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Message: [QUOTE="fugitive67, post: 1769965, member: 79042"] not sure what type of games you are playing most, but say you are playing single table SnG ... you have to look at almost as 4 or 5 different phases early - you simply won't/can't play the same style late as you play early on ... in the early part (say 8-10 players left) you might want to sit on the sidelines a bit while maniacs wipe each other out and get a feel for the table … the table might not be raising much and u might be able to limp with some speculative hands … maybe you hit trips vs. top pair, top kicker … or end up with a boat vs. a flush and get paid off … implied odds are something to think about here … the blinds and pots are not huge … you can afford a limp/or loose call a continuation bet at this point … you won’t be able to do that later unless you have built a big stack don’t feel that you need to win 5-10 pots during this phase … you could lose 4 pots and win 1 big/double up pot and accomplish all your early phase goals in one hand … let’s say you started with 1500 got down to 1200 and then doubled up with something like AA vs. AK to 2400 … ur set for the mid phase mid-phase (5-7 players) to me is about opportunity … maybe you notice a player is sitting on his big stack and you can steal from him … maybe somebody is sitting out .. maybe small stacks are just waiting for that big hand and can be bullied … maybe another player’s wife is yelling at him and he is pushing all in with nothing … again you can actually win only a few pots, maybe one big one and have a very successful mid-phase bubble (4 players) – ok you have made it to one spot away from the money – no shame in sitting on a big stack here … and if you are short, well you know what you have to do … short stack play is so vital , IMO, naturally wait for a good hand, but you can’t wait forever … at the very least try to get it in vs. only one other player late – ok the blinds are high, you’ve already cashed, this can be the fun time … sure it’s a lot of push/fold, but there is still plenty of strategy … you don’t want to settle for 3rd even if you are short … think about how you have played so far .. if you didn’t play / raise a lot of pots … show many bluffs the remaining players probably feel you are playing it pretty straight up … well now is your time to start mixing it up on them … I think the key here is to not relax, to not settle … try to play their hand more than your hand HU – again don’t relax, don’t be going good game (in your head anyway), there’s no participation trophy in poker … one or two big hands generally decides a HU … play backwards … keep the pressure on … play their cards … don’t act too fast and give away an online tell …get it in with the best and get the big prize … whoo hoo … oops sry got carried away [/QUOTE]

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