The Strategic Sitting Out

[Jacki Burkhart]

actually on second though....let's say it's the main event, day 1. I am one of the tourney chip leaders with 320k. Average in the money chips is something like 300k and people will be squeaking into the money with 70-100k.

I look at my table draw the night before Day 2 and I'm at a table with: Phil Helmuth, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Scotty Nguyen...then....yeah. Maybe I should just take the day off!

But if Patrik Antonius is at my table....can't do it. gotta play. mesmerized. he can have my chips (if he can take 'em)

 

[JustDestined]

"Strategically sitting out" sounds like a lack of confidence in ones play to me. Relating to MissJacki's answer, I'd say yea if you are at a table stacked with opponents head and shoulders above the rest maybe, but if not, you are missing out on a chance to pressure the field and accumulate chips.

 

[teepack]

I just did this recently in an MTT. Check out this thread.

Sitting out

I don't think it is a bad strategy depending on your chip stack relative to the chip average and what the blinds are, etc. Playing one bad hand can be more costly than winning 5 hands.

 

[trekmaster]

I just did this recently in an MTT. Check out this thread.

Sitting out

I don't think it is a bad strategy depending on your chip stack relative to the chip average and what the blinds are, etc. Playing one bad hand can be more costly than winning 5 hands.

Ya think?

 

[guutox]

Never see it, and dont agree with it too, it's incredible how you can do one thing like that, when you can play more agressive and "steal" players chips

 

[ckickenking]

Even thought I hate this strategy, it's best suited in "Triple up tourney" at bovada. The majority of these tourney use this style and I can say it works to rid of the short stacks. I absolutely hate waiting an extra 1-2 hrs, but I like easy more more

 

[Daniel72]

If i triple up early in the 100k freerolls on pokerstars, i just sit out for 1,5 hours and i am always in the money. After that i continue..

 

[left52side]

This theory is just plain stupid if you ask me.
Every hand you sit out is a potential for gaining chips,studing player types and styles,getting A feel for betting patterns etc.
Also so what if you tripple up ealry in a tournament when the blinds are lo.
That means absolutly nothing,because as the blinds increase and antes come into play that stack can go oh so fast.
I say dont mis any opportunity to gain chips in a tournament.