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OK so I'm just past the 1st break and I'm sitting in 1st. So far I've played pretty tight and just taken advantage of situations....basically only playing +EV hands and stealing from small stacks. I've got a great endgame and what I think is a decent early stages game but this 2nd hour is where I normally have a problem....I've got right about 50BB.....how aggro should I be??? What yall think??
 
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I would say it all depends on the tables you are placed at...if the table is super tight then loosen up and push em around a bit, but if there are a few hyper agro players at your table then either tighten up or iso them. Good luck!
 
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OK just got ITM 4th out of 27 remaining!!!! Made it through so far unscathed!!
 
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I've been pretty much card dead but have capitalized on my +EV hands...
 
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SN? I'm railing atm.
 
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nvm I see you :)

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def. tell me what you see and think....this could be my biggest win so far
 
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Sure. At this point everyone is super shallow, so just find the best spots to get your money in.
 
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Currently not catching anything to play.....ready for this break
 
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WOW double knockout! Very nice 3bet there BvB imo, though I would have made it loads smaller.
 
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Getting the same job done with like 30k or less.
 
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just bet the pot....had a j off really didn't want a call
 
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Going to have a smoke.....8th of 13 at second break!!
 
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If you're never folding anyway, you might as well have just shoved then, don't really want to get to a flop with SPR < 0.5 lol.

But at this point I'd say you should be pretty happy getting AJo all in - stacks are so low. You want to double up to have a chance to take it down. Pay jumps don't start getting significant until about 5th place, so just play to chip up now imo.
 
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You're right....prob need to stay out of it with the bigger stacks unless i've got premium hands...
 
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Being patient 69 s best hand I've seen lol
 
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You're right....prob need to stay out of it with the bigger stacks unless i've got premium hands...

going against bigger stack will get you out of the tourney about 80% of the time,good luck to ya and hope you get top 5
 
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Lol don't forget to steal though - you have < 10 bb. I just watched you fold the CO 6-handed: that's basically a crime unless you had 72o haha.
 
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going against bigger stack will get you out of the tourney about 80% of the time,good luck to ya and hope you get top 5

This sounds superstitious... Going in against a bigger stack doesn't change the math of the odds...
 
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Haha fair enough. Sending you run good!
 
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Nice takedown there.
 
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Unless I'm in good position I just can't justify playing anything but +EV hands.....I'm in shove or fold mode now...
 
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The thing you have to know though is that when you have < 10 bb, MOST hands are +EV from many positions. Because the blinds and antes are so significant compared to your stack.

Congrats on making the FT!!
 
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