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  1. jamesjetson jamesjetson is offline

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    Aug 28th, 2006 (8/28/2006 4:29am)

    Ok, So I was thinking of a variation of M in tournament play. Sort of an hourly M. Let's take the given hypothetical blind structure here. Assuming ten minute levels for example, so six levels per hour. 3000 chip stack. The average pre flop pot between all of these blinds will be 82.5 divided into 3000 will give you an effective hourly M of 36.

    Because honestly, how many playable hands do you get per level? Not that many in my opinion. Not sure if this makes any sense or is even useful but I've had a couple of drinks. Thoughts?

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  2. emcee21 emcee21 is offline

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    Aug 28th, 2006 (8/28/2006 4:56am) in reply to jamesjetson

    I see what you are saying, but I don't think the idea is that useful in practice. All that matters on a given hand is your M now, or maybe what it's about to be if the blinds are about to move up. Even then, it's just a guideline to be factored in with other variables in making your decision, not a hard-and-fast rule that requires such precision in calculation.
  3. jamesjetson jamesjetson is offline

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    Aug 28th, 2006 (8/28/2006 5:25am) in reply to emcee21

    True, Im usually just looking at the next level to figure my M. But assuming you have an above average stack it might be usefull to see where you might be in the near future and use that to help you determine how many pots you should be getting involved in. i.e. wether or not to sit back and wait for hands or continue to steal blinds and chop away to get ready for the ante levels etc.
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