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Old 08-17-2007, 08:32 AM
cairpre cairpre is offline
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Default only playing the big blind

I was playing in a sit and go online. I observed that the winner did not play a single hand except as the big blind until it got down to 3-4 players. And then he played pretty aggressively and actually won the tournament.
I thought I would try it, or something like it.
I tried a few sit and go's playing only only the most premium hands A-J paired and A-K suited or unsuited. Except
I would play the button and small blind a little less tight. And I would play very aggessively from the big blind.

This worked pretty well at small stakes. I managed to place in a few events and won one. But I found that I did not win at higher stakes. And that I was often the small stack when things did not go my way.
I guess I would like to know if this is a known strategy
Is its problem against better players a function of its extreme tightness, or will it work if I work on improving my short table and heads up play. Thank you
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:34 AM
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Default Re: only playing the big blind

The only hands you should ever play should be when you are in the blinds, because you are already partially pot-committed. LDO.
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:35 AM
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Default Re: only playing the big blind

how much is coaching?
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:37 AM
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Default Re: only playing the big blind

They key to beating sngs is being able to locate your fold button and your all in button.
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Old 08-17-2007, 08:39 AM
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Default Re: only playing the big blind

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They key to beating sngs is being able to locate your fold button and your all in button.

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