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Question on Variance & judging your play
Have been running the worst i ever have in MTT's. Here's my question. I can deal with getting rivered over and over and over and losing flips over and over, that's variance. However, I was wondering, when reviewing HH's and how you played, if you look at your session and find you were playing tad nitty but getting it in good 80% of the time, worst case just barely behind with multilple draws and overcards. Just because you are "getting it in good a lot", does that mean you are actually playing well and variance is just sticking its ugly black head out? or is it possible I am getting it in good, just in the wrong spots? I feel like if I'm going to be rivered, it doesn't really matter where you get it in, unless you get all the money in on fifth street drawing completely dead. Would like to hear successful players who turn a profit in this game opinions. Thanks.
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
have you determined if you were +EV when you got it in? Also, are you "getting it in enough?" Meaning, are you stealing pots under the right conditions, especially when antes kick in?
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
as I have played a ton and ton of MTT's, it's hard to determine exactly what % i get it in witih +EV, I do not have the stat programs or poker tracker a) cuz i have a mac b) i rarely play online, just find it easier sometimes to play from home than B&M. When analyzing live plays, you can go off your read, how they looked, how the situation felt (instincts wise) i feel online, you just go based off betting patterns and basic structural hand analysis. So with that said, let's say since i play tight and like to get it in good, at least 60-70% with at least a 60-40. Am i playing bad, or will I start running normal eventually and realize playing solid does work sometimes.
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
When you bust out, how is your stack compared to the average stack?
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
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When you bust out, how is your stack compared to the average stack? [/ QUOTE ] This brings up a whole nother' question of mine: When I bust out I generally don't like to get lower than 10 BB's. A lot of the time when you are in that 12-15BB and you pick up KK in the cutoff, a large push of 14BB into a small pot in the lower MTT's generally will create crying calls with anthing from 33-55 or a3o - a7o. Double up there, and you can go back to seeing some flops and playing a less defensive game. There are definitely times though when you will be at the final 3-4 tables of a large MTT and you are seated with 4 other large stacks. What do you in this positiion? I know the great MTT players feel they have an edge over everyone, so they don't mind battling with the big stacks. In my case, I tend to avoid playing big pots wtih them unless I have a decently strong holding (not much floating the flop or 3-betting OP with air), however, I have been known to get in a large pot with them bust out and am left thinking to myself "I should have just coasted along bullying the medium stacks trying to move up) Successful tourney players who plat FTP if you're out there, please respond and let me know how you deal with other large stacks at your table when you are medium high to big stacked in the final stages of a MTT. Thanks. |
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
vs other big stacks:
small ball unless you got the goods. (or if they are hella spewy) win pots without show downs. |
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Re: Question on Variance & judging your play
God Damnit. Post the question in ONE [censored] forum. NOT TWO!
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