How do you recommend starting a tournament?

#1 November 2nd, 2019, 6:11 PM

hello everyone .. how about I am martina and I would like to know what you think of how to start a tournament to have good results! .. many of us know that sometimes a couple of aces does not mean winning the jackpot, but sometimes there are strategies that are used at the beginning of the tournament ... how to wait for a particular hand and go all in, steal blind lies, positions etc ... you what game methodology you use.

#2 November 2nd, 2019, 7:22 PM

depends of the structure, table (6,9), format (turbo...) mtt or sng, how many players, what about entry fee (freerolls, pay - low, med, high stake).

From my personal experience I can only said something about freerolls and low to mid, neve played high stakes, so I am competent to talk about this type.
I mainly play mtt, and on occasion few sng.

I do like to play a little bit lose at beginning while a bunch of them will play any 2 cards hoping to hit big from start so I can double up, then start tightening up as game progress....

#3 November 2nd, 2019, 10:12 PM

Much depends on the structure, format of the tournament, opponents in the distribution and much more. Only the experience of the game will help you, the theory is weak, since in the beginning there are many shortcomings.
Here you are prompted and correctly, you need to play with an extended range and pay great attention to the game of your opponents in order to use their mistakes when playing on hands in the future. First, take notes on opponents, see how players play, if you are not already participating in the game.
There are players on the forum who conduct training, contact them. Since I am very long and tedious to explain the game. Also, I'm not as strong as a poker coach.

#4 November 3rd, 2019, 8:44 PM

The deeper the stacks are the more you can play it like a cash game.

That means "normal" raises pre-flop and try to exploit post-flop mainly.

#5 November 3rd, 2019, 9:00 PM

Hi there, the best way to start a tournament is to reduce any risk .There is no need of being at a huge pot etc....Try to avoid huge risk so you can be at average stack.

#6 November 3rd, 2019, 10:10 PM

In soft online tournaments the early phase often see a lot of players, who need to see almost every flop. So there is a ton of limping going on, and a normal open raise often gets multible callers. The best strategy in that kind of environment is to play a very straight forward TAG style. Only raise preflop with strong hands and go to a large size. If you get multible callers and whiff, usually look to get out cheap and cut your losses.

#7 November 4th, 2019, 8:40 PM

You had enough answers but I will add one more. What I do at the beginning of a tournament is to observe: watch your opponents, their bets, their ranks, and try to collect all the information you can. Meanwhile, do not get involved in complicated hands, open in early positions with playable hands, if you do not tie anything on the flop, analyze the texture well before paying for a cbet. Identify the fish and look for the opportunity to isolate them and make them make mistakes (pay with dominated hands, or fold when they shouldn't). Don't try many bluffs until you think they can work.
Then there comes a point where you are comfortable enough to do your maneuvers. Then you can do what you want.

#8 November 4th, 2019, 8:48 PM

I like risky start. Time between 1st and 2nd h. is much more difficult,after that is easy...

#9 November 4th, 2019, 11:16 PM

take some risks, acquire chips, then get your bluff on

#10 November 4th, 2019, 11:40 PM

Depends on the structure, really. It's generally easier to find super loose players at the beginning, so I usually target them with monsters. However, be sure not to play only monsters, take advantage of how deep you are and see more flops, mixing it up so you don't get too predictable.

#11 November 5th, 2019, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by martina pinto

hello everyone .. how about I am martina and I would like to know what you think of how to start a tournament to have good results! .. many of us know that sometimes a couple of aces does not mean winning the jackpot, but sometimes there are strategies that are used at the beginning of the tournament ... how to wait for a particular hand and go all in, steal blind lies, positions etc ... you what game methodology you use.

Generally you want to chip up big in the beginning of a tournament. Stealing blinds isn't important or effective because the blinds are so low.

Nut flush draws could pay off big when you hit them. Also set mining with small pocket pairs can get you paid and triple up or better.

Mostly play aggressively - play position - maybe limp if you are priced in when you close to the button.

Stealing blinds becomes more important during the crunch time when blinds are so high that they are approximately 5% of the starting stack (or more).

Good luck !

#12 November 5th, 2019, 2:56 AM

Appreciate the information from you guys. Will try it the next time I am in a tournament to see how things work out.

#13 November 5th, 2019, 12:53 PM

Taking risks at the start of tournament will either give you a good stack or end your tournament the choice is yours. How do you recommend starting a tournament?

How do you recommend starting a tournament?

#14 November 5th, 2019, 1:18 PM

Much depends on what type of player be. You must not lose your essence, but what I can recommend is to observe and much the table, wait to see what rivals do. Try to figure out how to play premium hands that can bind and so make the most profit.
Do not seek to be who you are not, go your game.
How do you recommend starting a tournament?

