In Response to Re: Official - TPT (Team Poker Titans) Tribulations & Cashes : can't say i've changed much how i play them so i guess my sat strategy guide still holds (previous copy Dec 2013) GELDY's Sat Strategy Guide seems to have taken on a life of its own! It was nothing more than a few scribbled notes in reply to someone who asked for some advice. However, based on the overwhelming demand for it, and to avoid having my "TPT most helpful player's" gong being rescinded I will copy it below. There are different types of satellites. I will talk about the regular semis for the main & 9pm event. These pay 1:5 and are great events. I will comment on my play in the 7pm semi for the 9pm BH. The SPT QF & Semi play like these, so you can practise on these first. Three phases 1. Initial phase - play your normal game. You are wanting to build a chip stack to help you through the next phases – I’ve been playing the 7pm semi tonight and was down to 1200 now back up to 2400 in the first 30mins – now 3700 as a 1200 stack shoves A7o into my QQ 2. Middle phase – now you want to tighten up a bit. You don’t need to take big risks to get a big stack as you don’t need to build a winning stack – just an ok one. But note who is already tight and be happy to minbet them and fold to a raise. Key not to spew chips at this stage. Don’t need to go for the marginal double up. Just broke this rule by calling a shove with my min-raised ATs. Thought he was stealing – but he had AK – I rivered a T – but should never have called - now 7000. Generally don’t call shoves unless you are v strong or they are small stacks. Just minraised utg with KJs. 2 small stacks shoved – had to call the extra 800 they have AK & AJ lol – down to 4600 3. Generally getting close to the bubble (maybe at the 1:2 stage). Need to pick spots. If someone has the stack to shove over you maybe better to shove first. Much better shoving than calling. Note particularly peeps who bet fold to raises or who don’t defend their blinds. Stack back up to 9000 from picking up some bets and some blinds. Just had A4 on the button. Shoved and small stack bb calls with J7 and hits. Now 7800 and 7/12 with 10 paid. Blinds 400/800 so cannot just coast. Now have 77 – utg minbets – if it folds to me I have a decision – it does. Hmmm – hope he can b/f – he is a good player so I take the chance. He has AA and sets up so that’s the end of that. Sometimes they do have it. Maybe I should have folded but maybe that’s result orientated. Bubble bursts with a small stack KK losing to 88. Last few bubble can last a while on these so do need to take some chances. Posted by GELDY
Hi Geldy
I've been playing a lot of satellites of late, with some mixed success. This is a great summary of tactics imho.
I know I'm a little more reckless than most, but the only tweak I'd make to your in advice is in the late middle stage (2 in your summary above) where you recommend tightening up a bit. In most of the sats I play (UKPC at present, but typically 1 in 5 places paid anyhow) a stack is hardly ever going to be enough in the mid stages to allow passive play through to a qualification. On that logic I'm looking to get a shift on at this point, trying to build a stack where I can really dominate the table as the later stages arrive and control my destiny.
In Response to Re: Official - TPT (Team Poker Titans) Tribulations & Cashes : Hi Geldy I've been playing a lot of satellites of late, with some mixed success. This is a great summary of tactics imho. I know I'm a little more reckless than most, but the only tweak I'd make to your in advice is in the late middle stage (2 in your summary above) where you recommend tightening up a bit. In most of the sats I play (UKPC at present, but typically 1 in 5 places paid anyhow) a stack is hardly ever going to be enough in the mid stages to allow passive play through to a qualification. On that logic I'm looking to get a shift on at this point, trying to build a stack where I can really dominate the table as the later stages arrive and control my destiny. Gl to all. Matt Posted by mattprawn
that's a good point Matt.
In fact i would be a little more aggressive than my usual play in all stages of the sat, although the aggression will be focused on winning pots as against stacks.
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First time I have had the patience not to bust a deepstack early for a while...reached FT had two short stacks laddering up and shoved 88 into AQ, could maybe have found a better spot, but it was after 1am...
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I've been playing a lot of satellites of late, with some mixed success. This is a great summary of tactics imho.
I know I'm a little more reckless than most, but the only tweak I'd make to your in advice is in the late middle stage (2 in your summary above) where you recommend tightening up a bit. In most of the sats I play (UKPC at present, but typically 1 in 5 places paid anyhow) a stack is hardly ever going to be enough in the mid stages to allow passive play through to a qualification. On that logic I'm looking to get a shift on at this point, trying to build a stack where I can really dominate the table as the later stages arrive and control my destiny.
Gl to all. Matt
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7:15 BH
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