Does Your First Big Pot Change Your Tournament?

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After winning a big pot early in an MTT, I sometimes feel more confident and play more aggressively. Have you noticed your game changing after one big pot?
 
If I win a big pot early in a tournament, that usually means my SPR is going to be huge, so I need to really pay attention to this. Not play scared but not making a mistake at this stack depth because a 2nd best hand here could be very costly. Just keep those reverse implied odds in mind. Good luck!
 
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I think confidence comes more from the size of your stack compared to the blinds than from winning one big pot. Having a big stack gives you more room to maneuver, because you can lose some chips without putting your tournament life in danger. That makes me more comfortable taking some risks when the right spots come up
 
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dannystanks said:
If I win a big pot early in a tournament, that usually means my SPR is going to be huge, so I need to really pay attention to this. Not play scared but not making a mistake at this stack depth because a 2nd best hand here could be very costly. Just keep those reverse implied odds in mind. Good luck!
that’s a good point, big stacks can make you feel comfortable but also get you into bigger reverse implied odds spots
 
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fzap1983 said:
I think confidence comes more from the size of your stack compared to the blinds than from winning one big pot. Having a big stack gives you more room to maneuver, because you can lose some chips without putting your tournament life in danger. That makes me more comfortable taking some risks when the right spots come up
I can see that, having a big stack definitely makes it easier to take a few more shots without feeling like one mistake ends the tournament
 
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Das991992 said:
After winning a big pot early in an MTT, I sometimes feel more confident and play more aggressively. Have you noticed your game changing after one big pot?
Every hand changes my gameplay
 
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