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Strategy suggestions - Low level Multi table Sng's

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  1. j7_suited j7_suited is offline

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    Jul 5th, 2008 (7/5/2008 8:33pm)

    What's your views on the best way to take these bitches down?.....
  2. curiousgeorge curiousgeorge is offline baby duck hat

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    Jul 5th, 2008 (7/5/2008 8:35pm) in reply to j7_suited

    play very ABC poker until you get down close to bubble or so when people start sitting and waiting trying to make money and raise and steal blinds.
  3. kingp1n kingp1n is offline

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    Jul 5th, 2008 (7/5/2008 8:36pm) in reply to j7_suited

    play somewhat conservative to start, definitely loosen up when the ante's kick in to chip up. Get even more agressive when 5-6 are left around the bubble (18 person sng). I love the $16 turbo 18's on stars. definitely beatable
     
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    Jul 5th, 2008 (7/5/2008 8:43pm) in reply to kingp1n

    what about the 45's and 180's
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  5. AllenZ AllenZ is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2008 (7/7/2008 7:29am) in reply to j7_suited

    Same strategy. Let the donks take each other out and wait for a good hand in the early stages. Loosen up as you go, but ALWAYS keep a close eye on your fold equity.
  6. lordxixor101 lordxixor101 is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2008 (7/7/2008 9:20am) in reply to j7_suited

    Here is my idea on how to play the $5 game. Works pretty well at the $10 as well for 45's on FT, 6 minute levels.

    Early on, don't mess around too much. If you can limp some hands like suited connectors or hands like Q10, KJ in position, then go ahead. If I'm getting the right odds, I may even limp some 10-9off, etc, just because, the times you hit big, you can get paid off nicely. But, don't feel bad if you don't do anything other than fold for the first half hour or so.

    The most critical thing in these (my belief) is having a good push/fold strategy. Also, either get a program, or keep an eye at who is limping, raising too many pots. There are some rediculously agressive players at this level, but they can fold to re-raises. So,watch these, and take your chances. Also, be willing to throw all your chips in with nothing in squeeze play opportunities (you are in the SB with 10BB, and you get 7 limpers, no one is a big stack), just push it. More times than not, these fold right out, and you pick up a great pot.

    As you get to the final 15ish people, the trick becomes in finding the players you can pick on, and being agressive. You can't limp pots at this stage, it should be raise, all in, or fold (obvious exceptions, sometimes you end up at a really timid table where you can limp, steal pots on the flop with less chips at risk, but I've only been at these spots a few time in several hundred games, so they are relatively rare).

    I am also not scared to push absolutely big hands in these. Hands like KK can get called by AJ-A10 for a ton of chips, and the times you take those can get you in great spots.

    As a rule, I like to have 3,000 (or more) chips when the final 18 hit. About 6,000 chips starting the final table. Usually, as long as you have this many, you will have fold equity on your opponents.
  7. Randomizer Randomizer is offline

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    Jul 7th, 2008 (7/7/2008 11:22am) in reply to j7_suited

    <table id="HB_Mail_Container" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td id="HB_Focus_Element">I play the $26 45 mans on FTP and they are quite soft. No need to try and get too tricky in these. A good TAG style works great.

    You should do alot of folding early while paying attention to who the donks are that you can take advantage of later. Anyone who is open limping alot is a prime target for later. Also anyone who is being overly aggressive early, if he is still around later, will likely have alot of chips and will be a good candidate for you to double through. Don't fight over small pots with marginal hands. Calling EP raisers with hands like AJ, KQ = leaking chips. When the blinds get bigger and you start to get short handed these hands will have more value.

    You need a good knowledge of push/fold short stack play. When you are shoving a short stack with the intention of winning the blinds you should always be the first one into the pot and have fold equity behind your shove. The fewer opponents you have to get through the better. If you find yourself at 10bb's or less, then you should be either folding or shoving. Save the min-raising for the donks (Pet peave of mine).

    When u get to the last 2 tables the game changes a bit. Calling ranges will generally tighten up and your fold equity will go alot further, especially on FTP since there are no antes in these. Not sure about stars. You can typically get as low as 6-7bb's and still have fold equity at this point so don't be overly eager to throw your chips in the middle in a bad spot.

    When you get to the final table, obvious bubble tactics will be in full effect. Expect to see the big stacks raising alot and the shorter stacks looking for a good spot to get their chips in. There are definitely plays to be made here, you just have to be very aware of the table dynamics and have a good read on the other players.

    Lastly, when you get to the final two players if you suck at heads up play then you are costing yourself alot of money. The goal here should always be to win so brush up on your heads up play if you need to. Same thing goes for when you are short handed. If you are lacking in these areas then play a crap ton of 6man and heads up sngs until you feel sufficient at them. GL, see ya at the tables.
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