In Need of some advice!

robbie1992

The last few days i have played quiete alot of mtt's and im mostly a cash player.  I find myself having the same tournament and im looking for advice on how to improve, i will usually start well say if the starting chips were 3,000 id usually of been x3/x4 times up by an hour so i will usally be in the cash places, as soon as it starts getting later in tournament im losing my blinds and i see my stack reduce and eventually go out on a hand i didnt fancy but felt i had no choice but to go on it.  Do i need to play widder ranges from worser positions/bluff more/ squeeze more ?
Iv asked for advice because it keeps happening and it i think its pointless to keep playing unless i improve on it, thanks for any help
Robbie

MattBates

Robbie,

To help answer a bit more info is needed....

Are you just folding away to get to the situation where you have to shove? How many BB are you shoving with and from what sort of position?

The above will help me answer but you may need to steal some pots to maintain your stack while waiting for big hands. Min raising late on can normally get the job done (eg winnings the blinds) so I would suggest raising from late position (ideally button) with any 2 and you should win the blinds. The fact you have a poor hand doesn't always matter. If the table is paying attention and realising you are playing tight they will call you (or at least they should) with a tighter range so most of the time the bet gets through.

You may also need to think about the hands you are playing given it is a 6 handed table and open your range.

Also with Sky having no antes you can get yourself down to say 8BB and then shove however you need to be aware of what you are shoving with and from what position. The later you are, the wider you can shove with.

Hope this helps

Matt