Multi-Table Tournament (MTT) Strategy

[CardWarfare]

Tournament strategy discussed here. This includes multi table tournaments of any kind.

[TenMostWanted]

This is definately my strength. I can field any questions that people may have in this area. My strengths are in Holdem, and Omaha MTT's.

[CardWarfare]

Here's a hand from the 45 man sit-n-go I played tonight.


I was told by a player who was railing me at the time that this should have been an obvious decision, but I'm looking to see what you guys think...




PokerStars Game #7194481230: Tournament #36777990, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/11/27 - 02:52:12 (ET)
Table '36777990 4' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Azerack (1405 in chips)
Seat 4: bugged444 (7020 in chips)
Seat 6: CardWarfare (8653 in chips)
Seat 7: MUSTBEPOISON (11297 in chips)
Seat 8: cwilk1 (4595 in chips)
Azerack: posts the ante 25
bugged444: posts the ante 25
CardWarfare: posts the ante 25
MUSTBEPOISON: posts the ante 25
cwilk1: posts the ante 25
bugged444: posts small blind 200
CardWarfare: posts big blind 400


*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardWarfare [6s 4d]
MUSTBEPOISON: folds
cwilk1: calls 400
Azerack: calls 400
bugged444: calls 200
CardWarfare: checks


*** FLOP *** [Qd 6c 4h]

bugged444: bets 1200
CardWarfare: raises 2000 to 3200
cwilk1: folds
Azerack: folds
bugged444: calls 2000


*** TURN *** [Qd 6c 4h] [Ks]
bugged444: bets 3395 and is all-in
Cardwarfare: .........?????

[JMoney2681]

Originally Posted by CardWarfare

Here's a hand from the 45 man sit-n-go I played tonight.


I was told by a player who was railing me at the time that this should have been an obvious decision, but I'm looking to see what you guys think...




PokerStars Game #7194481230: Tournament #36777990, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/11/27 - 02:52:12 (ET)
Table '36777990 4' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: Azerack (1405 in chips)
Seat 4: bugged444 (7020 in chips)
Seat 6: CardWarfare (8653 in chips)
Seat 7: MUSTBEPOISON (11297 in chips)
Seat 8: cwilk1 (4595 in chips)
Azerack: posts the ante 25
bugged444: posts the ante 25
CardWarfare: posts the ante 25
MUSTBEPOISON: posts the ante 25
cwilk1: posts the ante 25
bugged444: posts small blind 200
CardWarfare: posts big blind 400


*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardWarfare [6s 4d]
MUSTBEPOISON: folds
cwilk1: calls 400
Azerack: calls 400
bugged444: calls 200
CardWarfare: checks


*** FLOP *** [Qd 6c 4h]

bugged444: bets 1200
CardWarfare: raises 2000 to 3200
cwilk1: folds
Azerack: folds
bugged444: calls 2000


*** TURN *** [Qd 6c 4h] [Ks]
bugged444: bets 3395 and is all-in
Cardwarfare: .........?????

This is a spot where I am leaning towards a fold.

You still have tons of chips and the blinds aren't huge for your stack if you fold and lose.

Villains plays smells of K6, K4, or KQ, all of which have you beat. Sometimes he will make this play with a flush draw, but I doubt it. We need to fold this spot and pick a better one. I also like raising SLIGHTLY less on the flop, if I am being nitpicky about it all. Raising to 2800 is perfect IMO.

[Dierks]

I was thinking he's on KQ or possibly slow playing AQ? Without knowing the types of hands you have seen him showdown with, it's hard to tell what he could have at this point. Interested in seeing the results.

[lifesagrind]

Originally Posted by CardWarfare

Here's a hand from the 45 man sit-n-go I played tonight.


I was told by a player who was railing me at the time that this should have been an obvious decision, but I'm looking to see what you guys think...

In a situation like this were working with an absence of information. This would be a read dependent play. What have you seen him do in the past? Would he limp with a big hand like AQ? In a 5 handed game even KQ should be raised.

Unless he is a tricky or very weak player I'm going to call this all in based on just the betting pattern. Also taking into account it's a $1 buy in he could be pushing with Kx.

[gkunit20]

I like the raise on the flop. However, on this spot, I'm thinking he either has KQ, or a KhXh.

