Chip Position on Bubble - June 26, 2005
Played a $5 Multi this morning. I have no idea how to play multi tournaments. I think I need to start being more aggressive and taking more chances with slight advantages. For example, if you have a pair and you suspect you are up against two overs, do you take the chance early so you can double up? If anyone has had success in Multis and has advice, I'm all ears.
So after busting out fairly early in that tourney I sat down at a $10 SNG. I wasn't able to double up early so when it got down to 4 and we were on the bubble I was the small stack and needing to be aggressive. Yet, all of the other players continued to go all in. So finally I am the BB with about 2 x BB chip count and this hand comes. This is NOT how you want to play from the Button when you are the second biggest stack at the table and someone is about to bust out.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter
SB (t4840)Steve K (t620)UTG (t990)Button (t1550)
Preflop: Steve K is BB with 4d, 8h. 1 fold, Button raises to t1550 (All-In), SB calls t1400, 1 fold.
Flop: (t3400) Ks, 6s, 9d (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: (t3400) Jc (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t3400) 2s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: t3400
Just proves there is money to be made online. Next hand I was forced to move all in with 92 and ran into a T9. I usually feel frustrated after finishing third but I was very thankful this game. I even thanked the big stack SB before leaving the table.
So after busting out fairly early in that tourney I sat down at a $10 SNG. I wasn't able to double up early so when it got down to 4 and we were on the bubble I was the small stack and needing to be aggressive. Yet, all of the other players continued to go all in. So finally I am the BB with about 2 x BB chip count and this hand comes. This is NOT how you want to play from the Button when you are the second biggest stack at the table and someone is about to bust out.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter
SB (t4840)Steve K (t620)UTG (t990)Button (t1550)
Preflop: Steve K is BB with 4d, 8h. 1 fold, Button raises to t1550 (All-In), SB calls t1400, 1 fold.
Flop: (t3400) Ks, 6s, 9d (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: (t3400) Jc (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t3400) 2s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: t3400
Just proves there is money to be made online. Next hand I was forced to move all in with 92 and ran into a T9. I usually feel frustrated after finishing third but I was very thankful this game. I even thanked the big stack SB before leaving the table.
posted by Steve K at 10:47 AM
3 Comments:
No to pushing small edges early in SNG's, I don't think. I've had success in multi by playing a lot of small ball - tight, agressive poker, picking up a lot of pots with continuation bets, but occassionally laying the hammer down when someone gets frisky. Also, you can pick up a lot of chips by sussing out the weak continuation bets and punishing them.
The players in these tourneys are genrally so bad that while the blinds are reasonable, if you have a healthy stack, no good reason to put substantial amounts of chips at risk without a bigger edge then a pair-vs.overs CF fave, that being said, there are also profitable situations for playing aggressive in situations where you are eit her WAY ahead or slightly behind (AK vs. whatever. Sure he might have JJ, but he also might call with AQ or even AJ or ATs).
If you are fortunate enough to build a big stack, and the blinds are of any size realtive to the average stack, time to pound away. Sure you will get caught occassionally, but mostly, you will amass chips slowly, while ocassionaly stacking someone when they play back at you and you actually ahve a hand...
I think Seth is generally right: tight play combined with pounding if you have a stack advantage. That said, an early risk on a coin-flip situation in an attempt to double up isn't a bad play. One, it can help you get that crucial stack advantage. Two, it can prevent you spending two or three hours dithering around only to fall short of the money. It might be particularly worthwhile if you're in a small stakes multi with a lot of other players.
The problem with what Jackie said is that even doubling up doesn't really do a whole lot for your chances when you are miles from the money. For those of you who have read Sklansky's Tournament Poker for Advanced Players, he has a good essay on why the first day leader never wins the WSOP. It's because he built his stack taking big risks, yet he still ha so fat to go that continuing to play is such a risk preferring manner essentially renders his chances of winning as nil...
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