Large tournament strategy

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joe cherry

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I usually just play one table sit n go's but am thinking about playing larger tournaments. So basically my question is, at the beginning of larger tournaments would you recommend playing conservative and more aggressive as it progresses or vice versa?
 
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I would try and play the opposite of the table, if the table is tight, play more aggressive, if aggressive make sure you have a really good hand.
 
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depends on the cards i get and the other players i like to see alot of flops while they are cheap and tighten up when the blinds cost more unless i got alot of chips than I use em.
 
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Initially I would play conservative and as the blinds grow I would be more aggressive with good cards
 
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some of the best poker graphs are from players that take more risk early on, to have a lot more chips early to later to take to ft, problem is at micro stakes it's less efficient, if you always get it in vs smaller stacks you cant bust lossing a flip. Another way of playing is just counter your opponents tendencies
 
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Starting hands should depend on position and stack depth, prepare to make some big lay downs that your still too this day unsure about (you don't get to t he final table without folding the best hand sometimes). The longer the tournament is the more tired your going to be towards the end, remember the end is literally the only part that matters.
 
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Starting hands should depend on position and stack depth
 
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<defaultpokeranswer>It depends!</defaultpokeranswer>
 
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i risk more at begin so i have good stack before bubble when i can steal a lot
 
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i risk more at begin so i have good stack before bubble when i can steal a lot



Which hands are you including in your range? 89s? Or A5o? I also want to try this, because round the bubble I dry up :(
 
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Only with good cards playing, this is a good strategy!
 
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