Just finished 23rd in tonight's mini for £7.10 + £13.69 in HP. That's my third consecutive mini cash (didn't play on Monday) which coincides with a major adjustment in my playing style. Very interesting.
The penny has dropped tonight about one (maybe two) fairly fundamental things.
1) Towards the later stages of a tournament, people tend to play considerably wider than I thought. Not really sure I understand this, because it seems to start before people are playing shallow i.e. still 15-30 BB's.
2) In the later stages of a tournament, when there is a raise pre, people will either fold or shove. There is no calling at this stage. Is this a thing, or have I just happened to see it a lot lately?
You got any examples about people playing considerably wider than you thought? Are you basing this on Saturday and Tuesday mini because they are turbo so will play differently to a normal mini. If stacks are shallow then it will limit the amount of post flop play and it does tend to be a pre flop game.
You got any examples about people playing considerably wider than you thought? Are you basing this on Saturday and Tuesday mini because they are turbo so will play differently to a normal mini. If stacks are shallow then it will limit the amount of post flop play and it does tend to be a pre flop game.
Hi Matt, it was indeed based on the Tuesday Mini. The example I remember was a shove (around 25BB's from the CO with JQo, and then a call - effective all in - from the BB with 87s). Both actions seem loose to me with those stack sizes, even in a turbo.
However, I do understand that my first point was perhaps a bit rash after one tournament.
Hello everyone. After a month-long business trip to the Philippines, I am back, and looking forward to playing much more regularly in 2020 - with the goal of developing my play to the point where I can enter a major tournament in 2021 (maybe on the WSOP or EPT circuits). Big ambitions, perhaps too big, but let's see how we go.
I have a big decision to make going forward. Do I focus on 6-max tournaments, or shift focus to full ring games? I don't think the mix-and-match strategy in the latter quarter of 2019 was good for my game.
I certainly feel more comfortable in 6-max games, and enjoy them more too. However, full ring games provides more opportunity for live events. My initial thoughts are to stick with 6-max for the first nine months of the year, and build my confidence and skills up to the point where the transition into full ring games would be a simple aggression and range adjustment. Very interested to get some thoughts on this.
My schedule in 2020 is going to be busy (both inside and outside of poker) and to that end my posts about my thoughts on here will become less frequent. Having said that, I do intend to regularly post results just for me to keep track of everything.
Personally I’m happy shoving turn or calling river here. There’s an abundance of draws/weaker hands that opponent can have. Even if you’re beat then 15bb’ s is still a stack you can spin up in a low buyin turbo.
Personally I’m happy shoving turn or calling river here. There’s an abundance of draws/weaker hands that opponent can have. Even if you’re beat then 15bb’ s is still a stack you can spin up in a low buyin turbo.
I did think about shoving the turn, but got spooked out of it by the amount of card combinations he could be holding that just got there e.g. J9, 96s, 87s, not to mention any two pair combination he could have flopped. My thought process was to raise the turn (I am likely to still be ahead at this point) and reassess based on his next action. When he calls my turn bet, I just wanted to see a cheap showdown. A shove of 19 BB's ultimately scared me away.
Hello everyone. After a month-long business trip to the Philippines, I am back, and looking forward to playing much more regularly in 2020 - with the goal of developing my play to the point where I can enter a major tournament in 2021 (maybe on the WSOP or EPT circuits). Big ambitions, perhaps too big, but let's see how we go.
I have a big decision to make going forward. Do I focus on 6-max tournaments, or shift focus to full ring games? I don't think the mix-and-match strategy in the latter quarter of 2019 was good for my game.
I certainly feel more comfortable in 6-max games, and enjoy them more too. However, full ring games provides more opportunity for live events. My initial thoughts are to stick with 6-max for the first nine months of the year, and build my confidence and skills up to the point where the transition into full ring games would be a simple aggression and range adjustment. Very interested to get some thoughts on this.
My schedule in 2020 is going to be busy (both inside and outside of poker) and to that end my posts about my thoughts on here will become less frequent. Having said that, I do intend to regularly post results just for me to keep track of everything.
See you at the tables.
I have decided to focus on six-max, and will be using this thread to post results for me to be able to track my own progress.
The only real difference between 6max and full ring is the utg - utg + 2 positions. All you have to do different is play tighter ranges from those positions. UTG 6max should be the same ranges as MP full ring for example.
The only real difference between 6max and full ring is the utg - utg + 2 positions. All you have to do different is play tighter ranges from those positions. UTG 6max should be the same ranges as MP full ring for example.
Interesting to do a direct comparison, I never really thought of it in that way before, even though I do play that way for the most part. Nevertheless, still found it tricky to adjust between the two formats.