#15 November 5th, 2019, 6:12 PM

I play live MTTs with buy-ins between $100 and $500. I follow the principal of starting tight and loosening up after a couple of hours when the blinds/antes make it worth the risk. Somewhere around level 6-8 is where things get very interesting. It becomes a real balancing act of patience vs. aggression. You can't go crazy, but you also need to open up your range to start stealing the blinds and antes. At the same time, a lot of players who were too loose in the beginning start getting desperate and are willing to call off their stacks with TPTK hands. You need to keep an eye out for these situations and take advantage of them. If I can win a few decent pots, I have a decent shot of getting ITM.

#16 November 5th, 2019, 6:22 PM

I like playing a game of reduced variance early in the game. this usually consists of avoiding flip preflop and choosing the right hands. I also prefer to play when I have the advantage of the position and do not hesitate to fold if you 4bet preflop. it is a game rather loose but which allows in the long run to achieve better results.

#17 November 5th, 2019, 6:49 PM

Hi Monica
Everyone has an opinion, am sure you have yours.
Everyone here has ideas and suggestions.
But the best strategy is playing your game on a hand to hand basis.
There are a lot of hands that eliminate you from the tournament going heads up.
AA vs KK where a K flops and kills your AA.
Or an AK losing to 22.

Play with an open mind is all I can suggest.
How do you recommend starting a tournament?

#18 November 5th, 2019, 8:07 PM

My last successful MTT tournament was a bounty Builder for $0.55.I went to the late stage of the tournament.My stack rose to the top 5 in 800K chips.I was given a couple of kings, preflop I put 4bet raise, I put Olin push, I have 450k chips left after the bet.I make the decision to Bank 1 million and that's the final stack.I was unlucky.My opponent's hand is ACE King and the flop comes A. My game is over.A coin in his favor.It makes more sense to play the call and to jump on a raise flop bet and continue the fight.There were about 6 thousand players in the tournament.I took 50th place.The strategy of the game was to collect combination and play strong hands.Play outside the box.Expanding the range of calls, Narrowing the range of raises.And stabbing Olin with a strong arm.To train in MTT you will help a constant game, freerolls, homegames clubs .I advise you to start with Sng tournaments and go up the limits.I wish you good luck in conquering MTT.

#19 November 5th, 2019, 8:33 PM

In the early stages you�ll have 100+ blinds for the most part. Hands like AA should be played aggressively preflop. Once the flop comes you have to understand that speculative hands like suited connectors will be involved especially in multi-way pots. You have to understand who�s range the flop gives an advantage too. If it comes 983 with 2 hearts and you raise and get reraised you�re facing a lot of combo draws and sets. Avoid 3 betting here. You can call or fold. Depending on how much of my stack I�m committing I�d lean towards calling. Now if a blank comes on the turn that doesn�t complete a straight or the flush I�d become very aggressive. If you got outflopped by a set you take the loss and move on. You want them to pay for that last card if they haven�t made their hand. Don�t shy away from aggression because you�re affair of getting knocked out. It�s going to happen in majority of the tournaments you play

#20 November 5th, 2019, 8:35 PM

I start with calm and simple play. No big risks and no dangerous decisions. I would not like to leave the game so early. Even with AA, KK, QQ, e.t.c. I avoid all in! I act as wiser as I can!

#21 November 5th, 2019, 8:44 PM

I recommend going all in right off the start several times if possible. If you lose out then get into another tournament. If you gain a chip stack then start to play normally. Nothing is funner in poker then having a nice chip stack at the start of a tournament. And that is my 2 cents!

#22 November 5th, 2019, 9:19 PM

Depends of the structure but I try to be tight aggressive, sometimes I change if I think that this way isn't work on this cases I try to be the opposite of the table.

#23 November 5th, 2019, 9:23 PM

You adapt according to the structure of the game. If it is a tournament of these long resistance I would recommend you to start as slowly as possible, studying the other players and taking your time to make only plays that will leave you a good stack, otherwise, you will end up exhausted quickly and without money.

#24 November 6th, 2019, 12:07 AM

Take 2-3 orbits to figure out how everyone at table playing.

Formulate strategy based on knowledge gained.

Sometimes it means going into attack mode right away, sometimes solid and patient, other times you wait to attack certain players.

#25 November 21st, 2019, 3:24 PM

For gipperturbo tournaments recommend doing all in with any hand A + 22+ kj, kq ,. In a typical tournament start from the position. Limp Couple 99 from any position. From the position of 66+ raise. 1010 bbza raise each limp.

#26 November 21st, 2019, 7:51 PM

My suggestion is to start being somewhat tight, opening just suited hands that can flop very well, and playing mostly in position. Also, give you some minutes to watch your opponents, take notes on them, spot the recs.

#27 November 21st, 2019, 9:02 PM

Hi martina, I think one of my main strategies is to play very calmly, try to take advantage of the top cards, but in a way my game will depend on: the structure of the tournament and how I walk my game at that time, I just try to take every opportunity that I think they introduce me to steal or even lie, and I always try to use my instinct

#28 November 21st, 2019, 11:26 PM

in the early stages of the tournament it is difficult to crush opponents with your stack, you need to look at the players and wait for your chance.

#29 November 22nd, 2019, 4:22 AM

Hi.
I am trying to be patient and waiting for strong cards. In my opinion, this is the simplest and most effective strategy.
Good luck.

