What is your Big Stack Strategy

#1 3rd August 2006, 7:38 PM

I was wondering what everyone strategy is when you are the big stack in a tournament.

I play tight when I have the big stack. I usually play like I normally do throughout the rest of the tournament. I play my hands.

I see a lot of Big stack players that play any 2 cards. I know if I did that I'd steal some small pots but end up doubling someone else up and the little I won would be moot.

#2 3rd August 2006, 7:46 PM

I pretty much play the same but will attack the very small stacks with anything half ass. I do however think it is a mistake to call an all in from a shortstack with any two cards just cause you have a chance at knocking them out.

I have seen many a large stack get dwindled down to nothing by Pros and fish alike by constantly trying to knock out the small stacks.

#3 4th August 2006, 2:08 PM

The hardest thing for me when im big stack is to control the amount of flops i see. i always used to end up playing way to many hands and slowly get driven down, then in a desperate attempt to make it back i lose lol

now i dont play as many hands and dont just call for the hell of it and it seems to be working out much better

#4 5th August 2006, 3:55 AM

I actually tighten up when I get the big stack. Otherwise it seems to go fast. You tend to call the shortstacks all in because you "have to" when you have 2 high cards, and it doesn't take long to lose a couple and see a portion of your stack gone and feel the need to gain it back. A lot of aggressive players will play back at the big stack because they figure you're trying to use your stack to push others around. Although I admit it takes fortitude to play back at the big stack.

IML

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