How short of BBs should you start to risk All-in?

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How short of BBs should you start to risk All-in?
 
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Depends what stage of the MTT you're in but as a rough general rule of thumb with 20BB or less you're starting to look for shove / fold spots. 10BB or less will normally always be a shove / fold.
 
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In MTT's with a lot of people and fast blinds playing between 15-35 blinds will be very normal. Since I have been playing the Freeroll on demands on ACR I have started to develop a method for properly building a stack from between 15-20 blinds without having to shove. Then when i get between 8-15 blinds and I am close to the cash I shove/fold and hope for a double up.
 
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When my game is reaching the limit of 20 BBs I start to play a wider range of hands to try to prevent the BBs from consuming my stack of chips .... and if for some reason my chip stack is 10 bbs or less I make the decision to go all in the first time I have ...!
 
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How short of BBs should you start to risk All-in?

Being short stack does not mean going to the floor
With any hand in any situation.


There is a lot to consider, if you are short stack you should reduce your range and choose the spot you are going to risk. That's for a full-handed table. If you are in a heads-up, 3-hand or 4-hand situations, for example, you have a lot more possibilities and you should consider all in more situations, which should be clear: if you are in these situations never get in a hand (Even if you do not give the all in preflop) if you are not willing to go to the floor in case someone puts you on the wall.

When we talk about spots to give all in, of course monsters (QQ +) are automatically part of our range, this is not discussed, but you do not have to wait only these cards, it is possible to make excellent movements with other hands, depending on the position and How's the table.

The shove in the big blind, for example, when the table runs limp, is a play you can make with a good amount of hands, most pairs 55+, Axs, A9o +, K9s +, QTs + and some suited connectors 89+ . That's why this can be a great spot to steal a decent amount of chips without going to the showdown.
Paying all in in these situations can be very profitable (if you are very close to a very high pay jump, you can hold a little, but still play looser than a bubble, for example).

With these guidelines I believe you will have a much better chance of prolonging your life in the tournament.
 
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This. 10bb red zone. 20bb start to open up. You want to play to build a stack entering the final table so don't get to comfortable at the 20bb-30bb level!
 
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I definitely start to look for a shove spot 20-25 BB. 10 BB is a "any two will do".
 
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depends on the structure.
hypers were you almost start as a short stack... say 25bb and in 5 min you are 10-15bbs will have faster push/fold stage, slower tourneys will have that in much later stages.
But as a general rule of thumb you want to wait till 10-15bbs and after the mid stage or on the bubble
 
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Depends on what you are playing but at 10-15bbs you should be familiar with what cards to play from each position.

The easy answer is to search out a push/fold chart online and then play a bunch and check any spots where you are unsure afterwards.

Learning to play a short stack is imperative - the best tournament players know how to survive and later thrive.

Good luck to you!
 
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I used to play down to say 3 BB and then go ALLIN but these days I play down to 1 BB and most times get a double up if I'm not being tilted. In fact I have come back from just SB to finish 3rd in a MTT with 300 players.

I think it was from a movie "Never give up, never surrender"
 
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From 15бб and lower,all depends on the situation at the table...
 
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I play by 5-10BB. If I'm lower than 5BB and in a good position, my range is all possibility of hands.
 
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It depends on the progress in the tournament. However I wouldn't just look at the amount of bblinds only but rather the M-"ratio" (Dan Harrington) so the amount of rounds one can sit at the table without playing any card.

Formula: Your stack divided by sum of SB, BB & Antes per round.

A M of 6-10 already puts you in the danger zone. Below 6 is basically any two cards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-ratio
 
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I completely and fully endorse this M stuff. If you take the time to understand most of the theory your game will absolutely improve.
 
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