Multi-Table Tournament (MTT) Strategy

[032483]

I have to say that would be a hard hand for me to let go of....especially on the flop...but when that king came on the turn you almost have to give it up.

[SOBESKATER]

in my opinion it all depends on what site your on.alot of site if you pay attention pay some hands more then others.(example)8-8 is one of the luckiest hands on poker host/then there k-3 on pure play.for some resson these hands have won around 75% of the time i've seen them.I know there not very good but on those sites.there kill hands.I've seen more broken a's and k's with those 8's at poker host then i care to even think about.A-A at most sites only wins after the flop,unless you can get the suckouts to fold.

[ESJTH]

Hi! I've recently started playing freerolls on different pokersites. There are always some maniacs going all-in at their first time to act. My strategy has been to call with premium hands such as AA-KK-QQ (maybe AK if the bet is uncalled) and try to double up and play very tight. After a couple of blind-raises and some of the maniacs out, I try to limp in with low pocket pairs or drawing cards such as J8 suited. So far I've been good at trapping the opponents to lose all their chips if I draw a set, straight or flush, and it's easy to fold the hand if I don't improve. It is the mid and late part of the tournament I have problems with. Which hands should I play? How should I play them? Raise (how much?), limp in?

And, if I don't find these great hands early and double up, how low should I let my chip stack go (compaired to the average stack) before I make my move?

Hoping for some good answers

[SOBESKATER]

Originally Posted by ESJTH

Hi! I've recently started playing freerolls on different pokersites. There are always some maniacs going all-in at their first time to act. My strategy has been to call with premium hands such as AA-KK-QQ (maybe AK if the bet is uncalled) and try to double up and play very tight. After a couple of blind-raises and some of the maniacs out, I try to limp in with low pocket pairs or drawing cards such as J8 suited. So far I've been good at trapping the opponents to lose all their chips if I draw a set, straight or flush, and it's easy to fold the hand if I don't improve. It is the mid and late part of the tournament I have problems with. Which hands should I play? How should I play them? Raise (how much?), limp in?

And, if I don't find these great hands early and double up, how low should I let my chip stack go (compaired to the average stack) before I make my move?

Hoping for some good answers

sorry can't give advice,but I like the way your doing it so far.
ok alittle advice.I recomend go with your feelings if you feel it's time to go in,go in.I personally can't stand the all-in crowd at the begining of almost every free roll.so I tend to play badly in the begining.stick to what works for you and don't let it ware on you.gl hope to see you on the felt.check out penny's free roll at pitbull poker use the link from this site.she left the password on the thread for the tourney so check it out.

[ESJTH]

Thank you for responding. Just lost in a freeroll with an all-in AQ suited vs A4 offsuit. Of course the 4 came on the river

My strategy so far have worked out ok, seem to make it to the pretty far almost every freeroll. I even earned 2$ for a good place. I know it's not much, but it's a start.

I'll check out the tournament you mentioned and I hope to see you at the table

[theOMEGAN]

Fold is your best friend, patience is your guide, position is your warlord. Now depending on what stage of the tourney you are in. the order of these three will be rearranged.
Early on, Patience, position. I find folding ace rags very helpfull here. Stick to premimun hands AA-1010, ak-a10, kq-kj
As the tourney progresses,and you find yourself getting lean( >15BB's). A semi bluff or two works well here for you have established a solid table image here.(<15BB's) Be looking to shove all in, while in position.

Down to Bubble. If you have a good read on people. This a time to start chip accumulation in a crazy way*. Most people are happy to get In The Money. Get after them, turn up the agression factor and start looking at opening up your starting hand selection. But keep in mind 2.5-3.5 BB preflop raises as the norm. 2/3 continuation bet if you are heads up. this will normally work. Min raises into you post flop? top em to find out what they are up to. They have either have top pair, over cards or a monster draw which is pretty much the norm here. Crack that nut with 1/2 pot bet.

ITM. depending on your chip stack. Say you are less then average or about 25-30 BB's. Stay with got you there, tables are full. No need to bleed now. (Those who got into the $$ will throw chips at you.) So yes, back to positional poker here.

45 people or less-patience, fold is your best friend as long as you are average stack or above. Now when the tables start getting shorthanded(6 or less) turn up the heat. Aggression pays well here, for the dynamics of the table have changed drastically and now every few hands you orbit a table and the blinds will bleed you to death (this occures when you get to 27 or less). You need to take the blinds twice for every ten hands, or crack the monster.
Keep track of your position, and ask your self if that reraise is worth calling preflop and where will it put you? Ask your self if the raise you are about to put down will not be folded to a reraise? Just a few things to continusally ask your self while playing top 18.
As to the final table and many hours later, I will let you try to figure that out. I like to isolate and dominate.

* Note: If in a MTT SAT, you are above average stack. Don't play nothing but premium out of position, If afforded to see the flop in the BB, by all means do so with any two. Just be ready to fold if the flop wiffs.

I hope these few insights help your game.

[spiderman637]

I have been frequenting the final 25 players in Mtt's a little lately. When it gets down to the final 2 or 3 tables it seems like changes take place at this point. People call a lot. And when they are reraised they almost always call . What should be my strategy at this point.. A) do i tighten up like crazy and let the blinds whack my stack or B) do i try to really start putting on the pressure trying to steal and resteal the big blinds and antes. It just seems like someone always calls me when i try this. This is all considering I am in the top 10 when it gets down to 3 tables or less. I am just trying to figure out why i always drop out of the top 10. Any help would be greatly appreciated.