i usually use two sizes for this spot: 33% or 66%; you can go smaller on paired boards or monotone boards along with other rare exceptionsnasty bent gorilla said:
good bankroll management! any bankroll is good enough to start, even $0 if you don't mind playing freerolls. If you play online, you can work your way up from any stake.FRANCODAMI said:
I would play $1-$2 tournaments online or freerolls on this bankroll.ammje said:
Not this year! I would only make bracelet bets if I was a mixed game player. The variance of multiple-thousands of player No-limit fields is too high to make a good bet IMOshanest said:
depends on the payout structure of the tournament. If the payouts are pretty flat until the final table, after the bubble bursts you want to play a style that allows you to amass a huge chip stack to give yourself a good chance of winning. If the payouts gradually jump in significant ways, you can play a little tighter.FRANCODAMI said:
im unfamiliar with the term 'compressed ranges'. i think you're referring to when our opponent's have a pretty narrow range of hands: i.e. utg opens, utg1 3bets and utg 4bets....the utg player has a pretty narrow range of hands here. if this is what you're referring to, all it does is help you hand read postflop. If you've narrowed down what they could have based on preflop action, postflop handreading is much simpler. So the only real impact that has is how you'll play the hand post.mattiebumpo said:
hi! i like midstakes tournaments where you have a healthy mix of recreational and professional players. they're fun and challenging at the same timeGARCIA PABLO DANIEL said:
my other diversions: making YouTube videos, hiking w my doggos, yoga and travelling to new places! thanks for your questions !I'm mostly learning poker from Jesse, GTOWizard software and online training videos on sites like Run It Once. The poker books I've read are more about specialty poker topics like Dara O'Kearney's "End Game Strategy" and satellite strategy books. I also love the Mental Game of Poker books (which is helpful if you have any tilt problems or confidence issues, etc.)Gh0stL said:
It sounds like you're playing a good strategy and might just be running bad. If you're new to tournaments, I would check out software like Floptimal and study how to play shorter stacks. Cash game players tend to play too many hands when they get short-stacked or play too conservatively with shoving ranges because they're used to playing deep stacked.werty328 said:
hi there- you might not be playing as many hands as you should. in tournaments, there is an ante of dead money in the middle that allows you to play a wider range of hands than you would in a cash game. try defending your big blind more often and getting a little stickier with floating small cbets postflop. if you're stack constantly dwindles, it could be a sign that you're overall preflop game is a bit too tight.kley126 said:
hey Ryan- good observation. i've never played poker in Asia! I've noticed the WPT has a series in places like Cambodia every once in a while, which I would LOVE to go to. If they held tournaments in Vietnam, Laos or Thailand I'd love the opportunity to play in those one day tooRhinoRyan89 said:Hi Ashley
Welcome to Cardschat
From reading your opening post i noticed one destination in the world you didn't mention traveling to play poker.
So my first question is have you ever played any poker tournaments in Asia like Macau or do you ever plan to.
Thanks in advance
Glon the grind all and as always see you at the tables.
thanks for your good luck wishes!hey luvart- it sounds like you're just running into some bad variance. when you play a lot of tournaments, you start to get used to the idea that having a big chip stack early on doesn't really mean much. i wouldn't get too excited about your chip position throughout the tournament because it leaves you feeling too attached to that. instead, i just focus on playing good poker against the one table i'm at. hope that helps!Luvart said:
great questions! i remember my biggest mistakes in my first live tournaments were: 1) playing too fast- I wish I'd taken my time more often. 2) not counting my chip stack or my opponents chip stacks often enough BEFORE being dealt a hand 3) having an emotional attachment to my chip stack after winning big pots (if you play too tight after achieving a big stack early on, it will dwindle in such a massive tournament. just keep plugging away at getting as much value as you can no matter your stack size)EddMaster said:
not going broke!lcid86 said:
honestly, wsop can have a brutal impact on your bankroll if you get too caught up in the hype and overextend yourself financially. so if i can come out the other side without denting the roll too much, that's a win. These fields are massive and can sometimes feel like a lottery....so managing the losses is a big part of being a pro at the WSOP.lovely questionsChica_bonita said:
congrats on going out for your first live tournament! i'm not sure if i'm understanding your question. Usually there is a mix of experienced and inexperienced players at all tournament levels. Just take a deep breath before you get dealt a hand and remind yourself which types of cards you will be playing from that position. That way, you're less likely to make emotional plays because you've thought about it rationally beforehand. good luck out there!zer0c00l23 said:
if you're deepstacked (50BB+) you can play low suited cards from the cut off and button.Nandabio81 said:
I would check out Floptimal to get a better understanding of preflop ranges on different stack sizes. If your question is asking how do you count your opponent's stack when playing live, I think that just comes with practice. It's also helpful to just ask the player/dealer how much is in their stack- sometimes they'll just tell you without making you count.zer0c00l23 said:
I view rebuys as starting over in the tournament. It's as if I late registered the tournament. If you're comfortable playing a short stack in tournaments, you can late register a tournament (or rebuy after busting the first buy in) and still have a profitable showing. If you're talking about rebuy tournaments where you haven't busted yet but can add on to your stack, I don't personally think that's super profitable. It depends on whether or not the majority of other people are rebuying. If they've all added on to their stack, you're now at a disadvantage if you don't.DarkFore5t said:
If you have a lot of players with big stacks behind you, they will want to play pots with you to try and win your stack. Therefore, you should play tighter when this is the stack set up. If you are one of those bigger stacks, you should play looser to try and knock the shorter stacks out. Hope that helps!Mr. stonks said:
Thanks for your reply.😊Ashley Sleeth said:lovely questions
biggest pros: we both understand where each other is coming from when we're on a downswing. we can comfort and motivate each other. we can also give each other time and space to cope with big losses because we know how that feels. There is no judgment when there are long periods of losses.
biggest cons: sometimes we talk about hands too much! 🤪
Yes! we've played against each other at tournament tables before. Jesse has actually knocked me out on the bubble of a Bellagio tournament many years ago now. He felt bad, but we're committed to not soft-playing each other. We always want it to be a fair table.
Hello Ashley, a pleasure to be able to read all your messages.bermejoga said:
