Snowmobiler
Legend
Silver Level
Nice post Snow. Glad Egons post (which i thought you wud appreciate) inspired you to write about heads-up.
A few further questions.
Do you take notes on the players you meet in Mtts? (you may have mentioned this in previous posts and im sorry if you have- fish memory FTL)
What about the players you meet on a regular basis in cc tourneys? How do you adapt? Have you ever noticed them adapt to you?
What would the major adaptions you would make(if any) if you were to play one of the big sunday tourneys?
Would you consider yourself patient and how important is patience in the MTT arsenal?
1)My notes are in my head,I play from memory and what im currently seeing.
2)Yes, good regular players continue to adapt to me and I adapt to them.
It is a constant adjustment.
An example is Joe Showdown ,who it seems is at my table nearly every tourney.He described his shove range in an above post,I ask him to share his strategy because I already knew it.He pushes often short handed and near the button or Small blind in un-open pots.We are to the point that this type of hand is typical between us as blinds rise.
Joe has 3000 chips
Snow has 5000 chips (of course Im ahead)
Blinds of 300/600
Joe dealt 5c 2h
Snow dealt 9c 8s
Table folds to joe in the small blind and he pushes,I snap call
Most were amazed in the chat that this was the 2 hands we had.
From Joes point of view He needs a pot and is willing to gamble
From my point of view,I know he needs a pot and will push any 2 cards in the right situation.I felt this was one of them and combined with I want Joe to know he cant bully me,and that he will have to adjust his range or risk busting more than is acceptable.
My feeling is he will adjust his range based on my calling range and we will meet again in a similar situation.
This plays out in a variety of ways and I give examples of the extreme at times to illistrate a point.This is 1 of them.This hand is not made up,we actually played this hand
3)I would play my game in a big MTT.My style is tricky and unconventional at times, and I think I would fair ok.I am a small stakes player and am comfortable playing $20 levels and less
4)Patiance is key in the right situations and a real hidderance in others.I believe that every strategy should start with thinking about the Ms of the potential challangers to any pot.I start here and adjust to reads ect.
Thanks for great questions!
Snow