SNG/"small tournament" books

[smbruin22]

MTUcache,

good stuff!!....

i've been finding that in almost any tournament us recreational players play that the blinds become an issue pretty fast....

you patiently wait for cards for the first 60-90 minutes, you don't hit any and all of a sudden your stack is 12 times the circuit and the blinds are about to go up again.

i like your comment about getting to like the word "all-in" (but using it smartly)... you can't be afraid to lose (i'm reading stu unger biography and that seems like one of his key attributes - not afraid to lose)

[MTUCache]

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you patiently wait for cards for the first 60-90 minutes, you don't hit any and all of a sudden your stack is 12 times the circuit and the blinds are about to go up again.

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Exactly... that's been my problem for the last three months at my monthly game.

I play tight, and make it to the final table, but with hardly any chips. Meanwhile, a couple of complete donkeys have gigantic stacks, just because they sucked out a couple of all-ins that they were underdogs in. Then, the blinds go up, and I'm left making a desperate move.

Of course, now that I've established my reputation as a good, tight player among the group, it's going to be a lot easier for my all-ins to be scary when I'm doing it with a decent stack. Much scarier than me raising a 1/3 of my stack, or a 1/2 of my stack. It's hard to get over that psychological hurdle of committing yourself to that hand, especially when you are pre-flop or don't have much information, but it's so much better than crippling your stack.

[Jbrochu]

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you patiently wait for cards for the first 60-90 minutes, you don't hit any and all of a sudden your stack is 12 times the circuit and the blinds are about to go up again.


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If it takes 60 to 90 minutes to reach an M of 12, then you are deep enough early to play some speculative hands and try to accumulate chips. This should help you get your big hands paid off as well.

[smbruin22]

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you patiently wait for cards for the first 60-90 minutes, you don't hit any and all of a sudden your stack is 12 times the circuit and the blinds are about to go up again.


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i was wondering about my exact statement and the M vs. time (whether my statement was accurate)... i was thinking 60-90 minutes with few cards and then M = 12 (could be 9-10 though) is fast, but you think it's slow.

... but i like your statement and i think you are correct, providing people aren't raising pre-flop..... sorry i seem to have got the order wrong

wrong order - here is the comment i'm responding to
If it takes 60 to 90 minutes to reach an M of 12, then you are deep enough early to play some speculative hands and try to accumulate chips. This should help you get your big hands paid off as well.

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