What are you feeling and thinking when it gets to the final table?

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For example when I light up the bulb at the final table I think that will not be worse, and are the current forward.
 
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I recently made it to final table of live tournament which has participation of 140 players. And I wanted to play slow as chip lead but in the excitement it is very easy to get carried away and make a mistake. I did make a mistake and came 2nd. Not a fun feeling. Working on being calm!
 
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My first thought is "OMG, how did I manage to make it through all those fish and donkeys this time?":)
 
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I hope people forget to play tournaments conservatively and go all in before my short stack need to go all in. That is usually what I think about.:icon_rr:
 
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I first think "Have I played any of these players earlier and do I have a read on them"
 
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I think I reached the final once and the first place is not far away.)))
 
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I start to play much too aggressive and careless.
Excitement tilt - I call it.
And then someone with more composure bust me out :D
 
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What am I thinking?

I am thinking it is necessary to determine my relative stack size and if it is big I play aggressively as it looks more likely that people are afraid to get knocked out and lose out on the next pay jump. I think if two people are very low on chips and just grasping at air to stay in I take advantage of that. I mean your most likely to be able to continue in this way as you keep playing aggressively and the table gets shorter. I enjoy both being the table bully and being the one that is shorter and can pick my spots. It is also necessary to switch it up and think about who you're playing against. If you are against other tight aggressive players know when to give it up. If you can foresee someone limp shoving or check raising you with a very strong hand it is important to put someone on this type of behavior or you will quickly not be the top chip stack anymore.

Lots more things go through my mind but those are some of the things I find critical to think about throughout playing a final table.
 
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I think and do everything I can to let the hurried ones fall before and at the first opportunity to fold my pile.
 
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Protect my stack with smart plays. No hurried decisions. Try to weigh all odds.
 
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I think ... I'll go there again ... this time I'll do it differently ... but in the end ... I play the same way: / .....
 
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Short or medium stacked it can be very stressfull and i do my best to leader up and dobule up.Big stacked i like to put presure on short stackes,ofc if i see resistence i would not bluff off all my chips....
 
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Normally I forced myself to believe Im beginning the game to avoid mistakes, that usually helps me a lot ;)
 
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Я горжусь тем, что могу это сделать)) Я становлюсь более спокойным, так как я победитель, и я перехожу на первое место
 
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I'm proud that I could do it)) I become more calm, since I'm a winner and I'm moving to the first place
 
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When I get to the final table, I'm very glad that I achieved results in the tournament, but I do not want to take off 9 and 8, I still have to try to take either 1 place or the second!
 
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Exceeded the target which set...
 
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The feeling is amazing. The flow of energy and the satisfaction that you have finally do.
 
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When I reach the final table of a tournament my feeling is one of gratification for achieving a goal more ... and I immediately rethink my strategy of acquiring my stack of chips to determine the range of hands that I will play ... being very analytical of the movements that the villains perform at the final table ..!
 
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When you get to the final table and the light bulb lights up

When you get to the final table and the light bulb lights up, it's a very pleasant and unforgettable feeling, which is hard to compare with something. At this point, I'm starting to be proud of myself and the fact that I managed to overcome so many obstacles and get into 9 or 10 of the strongest players in this tournament. You start much more attentive to each hand and you become as concentrated as possible on the game. You feel that you have done something impossible and enjoy it.
 
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I like to just take a few steps back, think about what I know about certain players at the table and how to play against them. Also, like to think positive, like: "It is the final table, I am already in the money, have fun along the way, no need to stress it out." :D
 
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like iv'e made it where i wanna be. It's really an euphoric feeling i get, the pulse goes up and i get a warm feeling in my hole body.
 
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Final table

I'm normally happy that I'm getting paid although some tournaments I'd still have work to do. I don't know how but normally when I make the final table I manage to score first.
 
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I try to just keep playing my game - while making the final table is good, the real money to be won is usually in the top 3 payouts.

See if your opponents are playing any differently and especially take note if someone becomes overly tight or overly aggressive and adjust accordingly.

Good luck to you! :D
 
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I plan on who to work on getting out first and see who is sitting where
 
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