At Which Tournament Stage are the Most Costly Mistakes Made?

asx86 said:
Approaching the money bubble, many short-stacked players are trying to survive on luck by relying on preflop all-ins.
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Or perhaps the opposite is actually the leak... and players should become ICM-wise and be applying maximum pressure.
 
Poker Orifice said:
Or perhaps the opposite is actually the leak... and players should become ICM-wise and be applying maximum pressure.
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Agree. The ones relying on luck and trying to survive are the ones sitting there waiting for prime or limping and praying, not taking the opportunity to use fold equity while they still have some when the table is weak or to force showdown with showdown value.
 
Most people get excited during the early stages and tend to get in large pots and put their stack at risk.
There is really less incentive to win pots because there isn't much to fight for when the blinds and antes are small.
I try to be aware of pot control and not get in any all-in situations.
A lot of beginning players don't realize that they can't win the tournament in the early stages but they can lose it.
 
I think the bubble and late stages are where the most costly mistakes happen. Players often let the pressure of reaching the money affect their decisions. Some play too tight, while others take unnecessary risks. In my opinion, staying patient, understanding stack sizes and making disciplined decisions are the keys to avoiding expensive mistakes. One bad decision at the wrong moment can cost you the entire tournament!
 
At which tourney stage are the most costly mistakes made --- the ITM stage. Its costly when already playing for the money hehehe. Every tier cost more & more. Almost no time & chips to recover against high blinds.

At which tourney stage are people most likely to misplay their hands --- the early stage. "Misplay" the hand whilst getting settled down or necessary "mistakes" to get the "feel" of the players. It would be anything from being novice players, to bad habits, or players planting "seeds" of their strategies. Its early with time & chips to recover against low blinds.
 
My weak side is a middle game, between late registration closed to ITM. I don't know why i always play 3-4 hours perfectly always in top1-20 of tournament but as soon late reg. closed i fall down immediately 🤣
 
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My 1st impression is - in the early stage of the tournament, when people feel either safe with big stack, so they play too many hands or they play overagressive, shove / semibluff with broadways or Ax etc. However it is worth considering that I play mostly cheap tourneys or freerolls, so this most probably wouldn't be typical in more serious tourneys. My strategy for this stage is play as it would be a cash game.

Serious and clostly mistakes happen close to the bubble, when stacks become shallower. I presume most people do not know math standing behind it, doesn't treally train this phase, just play by feeling and experience. I am afraid I am amongst these players, that's why I am so poor at tourneys....
 
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In my case, I think I make as few mistakes as possible; however, I think that most players tend to make more mistakes in the bubble, since that's where you decide whether or not to enter the prizes.
I also think that the errors at the final table are important.
I suppose both are due to pressure.
 
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Personally, I make more mistakes early on when we have a lot of chips and every hand seems promising, and late in the game, when the blinds are really high and there are a lot of all-ins, so it’s “bingo time”! I haven’t quite figured out how to control that yet, but I’m trying! Hugs, Debbie!
 
OI believe that depending on the tournament, at the beginning people will want to double their chips.
 
There is no easy one fits all answer, because of many differnet views on what "costly" means.

EV wise view:

Mostly at the money bubble or at finalt able pay jumps;
Tournament chips are not bound linearly to their cash value (ICM effect)
Example Calling an AI that is only slightly profitable in CHIP EV might be a major mistake if busting would not give you the bext very large payjump.

Chip EV View:

The deeper(not stackwise) you are in the tournament the more costly are mistakes.
Potsize grow with ongoing Blindlevels.
Field strenght is much better/stronger than at the start of the tournament.
Strategy decissions are much more complex.

Shortened points:

1. Final table where significant payjumps happen
2. Money bubble and FT bubble
3. Late stage tournament play (last 2 or 3 tables)
 
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