Thanks all.
I guess like most semi-serious players with a book fetish, I'm pretty well read on textbook tourney strategies. Most all of this stuff I know, but it's good to get reinforcement since I seldom play in these types of deepstacked/slow formats and so I only read about it.
Another thing I want to do is study up on my tourney play. I've had HEM for a long time and use it occasionally to study my game, but not nearly as much as I should. I'm especially looking for tips on MTT leak finding using HEM.
Congrats on the sat win. How difficult was it? I was thinking about just buying into the $215 2 mil gauranteed on september 5th. If it wasn't too bad maybe i'll take a few stabs at these qualifiers.
Pretty easy IMO. It only cost 500FPP's and there were only 61 registered. It was my 2nd attempt. My first attempt a couple days ago was a 500FPP rebuy into a $320 event and I bubbled it, lol. There are a few very good players sprinkled in the field, and not surprisingly these are mostly who you're battling at the final table, but the vast majority were total donks. When we got down to about 5 handed on this one, I think we all traded stacks about 4-5 times each, lol. I was 2nd, I was last, I was 1st, I was middle... it was crazy. We were all short relative to the blinds by then and so it was just finding the right spots to shove.
If I were you I'd definitely risk a few FPP's on one of these satellites before I'd drop $215 on one. And considering how soft and cheap/free these are, I wouldn't recommend the $75 satty into the same event -- I expect the field there to be much tougher.
In tournaments where you start with such large stacks you can afford to wait for cards for a long time. There is no rush to play subpar hands that can get you into trouble, however with such large stacks suited connectors and pocket pairs may give you great implied odds if you can hit the right board.
Yep, I agree. Pretty standard for deep stacked, slow tournaments. It will be a bit of an adjustment from the fast style I'm accustomed to, though. Hopefully I won't get too impatient.
As far as reading is concerned I found HoH to be a bit of a letdown there wasn't too much I didn't already know. I have heard that Sklansky's book is a great read, and may help against the caliber of player you will encounter in such a big tournament.
I think HoH is much more suited to this type of tournament than your everyday online MTT. We're not talking a super slow 60 minute level tourney like a live Main Event but 20 minute blinds in online play is forever. So I may give it a quick re-read. Never did pick up Sklanksy's tournament book because I also figured it would be a bit dated as well and not apply to online tourney's as much either.
Arnold Snyder's Poker Tournament Formula books are quite good. Vol I deals specifically with fast tourneys that I would normally be playing. Vol II deals with big, slow tourneys so I put it down after the first chapter. Looks like a good time to pick it back up.
I have heard of 2 different series of books that are very popular from what I have read for the present more aggresive tournament style play. It is probably way too little time to digest the info but maybe it could help. You may know these already anyhow.
Winning poker tournaments - one hand at a time by Rizen, apestyles and PearlJammer
The poker tournament formula I + II from Andrew Snyder
I have only read the first 1/4 to 1/5 of winning poker tournaments vol 1 and have ordered the other, dont have em yet, so cant make a real comment on how helpful they may be, but have read mainly positive thing about both. (I found what I have read so far to be very insightful, seems to be a great read)
I have both volumes of both of those books. TPTF Vol I is great for fast online MTTs. Vol II is geared towards these type of deepstacked slow formats, which is why I put it down once I realized that. Now I'll obviously be picking it up again to see what I can gather from it. I'm about 1/3 way through One Hand at a Time Vol I, with Vol II on hand as well.
Was reading an article today about a player who mentioned how important stack sizes - yours and the players you are in a hand with - are in later MTT play, something I dont think about enough. Just thought I would mention that, sorry my post is so vague, but I better leave concrete advice to those who can competently give it.
Good luck, and TID!!!!
Yeah that's a crucial aspect of the game that I'm familiar with. With standard online MTTs I'm pretty comfortable with my game. I'm no baller by any means but my online MTT/SnG wins have allowed me to withstand a $2200 cash downswing, take a couple of vacations, and still be well in the black.
I'm just not used to playing this type of event, so I'm looking for any advice, especially from those who've gone deep in them before.
if u find urself at a table when ur a medium to big stack at a table with the blinds relative low to ur stack and besides there being maybe 1 or 2 other large stacks at the table just consider not playing the other big stacks in a huge pot risking ur tourn life and fed off the smaller chip stacks even when the odds are on ur side.
wish u the best
GL
Thanks. Yeah I always look out for the big stacks at my table and try not to tangle with them without the goods, no matter which format I'm playing. That will be even more critical in a game like this, I imagine.