| Posted by: Semicolonkid at November 25, 2007, 4:07 pm | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Ah, this was MUCH more thorough than what I said. Much better. Great advice. Listen to what this has to say, RazvanBomb.
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| Posted by: MrDaMan at November 25, 2007, 3:57 pm | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
First time in a tourney? In the beginning blinds rock up, stay tight, observe the other players for strengths and weakness's, get a feel for the ebb and flow of the game.
Don't worry about building your chip stack early, stay tight, this is survival time. Since luck is a factor as well as skill, if you find yourself ahead early with a dominant chip stack, USE IT, loosen up near the button a little but stay tight. If someone is playing back at your leading chip stack the odds are they have you beat, unless you have the nut consider folding.
Middle tournament, again if short stacked or average stacked, stay tight in EP and look for opportunities to loosen up in LP. On or near the button you can call with almost any two cards if the whole table limps, stay out of the hand if there are raises and re raises in front of you. If its a super tight table, depending on your observations of your opponent limpers, you can try a 3X blind raise and a continuation bet of the flop to make them fol... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Semicolonkid at November 25, 2007, 2:57 pm | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Quote: Originally Posted by RazvanBomb
Thanks for all the info. What about my play? How should i play in the tournament, more carefull, or more agressive than in a cash game where i can rebuy my way in at any time?
You definately play more careful in tourneys than you do in cash games, if you're serious about the tourney(in other words if it's not a freeroll). I mean, a good rule is to play opposite from the way the rest of the table is playing, but generally in tourneys the goal is not to accumulate chips right from the start, but to survive a ways and then start. That means tight/aggressive play works better in tourneys than loose play, but that's just a general rule. As always, it depends on the situation .
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| Posted by: RazvanBomb at November 25, 2007, 1:25 pm | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Thanks for all the info. What about my play? How should i play in the tournament, more carefull, or more agressive than in a cash game where i can rebuy my way in at any time?
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| Posted by: K_Kahne_Fan at November 25, 2007, 8:11 am | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Make sure everyone knows the payout structure/blinds before it starts. Personally, I use...
Payouts:
7- players = 75% - 25%
8-12 players = 50%-30%-20%
13-20 players = 50%-25%-15%-10%
20+ players = 40%-25%-20%-10%-5%
20 minutes is usually a good blind for about 3 - 4 hour tourney
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| Posted by: ratmantoo at November 25, 2007, 7:15 am | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Are you looking for tips setting up the tournament or actual game play strategy?
For game play tips read the strategy articles (tabs at the top of the page) here on CC.
SexyAceJoker's Single Table Sit & Go Strategy Guide
For tournament setup SemiColon is right ...blind structure is critical but this depends on the number of players, how long the game is too last etc. Also be sure to print them out and make sure every one knows what they are.
As ezza said homepokertourney is good (Thanks AG
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| Posted by: ezza44 at November 25, 2007, 6:52 am | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Got to homepokertourney.com. They have alot of ery useful information regarding home poker tourneys.
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| Posted by: Semicolonkid at November 25, 2007, 5:19 am | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
Well lets see, I think one important thing to bear in mind is the correct blind structure. Make sure you have the right blind/starting stack ratio along with the blinds going up at a reasonable speed compared to the number of players in this tournament. For a small amount of people, I hear about 20-40 minutes is good for live(online that's rare). You could probably get advice on that by looking at any online tournament's betting structure and modify it to your needs.
I know that wasn't all you were looking for, but I'm having trouble remembering everything else right now...that's all the REALLY important stuff I can think of though, so I hope that helps Good Luck!
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| Posted by: RazvanBomb at November 25, 2007, 2:15 am | | Topic: Tournament play Forum: Card Chat |
For a 2-3 months i've been playing cash games with my friends. A week from today we will play a tournament game. Please tell me what are the most important things in a tournament. I know the ruls will be more strict than the cash games. What should i be carefull with, some nonverbal signs...things like that...
P.S. No rebuys at the tournament. Thanks
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