Tournement strategy

#1 17th April 2007, 4:35 PM

If im a loose aggressive player at cash games, should i use the same strategy for a two table tournement?

#2 17th April 2007, 5:12 PM

You probably want to slow it down a little if there are two tables of people. Watch the players and see how they are playing. If everyone is playing really tight, then you can probably continue your agressive play, but be careful with who you push around. The more people you try to bully, the more likely someone is going to be able to trap you for a lot of the chips that you took.

#3 18th April 2007, 11:22 PM

i was playing really agressive at a sit and go at a dorm room, my chip stack fluctuated alot but i was up more than down.... but when i kept calling this guy down when we were heads up and he checked, i automatically pushed all in with nothing. I could not even control it. Has this happened to anyone?

#4 19th April 2007, 10:30 PM

I enjoy playing tight first, then loosening up once it hits the middle

#5 20th April 2007, 3:35 AM

I play very loose early and tight later. Seems to work for me in my tournament play

#6 20th April 2007, 4:12 AM

yes same here i play a lil loose in the beginning then tighten up once we get so far in tournaments once u get chips built up thats when to tighten up so u know if anything u can sit back for a cpl hrs if need be so u can make the money

#7 22nd April 2007, 6:44 PM

Extra tight is the only way all the way.

#8 23rd April 2007, 5:31 PM

Tight early - try to double your stack a couple of times with the monster hands. When it gets closer to the bubble - like 20 players away from the money - then loosen and you can usually add about 6 BB to your stack just because everyone is paranoid. Especially if you have been tight the whole way - your image is solid and people will think twice about calling. Also, show your cards when you steal a blind with junk like 7 2 once.

#9 23rd April 2007, 5:32 PM

You will place in the money quite often with extra tight play but rarely ever make it to the final table unless yo uloosen up a bit.

#10 28th April 2007, 8:36 PM

Tight is right!

#11 29th April 2007, 8:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theclocker

Tight is right!

Not late in a tourney, you want to raise a lot but be prepared to surrender if you experience resistience, unless they catch on that you'll fold to a reraise they you have to switch gears yet again.

#12 29th April 2007, 4:31 PM

I believe that you need to pay attention to the players at your table. If they are passive, steal pots from them. If they are aggressive try to trap them. Play the table and what woks!

#13 29th April 2007, 4:39 PM

many people plays tight in the beginning because they are afraid of go out so early in a tournament, therefore you can steal many pots, but after a while the tight players loosen up a bit, so you might conidering tighten up a bit later in a tournament

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