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thefwa
Enthusiast
Silver Level
And man am I glad I did!
After watching a few coaching videos, reading some lag plays, countless bad beat videos, and realizing who won MTT's 90% I figured, "I'm getting bored of playing a hand every 15 mins, to end up getting donked on by BS".
So I started putting pressure consistently on the table, playing way more suited or unsuited connecters than I ever have before. Stealing the blinds whenever the chance was able, knowing which pots to get into, and which to stay out of.
My VP by the end of that tournament was ridiculous, I normally run around 15-18%, but my VP was around 45% on a full table MTT.
One of my favorite hands early in the tourney:
Merge - $0+$0|<> NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com
BB: 87.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 72.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG+1: 89.25 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 6)
UTG+2: 181.03 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 5)
MP: 83.33 BB
Hero (MP+1): 65 BB
CO: 156.82 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BTN: 167.47 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1 BB) Hero has 7c 8c
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, BTN raises to 4 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB
Flop : (9 BB, 2 players) 9d 6d 5s
Hero bets 9 BB, BTN calls 9 BB
Turn : (27 BB, 2 players) Js
Hero bets 27 BB, BTN calls 27 BB
River : (81 BB, 2 players) 7h
Hero bets 25 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 25 BB
BTN shows Kd Kh (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 77%, Flop 8%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 7c 8c (Straight, Nine High) (Pre 23%, Flop 92%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 131 BB
My favorite hand, which I didn't win completely, was when the player to my left was on to me with raising with crap, then this happens...
Merge - $0+$0|<> NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com
CO: 40.37 BB (VPIP: 47.22, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 36.36, Hands: 37)
BTN: 7.38 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
BB: 7.65 BB (VPIP: 5.88, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
UTG: 36.5 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
UTG+1: 14.02 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 12)
MP: 10.13 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (MP+1): 50.85 BB
7 players post ante of 0.1 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.7 BB) Hero has Ah Ac
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.35 BB, CO calls 2.35 BB, BTN raises to 7.28 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero raises to 50.75 BB and is all-in, CO calls 37.92 BB and is all-in
Flop : (89.51 BB, 3 players) 5s 5d 8s
Turn : (89.51 BB, 3 players) Th
River : (89.51 BB, 3 players) Jh
CO shows 8d Qh (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 9%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot [65.98 BB]: (Pre 14%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BTN shows 9c Qc (Straight, Queen High)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 15%, Flop 4%, Turn 10%)
Hero shows Ah Ac (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 76%, Flop 87%, Turn 86%)
Side Pot [65.98 BB]: (Pre 86%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
BTN wins 23.53 BB
Hero wins 65.98 BB
I think my favorite thing about playing extremely loose was nobody would ever figure I had a hand when I did, which in my opinion worked out better than people assuming that I'm playing good cards and getting very little action post flop.
I ended up winning the tournament, (my first MTT win!) it was a 1k gtd so my BR is up quite a bit (playing micros atm). And I probably would not have been able to without CC
Any suggestions on playing LAG? Is it good to play tight towards the beginning and switch it up completely after a certain point in the tournament. Because I don't feel like playing loose can win much in the beginning of a tourney, only after a bit.
Anything helps!
After watching a few coaching videos, reading some lag plays, countless bad beat videos, and realizing who won MTT's 90% I figured, "I'm getting bored of playing a hand every 15 mins, to end up getting donked on by BS".
So I started putting pressure consistently on the table, playing way more suited or unsuited connecters than I ever have before. Stealing the blinds whenever the chance was able, knowing which pots to get into, and which to stay out of.
My VP by the end of that tournament was ridiculous, I normally run around 15-18%, but my VP was around 45% on a full table MTT.
One of my favorite hands early in the tourney:
Merge - $0+$0|<> NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com
BB: 87.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG: 72.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
UTG+1: 89.25 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 6)
UTG+2: 181.03 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 5)
MP: 83.33 BB
Hero (MP+1): 65 BB
CO: 156.82 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BTN: 167.47 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1 BB) Hero has 7c 8c
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB, fold, BTN raises to 4 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB
Flop : (9 BB, 2 players) 9d 6d 5s
Hero bets 9 BB, BTN calls 9 BB
Turn : (27 BB, 2 players) Js
Hero bets 27 BB, BTN calls 27 BB
River : (81 BB, 2 players) 7h
Hero bets 25 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 25 BB
BTN shows Kd Kh (One Pair, Kings) (Pre 77%, Flop 8%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 7c 8c (Straight, Nine High) (Pre 23%, Flop 92%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 131 BB
My favorite hand, which I didn't win completely, was when the player to my left was on to me with raising with crap, then this happens...
Merge - $0+$0|<> NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com
CO: 40.37 BB (VPIP: 47.22, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 36.36, Hands: 37)
BTN: 7.38 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
BB: 7.65 BB (VPIP: 5.88, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
UTG: 36.5 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
UTG+1: 14.02 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 12)
MP: 10.13 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (MP+1): 50.85 BB
7 players post ante of 0.1 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.7 BB) Hero has Ah Ac
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.35 BB, CO calls 2.35 BB, BTN raises to 7.28 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero raises to 50.75 BB and is all-in, CO calls 37.92 BB and is all-in
Flop : (89.51 BB, 3 players) 5s 5d 8s
Turn : (89.51 BB, 3 players) Th
River : (89.51 BB, 3 players) Jh
CO shows 8d Qh (Two Pair, Eights and Fives)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 9%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot [65.98 BB]: (Pre 14%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BTN shows 9c Qc (Straight, Queen High)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 15%, Flop 4%, Turn 10%)
Hero shows Ah Ac (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
Main Pot [23.53 BB]: (Pre 76%, Flop 87%, Turn 86%)
Side Pot [65.98 BB]: (Pre 86%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
BTN wins 23.53 BB
Hero wins 65.98 BB
I think my favorite thing about playing extremely loose was nobody would ever figure I had a hand when I did, which in my opinion worked out better than people assuming that I'm playing good cards and getting very little action post flop.
I ended up winning the tournament, (my first MTT win!) it was a 1k gtd so my BR is up quite a bit (playing micros atm). And I probably would not have been able to without CC
Any suggestions on playing LAG? Is it good to play tight towards the beginning and switch it up completely after a certain point in the tournament. Because I don't feel like playing loose can win much in the beginning of a tourney, only after a bit.
Anything helps!
