Gnomeace
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hey all!
I definitely still have a lot to learn about being a decent poker player, however I've played and won some tourneys here and there.
My question/scenario I'd like advice on is what to do when I become chip leader at my tourney table, and have near a ton of chips compared to the rest of the tournament itself.
I was playing in PokerStar's $200K tourney earlier today, amassed a stack of nearly 9K chips within the first 20 minutes or so. At that point, my tourney position was like 2486 out of 25K+ people, and I had atleast three times the avg. chip stack.
Normally, I like to sit out for some time while all the maniacs weed themselves out, but seeing how this tourney demanded a bigger buyin, I made the mistake of sitting in.
Despite playing super tight (playing only Top 10 starting hands), I followed what seemed to be a good hand to the river, where I was pwned by the smaller stack (who raised all-in).
So, given my situation, would it be better next time to sit out a few rounds or so?
Thanks. It was my first tourney where the prize pool was over 10K (lol), but I won the seat through a freeroll satelite, so I didn't lose any money. Well, except for what I could've won.
Thanks again for any advice that I'll humbly accept! :icon_sant
I definitely still have a lot to learn about being a decent poker player, however I've played and won some tourneys here and there.
My question/scenario I'd like advice on is what to do when I become chip leader at my tourney table, and have near a ton of chips compared to the rest of the tournament itself.
I was playing in PokerStar's $200K tourney earlier today, amassed a stack of nearly 9K chips within the first 20 minutes or so. At that point, my tourney position was like 2486 out of 25K+ people, and I had atleast three times the avg. chip stack.
Normally, I like to sit out for some time while all the maniacs weed themselves out, but seeing how this tourney demanded a bigger buyin, I made the mistake of sitting in.
Despite playing super tight (playing only Top 10 starting hands), I followed what seemed to be a good hand to the river, where I was pwned by the smaller stack (who raised all-in).
So, given my situation, would it be better next time to sit out a few rounds or so?
Thanks. It was my first tourney where the prize pool was over 10K (lol), but I won the seat through a freeroll satelite, so I didn't lose any money. Well, except for what I could've won.
Thanks again for any advice that I'll humbly accept! :icon_sant