MTT who plays often ???

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want to know who plays often in MTT and often for real money ?
how to play in tournaments people because they clearly are not new if you play for money? anyone that tells you =)

just yesterday I was playing MTT tournament and was shocked by how people play even at level 10 played some cards as 2-4 2-7 just Intersteno can something will tell or posovetuete ?:eek:
 
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what level are you / did you play on??
I do play often MTT from freerolls to $120 buy in.
And on different lvl people play not the same.
In other freerolls (not CC) it's like lottery.

At PS are more Reg's at higher buy in's, in FT at smaller buy in's are more softer, just like in Bovada/bodog.
On other site's where I play sometime (cake, party, lock, carbon etc... ) itÄs more soften but don't like the game's and that's the reason I do not play often on those.
Like to play on PS & FT when I have time to spend and concentrate on the game, and it's not the big deal to get ITM.

Just my $ .02
 
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In the middle phase or later,players tend to steal blind and antes more often especially those with big stack.
 
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If you are ever under 20BB you should be open shoving from a wide range and shoving wide against limpers as well.. Playing more of a shove/fold game

Your BTN and SB with 20BB or less should be extremely wide when un opened
 
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change your strategy and play more hands, but not limp, try to steal many blind you can, play more aggressively and if someone (like s3mper wrote) raise you can fold or re-raise with mediocre hand, especially if you catch those guys with 2-7 or 3-7/8 playing and stealing blinds
 
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It's not uncommen to see bad play late in a tournament.

You get players who are just aggro donkish but every now and again they will amount a huge stack.
then theirs the superdonks who are just chasing 4 outers and calling 30% of their stack or more out of position with spec hands.
Sometimes they will get lucky and donk out a few times.

Your going to usually have a few coolers in your favour when you do take down one of the big mtt's

Be fearless do what your suppose to do hand after hand, that's all you can do.
Your gonna need the spots and the cards to win in massive fields.
but play how your taught to play that will take you so far in a tournament, however your going to have to make the judgement on opponents style yourself
 
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I play MTT often and towards middle-later stages of a tournament, doubling or tripling up and shoving with any two cards in position is very common.

I'm learning too and so far I've learnt that last half of a tourney is a lot of hustling till you get to the bubble.
 
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It's not uncommen to see bad play late in a tournament.

You get players who are just aggro donkish but every now and again they will amount a huge stack.
then theirs the superdonks who are just chasing 4 outers and calling 30% of their stack or more out of position with spec hands.
Sometimes they will get lucky and donk out a few times.

Your going to usually have a few coolers in your favour when you do take down one of the big mtt's

Be fearless do what your suppose to do hand after hand, that's all you can do.
Your gonna need the spots and the cards to win in massive fields.
but play how your taught to play that will take you so far in a tournament, however your going to have to make the judgement on opponents style yourself

Unfortunately the bolded part is super true wa splaying in a $11 tournament - was chip leader from the first hand till right around the bubble and a last second late reg who was shoving any two cards every hand which ended up hurting my stack and I ended up min cashing last I saw he was the overwhelming chip leader... It's just not fair... lol

Also another tip for MTT's is that it is a heart breaking game I was chip leader for 70% of the tourney and only managed the min cash.. You need to remember break even players will only be cashing 10% of the time and to be profitable in MTT's you need to be getting in the top 3

Don't feel discouraged when you don't cash in awhile and don't get over confident when you go on a heater stay with good BRM don't chase losses and don't over extend your BR during god mode.
 
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Don't feel discouraged when you don't cash in awhile and don't get over confident when you go on a heater stay with good BRM don't chase losses and don't over extend your BR during god mode.

Yes sometimes it is lost-say just by coincidence, sides and dumaesh that need a little break from poker and I become angry )
 
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If you are ever under 20BB you should be open shoving from a wide range and shoving wide against limpers as well.. Playing more of a shove/fold game

Your BTN and SB with 20BB or less should be extremely wide when un opened
Not so much on shove/fold with 15-20bb....there arent many instances where it makes sense to open jam then...overrall im for shove fold around the <15bb mark however in some instances with 12-15bb MRing is fine, anything under <12bb its a strict push fold, I do however agree with shoving a wide range againist limpers who limp a lot aswell as shoving wide in LP as thats dead money which helps you chip up and carry you to deep runs.
 
