Re: An Unfortunate Asymmetry
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I'm sure this a lot of why so many pros play LAG, it makes the rocks uncomfortable and makes them loosen up and play back badly.
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Exactly. You have to give action to get action---(and you can not be overly concerned with busting out early).
While table draw is a big part of winning a tourney, I personally am hoping to draw the table described ---- if they don't adjust (i.e. loosen up) they will be run over.
Relatively tight/conservative players (even expert ones) are seldom in the top 1% of chipholders at the end of day one, IRRESPECTIVE of their table draw, although I agree that this is even more pronounced with a conservative table.
I have to disagree with David's point about the "real action" starting on day 2. Joe Hachem made a similar statement along the lines that Day 1 is not about poker, but if you can get some chips you can start playing poker on day 2----this is completely opposite of reality in my opinion. I think day 1 is "real poker" and then it increasingly becomes a contest of catching the best starting hands.
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