Is waiting for monster a good choice when you are chip leader?
I dont know if this is right but it works for me.... i usually do that in freeroll. LAG at start to build my chips and then when im chip leader or top 10😀, ill be a nit until i get a monster🙂.. pretty much works in freeroll.
waiting for a monster in 5$ up buyin wont be any good imo.
waiting for a monster in 5$ up buyin wont be any good imo.
Play as normal you always plays and add presure to gain chips. You have many opportunities to see the flop when you have chips and you can get a lot cards and projects, but becarfull because many player are waithing for a monster hand against you.
Tulipaneiro said:
Play as normal if you chip leader, the good thing is you can bluff a little more but try not bluff too much. If you play against someone with a lot less chips than you, they more likely to fold if you put pressure on them. What you shouldn't do is play each and every hand now that you chip leader.
I like starting to 3-bet with suited connectors and play more one or 2 gappers when I'm chip leader so it's harder to get a read on me. Also if you have a low VPIP then when you suddenly come in and open 3x+ you're only getting called by monsters. So I think it's good to relax a bit, I mean don't be stupid, but play some more suited connectors, and see some more flops.
Typically, as in most things, when you have the lead you want to minimize the amount of risks you take. You have the luxury of waiting for a good hand. There is also the flip side however, in tournaments for example, as the big stack, its easier to bully people out of hands that they are winning because if they lose, they will be out of the tournament. This is a great way to keep increasing your chips. Especially in tournaments, if you are not constantly increasing your chip count (unless final table or something) then you are technically losing.
Tulipaneiro said:
I think as chip leader, it's a good idea to apply pressure, How you do that depends on many things, how comfortable are you postflop?? How many people are left (table or tourney). How is your table playing in general?? How big of a lead do you have? The most important thing (for me) is do not let it get personal. Being able to raise fold pre-flop. ....and there is many other things, ICM, ?? I am learning new things every time I run deep, I am finding respect for the tourney players that have all this "shit" up in their head. (LoL)
It depends if you are playing to win, or to just make it into the money. Also, it depends what is your stack to blind ratio, and the ante structure. Plus, very important, how your opponents are playing. Too many variables for a cookie cutter answer.