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I think you should play tight and limp some connectors or suited cards.. also do some raise when you are in good position..but late in the tournament..just call with pairs or premium hands..when you have 2-2 or 3-3 you should call to.. if nobody raises...sometimes it s possible to hit a card..
 
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Not so much on shove/fold with 15-20bb....there arent many instances where it makes sense to open jam then...overrall im for shove fold around the <15bb mark however in some instances with 12-15bb MRing is fine, anything under <12bb its a strict push fold, I do however agree with shoving a wide range againist limpers who limp a lot aswell as shoving wide in LP as thats dead money which helps you chip up and carry you to deep runs.

I worded myself wrong, I do think we should be shoving with <20 BB with a wider range from LP but not shoving wide from a early position.. The stage the tournament is at would matter also along with if it is turbo , hyper, or regular+

and to clarify on the shoving with limpers we would be doing that short stacked, if we are deep and want to make a move on the limpers a non shoving raise is how we should play it.
 
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Some players who have deep stack will often try to make a play on you or anyone else if they zero in on your hand range and if they find a spot to do so. They can do this with any two cards at that spot. If you sense such play being made then you can make counter plays or set a trap accordingly. Therefore everytime your table draw is changed you have to adapt to different players on that table.
 
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некоторые игроки, которые имеют глубокий стек часто будет пытаться играть с вами или кем-либо еще, если они в ноль на ваш диапазон рук, если они нашли место, чтобы сделать так. Это можно делать на любых двух картах в этом месте. Если вы чувствуете в таких играх делается, то вы можете сделать встречные играет или установите ловушку соответственно. Поэтому каждый раз, когда ваш стол рисовать изменен, вы должны адаптироваться к различным игрокам на этом столе.

once the new table and already somewhere remains say 500-700 people in the tournament and when transplanted sure you already think and remember how someone is playing and try to make notes,agree that when a small stack that people try you just crushing and you raise, check-raise
 
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Not so much on shove/fold with 15-20bb....there arent many instances where it makes sense to open jam then...overrall im for shove fold around the <15bb mark however in some instances with 12-15bb MRing is fine, anything under <12bb its a strict push fold, I do however agree with shoving a wide range againist limpers who limp a lot aswell as shoving wide in LP as thats dead money which helps you chip up and carry you to deep runs.

I don't even play true push fold until I'm at like 7bbs lol. I'll have a stealing range for sure when I'm at even 12-15.
 
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I have many thousands of MTTs under my belt.
As was said earlier buyin and site has a great deal of effect on the play you encounter.
You need to just play your game trying to play at a level above or below what you are comfortable then you are sacrificing equity.
 
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I play MTT quite a lot - it's usually low stake though. The actual tournament has a massive impact on style of play. Think about what sort of player is attracted to which type of tournament,maybe along the lines:

Freeroll: players with no investment = loose & aggressive
Frenzy: adrenalin junkies who like shoving and the head to head scenario
Turbo: people more inclined to play hands than sit tight
Deep: patient people who like the slower strategic game

Obviously generalising - but the style of tournament definitely influences the style of play.
 
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I prefer 10~20 min blinds MTTs. I'm not a big fan of Turbo, and usual freerolls kinda sucks because you may get KK or AA and someone goes all in with 57 offsuit and get a flop like 772 or 553. Happened a lot to me.
 
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I prefer 10~20 min blinds MTTs. I'm not a big fan of Turbo, and usual freerolls kinda sucks because you may get KK or AA and someone goes all in with 57 offsuit and get a flop like 772 or 553. Happened a lot to me.

Thats magical, poker is a long term endeavor...
Short term +EV = long term winner, bear with it and appreciate the free equity!
 
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I have been playing them for a month or so & they are now the only thing I play.

I like the fact I can budget say $16 & I know that is all the real money I have spent for the duration of the tournament. Cash games can get quite scary so I do not play them anymore.

Last night I got to the final table twice one on a $33 & one on a $16 zoom poker, both on poker stars. I won around $550 on one & $250 on the other.

Both of them were won when I jumped in 5 mins before registration had ended.

The biggest thing I have learnt in the short time I have been playing is to become more aggressive with good hands.

Try not to think of the money that is at stake when you get to the final table, this helped me a lot when I went all in once or twice.