#30 November 23rd, 2019, 5:22 PM

You need to think about what kind of image you want at the table. Generally tourney players are a little tighter than cash. I find that within the first 3 levels of blinds while you have 100bb or more you should open up your range a little to see more flops. Always keep in mind position and how others are playing. Try to be consistent with the amounts you raise. It's good if they can't get reads on you based off that. Anyway it's best to try and go with the flow of game but stick to a strategy all the way through..

#31 November 25th, 2019, 6:25 PM

I think in the tournament a little bluff you need to play only good hands

#32 November 27th, 2019, 11:07 PM

Mix it up

#33 November 28th, 2019, 12:50 AM

initial stages, closed range, and as the blinds progress, you open your range to the push and fold stage.

#34 November 28th, 2019, 1:21 AM

don't forget your banana!!

high potassium is recommended before every poker session

#35 November 28th, 2019, 1:37 AM

In the beginning of the tournament everyone has still a decent stack and the blinds are low, which means that it is hard to knock people out of a hand with a bluff or a weak hand. Here you want to be looking for a strong hand.

#36 November 28th, 2019, 8:18 AM

Tight and highly aggressive especial on the button is usually your best bet being so deep stacked
Implied odds are a whole can of worms with 100+ BBs

#37 December 13th, 2019, 8:43 PM

Depends on the structure, format of the tournament, blind level increase, opponents in the distribution and much more.

#38 December 13th, 2019, 8:58 PM

Originally Posted by dino

depends of the structure, table (6,9), format (turbo...) mtt or sng, how many players, what about entry fee (freerolls, pay - low, med, high stake).

From my personal experience I can only said something about freerolls and low to mid, neve played high stakes, so I am competent to talk about this type.
I mainly play mtt, and on occasion few sng.

I do like to play a little bit lose at beginning while a bunch of them will play any 2 cards hoping to hit big from start so I can double up, then start tightening up as game progress....

This is basically what I do, especially in live tournaments. With the blinds so small in the beginning and us having a pretty decent stack to start, it makes sense to play more speculative hands pre-flop, like suited connectors or even a K3 suited hand. However, if you sit at a table and witness a bunch of craziness, it is sometimes best to sit back and wait for your monster hand to go up against the crazy players.

#39 December 13th, 2019, 9:19 PM

Definitely like to start little slowly, don�t like to take to many risks, remember, you can�t win tournaments on the beginning, but you can lose them

#40 December 16th, 2019, 6:35 AM

Hi Bro!
I agree with most of the poker players. At the same time you have to analyse what kind of tournament are you going to play, the blind structure , if it is freeroll or not , deep stack or structure normal , re- buy or freezeout. and so on.
Normally try to spend time studying your opponents, taking notes because the mistakes that they do in the early stages will be repeated later .
If your table is aggressive don not open too with a wide range, make 3 bets for value , don not bluff them . Remember you can bluff tight players if they show weakness.
Prepare yourself physically and mentally for a long session.
Be patient and attack weak players.

#41 December 16th, 2019, 7:18 PM

If the tournament is regular 10 min blinds i play tight waiting for good opportunity and only call all in when smaller stack then mine goes all in and trying to survive the flip,although if i play turbo or hyper turbo tournament i play agressive in the eraly stage and then if i survive i calm down a bit.

#42 December 23rd, 2019, 1:21 AM

I always start very slow and cautious, there are players who go all in very quick to try to double up their chips. Just lay low, be smart and patient. make it through the madness and the game slows down. then play your game.

#43 December 24th, 2019, 5:44 PM

Starting the game you need to be prepared for the fact that the monster hand can lose 7 2.

#44 December 24th, 2019, 6:07 PM

You have to play very tight early on and avoid all the difficult decisions. Tournaments are not won early on.

#45 December 24th, 2019, 6:45 PM

play very tight, be patient. don't shove with any good hand and risk your tourney life.
hope for lots of luck.

#46 December 26th, 2019, 8:23 PM

Moderate, but you have to be aggressive when you need it, but there are some tournament models that you have to be aggressive from the beginning especially the hyper turbos tournaments

#47 December 29th, 2019, 12:42 AM

Start the game from the first distribution and collect information about the players at the table.

#48 December 29th, 2019, 2:33 AM

Blinds are low, over bet and bet on less than premium hands. Perhaps build a stack, and perhaps establish a loose perception that can be modified as blinds rise. Good luck.

#49 December 29th, 2019, 2:40 AM

at the beginning of a tournament it depends a lot if it is a free one, it is preferable to wait for the first three hands that all go all in as they are free, all can with any hand and there you have only 10 percent with an AA apr as you say now in lso micro media entry tournaments it is best to analyze and go calmly with strong hands to be able to detect your possible fish that will help you increase your chips, starting hands for multi-day tournaments are AK same suit, AA, AQ, Aj and average pairs for try to steal the boat

#50 December 29th, 2019, 4:01 AM

hi Martina. Just play solid game, ponder every decision and everything will be fine! How do you recommend starting a tournament?

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