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  1. TheBingoCard TheBingoCard is offline

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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:21pm)

    Hello all, I cash in a ton of tournaments, and can final table/win tournies with about 500 people. When I play tournaments with more people I seem to be able to cash, but not get further. Is there a strategy I should have? Two prevailing strategies come to mind. 1) Steal as many chips as possible in good spots. Raise/ reraise with KJ and above, sometimes suited connectors. 2) Tighten up immensely. Play basically AK, JJ, QQ, KK, AA, unless I really know that I am good.
  2. TheBingoCard TheBingoCard is offline

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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:29pm) in reply to TheBingoCard

    It would probably help to give an example. Today in the UB/AP 200+15 I'm on the button with QK. The blinds are 500/1000 with antes and I have 25k chips. What am I supposed to do? SB has 50k and BB has 13k.
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  3. AFink93 AFink93 is offline

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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:35pm) in reply to TheBingoCard

    Your playing Sunday Major and you have a 20K cash and your asking this kind of question?
  4. TheBingoCard TheBingoCard is offline

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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:39pm) in reply to AFink93

    Surprisingly, yes. And I have 2 20k cashes.. one didn't register. Please advise me.
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  5. riverdrowns riverdrowns is offline

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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:46pm) in reply to TheBingoCard

    play a bunch of 45s and 18s and youll get a lot of end game practice.
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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 10:50pm) in reply to riverdrowns

    So this is what happens. I go all in with QK and BB calls with AK. I lose and now i have 12k chips. Now I am in shoving mode instead of playing poker mode. With a 25k stack is it worth trying to steal the 3k or should I wait for a spot where if I get called I am probably ahead? Personally, I think unlucky. But with that kind of stack, I have this nagging feeling that I should be waiting for a great spot. What do you all think?
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    Jun 28th, 2009 (6/28/2009 11:26pm) in reply to TheBingoCard

    Very hard question to answer, obv the larger fields have much more varience, why not stick to smaller fileds on FTP rather than going for a home run which can be oh so heart breaking7 hours in to lose a flip.

    Simple answer, get a lesson with Jennifear, she will sort out your leaks
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    Jun 29th, 2009 (6/29/2009 2:03am) in reply to TheBingoCard

    I suck at poker compared to you but if you have KQ and you're on the button, what do you do? Look at pokertracker stats and if they have a low 'call-raise' and 'preflop raise' percentage then you raise it up. If they do call at least you know you have a good hand. if they raise, if they're a tight player you fold, a loose player, you might consider calling. I feel like I'm giving advice to a pro. that's weird.

    Pummel the Passive, Steer Clear of the Maniacs
  9. TheBingoCard TheBingoCard is offline

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    Jun 29th, 2009 (6/29/2009 9:55am) in reply to Sonic Tilt

    lol thanks for the advice. Even good players need help.
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