Need advice for a LIVE tournament I'm playing next sunday.

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lukeellul92

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So, I'm going to be playing the "last sunday of the month" Tournament at my casino.

Buyin: $350 (315+35) - No addons, 1 re ENTRY per player.
Blind levels: 25min
Starting stack: 20k

Structure:

50/100
100/200
100/200/25
200/400/50
300/600/50
400/800/75
600/1200/100
800/1600/100
1000/2000/200
1500/3000/300
etc etc.

It's fullring, No limit holdem.

Any advice? Last time I played I built my stack up to about 70k, which was probably more then enough to atleast make the money, but I got stupid and busted out.

The tournament usualyl see's about 150 runners plus about 75 re entries, usually making the top 15-20 get paid.

Any tips help!
 
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Think I am tight but playing some hands that have potential for getting whole stacks until about that 400/800/75 level then I would be opening more and build on blinds and antes. And while I am being tight I would use every second of those early levels studying every move of players looking for any tells I could use later.
 
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smallfrie said:
Think I am tight but playing some hands that have potential for getting whole stacks until about that 400/800/75 level then I would be opening more and build on blinds and antes. And while I am being tight I would use every second of those early levels studying every move of players looking for any tells I could use later.
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Yeh, I agree. Use the early levels that don't cost me too many chips to study everyone. Luckily for live tournaments you don't get too many table cards so I'll have significant time to study people!
 
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Turbo structure so play it like one. Go big on your big hands, overbet, overshove, etc. Be VERY aware of stack sizes as you play.
 
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-analyze how the players look at the cards ...
-See Your hand only on the turn and try to memorize them without going back to see them ..
-don'tUse electronic devices because we must collect information through the players who say / do, and using gadgets, we will not observe them properly
-Don'ttalk when playing, nothing, no give any information ....
-thinking In action so then bet....
-Know About how many blinds the players had ... ask the stack if it is to attack to see the reaction of the player .... They may be intimidated to realize that we are playing for entire stack
- Discovering Patterns ... actions when they fold when they play, bet size ....
-don't become a target
-Establish Standard tells like u must bet always with the same tell...
-look to flop only after the player to see his reaction to seeing the flop
- take Some time and decide what to do, or pretend that you're thinking it, when u decided what to do...
If someone before betting staring in their chips is because most likely this will normally decide when to bet this is the value of the adversary ...
If the opponent does not turn to look at your cards and is because he can have flush as two suited cards are easy to memorize ...
-Try To control anxiety, strong hands suddenly we have AA, get kind of confusing q'll do there are set standards ...
If smiled when and i fold was probably bluffing, if you run out expressions probably had value ...
-After Bet look the flop dont look the opponent, there are more standards once ..
-playin with chipChips , suddenly stop probably has a strong hand .
bprpm
 
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WVHillbilly said:
Shove early, shove often!
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Don't do that. stay extremely tight early into the tournament and gather a few information about the other players. Then, you could be able to start playing the opponent more often than your cards.
 
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Take your time before making any action/decision, don't just rush in and make a play without having an idea of the pot size, stack sizes, players still to act, etc.. Will save you a lot of mis-steps.
 
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Great Advise

bprpm said:
-analyze how the players look at the cards ...
-See Your hand only on the turn and try to memorize them without going back to see them ..
-don'tUse electronic devices because we must collect information through the players who say / do, and using gadgets, we will not observe them properly
-Don'ttalk when playing, nothing, no give any information ....
-thinking In action so then bet....
-Know About how many blinds the players had ... ask the stack if it is to attack to see the reaction of the player .... They may be intimidated to realize that we are playing for entire stack
- Discovering Patterns ... actions when they fold when they play, bet size ....
-don't become a target
-Establish Standard tells like u must bet always with the same tell...
-look to flop only after the player to see his reaction to seeing the flop
- take Some time and decide what to do, or pretend that you're thinking it, when u decided what to do...
If someone before betting staring in their chips is because most likely this will normally decide when to bet this is the value of the adversary ...
If the opponent does not turn to look at your cards and is because he can have flush as two suited cards are easy to memorize ...
-Try To control anxiety, strong hands suddenly we have AA, get kind of confusing q'll do there are set standards ...
If smiled when and i fold was probably bluffing, if you run out expressions probably had value ...
-After Bet look the flop dont look the opponent, there are more standards once ..
-playin with chipChips , suddenly stop probably has a strong hand .
bprpm
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When I turn 21 will give Live poker a try. I am glad I clicked on this thread. Man you nailed it with the info we need to know. Thanks
 
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