Push/Fold ranges

I understand the push/fold charts and know how to apply them pretty well as a short stack at the table, I have been doing pretty well and running deep in several tourneys. In the last week or so I have had some decent results but I am still not satisfied. I have either come up short of FT or I bust out on FT 6th or below.

After reviewing the last few tourneys I definitely saw some spots where I should of applied pressure and others where I shouldnt have. I think I am making most of my mistakes when I have a big stack by either not applying enough pressure or getting to aggressive . I am trying to find the right balance as a big stack. Several times I have entered the money with the big stack only to be crushed b4 FT or early on in FT. Looking for advice on big stack strategy/play especially in LP with other deep stacks left to act and also thoughts on once getting to FT if you should tighten or loosen your P/F ranges in the 15-20 BB stacks. Let me know what you all think?

As you get near to FT or on FT
I advise you to first analyse players on table very well
the part where we do our best aggressive moves till we reach near to FT is one part & the part how u proceed when u are close to FT is another part

if we are near FT/on FT first thing we should is wait for short stacks to get KO because of easy pay jumps
for that u need to tighten your range of hands and play patiently till shorties go busto
another thing we should possibly avoid a fight with Big stacks unless we are having a top hand , its not worth it
Instead focus on medium stacks and try to steal more often

The problem with having Big stack is , we mostly tend to make some mistakes because of our aggression mindset and most often get into typical spots which we must avoid
it is very important to control our aggression and play tight till time comes to open up a bit

Normally Big stacks should play very aggressively to knock other players out and win more and more chips. If you can amass an enormous chip lead by the time you reach four- or five-handed, you will be a huge favorite to win the tournament.

but this aggressive strategy is best for someone who want to win the tournament, and are ok with a lower finish if things don't go their way. If you absolutely need to guarantee a top three finish, should play more conservatively while the short stacks knock each other out. You will have less of a chance of winning the whole thing, but you should be able to safely reach the top three prize bracket for sure.

Average Stack Strategy :-
As an Average stack you have more freedom to operate than short stacks, because you aren't quite in "all-in or fold" mode. But Even though you aren't short stacked, you still have to be aggressive to combat the ever-increasing blinds and antes.

At this point, you must use plays like stealing , squeezing , calling bluffs & restealing to build your stack and hold a good position with your stack

To make a squeeze play, wait until you are in late position and an early position player has made a raise. If a few other players smooth call the raise, go ahead and put in a large re-raise with any decent hand. Since the early position player made an average raise, and the other players simply smooth called, it is likely that everyone has a marginal hand such as KQ suited or pocket fours. Your re-raise should take the pot (which will be pretty big because of the blinds, antes, and the raise/smooth calls).

If you suspect that a short stack has pushed all-in with a less than spectacular hand, go ahead and call him down with a better hand. If a short stack goes all-in in front of me, I would call with any medium-big pocket pair, AK, AQ, AJ, KQ, or even QJ if I thought they were really desperate. Busting short stacks is a great way to pad your stack.

Also, if another player continually steals your blinds, go ahead and put in a re-raise every once in a while to keep him honest.

In Whole what I am trying to say is : -

1.Evaluate your opponents a bit at your table before making any plays
2.If we are Short , we must be Aggressive by picking spots and look to win some pots till we accumulate a good stack
3.As an Average Stack we must make some calculated moves against targeted opponents to combat blinds & antes
4.Being a Big stack is Advantageous for sure as we can open up pretty wide range and knockout out players with short stacks
as we have insurance in the form loads of chips but at the same time its also very important to not get into typical spots

a little thing that i was always shown was to find out how many chips are in play and divide it by how many seats per table

this gives you an estimate of the bare minimum that you should be aiming for to guarentee a final table spot
once you have a big stack you have time to study your opponents, you should always know where your chips are going to come from, this means focusing less on the cards and more on the other players mistakes, if your opponent has a big stack, did he do it by calling light, or by playing tight
if he is playing tight you can prety much steal his blinds and get out when he comes back at you
if he is playing loose, then my recommendation is to play tighter against them, there is no point throwing in chips against loose players because they will usually spew when you have the goods

at 15-20bb your in the perfect resteal range, if your opponent is raising alot, then dont be afraid to pop over him, but do it sparingly with cards that you know can flop well, the reason for this is, if you know somebody is stealing frequently then they arent going to want to put half there stack at risk on a possible flip.

