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johnsonrod
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Lol, no this thread isn't about playing like a donk.
There is a huge misconception out there among old timers (such as myself) and very experienced tourney players regarding donks, fish, all in monkeys, call them what you will.
Everybody is aware of the "crazies" at the beginning stages of large field Mtt's but are they all donks? don't bet on it.
Many experienced tourney players are coming to the realization that their time is almost as important as their money. We all know that in most tournaments we will not get ITM regardless of the strategy, this is just the reality of tournament play.
Now I'm not talking about shoving 72o or shoving any two cards (their the true donks) I'm talking about expanding your range of playable hands at the early stages to include such hands as mid pairs,suited connectors, and any 2 over cards.
Chipping up early and often will give you a huge advantage later in the tournament (regardless of what the TAG players believe).Look at some of the players at the final table. I bet you will see 1 or 2 players that you were sure was a donk hours earlier, oops. Don't believe these players will still be playing kamikaze poker in the later stages.
Will they still be playing very aggressive? absolutely. Their trying to go deep and WIN. Their tired of playing for hours on end with very little to show for it other than the occasional min cash
So this thread is really about time management and giving yourself a better chance to cash by playing more tourneys (because you will bust out more often) than your average frustrated TAG player.
The moral of the story? ONE large cash at the final table will be far more profitable than many small min cashes will ever be.....and you'll save yourself a lot of time to boot.
So do you need to get lucky to play this way? of course you do, but you need to get lucky to win any tournament.
If you really want to know if someones a donk then check out their cash play not their tourney play. And remember,when you see 3 or 4 all ins on the first hand....one of them has most likely won far more than you over the long haul.
There is a huge misconception out there among old timers (such as myself) and very experienced tourney players regarding donks, fish, all in monkeys, call them what you will.
Everybody is aware of the "crazies" at the beginning stages of large field Mtt's but are they all donks? don't bet on it.
Many experienced tourney players are coming to the realization that their time is almost as important as their money. We all know that in most tournaments we will not get ITM regardless of the strategy, this is just the reality of tournament play.
Now I'm not talking about shoving 72o or shoving any two cards (their the true donks) I'm talking about expanding your range of playable hands at the early stages to include such hands as mid pairs,suited connectors, and any 2 over cards.
Chipping up early and often will give you a huge advantage later in the tournament (regardless of what the TAG players believe).Look at some of the players at the final table. I bet you will see 1 or 2 players that you were sure was a donk hours earlier, oops. Don't believe these players will still be playing kamikaze poker in the later stages.
Will they still be playing very aggressive? absolutely. Their trying to go deep and WIN. Their tired of playing for hours on end with very little to show for it other than the occasional min cash
So this thread is really about time management and giving yourself a better chance to cash by playing more tourneys (because you will bust out more often) than your average frustrated TAG player.
The moral of the story? ONE large cash at the final table will be far more profitable than many small min cashes will ever be.....and you'll save yourself a lot of time to boot.
So do you need to get lucky to play this way? of course you do, but you need to get lucky to win any tournament.
If you really want to know if someones a donk then check out their cash play not their tourney play. And remember,when you see 3 or 4 all ins on the first hand....one of them has most likely won far more than you over the long haul.