Re: What makes his game \"special\"?
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PLEASE DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING HERE
Yes, I recognize that Chris's game is better than probably 99.9% of all the poker players out there. HOWEVER, why is this the case? I mean, when I look at this hand history I see almost no difference to how a typical TAG would play at even the lower levels.
Which decisions in this SnG would you guys say illustrates that increadible level of play that only a top pro could do?
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The point of this article is to explain many concepts that apply to STT play that do not apply to standard ring game play (or even to MTT play). Using labels like TAG or LAG is not really appropriate to STTs. Sometimes, an STT player must be TAG, sometimes LAG, sometimes even TIP [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] (tight passive). All of these situations can arise in a single tournament. For example, in Hand 3 he folds 99 to a c-bet with just one overcard on the flop. In certain cash games, this might be considered way too passive. However, a good STT player will autofold this in the early game. Later (hand 77), he is open shoving K4o from the SB which of course would be maniacal in a deep stacked situation. Given these two hands from the same player, how can you apply labels like TAG or LAG?
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