Is this weak or not...

[kingnat]

I'm still quite new to this forum, but I've really enjoyed all the insight, especially from DavSimon and dwarfman (love the vids).

I try to stay true to DavSimon's reccomendations, tight early - wait for big hand to double up, try to get a read on the table, shift gears when appropriate to steal blinds. Through a WHOOPING 15 SnGs (yes, I'm being sarcastic), I've doubled my $50 buy-in, so things are going well so far.

I've been getting caught at times when playing against several loose, passive tables. People that seem to play anything, call anything, and just won't go away. I know it should be a simple correction to adjust for these players, but in the last few tourneys I've played it seems like these LP were just pushing the money around the table. Playing at PP, the blinds would be hitting 50/100 (or even 75/150), the point at which I had typically began to attempt to steal blinds. But 3xBB raises and continuation bets on the flop (that I missed), usually just got calls, even when they'd hit bottom pair.

I really had a nice tourney last night where I was trying to be a little more patient with my chips. Following Drawfman's advice from his last video about the subtleties of blind steals, I was trying not to run over the table despite catching some decent stealing hands. By coming off the blind-stealing monster routine, and giving a little respect I think the players were more apt to fold when I did raise. When it was four handed I had mananged to crawl back from the felt to be in 2nd place, against big papa, and two smaller stacks ($4k, 2k, 1k, 1k) blinds around 100/200. I think if I had played ALL my possible stealing hands, I inevitably would've gotten one or two calls that would put me into a coinflip and potentially put me out or put me into an AI or fold mode.

I know that members of this forum dog everybody for being weak on the bubble. That's when you should be the most aggressive. I still think I'm rather aggressive, but I think I can take a slight step back and improve my results a bit more.

Is this the right adjustment here? To recognize these players, hold off longer for better cards/better position/higher blinds??

I can post the HH of the late game of that tourney if it's helpful... Thanks for the advice.

[gabe]

theres absolutely no problem with sitting back on the bubble if the conditions are right. if you have a huge stack and are card dead, being patient is fine. if the players are really loose, they will probably bust themselves and sitting back is fine.

BUT there are sometimes where you must steal. for example, if you are on the bubble and there is a really small stack who is trying to fold ITM, i'm usually pushing every hand, because the average size stacks are too scared to bust 4th and let the small stack get ITM.

[Staple Gun]

Yea, If the people are to fishy to steal against just wait a little while. But try to look for someone who you can steal from.

I basically folded my way ITM the other day, I had 1.2k, 2 people had about 6k, and another guy had 800 but wouldnt play anything. I figured it would be best to just let him get out and make $40 more than busting out trying to double up when its not nescessary. He folded everything until he had about 100 left, then lost when the blinds put him all-in.

[elanto]

i agree with gabe, it depends on the table, sometimes the conditions will be right to jyst fold ITM, u nedd to be able to recognize this and act according to the situation


-anto