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Satellites Strategy....

Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
edited October 2011 in Poker Chat

Hi everyone

As you know, there's a lot of buzz around about UKOPS, especially since we launched the satellites this week. Anyway, this got us thinking, why not start a thread for people to share hints & tips on strategy in satellites.

Away you go!.....
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,918
    edited October 2011


    fold
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited October 2011
    ALL IN
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 173,918
    edited October 2011

    CALL!
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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited October 2011
    SERIOUSLY THO....folding is better
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited October 2011
    LIMP ...

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  • scotty77scotty77 Member Posts: 4,970
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: Satellites Strategy....:
    CALL!
    Posted by Tikay10
    I'm afraid I have the nuts sir, so your J high hero call is no good.  UL GG.
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited October 2011

    Lol. How long before we get a serious post?
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  • delaney09delaney09 Member Posts: 1,145
    edited October 2011
    nit up majority of it obviously play your big hands strong, when having a dominating chip stack don't feel like you should be the one to take on the role of busting everybody sit back and what the carnage people are more than capable of taking each other out with it doing relatively little damage to your stack

    i fold most hands early on apart from mid-high pocket pairs once ive doubled/trebled my starting stack and in a good position i play literally no hands from then on in to the FT its not like a normal tournament if you feel you have the stack to now go on and win a seat if you are say 5handed and 2/5 in chips with 3/4 getting seats do the right thing let the short stacks attack theirselves, thats how i have got both of my seats so far all that works for me but obviously i know there are people who like to play a lot of hands if you want to play a lot of hands after a good start only a couple of words to what to do there and thats get lucky for the rest of the satellite as playing tonnes of hands if definitely not the right way to go about playing satellites
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  • logdonlogdon Member Posts: 1,777
    edited October 2011

    Sit Out till five big blinds then all in every hand.?  What!

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  • splashiessplashies Member Posts: 3,680
    edited October 2011
    RUN GOOD
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  • spornybolspornybol Member Posts: 8,212
    edited October 2011

    PRAY A LOT

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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: Satellites Strategy....:
    RUN GOOD
    Posted by splashies
    THIS :)
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  • SoLackSoLack Member Posts: 2,737
    edited October 2011
    Identify serial folders and nick their blinds
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  • penguin7penguin7 Member Posts: 1,095
    edited October 2011
    Obviously patience is the key.

    I like to have an early good idea of what sort of stack will be needed at bubble time and make decisions accordingly. An average stack is often plenty. If I am below this I prefer to make decisive plays before the bubble is reached, and look for spots where I can shove from position against the right opponents.

    I also think it is a must to observe any other tables from as early a stage as possible. If you change table, information about the opening range of players to your right, and calling range of those to your left is invaluable.

    When the bubble is reached, this is even more important. Hand for hand play is a great help now too. Often you can identify a player on the other table who is likely to lose patience quickly,or a situation where you can see there are two players there who are bound to clash.

    So you know that you can afford to wait even if your stack drops below average. Only get involved if you are confident enough to put all of your chips in the middle. Clever plays do not work at this stage. Keep folding if you cant shove. The most dangerous situation to me is when I am small blind in an unopened pot. That better than marginal hand is so tempting, but usually should be folded.

    Something else that is very relevant is a situation that came up in the TSP final on Sunday. With 6 players getting through we had a table of 3, and a table of 4. John Connor was unlucky to be the shortstack on the table of 3. And although I was short on the other table, I had a huge advantage over him as he was having to post blinds more often    . And this definitely made a big difference.

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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited October 2011
    Please please stop givin tips , dont wanna make it any harder than it is.

    This thread has run its course , please delete ;))
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  • EyemanEyeman Member Posts: 1,039
    edited October 2011
    The actual chip-stack you will need at the bubble will (at most) be 2/3 of the average stack (the more you have, the more comfortable life will be).

    Getting chips early can be key, but don't donk in order to do so. Play premiums strongly - people WILL call you.

    Play slowly at the bubble (especially if uneven tables in your favour). DO NOT COLLUDE, but it makes sense for you to allow the blinds to pass, if others allow them to pass to you. 

    Always raise to the BB of the short-stack - they must not be allowed to coast to a seat.

    Once you have a comfortable stack - fold everything (yes, i DO mean aces) until it makes no sense not to call (i.e. your BB is 75% of the short stack's shove), in those cases call with any 2. It is NOT the big stack's job to bust the small stacks - the small stacks have to play one another - the big stack has already earnt their place in the tournament.
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  • FlyingDaggFlyingDagg Member Posts: 4,146
    edited October 2011
    Easy answer Debs. Read Delaney's and Penguin's posts and then make sure your at a table where there are players who don't read the forums.
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: Satellites Strategy....:
    Easy answer Debs. Read Delaney's and Penguin's posts and then make sure your at a table where there are players who don't read the forums.
    Posted by FlyingDagg
    now thats a gd idea xx
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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush Member Posts: 4,494
    edited October 2011
    Don't ask me, it took me 11 attempts to get into SPT Swansea last year and that was only 1 in 5!
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  • aussie09aussie09 Member Posts: 8,033
    edited October 2011
    In Response to Re: Satellites Strategy....:
    Obviously patience is the key. I like to have an early good idea of what sort of stack will be needed at bubble time and make decisions accordingly. An average stack is often plenty. If I am below this I prefer to make decisive plays before the bubble is reached, and look for spots where I can shove from position against the right opponents. I also think it is a must to observe any other tables from as early a stage as possible. If you change table, information about the opening range of players to your right, and calling range of those to your left is invaluable. When the bubble is reached, this is even more important. Hand for hand play is a great help now too. Often you can identify a player on the other table who is likely to lose patience quickly,or a situation where you can see there are two players there who are bound to clash. So you know that you can afford to wait even if your stack drops below average. Only get involved if you are confident enough to put all of your chips in the middle. Clever plays do not work at this stage. Keep folding if you cant shove. The most dangerous situation to me is when I am small blind in an unopened pot. That better than marginal hand is so tempting, but usually should be folded. Something else that is very relevant is a situation that came up in the TSP final on Sunday. With 6 players getting through we had a table of 3, and a table of 4. John Connor was unlucky to be the shortstack on the table of 3. And although I was short on the other table, I had a huge advantage over him as he was having to post blinds more often . And this definitely made a big difference.
    Posted by penguin7
    don't sit next to penguin7


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