Dunc8b
Visionary
Silver Level
Before y'all start I KNOW that Plan A is to collect all the chips and win. I know that. So comments that don't give thought to the question are not welcome.
Recently, as my game improves, I have found the time to watch other players and how they play and what happens to their stack size. I've seen a number of players who are able to take a hit or two on their stack but rebuild back to that amount or better in a short while. I suppose I must point out this is in regular MTTs. No Zoom or Ultra Turbo malarkey here.
While reading threads on here and reading elsewhere I see again and again that you must be aggressive and build a monster stack as quick as possible. While I agree that having many more chips than everyone else at the same table is the ideal I am seeing players who can slowly build a stack and recover from a hit or two go far in the MTT. It seems to me that this is less risky than the gung-ho techniques I have also been seeing in the same games.
That Player A trebles their starting stack in less than 10 hands is impressive, perhaps. But seeing Player A crashing and burning 30 hands later because by now we've all worked out how they play makes me wonder why the hurry and why the risk.
So why is there the repeated emphasis on being "aggressive" and building a monster pile as soon as possible?? Or is it just a big trick to get newbies like me to give my chips away.
Which reminds me of a joke that illustrates my point.
Two bulls are in a field at the top of a hill and in the valley below are several fields full of cows.
The young bull turns to the old bull and says
"How about we gallop down there and each Enjoy* ourselves a cow".
To which the Old bull says
"Why don't we stroll on down there and Enjoy* all the cows"
*Work it out. I didn't want to trip any swear filters.
Recently, as my game improves, I have found the time to watch other players and how they play and what happens to their stack size. I've seen a number of players who are able to take a hit or two on their stack but rebuild back to that amount or better in a short while. I suppose I must point out this is in regular MTTs. No Zoom or Ultra Turbo malarkey here.
While reading threads on here and reading elsewhere I see again and again that you must be aggressive and build a monster stack as quick as possible. While I agree that having many more chips than everyone else at the same table is the ideal I am seeing players who can slowly build a stack and recover from a hit or two go far in the MTT. It seems to me that this is less risky than the gung-ho techniques I have also been seeing in the same games.
That Player A trebles their starting stack in less than 10 hands is impressive, perhaps. But seeing Player A crashing and burning 30 hands later because by now we've all worked out how they play makes me wonder why the hurry and why the risk.
So why is there the repeated emphasis on being "aggressive" and building a monster pile as soon as possible?? Or is it just a big trick to get newbies like me to give my chips away.
Which reminds me of a joke that illustrates my point.
Two bulls are in a field at the top of a hill and in the valley below are several fields full of cows.
The young bull turns to the old bull and says
"How about we gallop down there and each Enjoy* ourselves a cow".
To which the Old bull says
"Why don't we stroll on down there and Enjoy* all the cows"
*Work it out. I didn't want to trip any swear filters.