Folding too much?

[2+LOU]

Yes, SnGs on PokerStars. The $5 game. I'll finish in the money about 75% of the time. But I get frustrated when I'm card dead, and because I play tight I wind up folding a million hands. Once in a while I'll try make something happen with a marginal hand and it'll just blow up on me and do more harm than good.

I guess it can be said that I shouldn't expect to finish in the money all the time!

Lou!

[canada_dry]

How can you be frustrated if you make the money 3 out of 4 times. Gimme a break.

[2+LOU]

Relax.

Maybe it's not that good...maybe that's selective memory...maybe it's better to say 60-65%.

Either way, I suppose my root question is: How does the conseravative player deal with going card dead in either a SnG or MTT? At what point do you have no choice but to get aggresive? Is it all simply based on "M"? That's how I go about it at least.

Going back to what Webster said. If SnGs are about money management, then how does the strategy for MTT contrast with that?

Lou!

[Kaeser]

Try multi-tabling. Start with 4 tables at a time. It's hectic at first but after a few days it's just as easy as playing one table. With 4+ tables you won't even notice if you go card dead on one of them.

[2+LOU]

I've been under the impression that if you get short stacked in a MTT you have to push sooner and with less quality hands while short stacked since you really need those big stacks to win.

In a SnG where everone starts with 1500 and 10/20 blinds, even if you're still at 1500 when it gets to 100/200 blinds, it's not so bad since by then you're probably in a bubble situation.

But in a MTT, if that same thing happened, you'd have to get it all in there much earlier since the blinds are going to get much higher at the final table.

Lou!

[Acein8ter]

I typically play the same way.... fairly conservative through 3/4 of a tourney. IMO, if you start playing a bit loose, you should have a really good post flop play.

That strategy also keeps you from being dominated which is good. I'd just try to play more hands when your on the button or near it... (C/O or late mid pos)