Getting the big stack and keeping it...

George knows this,


well last night in the $3 MTT at stars had a stack with the 3rd hand of 6500 chips 2nd chip position out of 1900. Was soon the chip leader at 7k. From then on I couldnt top 15k. My question is when the blinds are small and you have a big stack do you still play tight or play more posts and play more aggressive than usual?

My stack stayed the same as the mtt progressed.

thanks

When you pop up that fast that early, it's a good idea to stay tight for awhile. There are a lot of freaks still around, slamming chips in at every opportunity.

When this stuff slows down, you definitely need to use your stack advantage. Rep the ace, rep the flush, rep anything that can be repped for about 1/3 of the opp's stack. They need to think that their survival is on the line whenever they're in a pot with you.

Just my 02

Originally Posted by Corey

George knows this,


well last night in the $3 MTT at stars had a stack with the 3rd hand of 6500 chips 2nd chip position out of 1900. Was soon the chip leader at 7k. From then on I couldnt top 15k. My question is when the blinds are small and you have a big stack do you still play tight or play more posts and play more aggressive than usual?

My stack stayed the same as the mtt progressed.

thanks

I am not a real good chip leader, so I wont offer any advice but this. Try to be 2nd.

I agree with LeFou, with one minor change. If you can limp in for cheap with marginal/good hands, go ahead and do it. The blinds are so small compared to your stack, so why not? Who knows, you might flop a monster that can add even more chips to your stack.

I may be wrong with that, if I am, someone let me know.

Originally Posted by Ultimate George

I agree with LeFou, with one minor change. If you can limp in for cheap with marginal/good hands, go ahead and do it. The blinds are so small compared to your stack, so why not? Who knows, you might flop a monster that can add even more chips to your stack.

I may be wrong with that, if I am, someone let me know.

Yesterday I was chipleader ina $3ra on prima for almost the entire first hour. When the second hour started, I figured I would do some of this behind other limpers, and it got me in trouble. I think this can be fine when the blinds are still really cheap, but it cost more chips than it earned. I would get a piece of the flop and try to bully people out or stick around too long on a draw because I could afford it. Two bad hands of this in a row and I went from top 5 to bust. This might not happen to you guys, but I thought I would throw it out there.

in all seriousness...chips in a tourney are nothing more than time.

Wasting time in the hopes of getting more time can end up hurting you

Originally Posted by UncleBuddy

in all seriousness...chips in a tourney are nothing more than time.

Wasting time in the hopes of getting more time can end up hurting you

Did you, like, copy that from a book or something?

Haha, that's pretty good advice, though. I still don't think it's too harmful to limp in when the blinds are *really* small and there are a lot of people seeing the flop. If you've got 7000 in chips, everyone else is around 1500, and the blinds are only 15/30, why not see a flop or two for cheap and take your chances?

If you don't hit something monsterous on the flop.....GTFO, lay down your hand.

Originally Posted by Ultimate George

Originally Posted by UncleBuddy

in all seriousness...chips in a tourney are nothing more than time.

Wasting time in the hopes of getting more time can end up hurting you

Did you, like, copy that from a book or something?

Haha, that's pretty good advice, though. I still don't think it's too harmful to limp in when the blinds are *really* small and there are a lot of people seeing the flop. If you've got 7000 in chips, everyone else is around 1500, and the blinds are only 15/30, why not see a flop or two for cheap and take your chances?

If you don't hit something monsterous on the flop.....GTFO, lay down your hand.

I agree with you...just dont make a habit out of it I think. And do not call raise because you know that J9 is your hand and it will hit for you because it always does.......

Originally Posted by Ultimate George

If you've got 7000 in chips, everyone else is around 1500, and the blinds are only 15/30, why not see a flop or two for cheap and take your chances?

If you don't hit something monsterous on the flop.....GTFO, lay down your hand.

with those stacks & prices, I'd be in damn near every flop.
-with great hands, I'd raise
-with decent hands, I'd limp
-with crap, I'd raise

I want people so sick of my aggression that they start calling/pushing with idiotic stuff like ragged As.