Paw_kit Aces
Rock Star
Silver Level
I hit a new mile stone yesterday when I entered PS’s nightly $3.00 buyin with a 30K guaranteed prize pool. I finished 8th place out of a field of 3,688 and won $650.00 which obviously provided a nice boost to my bank roll. Everything (mostly) went right for me; my big pairs continuously held up and I played very well with only a few mistakes, and, of course, I also got lucky once or twice such as when I sucked out a set of tens on the river,
and I won a lot of small pots that I normally wouldn’t have won because I think I have been playing too passive up till now. I reread Doyle Brunson’s Super system II’s section on NLHE and took his advice of very aggressive play. I still maintained my usual style of playing only the top 20-25 starting hands, changing only my betting style in order to put more pressure on those still in the hand. It seemed to make the difference because I usually get eliminated either just before or just after the money, because my chip stack is too small by then. I was really starting to get frustrated especially when I here/read about those who seem to always make it deep into tournaments. Now I finally have made the final table during a big tournment I want to be there alot more.
What I would like to know is; does an aggressive betting style really make that much of a difference or did I just have a good night? As I said I still played fairly tight, I just picked up the aggression. Also where do you cross the line from being a good aggressive player to just being a reckless player who wins occasionally? I would appreciate any comments.
By the way I was knocked out of the tournament when I paired both of my hole cards and then lost to a straight. I pushed the player all in on the flop and his straight hit on the river .
and I won a lot of small pots that I normally wouldn’t have won because I think I have been playing too passive up till now. I reread Doyle Brunson’s Super system II’s section on NLHE and took his advice of very aggressive play. I still maintained my usual style of playing only the top 20-25 starting hands, changing only my betting style in order to put more pressure on those still in the hand. It seemed to make the difference because I usually get eliminated either just before or just after the money, because my chip stack is too small by then. I was really starting to get frustrated especially when I here/read about those who seem to always make it deep into tournaments. Now I finally have made the final table during a big tournment I want to be there alot more. What I would like to know is; does an aggressive betting style really make that much of a difference or did I just have a good night? As I said I still played fairly tight, I just picked up the aggression. Also where do you cross the line from being a good aggressive player to just being a reckless player who wins occasionally? I would appreciate any comments.
By the way I was knocked out of the tournament when I paired both of my hole cards and then lost to a straight. I pushed the player all in on the flop and his straight hit on the river
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