50 BB Short Stack Strategy - Page 2

LiveNow · #11 11-27-2007, 02:23 AM

you should go to the euro sites and play where they have 10bb minimum.

gregorio · #12 11-27-2007, 02:23 AM

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Short stack strategy is a total waste of our time.

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I spend so much time table selecting/switching to get away from shortstackers. It puts me on life tilt.

ICMoney · #13 11-27-2007, 02:24 AM

What good is tilting a reg if you choo choo, double up and then rathole?

ajmargarine · #14 11-27-2007, 02:24 AM

To be a good shortstacker, you need to know how to play 100bb poker.

Profish2285 · #15 11-27-2007, 02:24 AM

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I spend so much time table selecting/switching to get away from shortstackers. It puts me on life tilt

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QFMFT

vixticator · #16 11-27-2007, 02:26 AM

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To be a good shortstacker, you need to know how to play 100bb poker.

[/ QUOTE ]Good point.

ICMoney · #17 11-27-2007, 02:26 AM

You aren't short enough to push.

Not deep enough to play SC or PP for implied odds.

Seems like the worst of both worlds.

OP - you might like SNGs.

LiveNow · #18 11-27-2007, 02:28 AM

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To be a good shortstacker, you need to know how to play 100bb poker.

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don't think i necessarily agree with this. You need to understand the game, and work hard. But i don't think one must be a successful 100bb poker player to be a good shortstacker.

SilentThunder · #19 11-27-2007, 02:29 AM

Well I'm definitely not owning at 50 BB. I'm being owned! So far the short stack strategy has been incredibly boring to boot which causes me to overplay when I actually have a hand.

Thanks for the advice on going straight to 100 BBs. I'm reading the microlimits Anthology thread now and will start playing with a bigger stack.

doppelganger · #20 11-27-2007, 02:31 AM

Vix has a reasonable point - at some point we may all reach our poker potential and find the only way to move up to the next limit is by playing a shortstacking strategy. ImsaKidd does very well at 200NL+ shortstacking and is well known in BBV for it.

However at the micros it's not worth using a strategy that will:

1. Not really teach you how to play
2. Make you roughly 1-2PTBB/100 (plus rakeback!)
3. Put your bankroll through more crazy swings than the playground at a mental instituion.

Instead learn how to play the turn and river well with a bigger stack, and make 4-5PTBB/100 with much less variance. Your bankroll will thank you in a few months.