better of you in the early stages of a tournament, where you've found yourself getting involved in a hand that, on reflection, you perhaps should not have done?
I'd also like to say that I've met Matt a couple of times at live events and had the pleasure of picking his brain over a few drinks. Lucky, undoubtedly, but he makes his own. A great player, a genuinely nice guy to chat with, and a fantastic ambassador for Sky.
I would ask Matt for advice but i fear he knows very little of rollercoasters...
... you know, cause of his height.
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