hamon08
Visionary
Platinum Level
This makes sense if you bubble, a lot of times I've just passed very good cards with a stack of less than one BB because it gives you a better chance of beating someone and getting into the prize pool, but if it's early or mid tournament then you'll have zero chance of achieving anything in the tournament
Gallarado777
Legend
Loyaler
That's right, when you have a small number of chips left or you've lost a large number of chips, you shouldn't go all-in in the next hand with either hand, just wait for a little strong hand and try to win because in poker it's easy to be first again from last place
Emily Trott
Legend
Loyaler
I had a similar experience just under a year ago playing live at South Point. It was by no means a win, big or not, but it was definitely my smallest loss and more importantly, probably the best game I've ever played.
It was a $60 tourney with a field of 227 players. Not too far into it I was knocked out and re-entered for another $60. The tournament began at 11am and I'd ordered a grapefruit juice which is my usual for starting off a morning tournament. That was the last drink I would order until I was finally eliminated around 4:30pm. I didn't order another because I didn't think that I'd be there when the waitress returned.
The payouts began at 30, and when the field shrank to around 70 players, I had at the most only four or five big blinds. So I waited and waited, getting in with a few good hands that luckily won and did hung in there until I had one or two big blinds. I ended up 25th and won $82, which meant that I only lost $32. Patience, with a little luck added in, had paid off.
dreamer13
Legend
Platinum Level
Psychology is very important in poker. If you have an advantage in levels of thinking over your opponent, that is, an understanding of what your opponent is thinking about and how he thinks, you can not only be one step ahead, but even manipulate his further actions.I think everyone has their own methods of dealing with streaks and failures. For me personally, taking a break from the game and moving down to a lower limit has always had a positive effect, because it becomes easier to play and you quickly regain confidence in your own abilities before returning to high stakes.
Ruslan L
Visionary
Platinum Level
Poker is definitely not a game of bingo
In order to be successful, you must clearly know the reason for each of your decisions. The poker game includes elements of strategy, tactics and clear, understandable and consistent systematic actions.
kaynbergo
Rock Star
Platinum Level
here the strategy depends on the stage of the tournament, if it's an early stage and I have less than 10 BB left, I'd better try my luck with almost any card and if it doesn't work out, I'll reenter the tournament, if the prize zone is already approaching, I'll try to reach the prizes or wait for a strong hand
pancho_1954
Rock Star
Platinum Level
That's right, you don't have to give up, it's true that when there are few chips left you have to be a little wiser, be extra careful, but you also have to take risks, I don't know if losing everything I would go all-in in the next hand I think that when that happens you should be more careful, especially because if you do it, you are saying that you are tilted and that you are trying to leave the tournament, at least that's how I see it. I know people who have 100 chips left and end up winning the tournament
mariale_1990
Legend
Platinum Level
It doesn't matter how few chips you have, you shouldn't give up, I think that sometimes in the most desperate moments to get chips, great plays happen that help you continue in the tournament and many times you even win the tournament, I have had few chips but I managed resist and I have won the tournament
FoxIns
Enthusiast
Silver Level
ME
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I've just started playing blasts and also realized that you can't give up. There was a case where I played a blast game for 3 people with 500 chips, each entry for $5. So when I was left alone with the opponent, he had 120 chips left and he managed to beat me because I relaxed and already saw myself the winner
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
Its definitely a mistake to donk the rest of your chips away, just because losing a hand has left you with a crippled stack. The old saying "a chip and a chair" is based on the true story of someone having a single chip left in a live tournament and managing to come back and win the whole event. There is an optimal strategy for playing with both 8BB, 4BB and 1BB, and this is, what you should stick to, no more and no less. With 1BB you are not going to be folding much with an ante, but you can still fold complete junk and hope for something better the next hand.
