MTT GUIDE

wow funny to see how my thoughts have changed on this article in a year.

memories

Good starting article. I regularly get in the money using somewhat similar ideas. I'm a lot looser early on though if I think I can see a flop for say 10 chips out of 1500 i.e. from p5, p6, button, SB, or BB. Lots of exmples spring to mind where this has been worthwhile - few where its really cost me. If the flop doesn't help you, folding post flop costs you very little.

Also, this guide is a starting point only and will vary according to buy-ins and the quality (or not) of the players at your table. One thing to watch out for is predictability - change the range of the bets and, specifically at the start, you have to think in terms of stack size not BBs.

i've incorped some new hands from this...for instance last in small blind played 3/5s. flopped full house 5s over 3s...busted 2 people and was called a donk for an hour..which for some reason made it easier to steal blinds...





[QUOTE]IT'S NOT PARANIOA IF THER ARE REALLY AFTER YOU!!!![/QUOTE]

If you just had to make up the blind then you ain't a donk. I always make up the blind in the SB unless it is going to cripple me. Once in the SB, had 72s. Flop 224, turn 3,river 2. You guessed it, had an A5 and 33 as company for the showdown. Decision point was the turn where I had to put a third of my stack in - I remember hoping for a 7. As I had been calling all the way through, I was the last to call/show my hand, which I did very slowly nice treble up with rags, worth the 10 chip entry.

I like the emphasis on aggressive play here, personally I've sucked out numerous times (today included) by playing too slow.

Hit trips A's on the flop, two A's flopped one in my hand, let the other guy make the betting, made no raises and he ended up hitting his flush. A strong bet by me probably would've got rid of him.

Moral - Don't get too greedy, trying to extract as many chips out of the opponent as you can. Still bet aggressively and if you lose the player you lose them but at least you don't lose your chips. Especially relatively late on in a tournament where the pot well be pretty substantial already and it will not be a completely wasted hand.

The article says:

This is how it runs; P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, Button , SB, BB. Before the flop, P1 is the first man to act, while the BB is last to act, with gives the BB and SB the best position post flop, but after the flop SB and BB act first )

I believe that should actually say, "which gives the BB and SB the best position pre flop"...right?

very nice little introduction
I think it is very helpful for beginners

This seems counter to everything I've learned...which means I'm going to try it lol.