The bridesmaid thing is fun...
6 Comments Published by katitude on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 12:01 a.m..
...but I'd like to be a bride (only in this context, of course. Twice is enough.)
Skillz game - 11th
Mookie - 14th
Riverchasers - 16th
Can anyone recommend some strategies / reading for surviving the later stages of MTT's?
Skillz game - 11th
Mookie - 14th
Riverchasers - 16th
Can anyone recommend some strategies / reading for surviving the later stages of MTT's?
1. Dont run bad
2. Become a luckbox
1. pray Hoy, LJ and wawfuls are at ur table.
2. catch cards.
3. insta-fold 55
At that point, it's all about stealing, winning races, and picking your spots properly.
I believe Harrington's second book has an "Endgame" strategy, if you want to review it.
My thoughts:
1. Steal at least once an orbit.
2. Bet with complete air. It's a requirement. Aggression wins pots.
3. Be willing to fire a second bullet with complete air.
4. If you're going to go all-in, make sure you get your money into the pot first.
5. Fuel is right that being a luckbox is a large part of final table bubble and final table play. Give it your best shot and see how it goes.
Fuel is right.
To expand on that:
1) If you're playing to win, be willing to race for a short stack's chips. Win your fair share of them as you try to thin the field.
2) Don't be the second player into the pot without a strong hand, unless you think you can re-steal. Late-game tourney poker is no longer about speculating, set-mining, or any of the earlier deepstack strategies you used to build a chipstack.
3) Bluff when you think your opponents whiffed and can't call a bet with A-high unimproved or a small PP.
Kat,
Check out the link on my blog for "The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition".
It's written by some the main Team Full Tilt people.
Kat,
Check this analysis of Annette_15's final table play and see if you can try some of these out maybe in some sit n go's. From my limited observance, you certainly seem to fold way too often when short-stacked late and the action has been folded to you. If I have 4-6 big blinds and it is folded around to me, I don't even look at my cards! The addition of antes further rewards aggression. Be first in and let your tight reputation buy you some chips. I am available for private lessons ...
http://www.sitandgoplanet.com/multitable/mtt_strategy/Annette_15_Strategy_Tips_part2.html