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PST
Rising Star
Bronze Level
shove more
With turbo and especially hyper-turbo, when I get to middle of the tourney, or near mid-pack, you HAVE TO SHOVE. I take a FML(tourney life) approach to those. You can't wait for premium hands, because the blinds and ante build fast, and your fold equity decreases with every rotation. If you wait too long, your equity is too low to make people fold. Then it's shove and/or die. And even if you survive, you're still on a short stack. Less skill, more luck involved. I like the regular pace ones most, but in turbo, that's my approach.
With turbo and especially hyper-turbo, when I get to middle of the tourney, or near mid-pack, you HAVE TO SHOVE. I take a FML(tourney life) approach to those. You can't wait for premium hands, because the blinds and ante build fast, and your fold equity decreases with every rotation. If you wait too long, your equity is too low to make people fold. Then it's shove and/or die. And even if you survive, you're still on a short stack. Less skill, more luck involved. I like the regular pace ones most, but in turbo, that's my approach.
akmost
Rising Star
Loyaler
You should understand some key factors in order play them correctly , the variance or the doom switch -call it whatever you like- will always be there.The thing is to make +EV plays.
-Have a push/fold chart , there are many out there for free, waiting for total monsters will blind you out
-adapt those ranges based on the line up of villains behind to act
-understand when you must apply pressure , bubble phases , pay jumps etc
-understand against which stack size you should attack and why
-always know the average stack - since you are asking about the CC tournaments- take a look at the average stack , if a double up takes you to the first 5 places then no need for rush and bottom range open jams
-pray to win the flips
Good Luck
cguru:
-Have a push/fold chart , there are many out there for free, waiting for total monsters will blind you out
-adapt those ranges based on the line up of villains behind to act
-understand when you must apply pressure , bubble phases , pay jumps etc
-understand against which stack size you should attack and why
-always know the average stack - since you are asking about the CC tournaments- take a look at the average stack , if a double up takes you to the first 5 places then no need for rush and bottom range open jams
-pray to win the flips
Good Luck
cguru:
MMaki1981
Visionary
Bronze Level
Not Ideal but Doable
Ideally, I don't like playing tournaments with a fast blind structure UNLESS there is a really long late registration period, then I'd prefer the levels be short.
If I do play a fast blind structure tourney I will play super tight and then grind with only certain playable cards. Whereas if the blind structure is slow, the range of cards I am willing to play opens up. While I may not be willing to risk a ton, I am more willing to call blinds or a small raise with any 2 cards just to see the flop.
ACR has these new on demand micro buy-in tourneys. They are a $0.65 buy-in and they have weird blind levels. It will go from being 200/400 to 1500/3000 then drop back down to 300/600 for example. They are called 'Survival Mode KO' and since they are 'KO' tourneys you get $0.20 bounty for every player you take out. They are super fun if you can get use to how the blinds fluctuate. They only downfall is that just alike any other KO tourney, there are many pushers.
Ideally, I don't like playing tournaments with a fast blind structure UNLESS there is a really long late registration period, then I'd prefer the levels be short.
If I do play a fast blind structure tourney I will play super tight and then grind with only certain playable cards. Whereas if the blind structure is slow, the range of cards I am willing to play opens up. While I may not be willing to risk a ton, I am more willing to call blinds or a small raise with any 2 cards just to see the flop.
ACR has these new on demand micro buy-in tourneys. They are a $0.65 buy-in and they have weird blind levels. It will go from being 200/400 to 1500/3000 then drop back down to 300/600 for example. They are called 'Survival Mode KO' and since they are 'KO' tourneys you get $0.20 bounty for every player you take out. They are super fun if you can get use to how the blinds fluctuate. They only downfall is that just alike any other KO tourney, there are many pushers.
thetzarofpoker
Rock Star
Silver Level
Have to play very agresive... Button an Big Blind if you have an A all in .. no enought chips to make normal playing.