| This is a discussion on chip stack size in tournaments within the online poker forums, in the Tournament Poker section; ... |
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| re: chip stack size in tournaments poker AG ,I like it , but I'm not sure you practice what you preach , lol, maybe you know how I play and can play me different but you have always still stolen my blind even when I'm short stacked , you have also called my all in with a marginal hand ,(possibly doubling me up ) and got on others for not calling me when I'm in shove mode. please explain yourself. |
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| One thing that I think is important to factor in with regards to play style at this point is where on the table the short stacks are. Lets say you are middle stack and have the 2 small ones on your right, and the 2 big ones on your left. In this situation you can still play on the LAGGY side assuming the smalls fold to you. If on the other hand, the small stacks are on your left, you really have to tighten up or be prepared to race as they will shove with less than premium hands. |
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| Good points, i just experiensed this in a home poker tournament with 9 people, when i was a good chip lead from start, but we played with re-buy and when 3 players where short stack and the rest only middle stack it lead to shoves almost every hand, because they was going to rebuy if they busted. It was tricky and i was forced to fold almost every hand 4 an hour |
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| Don't remember reading this one; good stuff AG. I read Vorhaus' book and completely forgot about his 'pulse' concept. But ya, your M as well as your opponents' should always be among the main factors in deciding what to do during a hand. tbh I often find myself distracted enough to forget to really take my time and analyze what the ideal style should be at a table. |
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| It always seems to me that in a typical online structure, what you refer to as the ulse" almst invariably winds up controlling the end game play. In a standard PS tournament 1500 starting chips and 15 minute blinds, by the time you get down to the final table, even the chip leaders have such low relative Ms that very few hands go to showdown, and those that do usually put 1 or more players at risk for their whole stack. A final table I was at the other night, with blinds of 4-8k and 500 antes, even the middle stacjs had Ms of 10-12, and at a cost of 15,500 per round with blinds due to rise again soon, most every hand is a fold or shove situation. |
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| re: chip stack size in tournaments poker First read of this thread and just wanted to comment that this is the basis for much of Kill Everyone (I know you have it AG but I don't know if you've read it). And, you're right, knowing what size stacks to attack is the key to tourney poker. |
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| I wish I was rich!!! Every time I read a thread or a post written by you you always have a link to a book that I end up wanting. Very nice post. The concepts are understandable and practicing them will probably bring me some positive results. Maybe I have a sick sense of humour but I Even enjoy reading your biting sarcasm, its hilarious. Thanks. |
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| i totally agree with everything you said here. especially the big stack play. one thing i think could be added is the fact the big stack has to becareful of betting too much vs a SS and comitting himself too light. also in these spot i usually try to be betting 2-2.5xbbs. going after the medium stacks and avoiding the small ones is great playing. for the added reason of keeping this dynamic lasting for as long as possible. so you can keep bleeding the medium stacks while the SS stay SS and your stack keeps growing. |
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