push-fold or all-in/fold – as it is pleasant to whom. It is applied most often with short stacks.
If at the player it is necessary (to go only two options oll-in or to dump a hand), chances of doubling increase, therefore, the probability of deep passing in a tournament improves.
Competent push-fold allows:
• To use a stack for Steel of blaynd and Anta.
• To save counters, without spending them for unreasonable limpa or reyza.
• To double quickly.
Phil Ivey
Short stacks happen at all. It is not a problem yet.
That: Push-fold means what is put in the name of this tactics: the player forgets what is a stake, and acts only on a preflop – either allin or fold
Why: When the stack decreases to a mark 10 BB, is already inexpedient to limp or raise as it is impossible to dump a hand on a postflop already. Therefore, it is necessary to use all remained potential on a preflop.
Where: Push-fold is applied in MTT and SNG where to become a short-stack as easy as shelling pears because of the constant growth of blind.
When: As a rule, push-fold – the last weapon; resort to him at 10 BB and below.
Competent push-fold
The beginner always has to seek for the maximum simplification of the decisions.
Strategy push-fold is based on it. After development of several basic concepts a game with a short stack will become not torture, but easy walk. The percent of mistakes will sharply be reduced that will significantly increase survival in tournaments.
By the way, the term "short stack" – a loose concept. Many players will have the definition, but the stack with 10 BB and less in most cases means.
It is necessary to watch the stack constantly. But it is especially important not to pass a mark 10 BB.
Council from about:
Better to understand a steksayzing taking into account blinds and Anta, esteem about the number M entered by Dan Harrington in his system of poker zones.
Why all in of raise is better?

The main thing for a short-stack – to survive and what needs to be done to survive? To avoid confrontations.
Present that at you 10 BB and you on long loaf. On a big blaynd the player sees at himself T ♥ J ♥, you do 3bb raise
Most of players in this situation would call yours raise, but if they have seen dense forests on 10 BB, most likely, just would dump a hand.
Gus Hansen
Without risk there is no poker. Even at Gus Hansen.
With a short stack trifles need to rejoice: in all situations (except when you have aces, kings or other monsters) you just want to take away blinds and ante but not to be compared, risking to take off from a tournament.
On the way to a thick stack

Instead of trying to double in the oll-inakh, it is necessary to seek for gradual increase in a stack, by use of a position and aggression.
In the dreamland of short-stacks all opponents tight-passive also hang in folds everything, except the strongest hands, out of any dependence on the size of blaynd or stacks.
But it is only dreams. In reality your rivals won't be idle waiting for a miracle – and you this way shouldn't act.
So consider the facts given below before pressing the button a dense forest:
• In most cases you have to push the first

push-fold or all-in/fold – it is good play, at the certain time

When I have big stack and im in late position I usually raise to steal the blinds but if there is a player who also has more or less the same stack i only raise on good hands and also if he reraises me I fold. The most important thing is to watch your opponents and make notes.
The point is not to be too tight or too aggressive.

ribaric said:

When I have big stack and im in late position I usually raise to steal the blinds but if there is a player who also has more or less the same stack i only raise on good hands and also if he reraises me I fold. The most important thing is to watch your opponents and make notes.
The point is not to be too tight or too aggressive.

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It's a good game. Repeatedly I became convinced that if you have a good stack, it is not necessary to have a snack with the same opponent on the stack.

I think when you get late in a tournament and have a big stack you should always be a little looser, but people over do it.

I don't play a lot of hands like KQos, A10os, AJos, QJos, J10os, which I start to incorporate into my range and raise because people start to tighten up, but I'm looking to see a flop and C-bet.

I stay away from hands like A-rag, K-rag.

I also generally follow the rule that you "don't play a big pot if you don't have a big hand" and try to play more small pots. Loose all-in calls hurt a lot of people, most of the time there really isn't a reason to make that call.

Because you already made your stack, the idea is to maintain the stack and move closer to the money allowing smaller stacks to feel the pressure of the blinds and make mistakes.

Really enjoyed Tech's reply. Very good information there.

I too have some issues late in tournaments. Is there an optimal strategy to use with differing stack sizes? Yes! However, it's table dependent, and player dependent. Find good spots, find ppl that will lay down hands or fold their blinds when you have a med stack. With big stack, you should be abusing the money bubble as well as the final table bubble. But like OP said, don't play a big pot unless you have a big hand!

good luck on the felt

stoke

Tech101205 gave some really good advice in the post above.

Just to add one thing in order to get better at these situations we need practice. I would suggest playing some sit and gos could be micro buyins try 1, 2, 5 tables both slow and turbo structure.