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Hi guys,

For the first time I qualified for this event. I heard a Lot about it but I can use some good tips how to play a 15 hour tournament.
The longest I have played is about 6 and a half.

My strategy is to play aggressive the first hour and hoping that I doubled by then and then I will play very steady on hold. Hoping for good cards and if the blinds are higher steal as much blinds as possible on the button.

Let me know if you have some tips I can really use some. Or if you got some info about the tournament or if you play too!

Greets,

Pravesh
 
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Its like a very deep cash game with 250 big blinds in the beginning. You have 10k chippies and the first (meaningless) big blind is just 40 chippies. I doubt, your plan of doubling up within the first hour will work. You need to be more patient. I believe you need 5 Mio Chips or something for the final table. Its a loooong way, good luck !
 
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If I was you I would tone down the aggression factor, or you probably will get railed very quickly. Remember this is a long distance race, not a sprint!
 
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A lot of sharks in these ones.

Another option would be to unregister and use the T$ for smallers MTTs and sit n goes
 
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No way ill unregister!! I feel that I have to play this tournament for the experience. I think you guys are right about aggression, is not a sprint but a very very very long distance run. So thanks for the tips, I appreciate it!
 
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But on the other hand if many players play very steady, than my aggression would be a big advantage. I'm definitly not scared and that had always been my play. I actually don't know how I must play NOT aggresive.. Soo I think I'll just go with the flow and see why happens and sleep very good be4 is starts.
 
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A lot of sharks in these ones.

Another option would be to unregister and use the T$ for smallers MTTs and sit n goes

Actually a lot of fish given the buy-in and advertisment for this tournament it's by far the softest $215 MTT on stars and attracts a LOT of fish.


OP: play tight early and steal middle/late stages. You don't need to adjust from your normal game much because the players actually aren't much better than your normal low stake MTT.

Gl.
 
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you have the totally wrong strategy for this. in any mtt's where you start with a couple hundred bb's the way to play it is play tight for the opening levels, quite often until the antes come in. if you play aggressive and steal 40 chips when you have 10k it is pointless. and when everyone is looking to set mine etc. and you decide to be aggressive post flop they will stack you because they have the nuts. play aggressive later on when the blinds are worth stealing, play tight and wait for good spots early on. you have the strategy the wrong way. good luck!
 
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Actually a lot of fish given the buy-in and advertisment for this tournament it's by far the softest $215 MTT on stars and attracts a LOT of fish.


OP: play tight early and steal middle/late stages. You don't need to adjust from your normal game much because the players actually aren't much better than your normal low stake MTT.

Gl.

Yeah but as you get into the middle and late stages the majority of fish will be gone imo except for the rungood fish.

Judging by this thread and the OPs posts in the thread I don't think he will have much of an edge over the field in this one.

I hope you do well and run well though OP GL and congrats on the ticket.
 
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you have the totally wrong strategy for this. in any mtt's where you start with a couple hundred bb's the way to play it is play tight for the opening levels, quite often until the antes come in. if you play aggressive and steal 40 chips when you have 10k it is pointless. and when everyone is looking to set mine etc. and you decide to be aggressive post flop they will stack you because they have the nuts. play aggressive later on when the blinds are worth stealing, play tight and wait for good spots early on. you have the strategy the wrong way. good luck!

I agree. Having 10k and such small blinds, I would play tight at first. See if I can win a couple of allin hitting the nuts, you have time to build your stack before the blinds starts to hurt.
 
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I think that you plan is good to play more aggressive in the fist levels, but when you had more chips you should play only the strong cards, but you have be careful about stealing more chips on the button when the blinds will be higher, you will need good sense for that. I hope you will have good result on that tournament. Good Luck :)
 
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Actually a lot of fish given the buy-in and advertisment for this tournament it's by far the softest $215 MTT on stars and attracts a LOT of fish.


OP: play tight early and steal middle/late stages. You don't need to adjust from your normal game much because the players actually aren't much better than your normal low stake MTT.

Gl.
this ^
And the structure isn't really that great in this tournament.... nobody is deep in the later stages.
The few times I've played it, I was pretty shocked by how bad many of them were playing in the early levels & personally erred on being too tight & giving some of them too much credit (for thinking). Of course you get all of the best regs. in it too (but not too difficult to figure out who they are with a quick search).

gl in the tourney!
 
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Thnx guys for the tips! Can't wait till tomorrow!! :)) I hope I won't oversleep my self.
 
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Great, congratulations...
now you'll need practice your experience...
in first time is better to see how is sunday million field and get experience to the next...
 
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