What is the hardest part of a tournament ?

[Igor Popadyk]

The most difficult thing is to come to terms with dispersion and not fall into Tilt, the road in tournaments is stored not from one tournament

 

[dzsire]

Everyone is different. For me the bubble phase, because it can depend on whether you get into the paid seats after several hours of playing or lose your seat (if the tournament is paid, although it can also hurt in a free tournament if you have 'wasted' your hours without winning). Although I think the hardest point is when you run into a bad beat. You can't prepare for that...

 

[Claudiunm]

For me, the middle to the end is the hardest part. The blinds and rate are already consuming a considerable part of the stack and most of the fish and donkeys are already gone and the bubble is close. Some fish and donkeys even realize the real possibility of winning some money and completely change their playing style... lol. At this time it is difficult to take risks because no one wants to die at the ITM.

 

[63burner]

The early, early part of the tournament. It's not early, the blinds are just starting to creep up, and you haven't had that stack changing big hand yet. You're tempted to shove, "i'm not getting any hands, might as well force some play."

 

[ramdon p358]

I consider that the most difficult part of a tournament is when the prize bubble approaches, even more so when you have few chips to face this stage of the tournament.

 

[Geo90]

Most likely I am at 10-20 BB, I am afraid to play aggressively, I should steal a lot, I play the BTN vs SB/BB fight poorly, I always wait for ITM and I arrive with few chips, my bankroll is also a small problem

 

[besttest11]

The early levels can be tricky.

 

[Zapeline]

Every stage of a tournament has its own particularities and challenges, but a tournament final table requires concentration and understanding of the villains at a final table.

 

[Sparta77]

The competition began.

 

[Gilead]

It gets tough when you can't accumulate many chips, and the blinds start to "choke" you.

 

[odonob]

Probably the final table as the stacks are so large that it’s difficult to know whether to stick or twist. It is such a fine line. To get involved or to simply ladder up? Another reason that it’s so difficult is because it is so rare to find oneself at a final table in a MTT in the first place.