[CardWarfare]

I like the responses guys, at least the fact that there's as much discussion as there is tells me that it isn't as obvious as the dude who was railing me at the time told me.


anyway, I wound up calling with bottom 2, and villian had KQ. I had put him on a Q on the flop, simply because he never led at the flop. I raised what I did because I wanted to get all the money in there, with me in the lead. A card like what came, a King, on the turn, and his immediate push did set off a lot of alarms in my head. I took the maximum time and wound up calling. It really smelled like KQ to me, but I think I over-considered the fact that it was a $1 tournament, and thought that he may have made the same play with AQ, or maybe even AK, although I don't know why he would call a raise on the flop, but you know how much bad players overvalue AK.

Bad call, wound up knocking me from one of the big stacks to playing in catchup mode the rest of the tournament.

[CardWarfare]

Steal/Re-steal from a Pokerstars 180 man Sit N Go


Just a discussion question.. What do you think the opponent's range here was?




PokerStars Game #7412110119: Tournament #37910082, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/12/12 - 13:58:18 (ET)
Table '37910082 19' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: zahstocher (3410 in chips)
Seat 2: RebuyFoolAA (1860 in chips)
Seat 3: FORFAKIND (10 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: BLBT (870 in chips)
Seat 5: keyla (890 in chips)
Seat 6: CardWarfare (2080 in chips)
Seat 7: Kasemoney22 (1610 in chips)
Seat 8: thethrill718 (1360 in chips)
Seat 9: scusslebut (1410 in chips)
thethrill718: posts small blind 15
scusslebut: posts big blind 30


*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardWarfare [Ah 9h]
zahstocher: folds
RebuyFoolAA: folds
FORFAKIND: folds
BLBT: folds
keyla: folds
CardWarfare: raises 90 to 120
Kasemoney22: folds
thethrill718: calls 105
scusslebut: folds


*** FLOP *** [6d 6c 4s]
thethrill718: checks
CardWarfare: bets 180
thethrill718: raises 300 to 480
CardWarfare: calls 300


*** TURN *** [6d 6c 4s] [Td]
thethrill718: bets 300
CardWarfare: raises 450 to 750
thethrill718: folds
CardWarfare collected 1830 from pot
CardWarfare: doesn't show hand


*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1830 | Rake 0
Board [6d 6c 4s Td]
Seat 1: zahstocher folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: RebuyFoolAA folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: FORFAKIND folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BLBT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: keyla folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: CardWarfare collected (1830)
Seat 7: Kasemoney22 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: thethrill718 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 9: scusslebut (big blind) folded before Flop

[CardWarfare]

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PokerStars Game #7412731641: Tournament #37910082, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/12/12 - 14:55:24 (ET)
Table '37910082 20' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: davidfischer (4725 in chips)
Seat 3: PCpremium (2245 in chips)
Seat 4: sc2005 (2670 in chips)
Seat 5: CardWarfare (4785 in chips)
Seat 6: Liquor Pig12 (9195 in chips)
Seat 7: PopeyesMom (2805 in chips)
Seat 8: blOOdaXe (1965 in chips)
Seat 9: Vinceperp (2340 in chips)
blOOdaXe: posts small blind 75
Vinceperp: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CardWarfare [2d 2s]
davidfischer: raises 300 to 450
PCpremium: folds
sc2005: folds
CardWarfare: calls 450
Liquor Pig12: folds
PopeyesMom: folds
blOOdaXe: folds
Vinceperp: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qs 2h 6c]
davidfischer: bets 750
CardWarfare: calls 750
*** TURN *** [Qs 2h 6c] [7c]
davidfischer: checks
CardWarfare: bets 900
davidfischer: calls 900
*** RIVER *** [Qs 2h 6c 7c] [Qh]
davidfischer: bets 500
CardWarfare: raises 2185 to 2685 and is all-in
davidfischer: calls 2125 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CardWarfare: shows [2d 2s] (a full house, Deuces full of Queens)
davidfischer: shows [Qd As] (three of a kind, Queens)
CardWarfare collected 9675 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9675 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 2h 6c 7c Qh]
Seat 2: davidfischer showed [Qd As] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: PCpremium folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: sc2005 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: CardWarfare showed [2d 2s] and won (9675) with a full house, Deuces full of Queens
Seat 6: Liquor Pig12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: PopeyesMom (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: blOOdaXe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Vinceperp (big blind) folded before Flop