Timed Tournaments - Strategy

Sky_Poker

Hi all

With the trial run of timed tournaments from tonight (there will be a fuller schedule tomorrow), we thought we'd start a thread to share thoughts on how to best play these.

It will be interesting to see how it compares to regular tournaments, how things change throughout the game and especially towards the end.

Over to you!

Thanks
Sky Poker

shaun84

I'll be the first to post then.lol. I have no idea if there is an optimal strategy out there for these, but, I reckon it will be a pretty hairy situation for the 30 mins ones. My only tip would be not to panic too early. Until there is a standard way of playing them that is widely known, most people will be trying to double up really early, so tight play could be the way to go. Best wishes. Shaun the Villa fan in Bham

beaneh

gonna depend on dem payouts innit.

rancid

run good simplez

Tikay10

More information is HERE

DAVEYZZ

not in tonight but maybe play them like a rebuy? i.e. any aq upwards "ship and fingers crossed" then play a normal game if doubled up?

lozgo

going to be hairy these!!!

Sky_Poker

Any more thoughts on strategy now they have been going for a few days?

Machka

Optimal strategy is to not get knocked out.

ajmilton

A good strategy is to sit tight,and just play premium hands. There are plenty of callers out there. playing marginal hands.Be careful of the short stacks towards the end, they want to double up fast. Mid stack players sit quite tight towards the end. You can usually steel there blinds..to boost your money up

Ploppy33

no strategy reqd at low levels - just played a £5 one & 10 mins in

Utg shoves (KK) snap called by Q3o, 109o, 86s & 22. I was only folder J3o not me fav hand).

needles to say KK didnt win - QQ7 flop

Not sure but toss up between this & 5 lottery tickets for +ev.

Have to admit tho, like them as addition to the site as quite fun.

PUCPOUND

its all about amassing chips fast. so take a few risks,

i wonder if there will ever be one of these that ends as a winner takes all ?

Kevilfish

I really like these tournaments.

There is an element of cash in them, a bit of DYM and obviously MTT.

Early on it's like the early stages of an MTT, building a stack, not playing huge pots unless you have a huge hand. The middle stages are like a DYM, survival. Then the latter stages are similar to short-stacked cash games, you can see your possible payout in the 'prize structure' tab of the lobby, so your 5000 chips is now £25. It becomes real when you get so close to the end. When somebody raises your stack on the last hand, you have a semi-marginal pocket 9's or something, it's like Deal or.. (that C4 show), do you fold and take your £25 or call and risk it with your hand, £50 or £0?

I've played 7, failed to cash in 2 (AK v T8 and QQ v A3 both AIPF), made a slight loss in 1 and made profit in 4.

An average profit of £2.79 (51% ROI).

**One thing I'd like to see is a timer at the top counting down how long is left in the final level, you have to look at the lobby just now to see when the tournament is scheduled to finish, if you're multi-tabling, this may be inconvenient. Thank you.**

FlyingDagg

I'd like to see more choice at the £2 levels. I've just looked in the lobby and there's only 2 at 15 minutes (15-40 and 16-40 pm)

Glenelg

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy:

I'd like to see more choice at the £2 levels. I've just looked in the lobby and there's only 2 at 15 minutes (15-40 and 16-40 pm)
Posted by FlyingDagg

+1

Oopnorth

I have no strategy, never played them yet because I am too tight to spend a fiver on a game.
But agree with the above, give me a few choices at a couple of quid a game and I will have a pop, bit of fun while playing a 'proper' game.

SUPERSNEDD

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy:

I really like these tournaments. There is an element of cash in them, a bit of DYM and obviously MTT. Early on it's like the early stages of an MTT, building a stack, not playing huge pots unless you have a huge hand. The middle stages are like a DYM, survival. Then the latter stages are similar to short-stacked cash games, you can see your possible payout in the 'prize structure' tab of the lobby, so your 5000 chips is now £25. It becomes real when you get so close to the end. When somebody raises your stack on the last hand, you have a semi-marginal pocket 9's or something, it's like Deal or.. (that C4 show), do you fold and take your £25 or call and risk it with your hand, £50 or £0? I've played 7, failed to cash in 2 (AK v T8 and QQ v A3 both AIPF), made a slight loss in 1 and made profit in 4. An average profit of £2.79 (51% ROI). **One thing I'd like to see is a timer at the top counting down how long is left in the final level, you have to look at the lobby just now to see when the tournament is scheduled to finish, if you're multi-tabling, this may be inconvenient. Thank you.**
Posted by Kevilfish

+1 to the timer thing

You know roughly how long is left as it says end at 13:30 or whatever, but there is no timer at the top like a normal game where the level counts down to zero.  This is crucial where every penny counts and you could possibly steal (sorry win) the last hand's blinds.

Slykllist

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy:

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy : +1 to the timer thing You know roughly how long is left as it says end at 13:30 or whatever, but there is no timer at the top like a normal game where the level counts down to zero.  This is crucial where every penny counts and you could possibly steal (sorry win) the last hand's blinds.
Posted by SUPERSNEDD

+ another 1

got all my chips in withh 99 last night on the last hand and lost the whole lot, if timer was there I think I fold and take the money

tiercel

Why dod you need a counter when there is a clock on your computer screen ?
I think what you will find is , once the initial panic plays are over and time is nearly up , the big stacks will start to let the clock run down to stop the smaller stacks getting back in. So these timed tourneys need a very short thinking time to stop this , which can get very frustrating.

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy:

In Response to Re: Timed Tournaments - Strategy : +1 to the timer thing You know roughly how long is left as it says end at 13:30 or whatever, but there is no timer at the top like a normal game where the level counts down to zero.  This is crucial where every penny counts and you could possibly steal (sorry win) the last hand's blinds.
Posted by SUPERSNEDD

tiercel

Of course - don't whether this is possible. You could rack up the pressure by shortening the thinking time as the levels progress  until you are spinning round the table too fast for clock watchers.

Wacko90

Just go all in with good hands and fold  bad hands, works for me every time