July 31, 2017
Hi all!!!!
New to tpe and subscribed 3 months now! Its so god damn exciting to learn these theories in tpe N take my poker game play to the next level.
Jus some quick advice question here. I find myself in spots where playing a 20-30 man mtt where its down to final 9. Top 7 cashes. Average bb is ard 6-7 and maybe 1 or 2 “big stacks” of 12-15bb. If you are 7th in chips, and its bubble, is it advisible to fold all the way till 8th busto? Or there are better gameplays out there?
Welcome aboard! I think you should be looking to accumulate chips prior to getting to that final 9 so that you can put people in the exact situation that you are finding yourself. This used to be a huge problem for me. Early states i would accumulate chips, middle stages i would find myself blinding down, then on the bubble im the one getting abused. Watch a ton of mid-stage stuff to see how the pros are accumulating chips in those phases of the game.
Good luck!
I think the “old school” thought was to go for the win and not worry about bubbling. I think that ICM considerations have become much more “appreciated” the last couple of years. In general, I think it if pays 7 and we are below 7th in chips we should be looking to get out of that spot with a double up or my shoving and stealing blinds. If we are above 7th, we have to work harder to protect our tournament life and should be a bit more cautious. Just one man’s opinion.
October 4, 2017
Welcome Hantamer,
You picked a GREAT site to get your study in. You’ll see my recent posts on my GREAT and speedy success since joining. I wish you the same!
AND NOT TO BE REDUNDANT BUT…
I JUST got over this hump again (I took a few years off what was a lucrative poker “career”). I found myself CONSTANTLY running deep and bubbling and than after more practice final tabling but ending up say 8 of 9 or 9 of 9 making a double up (at least) a necessity (even IF the maybe 2 big stacks go to war and one busts, not much help as that’s just a BIGGER stack, but yeah one less player), especially with the blinds coming up the rear. So I HAD to start deviating from PURE A.B.C. (there is a good article on this site called A.B.C equals S.O.L which really helped me) and get a little creative. It took confidence in my skills and it has worked. Initially I would lose but over the long run my +EV and wins showed me my adaptation worked!!! I decided “shoot or shoot” otherwise how are you going to make a basket (or a hand, and as you rise in skill that is exactly what I do, MAKE hands).
Again welcome and run good!
ER
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