Bigger stack matter?

testing826 · Aug 13, 2023

absolutly correct big stacks has power over cummunity

Academico · Sep 7, 2023

The theory you mention is interesting and raises an important aspect of poker: chip stack management, also known as "bankroll management" in poker. Having a bigger stack than your opponents can provide strategic advantages in certain situations, but it doesn't automatically guarantee victory.

It is true that having a bigger stack gives you leeway and allows you to make more flexible decisions, such as increasing your bets or making more aggressive moves. However, the strength of your cards is still critical in poker. Although it is possible for a short-stacked player to have much stronger cards in an all-in matchup, there are still elements of chance involved, as community cards (the flop, turn, and river) can change the outcome. hand in hand
So that way they play many more hands, looser and expand the range, managing to connect without greater risk of losing chips and that is why it gives the feeling that it is a trap haha

Gallarado777 · Sep 7, 2023

Yes, I agree with you a large stack matters and a very large one, and if you have a lot of chips you will win more often than others who have few chips, this theory exists and you will win even a large number of all-ins and they will be in your favor, so theory says in practice, too, but this is not always the case so you can't guarantee to win all the hands you just have more chances

nameless · Sep 7, 2023

I dont believe that only having a big stack make you play diferent more agressive but that doesnt make you win every hand

istbno · Sep 7, 2023

People tend to remember events or information that had strong emotional significance, which is called 'selective memory'. Positive or negative emotions, such as joy, fear, anger, or sadness, can make certain memories more vivid and enduring. For example, you remember described situation cause most like you were part of it and lost. Bigger stack just lets a player play more spots without risking too much of his chips, that's it. If you run those spots where he has a weaker hand for thousand times his hand will eventually loose more often.

DiegoRamos · Sep 7, 2023

john_entony said:
Here's a theory. Usually, those players who have a bigger stack than others win more often. It doesn't matter what cards they have.... the main thing is that their stack is just bigger than yours. So I'm wondering: how often have you noticed how a player with the biggest stack beats 4-5 players with a small stack, but who have much stronger cards (assuming all players go all-in pre-flop)?

As already said, it is nothing more than a myth.

thedarkman · Sep 7, 2023

Having a big stack enables you to bully players, in tournaments at least. It can be especially effective close to the bubble.

VVi10 · Sep 7, 2023

What happens is that those with bigger stacks have greater chances of losing one or another hand but winning the majority in the end, you increase your chances of winning throughout the tournament, as you will have more chances of paying to see the cards.

pavel1111111 · Sep 7, 2023

of course

...when you have a bigger stack your hands are always very hard to confrunt by the smaller stacks

Mag_P1e · Sep 8, 2023

It’s just a coincidence, but I myself constantly notice this at the tables. When you want to play as correctly as possible, you don’t get involved in stupid hands and just wait for a hand - and here it is: AA, you waited for it in 10 bb and your opponent with 41bb without hesitation presses a call on your all-in. What hand does he have to snap call? WHAT?! J3o?! And what do you think the flop is? JJ3. So yes - a large stack simply allows you to play “dirtier” and more freely, and such hands cannot be ignored and become memorable

ph_il · Sep 8, 2023

Mag_P1e said:
It’s just a coincidence, but I myself constantly notice this at the tables. When you want to play as correctly as possible, you don’t get involved in stupid hands and just wait for a hand - and here it is: AA, you waited for it in 10 bb and your opponent with 41bb without hesitation presses a call on your all-in. What hand does he have to snap call? WHAT?! J3o?! And what do you think the flop is? JJ3. So yes - a large stack simply allows you to play “dirtier” and more freely, and such hands cannot be ignored and become memorable

your not seeing the big picture in that your opponent called with j3o when way behind.

j3o is still winning ~15% of the time and jj3xx is one of the winning combinations. the fact they hit a the flop is irrelevant because the goal in poker isnt to not lose with big hands, it's to make +ev decisions.

there is more value in knowing they call off this wide than there is in them folding j3o. to put it another way, them folding j3o is the safe option for aces. them calling is the riskier, but more profitable option for aces.

