Grossberger
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Ok I just went through and calculated my MTT's average finish and average number of players (in tournys I cashed only), based on at least 2000 players I finish in 314 place on average with a average player count of 4648. My best finish being a 13th out of 3436 players based on 79 tournys.
Now I'm a pretty tight player and alot more passive then I should be, if you were to look up my grade on PTR that will tell you I play very passively, and yes I know PTR is cash games but my game is not much different between tourny & cash, although it used to be. I think seeing so many bad beats have made me a little gun shy.
Now I can get deep into a tourny, where I need help is getting over the hump. When I do make it deep into a tourny I'm usually sitting around average chip, and i wait for big hands. Now my first problem is what range and how to play them sitting with an average stack and usually 1-2 HUGE stacks on my left. Do I just open shove with monster hands in any position? Or standard raise? What range should I be playing Q J higher or should it be played like a short handed table where playing K8 or better. This is an area of my game I struggle with the most and just can't seem to get to that elusive final table with alot of players.
Now I have final tabled the 4.40 8 max 1000 cap on stars a few times getting 2nd twice and I have final tabled the 4.40 180 man probably 8-10 times and even have a $12 180 man win. Its just when I get into tournys with more people I just can't sustain enough chips to make it. Also there have been several times in these big tournys where at some point I have been in the top 5 early or around the bubble only to catch a cold deck and just dwindle down to my normal area.
So I guess my main questions here are what range of hands should I be playing with a mid stack and how to play them.
Now I'm a pretty tight player and alot more passive then I should be, if you were to look up my grade on PTR that will tell you I play very passively, and yes I know PTR is cash games but my game is not much different between tourny & cash, although it used to be. I think seeing so many bad beats have made me a little gun shy.
Now I can get deep into a tourny, where I need help is getting over the hump. When I do make it deep into a tourny I'm usually sitting around average chip, and i wait for big hands. Now my first problem is what range and how to play them sitting with an average stack and usually 1-2 HUGE stacks on my left. Do I just open shove with monster hands in any position? Or standard raise? What range should I be playing Q J higher or should it be played like a short handed table where playing K8 or better. This is an area of my game I struggle with the most and just can't seem to get to that elusive final table with alot of players.
Now I have final tabled the 4.40 8 max 1000 cap on stars a few times getting 2nd twice and I have final tabled the 4.40 180 man probably 8-10 times and even have a $12 180 man win. Its just when I get into tournys with more people I just can't sustain enough chips to make it. Also there have been several times in these big tournys where at some point I have been in the top 5 early or around the bubble only to catch a cold deck and just dwindle down to my normal area.
So I guess my main questions here are what range of hands should I be playing with a mid stack and how to play them.