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  1. namniewd namniewd is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 12:56pm)

    I recently started multitabling some sitngo's on pokerstars. These are only at the 5.50 level, so the competition is soft, and not much attention is needed per table. I play on a laptop w/ low resolution so there is humoungous overlap, but I have learned to deal with it. After a few days, my ITM is right around 50%... and my ROI is about 30%.

    My question to you is... what is the strategy for playing heads up while so many tables are running. Today I was heads up at 2 different tables, 3-handed at 2 others, and 5 or 6 handed in the last 2. My heads up opponents simply killed me b/c i was paying so little attention to each of those.

    I am usually a very good heads up player, but obviously alot of concentration is needed to understand what a player will bet with.

    Is there any easy formula i can use, and that is easy to remember, that will allow me to win at least 50% of these heads ups by paying little attention.

    Right now I'm natan106 on stars, if anybody cares to watch.

    Any kind of response is necessary... also looking for a range of hands that i can push with preflop, as that would make it much easier.
  2. SNG_ACE SNG_ACE is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:01pm) in reply to namniewd

    I have the exact same problem and at the same level too, hopefully someone has advice :)
  3. schwah schwah is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:01pm) in reply to namniewd

    play the turbos, the blinds are usually at least 200/400 by heads up (at least in the higher buyins, not sure about 6.50s) and its basically push/fold
     
  4. namniewd namniewd is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:02pm) in reply to schwah

    The problem i have with turbo's is my ITM % drops, actually it about cuts in half... b/c you have to take so many more races before you hit the money... I try not to race before I am in the money, or if i have a big stack in the non-turbo's
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  5. epicatc epicatc is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:05pm) in reply to schwah

    The best answer is to stagger them - dont start a second one until the first has been running for about 15 minutes, then wait another 15 minutes to start a 3rd etc. The other way to compensate is to simply be more agressive preflop - if youre not going to have the concentration to play flops, make it a mostly preflop decision-making game. One last thing you could do is just prioritize - focus mainly on closing out the game where you have a decent chip lead, lets say, and just play preflop poker on the one where youre even.
  6. bananadwayne bananadwayne is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:06pm) in reply to namniewd

    nevermind im dumb
  7. namniewd namniewd is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:18pm) in reply to epicatc

    gotcha... i'm too stubborn to stagger the starts... i'll start playing J9 suited from UTG if i don't have 8 running :)....

    me = donk w/o alot of tables... or unless its live
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  8. Wein Wein is offline Sunday Millionaire

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 1:39pm) in reply to namniewd

    staggering them is a good idea...

    I play 5 tables at a time and when I stagger the start times you're never heads up in more than two at a time, if ever.
     
  9. namniewd namniewd is offline

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    Apr 17th, 2006 (4/17/2006 3:04pm) in reply to Wein

    ug... staggering seems like an ok idea...

    Just finished up a series of 8... I have never run worse in my life... I played very well, was 1 for 15 in races... lost to multiple 2 and 5 outers.

    44 dollar investment and 13.50 return.

    I actually made a video of it all, I'll post a link to it tonight... wish i had captured myself screaming... HOLLLLLDDDDD AND F...UUUUUCCKKKK every 5 minutes
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