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Originally Posted by likwidneo
well, I'm not much of a tournament player, but I think running a tight solid strategy like yours sounds like, especially against a large field of loose aggressive players, leaves you more at the mercy of luck. If you can't catch enough premium hands in position the whole tournament, you just don't have a chance of winning. so you're strategy is actually more luck dependent if you think about it. you can't be too afraid to get to some of the cheaper flops and beat them with superior post-flop play. so I guess my first tip would be to open your hand range further in position. the more players there are in the pot and the cheaper it is for you to enter, the more hands you can play as long as you don't fear raises from the blinds. if you're getting 4+:1 odds in a pot with no raises and no fear of raises from behind, even hands like 57o or 69o can justify a call if your stack is still deep enough. In these situations draw hands go up in value where as big pair hands like A8o or K9o go down in value because of the likelihood of being up against 2 pair against so many players to the flop. with this strategy you will take down very few pots, but the pots you do take down will usually be huge. My 2nd tip would be to bet your premium hands bigger for value preflop. don't be afraid to bet your premium hands in any position even up to 10x against a single open raise or limper regardless of your stack size. If you're raising premium hands but still seeing 3 or more villains to the flop you have a big problem. You'd be surprised how much your equity drops even with AA when your facing one opponent as opposed to 3. You want to be heads up with these hands. You can lose a lot of money with these hands in multi way pots even if you play them correctly. Experiment with your bet sizes and see how cheaply you can get your desired results. This may take some practice to get the hang of. Also, the fish will eventually figure out what you are doing and adjust which means eventually you will have to adjust again to them. This may take more than 1 tournament to happen but it will happen eventually. But cross that bridge when you get there.
Oh, P.S. be realistic about your winning expectations. Luck is a huge factor no matter what in tournaments. You're not always going to win. It depends on how the tournament is structured but if you're pulling north of 25% ROI you should be very happy with those results.
This whole post was Fantastic.
I played in these 20 dollar buy in tournaments a few years ago.
Still do once in a blue moon. The blinds went up every 15 minutes!
Most people who play in these things are there for socializing and fun.
The money doesn't mean much to them.
There was this on guy(and still is, I guess), who would basically go all in with most Ax hands or go all in when he hit the flop. Not always, but he played real fast. Everybody hated him and thought he was the biggest donk.
Well, he busted early most times, but, at the end of each month, he also won the most times.
Go figure. It's not serious poker OP anyway Op, so don't stress too much over it.