Saturday, March 05, 2005

Getting better at 2 table tourneys

I played 3 or 4 or 5 $2+.20 20 person tourneys online today. Busted out of all but 2 of them, but took first in the other 2. Yay! Money! BR is back above $50, which makes me really happy. I thought I was going to have to grind it out at the 6 person $2.50+.25 tables, since I'm ITM greater than 75% of the time there, but the payout stinks. 1st only pays $6.25, which is really $3.50 (prize - (entry+fee)), but the 20 person $2+.20s are much better (1st is $20 - $2.20, so $17.80). They take about 3 times as long to play (1.5 hours), but the money to time ratio, even figuring in the non-ITM finishes, is much better.

So, things for me to remember while playing early:

Don't EVER play tired/angry/frustrated (and duh, don't play drunk)
Don't blind steal until they're up to 25/50
Don't play anything except PP over T or suited face cards in early position
Lower suited connectors are acceptable when you have position and a bunch of folders in front
By the time blind stealing is worth it, people lay down to 1-2x the minimum raise if they don't have a hand
Be aggressive when 3 handed
Be super-aggressive when heads up
Drop the aggression for a few hands when the opp grows a spine, then go back at them
THESE RULES (except #1) ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE SITUATION

Just some notes that I'll start reviewing before every time I play. I think it will help in the long term. These are all things that I know but sometimes ignore if I don't conciously think about them before playing.

For those of you who think poker is boring, I'll post some other stuff shortly. The other thing, though, is that if you find poker boring, this blog probably isn't for you. I'm just sayin'...

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