Problem with the beginning of the tournaments

AlanCAF · Jun 13, 2017

jop0411 said:
I play too many hands preflop but i must say semi suited connectors are a big fan of my early in tournaments when the blinds are small... maybe even a small raise to mask your hand.

Thanks jop I'll try your technique on a tournament!

AlanCAF · Jun 13, 2017

HennieP said:
It can be very tempting to start playing mediocre hands when you're not getting premium hands. And yes this happens a lot more than you think. The best thing to do is wait it out and maybe see a cheap flop with suited connectors like 67 or better.

If you're not patient you end up losing your stack little by little a lot faster than if you had just waited. If you hand comes along and you have less than 10BB left well, just shove with any 2 cards and hope for the best.

Thanks HennieP I'll try to play more suited connectors!

AlanCAF · Jun 13, 2017

Syltan said:
To be patient and wait for good hands, or at least beautiful connector)

Thanks Syltan!

AlanCAF · Jun 13, 2017

Emi said:
I have the same problem with freerolls at beginning. I start to realized that if I play all in with a premium hand and double mi chip count, it's easier to play and catch de bubble

Thanks Emi!

Yoo · Jun 13, 2017

I usual pay alot of blinds in start of tournament until lvl 3 isnt a pain for me to pay them still dont follow the cards to much in 2 3 hands you can be out of game

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HennieP · Jun 13, 2017

AlanCAF said:
Thanks HennieP I'll try to play more suited connectors!

Just keep in mind you want to play them in position (button or cut-off) and you definitely don't want to get into the pot with them if you have a bunch of people raising and re-raising in front of you. I find that a lot of people tend to limp or min raise in online tournaments so when that happens take a peek at the flop with those connectors. Also, hands like T8 and J9 are NOT connectors and have a far less chance of getting you paid than say JT or T9.

See the flop cheap and get out if you miss. Oh, and never go for a gut-shot draw because you only have a 8% chance at best to get your missing card on the turn.

jop0411 · Jun 13, 2017

unless that gutshot may already be good or u think I have two overs that would make a hand for an additional 6 outs. Back door flush draws can be nice for the turn to possibly pull off a semi bluff as well!