MTT help needed

Hi guys

I`m new to this site and poker in general, so please stick with me!!!

Can anyone give me an idea of how often you would expect to reach the last 10% of a tourny???

For example, if 300 enter, how often would you expect to get into the final 30, 100 enter, final 10, 1000 enter, final 100 and so on.

I feel one of the most frustrating things is that when you hit the cash a few games in a row you feel great. When you lose you feel it will never end!!!

Any thoughs or advice guys???

Ronaldadio

for every 5 MTT's i play in, i aim to make the final table in 3 of them. however i wont play in an MTT with more than 300 entrants because luck plays a bigger part in doing well in them, the more entries there are.

i have been playing MTT's a long time though and i used to go for months without placing when i first started out in online poker. now i only play the higher buy in MTT's and almost always get in the final 10%. you dont need to get good cards to achieve this. you just need to avoid trouble.

if you go on a bad run in MTT's my best advice is to slow down and start playing some cash games. winning profit in cash games will give a boost to your confidence so you can go back into MTT's confident and ready to kill.

good luck.

Like Allsop said, luck plays a huge part in being successful in the larger MTT's.

I typically play in 200 player MTT's, and from time to time I will venture into 500 player MTT's. If I play 10 MTT's, I will place in the top 10% in 7 of them, and I will generally make the final table in at least 3 of them.

The key to smaller MTT's is playing patient. Like Allsop said, you don't need great cards to be successful in MTT's. All you need to do is be patient, and maximize the value of your starting hands when you get them. Attention to detail is also needed, because you need to be aware of what hands could possibly beat you. Don't bluff at a pot, and don't go all in unless you have the nuts, and you should regularly finish in the top 10%.

you expect to make 3 final tables out of 10 MTT's without ever bluffing at a pot? You cant expect the cards to always be there.

OK, let me rephrase that. Bluff at a pot, but only when your opponent is showing no sign of strength (ie: no preflop raise, check on flop, check on turn).

But you still would rarely have to do that. If you are patient enough, the cards will come to you. You just have to maximize your hands when you get them when your cards are cold.

Simple answer is I don't care or have any expectancy here.

Get pokertracker and check your ROI, or calculate it manually. You can make it into the money every other tourney and not actually make money if you don't hit any final tables, so worrying about how often you're making the last 10% is pretty irrelevant.

yes. making the money is pointless. you have to consistently be able to hit final table. if your an inexperienced MTT player i would say do not enter MTT's with more entrants than 150 and gain experience playing on the bubble [close to final table say last 20-30 when the blinds are high] this is the HARDEST PART OF POKER to become successful at. 9 times out of 10 you wont have a monster stack at this stage so its usually about survival and improving your chipstack. this takes ALOT of experience to become successful at. you can find MTT's with nice guarantee's and not too many entrants on the prima poker network sites aswell as the noble, titan, usa, betfred etc network.

avoid MTT's on sites like pacific poker and party poker because too many people enter and too much madness goes on well into the tournament always resulting in badbeats.

I almost consistantly make the top 10% of the MTTs I enter. MTT strategy is a really complex subject, and it really takes a lot of experience to get good at it. But mainly it's about knowing what kind of table you're at.. how their playing, who's the big stack, who's the short stack, etc.. and taking advantage of what you know. Taking advantage of blind raises, taking advantage of the bubble. And more than anything, making the most of it when you hit a big hand. I'd say about 40% of the time when I hit a big hand, I'll destack at least one of my opponents.