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October 30, 2013
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Hey guys!
I finally won a big Sunday ticket satellite! So my question is, do y’all have some advice on how to approach it? (I.e) study more, watch a certain vid series (I’ve watched the first few steps of TPE U), don’t change a thing? I’ve won a couple small tourneys before, but this is my chance for a good score. So I was hoping for maybe words of encouragement or strategy advice.
I appreciate all the tips and advice in advance.
November 4, 2013
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You will have to forgive me, but what tourney is it you got the ticket for?
Most of the Sunday majors are a really big grind. If you are going to run deep, be prepared for a LONG day. My Sunday Mill final table run was 12 hours. Make sure you have the ability to maximize your breaks, and keep your focus… stay hydrated with water and have some good food on hand. This used to be one of my biggest leaks, was not eating properly. It would slow my cognitive ability and I wouldn't feel good, causing me to make mistakes I don't feel I would have other wise made.
For the actual tournament play, just study some of the posts on spots you feel are trouble some. Play your game, if you were able to qualify through a satellite, you are a decent enough player. It will take some luck to run deep, variance in these tournaments is high. Don't over psyche yourself, or over analyze hands.. but make sure you are paying attention to what is going on at your table.
In the end, it's just another tournament… the trick is to run good when you need to!
October 30, 2013
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Hey! Thanks for the reply! It’s a $100k Gtd
November 4, 2013
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One idea I've been trying to uphold is:
Whenever a situation arises that requires you to consider going all-in, especially if you are considering calling all-in, make sure you take a moment to think before doing it. I say this because I have surprised myself with impulsive decisions for all my chips in big tournaments that test endurance. It'’s much easier to play our best for one or two hours than it is to play our best for eight or twelve or seventy hours (even with sleep). If we’re not used to playing these long MTTs, and if we’'re not careful, we can play well and run well for four hours only to find ourselves flushing our progress down the latrine with one impulsive move that we didn't even realize was impulsive at the time of the click.
So while this is only one among a million things you could keep in mind, take a moment to think before clicking that “call” button, even if it seems like you're in a snap call situation. Make sure the board is what you think it is, make sure you haven't momentarily overlooked some part of your opponent's range.
April 29, 2013
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Don't be in a rush to use the ticket. If there's an expiration to it, make sure you feel good and ready before you take the plunge and register. Sometimes it's easy for these to be “burning a hole in your pocket.”
Start studying now by watching some of the major tourney series (Bigdog, Andrew Brokos, Lee Jones) to get a feel for what it's like playing a deep, long tourney. Pick a Sunday where you know you can be at the computer for 12 hours. derScwartz's comment regarding taking a breath is a great one, being that this was one of my mistakes the first time I played a major. I got AA and didn't think through the hand, went all-in on the turn and was knocked out. I was just so focused on the strength of my hand and the chance to double-up.
Good luck!
October 30, 2013
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Thank you guys very much! I’ll be grinding the vids hard after Christmas!
July 3, 2010
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If you can brush up on cash game strat/play it will help a ton in the early stages of that MTT. So many fish win seats and just give away stacks in the first 4 levels.
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December 6, 2012
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OneTime1Time said:
You will have to forgive me, but what tourney is it you got the ticket for?
Most of the Sunday majors are a really big grind. If you are going to run deep, be prepared for a LONG day. My Sunday Mill final table run was 12 hours. Make sure you have the ability to maximize your breaks, and keep your focus… stay hydrated with water and have some good food on hand. This used to be one of my biggest leaks, was not eating properly. It would slow my cognitive ability and I wouldn't feel good, causing me to make mistakes I don't feel I would have other wise made.
For the actual tournament play, just study some of the posts on spots you feel are trouble some. Play your game, if you were able to qualify through a satellite, you are a decent enough player. It will take some luck to run deep, variance in these tournaments is high. Don't over psyche yourself, or over analyze hands.. but make sure you are paying attention to what is going on at your table.
In the end, it's just another tournament… the trick is to run good when you need to!
This is very good advice. The title of your thread makes me nervous, like you're too invested in this. I know it's exciting to have a prospect of winning a huge prize, but ultimately this tournament is worth some fraction of the buy-in. If you're a winner in the smaller stakes games you usually play, then a Sunday Million ticket might be worth something like $250 to you. If you are looking at it primarily as “my shot at $100,000” you are really setting yourself up for disappointment and probably won't play well as a result.
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