My MTT tournament strategy

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hey guys i'm just going to share some advice that i have found out playing MTT tournaments.

*Be selective with the hands that you play especially at the beginning

*Try to avoid going to coin flip situations AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

*Dont look at the standings up until the 2nd intermission, it will just mess with your head if you keep glancing at them befor then.

*Focus
 
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i like that strategy, sometimtes i like to play alittle more aggresive early tourney and chip chip lead early but that is a diffrent day diffrent story, for the begginers i recommend this strategy
 
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I like to take risks early when the blinds aren't as high to accumulate a stack. It takes some amount of luck to cash in the big MTT so you have to be prepared to flip a coin at some point. It can be worth it in the long run, I think, because eventually you WILL win a coinflip at a key inflection point which allows you to play looser and bust stacks.
 
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My tournament strategy is to try not to kill myself before the first break.
 
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when i do well in mtt it seems i play very tight till after 2nd intermission then start being agressive. once im in top five i go tight again.
 
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I agree with your thought process. Sometimes I play a little more aggressive in the beginning too, depends on the table. It's nice to get a nice large stack of chips up front to sit back and wait for premium hands later.
 
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*Try to avoid going to coin flip situations AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
I disagree, sort of. Early levels, it's probably best to avoid coinflips if you can. However during later stages, these going flips are crucial when it comes to padding your stack as the blinds get higher. A player isn't going to win a tournament without getting lucky and winning a few coinflips along the way.
 
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I agree with all...

i'm trying to avoid the coins flips, but it's very hard to fold an early AK...
 
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hey guys i'm just going to share some advice that i have found out playing MTT tournaments.

*Be selective with the hands that you play especially at the beginning

*Try to avoid going to coin flip situations AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

*Dont look at the standings up until the 2nd intermission, it will just mess with your head if you keep glancing at them befor then.

*Focus
I am a big believer of your 3rd point.It is VERY hard to not keep checking where you stand in a tourney.I sometimes wish you couldn't check as it can mess with your mind.
 
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I agree with all...

i'm trying to avoid the coins flips, but it's very hard to fold an early AK...

You don't have to fold to avoid a coinflip, you can play make a raise or limp depending on pos. and see what you flop and what action you get, AK is NOT at MUST play hand especially after the flop.
 
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AK is too strong online. Never fold
 
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I like to play tight agressive, but dont be afarid to make big lay downs, I see way too many people making crying calls when they know they are beat but will still call of all of their chips anyways. Your opponent maybe bluffing you or have the nuts, but if its gonna cost you all your chips to find out and you have a mariginal hand wait for a better situation to get your chips in the middle.
 
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My mtt strategy is no strategy. If you go into a mtt already in your mind how you are going to play, you are playing the cards, not the game of poker. You should play a table full of nits a lot differently than you should a table full of maniacs.
 
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My strategy

Early: Play TAG, raise TT+, AT+ from early position, jam preflop with QQ+. Late postion same style but also limp with small pocket pairs, suited connectors and A-rag suited.

Middle: Stay tight, drop limping from your arsenal as blinds/antes become too expensive.

Bubble: Start stealing from position from medium stacks and in small blind if you got a medium stack in the big blind.

Past Bubble ITM: With rising blinds and antes its hard to stay tight, the bubble is burst and its impossible to steal, especially when playing with a lot of players who are happy to just cash. Accept that you have to take some risks here, coin flips, all ins etc. Try and be in with the best of it.
 
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My mtt strategy is no strategy. If you go into a mtt already in your mind how you are going to play, you are playing the cards, not the game of poker. You should play a table full of nits a lot differently than you should a table full of maniacs.

While this is true, I think it is still worthwhile to have a (flexible) framework in mind. It's probably best to have a general strategy outlined, but to make sure you have caveats such as if the table is full of nits or if it is full of maniacs. Another example of a factor in how to play would be the type of tournament and field size. A public freeroll donkathon is going to be played differently than a smaller 300-person $200 buyin tourney.
 
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