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Old 07-21-2007, 03:45 PM
PantsOnFire PantsOnFire is offline
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Default Re: The tournament psychology - part iii

Concentrate on other aspects of your game that don't involve having a good hand. These are stealiing/restealing, raising in position and attacking weakness.

At the table, look for players who fold. Some are obvious check/folders. Some bet half pot and then fold to a raise. Look for guys that cbet 100% of the time. Raise them. Look for tight blind players. Look for orphaned pots where nobody seems interested. When you have position and its folded around to you, bet (except if there are chronic slowplayers or checkraisers in the pot). You will never be showing a hand down so your cards are irrelevent.

This is classic small ball poker. You are jabbing, making the aggressive stab and then getting out when there's resistance.

Also keep in mind that players in these low MTTs are not paying attention that much. So when you do get a hand, you can make a lot of chips and then coast through the drought.

The biggest aspect we can all work on is categorizing how players play. If players are bad or so good that their play seems random, avoid them. There are enough players that play in pretty straightforward patterns that you can play against and act according to what they are up to.
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