Mag_P1e · Sep 8, 2023

ph_il said:
your not seeing the big picture in that your opponent called with j3o when way behind.

j3o is still winning ~15% of the time and jj3xx is one of the winning combinations. the fact they hit a the flop is irrelevant because the goal in poker isnt to not lose with big hands, it's to make +ev decisions.

there is more value in knowing they call off this wide than there is in them folding j3o. to put it another way, them folding j3o is the safe option for aces. them calling is the riskier, but more profitable option for aces.

Specifically in that situation, it seems to me that my opponent called because I had a knockout 2х buyins. (and just at that moment I thought that this would be beneficial for me - he would definitely want to take it for himself and would come in with a weak hand

) . and yes, thanks for the reply. I know that aces do not guarantee you anything and I have run them over with similar hands many times - just a memory that popped into my head)

andron205 · Sep 8, 2023

the stack allows you to press

ShaDoWGuarD · Sep 12, 2023

Of course the big stack matters! With a chip advantage, you are already putting psychological pressure on your opponents, plus if you are an aggressive player, you can use a large stack to bluff mediocre hands more often to steal blinds, especially from tight players.

Ataman911 · Sep 12, 2023

Hello, I saw different things and it happened to me that you can win with 1 bain, but then you have to have a lot of luck))

kringoo · Oct 3, 2023

It's good to play with a bigger stack, it gives you the freedom to play a wider range and impose pressure on your opponent, but it doesn't mean you'll win the most hands.

mateuszjason · Oct 7, 2023

A big stack is most comfortable if you build yourself up at the beginning then wait for a good opportunity to take whole stacks of chips away from others without stress.

LaNimmer · Oct 7, 2023

ToNy70929 said:
I have repeatedly noticed this at Pokerstars and have come across such cases myself many times. I think the random number generator at PokerStars is initially set up so that tournaments do not drag out in time, and therefore there is a high probability that a large stack will knock a small one out of the game

OHHH! You are walking on thin ice around here wit that theory. I think it is plausible but I deny ever supporting it LOL!

MazzErati · Oct 8, 2023

Yes, there is such a thing in poker, I don't know why and how, but I often saw how players with a large stack hit all in from a short on any two cards and won. But there is another side of the coin, I very often see how an auto all-in player wins with a probability of almost 95%, it is difficult to knock such players out of the game, and they, having 1bb, continue to press the pass and sit.

Easylu · Oct 8, 2023

It is good to have a big stack to be able to win more and play several hands, and be a little more aggressive. When you have more chips you have a better chance of winning a tournament.

khancerberos · Oct 8, 2023

I think it matters a lot what size of chips you have on the table

jasioo · Oct 9, 2023

You're right, in part, Big stacks win more often in tournaments because they put pressure on short stacks who often fold good cards. So Bigstack very often takes the pot without even seeing the flop. Additionally, the big stack will not be eliminated from the tournament due to losing to the short stack. Everything else is just luck, sometimes you have it, sometimes you don't. If we assume that neither the big stack nor the short stack has a pocket pair, then the winner will be whoever hits anything on the board or has the highest card.

chicbulls2 · Oct 9, 2023

The bigger stack can olay looser, and play more hands, that is why you see them bust players with good hands preflop, there is also a bit of variance in there

Rachidao · Oct 9, 2023

Yes and no, what I see is that the bigger stack usually is more agressive, and agression is key to win at poker. Like D.Negs once said, it's hard to hit your card in poker, so the bigger stack will usually win with a cbet specially at the end of the MTT, bubble, final table etc.

vnnby · Oct 10, 2023

in my opinion, it is obvious that the larger the stack, the wider you can play, and this is a consequence of winning many hands with the right approach

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