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cotta777
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Silver Level
making big folds & seeing the hand to showdown - the most overlooked skills in MTT s?
I think where alot of players struggle to make the grade is the ability to fold big hands either early on in the hand -
or later on say like the turn or river comes big for the opponent and you hold 2 pair or a straight and they catch a flush or make a straight.
and even pre flop aswell, sometimes folding QQ or AK is a sensible option if your playing well and accumalating chips.
and also for me if your not willing to play the hand to showdown when the board is wet althoughtheir are plenty of outs they only have 2 cards and their is usually more chance of your hand holding than theirs improving,
So basically trying to protect your hand or getting involved in all ins on the flop with top pair etc.
its far better to run to showdown regardless of the board texture and then make your move in tournaments, rather than taking those all in risks either on the board or preflop.,
(im not saying dont bluff or re-pop what so ever but if you know what your doing postflop then you can tell the difference beetween a showdown hand and a good spot to ship)
especially if your a low stake mtt grinder you will have so many opportunities in which to be first in and to get payed off when you actually have a hand,
you can make so many chips simply by just being in the pots for cheap and being bet into when holding the obvious goods. rather than being one of the more desperate risk takers, calling off their top pair or draw.. or fallen in love with pocket pairs on a bad board.
thats just my feelings that many poker players are impulsed by good hands pre flop or making strong hands on the flop...
that they let this dictate their plays when in reality the hand is far from over and you should always be prepared to make a tough or a wise decision on the river,
should you be up against someone hard to beat, or with an actual hand.
I think where alot of players struggle to make the grade is the ability to fold big hands either early on in the hand -
or later on say like the turn or river comes big for the opponent and you hold 2 pair or a straight and they catch a flush or make a straight.
and even pre flop aswell, sometimes folding QQ or AK is a sensible option if your playing well and accumalating chips.
and also for me if your not willing to play the hand to showdown when the board is wet althoughtheir are plenty of outs they only have 2 cards and their is usually more chance of your hand holding than theirs improving,
So basically trying to protect your hand or getting involved in all ins on the flop with top pair etc.
its far better to run to showdown regardless of the board texture and then make your move in tournaments, rather than taking those all in risks either on the board or preflop.,
(im not saying dont bluff or re-pop what so ever but if you know what your doing postflop then you can tell the difference beetween a showdown hand and a good spot to ship)
especially if your a low stake mtt grinder you will have so many opportunities in which to be first in and to get payed off when you actually have a hand,
you can make so many chips simply by just being in the pots for cheap and being bet into when holding the obvious goods. rather than being one of the more desperate risk takers, calling off their top pair or draw.. or fallen in love with pocket pairs on a bad board.
thats just my feelings that many poker players are impulsed by good hands pre flop or making strong hands on the flop...
that they let this dictate their plays when in reality the hand is far from over and you should always be prepared to make a tough or a wise decision on the river,
should you be up against someone hard to beat, or with an actual hand.
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