How to survive each stage of the tour???

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thanhnguyen089

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After passing the end stage buyin, add-on. Advance to the ITM stage. And then get into how it's acceptable for ITM to constantly hold JQs+ hands and be all in your face. Abandoning the king is a sin. But if you shove all in and expect luck, the win rate is quite low despite relatively strong hands with QJs+. Is there any experience here that I can share with you?
 
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thanhnguyen089 said:
After passing the end stage buyin, add-on. Advance to the ITM stage. And then get into how it's acceptable for ITM to constantly hold JQs+ hands and be all in your face. Abandoning the king is a sin. But if you shove all in and expect luck, the win rate is quite low despite relatively strong hands with QJs+. Is there any experience here that I can share with you?
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I totally get what you mean — the ITM stage always turns into an all-in fest! 😅


Personally, I try to tighten up a bit there and pick my spots carefully.


Players tend to overvalue hands like QJs or KQ when stacks get short, so I focus more on position and stack depth rather than just hand strength.





If I do shove, I prefer doing it first-in rather than calling someone else’s shove. It gives me a bit more fold equity.
 
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I don't think it's about surviving every stage.
If you focus solely on surviving a tournament, the blinds will eat you up before the ITM.
So, for me, each stage of the tournament should be approached with a specific goal for that stage:

In the initial period, with rebuys, which lasts about 2 to 3 hours, the goal should be to build a comfortable stack.

After the rebuy phase, the goal should be to survive and protect your stack until the ITM.

After the ITM, the goal should be to protect your stack until the buy-ins are high enough to significantly increase your stack.

From the middle of the ITM onward, focus on aggressively increasing your stack.

If you draw strong cards midway through and manage to establish yourself in the top positions, protect your stack to achieve a high finish.
 
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