I do have a bit of trouble handling others aggression at about the 3/4 mark, so I will raise say 2K and then someone goes all in, I lose a lot of money this way but they do tend to knock themselves out at this point so if you can hold on then try not to get crazy unless you have a really good hand.

I have even found myself putting down KK & AK when someone goes all in because I was so close to the final table that I thought the risk was too high.

The highest I played was a $365 tournament which I won a satellite to & I have won satellites to the $165 numerous times - 2 days ago I won 2 satellites to it at the same time....
My biggest win was the following which I am still buzzing about:

pokerstars Tournament #946399541, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $30.00/$3.00 USD
124 players
Total Prize Pool: $3720.00 USD
Tournament started 2014/08/06 12:30:00 ACST [2014/08/05 23:00:00 ET]


Dear mrbiggles007,

You finished the tournament in 2nd place. A USD 595.20 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
 
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I have been playing them for a month or so & they are now the only thing I play.

I like the fact I can budget say $16 & I know that is all the real money I have spent for the duration of the tournament. Cash games can get quite scary so I do not play them anymore.

Last night I got to the final table twice one on a $33 & one on a $16 zoom poker, both on poker stars. I won around $550 on one & $250 on the other.

Both of them were won when I jumped in 5 mins before registration had ended.

The biggest thing I have learnt in the short time I have been playing is to become more aggressive with good hands.

Try not to think of the money that is at stake when you get to the final table, this helped me a lot when I went all in once or twice.

I do have a bit of trouble handling others aggression at about the 3/4 mark, so I will raise say 2K and then someone goes all in, I lose a lot of money this way but they do tend to knock themselves out at this point so if you can hold on then try not to get crazy unless you have a really good hand.

I have even found myself putting down KK & AK when someone goes all in because I was so close to the final table that I thought the risk was too high.

The highest I played was a $365 tournament which I won a satellite to & I have won satellites to the $165 numerous times - 2 days ago I won 2 satellites to it at the same time....
My biggest win was the following which I am still buzzing about:

PokerStars Tournament #946399541, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $30.00/$3.00 USD
124 players
Total Prize Pool: $3720.00 USD
Tournament started 2014/08/06 12:30:00 ACST [2014/08/05 23:00:00 ET]


Dear mrbiggles007,

You finished the tournament in 2nd place. A USD 595.20 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
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Nice lil run biggles, I hope you are able to perpetuate it.
I also became enamored with MTTs long ago, buyin for $11 and shipping over $3,000 on stars makes it easy to do...
Don't forget though as much as I still love MTTs all these years later, (almost 9) they variance is a bitch.
 
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No worries

I just came third in the Cyclone on 888 & won around $750 & I played I think it was the Breeze last night and got on the final table & won $250 plus while I was playing that I was also playing an $11 mtt & won around $150.

The difference between getting really good money & a few bucks on the final table is a couple of good hands.

I am finding there is a period where the blinds make a big difference but by the time you get to the final table, the stacks are so high that even 5K blinds can be played at a relaxed pace.

I promised myself not to go all in on the final table but broke that promise & as a result I came third.

There is a lot to be said regarding the war of attrition, I have seen a lot of people well ahead of me take themselves out by going all in with pretty ordinary hands.

I am currently still buzzing again.
I know it is just a phase & most likely the cards will turn bad at some point but I am pretty happy at the moment.


I am finding with the MTTs that I play that I do really well on pretty much all of them for the first hour of playing (even when I go in late) however, I really struggle once it gets towards the bubble. Everyone seems to become a lot more aggressive & I find that there seems to be much more luck involved at this point.

When I say I do really well, I mean I probably still bomb out in the first hour in 30%-40% of cases.
 
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I play MTT's almost every time when I log in to my pokerstars account and I can say that very small part of players plays with 2-4/2-7. I don't know where you had played, but there where I play, almost anybody plays normal.
(I play 1.10-4.40 buy in)
 
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In mtt survival is everything...simple as that
So i doubt that anyone plays 2-7 in early phase
 
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In mtt survival is everything...simple as that
So i doubt that anyone plays 2-7 in early phase

Depends on the stakes. In micro and even small stakes there are enough terrible players who will splash around with hands as bad as 27o and even some decent LAG players who will play hands like that in position against tight players in the blinds looking to steal some small pots to build up a stack.
 
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