Mid/Low Stakes MTTs Strategy
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Mid/Low Stakes MTTs Strategy
I have a few ideas about MTTs that I wanted to hear from those who already have experience on grinding tourneys at mid/low stakes.
I started playing poker online by playing MTTs. I had some good results but ended up busting almost everything because of poor BR management. Then I switched to cash games so I could build it again and have a comfortable roll to play the low stakes. I'm almost getting where I wanted so I'm going to start studying MTTs again. I wanna ask some questions...first of all, I had the impression (even though I didn't put any meaningful volume) that a strategy based on [pre-flop aggression + ok aggressive post flop play (ok = without making huge mistakes and c-betting a lot) + "ability to win flips"] should be enough for you to have good results, because people fold too much pre and post flop. Is that true at all? How important is the pre-flop aggression (steal, re-steal, 3b and 4b light) for a successful MTT player? Is this more important than being very good post-flop? All the good results I had occurred when I was able to get a big stack in the middle stage (through a big pot won in an all in confrontation) and then managed to keep it by pre-flop aggression and a not so bad post-flop play. Is this the standard and more common way to go deep in a tournament? One thing that I noticed occurred a lot was that when I was unable to get a big stack or at least 30+ bbs until the middle stage I would get there with a 20- bbs stack and then ended up busting trying at all costs to double up. This is caused by a poor strategy in the early stages or I actually should expect to bust like this several times? Sometimes I asked myself if I shouldn't play much more aggressive in the early stages, trying to build a big stack until the bubble, when I could use it to find my way to the FT, but that goes against the common strategy of playing tighter on these stages...the times I do get a big stack compensate the times I don't get it by playing tight early? Sorry for the long post but I need to get some misconceptions out of my head...Thanks in advance
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Ok ill try to answer this. first, one cant tell you that stealing a lot is generally good or that 3betting a lot is generally good ....it is always very dependent on situations and that is what makes it difficult to help you here with some general tips. My advice would generally be to study the game in every aspect: try to play your best in the early stage aswell as in the late stage without being extraordinary loose or tight, wothout specific reasons. In my opinion mtts are very similar to cashgame until it comes to the bubble therefore you can play the same (obviously considering antes and bubble later on)
My advice would be to talk to other players who play ur stakes that always helps a lot
Greets
That is valid only for the 3 or 4 first levels I think, after that you have 50 bbs or less if you didn't lose anything. At level 7 (blinds 50/100) you have less than 30 bbs pretty often. And this is still far from the bubble...My main concern is to understand what is an effective strategy for MTTs...I know that every spot in a game/tournament is situational and etc but I am sure that the good players, which are constantly winning, approach the game a certain way, and this certain way will definitely dictate how they play the different stages of the tournament, and also what they are going to focus on. Its not a coincidence that, for example, as the tournament gets deeper, the aggression becomes higher...that is true because players approach the deeper stages of the tournament a lot more aggressive when compared to the early stages, because the stacks are shallow and having a big stack is what takes you (most frequently) to the FT. This is just a silly example but I think I made my point. Some of the thoughts I brought here are discussed somewhow on this thread (old one btw): http://www.runitonce.com/mtt/theory-variance-vs-style/ It seems to be consensual that a tight approach to MTTs will lead you to cash more frequently than a loose approach, but on the other hand, a more loose aggressive play will take you deeper than the average tight aggressive player. Anyway, I dont wanna talk about tight x loose play, I just had some impressions about the game that I want to understand if they are true or not. Mainly about preflop x postflop abilities and how they influence your success. My overall thought is that a strong preflop play is more important than being very good post flop because stacks are shallow and most of the hands don't even get to turn/river. But I want to hear from experienced players
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