1) One of my other projects has over-run meaning I have yet to get a decent chance to put in the sort of volume I was looking to do. That project should be done by the end of February at the latest.
2) Cashes have been lacking, albeit on a very small sample size.
I did manage to break a long cashless streak yesterday at DTD in Nottingham. It was an interesting tournament - I went through phases of feeling comfortable and feeling out of my depth. I was chip leader for a long time and 2nd in chips as the bubble burst. Exit hand was a bit horrible ..
Short stack of 80k (2 BB's) shoves. Chip leader calls (2M), I have QQ and also call (1.5M) with QQ. Sadly the chip leader had AA and that was me out.
Finished 10th in the end for £100. This straight flush certainly helped.
At the moment I feel like I am a decent player, but one who does make some really poor and crucial mistakes from time-to-time. What is comforting though is that I believe I know what those mistakes actually are - it's just a matter of learning to be better in some specific situations.
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I forgot to reply to you peter.
Yes, the hand I had was A-K, & the guy you ended up chatting with as to the right play there was Craig.
The penny has dropped tonight about one (maybe two) fairly fundamental things.
1) Towards the later stages of a tournament, people tend to play considerably wider than I thought. Not really sure I understand this, because it seems to start before people are playing shallow i.e. still 15-30 BB's.
2) In the later stages of a tournament, when there is a raise pre, people will either fold or shove. There is no calling at this stage. Is this a thing, or have I just happened to see it a lot lately?
If stacks are shallow then it will limit the amount of post flop play and it does tend to be a pre flop game.
However, I do understand that my first point was perhaps a bit rash after one tournament.
I have a big decision to make going forward. Do I focus on 6-max tournaments, or shift focus to full ring games? I don't think the mix-and-match strategy in the latter quarter of 2019 was good for my game.
I certainly feel more comfortable in 6-max games, and enjoy them more too. However, full ring games provides more opportunity for live events. My initial thoughts are to stick with 6-max for the first nine months of the year, and build my confidence and skills up to the point where the transition into full ring games would be a simple aggression and range adjustment. Very interested to get some thoughts on this.
My schedule in 2020 is going to be busy (both inside and outside of poker) and to that end my posts about my thoughts on here will become less frequent. Having said that, I do intend to regularly post results just for me to keep track of everything.
See you at the tables.
Personally I’m happy shoving turn or calling river here. There’s an abundance of draws/weaker hands that opponent can have. Even if you’re beat then 15bb’ s is still a stack you can spin up in a low buyin turbo.
Tournaments: 2
Buy-Ins: £12.70
Cashes: £0.00
FT's: 0
Wins: 0
Buy-Ins: £30.20
Cashes: £22.00
FT's: 1
Wins: 0
The only real difference between 6max and full ring is the utg - utg + 2 positions. All you have to do different is play tighter ranges from those positions. UTG 6max should be the same ranges as MP full ring for example.
Buy-Ins: £75.81
Cashes: £22.00
FT's: 1
Wins: 0
Note: converted USD into GBP after playing on another site, hence the .81
Buy-Ins: £104.41
Cashes: £24.63
FT's: 1
Wins: 0
Tournaments: 13
Buy-Ins: £115.41
Cashes: £24.63
FT's: 1
Wins: 0
Live:
Tournaments: 1
Buy-Ins: £35.00
Cashes: £0.00
FT's: 0
Wins: 0
Tournaments: 17
Buy-Ins: £141.81
Cashes: £24.63
FT's: 1
Wins: 0
Live:
Tournaments: 3
Buy-Ins: £140.00
Cashes: £100.00
FT's: 0
Wins: 0
This is not going to plan for two reasons.
1) One of my other projects has over-run meaning I have yet to get a decent chance to put in the sort of volume I was looking to do. That project should be done by the end of February at the latest.
2) Cashes have been lacking, albeit on a very small sample size.
I did manage to break a long cashless streak yesterday at DTD in Nottingham. It was an interesting tournament - I went through phases of feeling comfortable and feeling out of my depth. I was chip leader for a long time and 2nd in chips as the bubble burst. Exit hand was a bit horrible ..
Short stack of 80k (2 BB's) shoves. Chip leader calls (2M), I have QQ and also call (1.5M) with QQ. Sadly the chip leader had AA and that was me out.
Finished 10th in the end for £100. This straight flush certainly helped.
At the moment I feel like I am a decent player, but one who does make some really poor and crucial mistakes from time-to-time. What is comforting though is that I believe I know what those mistakes actually are - it's just a matter of learning to be better in some specific situations.