Tonights 2 day deepstack....
 

I assume by that you haven't entered ;)

goodluck in that Tony
i'm off to phone all the phone tipster lines to get some tips for next saturday :-O
showed a little profit today with 4 winners and 2 seconds shame i didn't have all the winners in one bet :-C

Yes PT im in....think i said "some" obviously not by me though...o:D

Yes m8 some heavy studying needed......but some very good winners today..

Believe it or not....
 

End of day one......
 

Dont be shy to ask Mr bb the questions, one first is the same as 3 third places, if you sit and wait for cash,next time you look, you are short and desperate for cards,get them chips in the middle and dont forget 7h 9h is the dogs bollox. I not being nasty but last time i watched a little of your final table play, you were very soft and didnt gamble until you were forced,get them chips in the middle and be lucky,

good luck

taylormade ,

ps, I nearly forgot, protect your bb at all costs

Thanks Taylor...
 

Good Luck o:D Remember also players have notes and they may have you down as a 'rock' and will pass to a bet or re-raise !!!

yes mate ....but dont you mean ...cock ....:eek!:

Well Tony, we can’t all be wrong!! What I will say is that it is easier for us to tell you than for you to put it into practice! While Tailormade made some valid points I am not a great believer in “defending your blind at all cost” . You need to decide if someone is “at it” or they have a genuine hand. If you think they are “at it” punish them with a re raise!! I think if you introduced the “re raise” into your game the rest of your game (particularly your ability to lay big hands down) stands up very well. Good luck!!

Thanks Herbie....
 

about BB's
 

Here's the thing of it, if your in the big blind with lets say 9 5 o/s and say 4 players have flat called...well of course your going to check and be ready to check pass to any bet, as ive said to you, with any 2 cards ask yourself what flop do you want to see....:h?: Well with 9 5 o/s there's not many combination's from about 1600 that will help because you have 4 players waiting who probably have better starting hands.
Sure if it flops 678 ...99A ..55Q ..952..or something in this nature your going to be interested but a flop like 6 7 J you can check pass to a bet.
The main thing is at what stage the tournament is at and what the chip stacks are at your table. Early on there's no need to be busy, and on the final table you can usually wait for an opportunity when you are the aggressor raising from position of the cut/off or button..
However defending your blinds can be a good move when using the first example of 9/5 o/s and 4 players have only flat called, lets say you have a semi-premium hand off QJ sooted or A9 (pretty hands), It's worth betting another 2 BB's (again this depends at what stage the tournament is at)..By raising here you've put the next 3 players under pressure because they may be thinking if they call they might get a re-raise from the last player to act !!
It's not likely you'll get them all to pass but if you do it's great because you've sent out a warning that you wont be pushed around and you've taken down a pot without a flop. Lets say you get 'one' caller, well thats fine as well because think of this, 'no matter what cards they are holding , whats the chance of them hitting a flop':h?:
This is a crucial thought in how you play tournament poker ..Think about it, what cards could they have held to only call and not re-raise and what are the chances from a 1600 combination are they likely to hit, of course not !! :brains:...So it's also now down to 'bottle' can you bet into a flop, or re-raise a bet.. Nearly every player, when they see a flop thinks has that helped the other player and when he/she bets they think it has :scribe: OK your not going to put your tournament on the line by betting 'all-in' but if you ask the question with a bet, you'll get your answer if they call or re-raise, then you know they have a part of the flop or are looking for the 'turn' card.
Another example to do with the BB or any position really is, lets say you had JJ and treble the blinds and get a caller, the flop comes Jh 10h 3h ..It's you to bet..you bet 3 times the blinds :brains: and the other player comes right back and Say's "all-in" which commite's you to your tournament.. you could pass and say,"Ok i believe you have the flush" and think you can still get into the money, or you can say, "have they played, say Ah Js and think they are winning with top pair and nut flush draw" :scribe:
Remember, there comes a time it tournaments sometimes, when you have to say," Oh well, good luck to you if you have the flush, i have top trips and cant pass" !! Even if they have the flush you still have 'outs'....
Tournaments are won and lost on these decisions but the example ive just explained is a no-brain-er... Ive always said, when you look back at a tournament win, there are usually 'three' big hands that swung it your way, you need luck as well as a bit of skill, and above all you need the poker/fairy sitting on your shoulder at the right moment o:)

glk benny:flyaway:

Thanks Benny...
 

I just saw Tony re raise on the big blind :clap::clap:

Its starting to sink in...
 

8-PB (:o:D:brains::eek!:

;)...Well, what you also have to take on board, is when you know you are doing the right things, sometimes you cant understand why others do the things they do :h?: That's why it makes this game so hard to grasp, it knocks your confidence :-C All you can do is 'grin and bear' it, and move on. Take the beats when they come and don't go back over it, we all get them !!:'D

just havnt had a hand...
 

The word im looking for....
 

Oh well....
 

Tony, watched you a bit last night. Benny is 100% right and you do need to have the “gamble” facility in your game. The number of times you folded to a raise or a re raise ultimately “did for you”. What where you doing when you held back the 610 chips and then folding to the re raise??? It’s all in or fold poker at that stage!! I know it’s hard to put your chips in with a bag of spanners, but you have to try if you want to win games.

The two things you implement immediately though are,
Stop showing hands!! (Let their own mind tell them what you have)
Stop sympathising with other players (why appologise for raising the small stacks BB?)

Herbie......
 

Yes, I saw you get back to about 10k and was disappointed because I knew it would reinforce your reluctance to shove your chips in. But with the 66 you should have shoved all your chips in pre flop.
Why would you want to show a bluff??? I would rather people thought I was a card rack, showing a bluff only increases the odds of being called next time you bluff or worse being out drawn when you have a big hand.

yep good point...
 

Don’t be too disheartened!! You are making the cash in many of mtts you play, but you need to turn the 4th and 5th places into 1st and 2nds.

I wont be m8.....:'D:'D

No seriously your right.......i should be winning many more Mtts then i do and those points that have been mentioned are the reason why im not......

I watched a little and you were playing good aggressive poker,think you were chippie , went for a cuppa and chat with the dog, came back and you done loads of chips,shed started moaning and crying about something , he does this alot in my opinion, and used this as an excuse to get aggressive and bully table, only watched for another 10 mins or so, did shed win ? his play to get to chippie, was good aggressive poker and theres things to be learned from his play, When you were chippie , think you should of pushed on and gambled more, theres always risk you crash and burn, but thats poker. think i play next weekend and teach you all how to play poker,the hunger is returning, but when all is said and done, you cashed and made $s and this is half the battle, think you find when you get more aggressive you wont cash as many times, but you make up difference with better results, and poker definitely more fun when you throwing chips around. gl

Thanks Taylor...
 

why not continue the bet after river card or was shed committed to the call as he no chips left,If he had more than 7k left and pot was 20k,put him all-in and take the gamble he fold,good luck next week. Im in training for it now.

No m8
 

ffs
 

yet again calling pot sized bets all the way to the river and hitting gutshot straight. Looks like another fun night for me. :eek!:

Just playing the $6 turbo...
 

Gd luck, i just played the $4 highstack. 3hrs 20mins to come 42/346 paid 40 :'D
Allin on button with 10,4 to steal blinds, called by AJ flop AJ. Sometimes you just feel in your stomach that you shouldnt do it, that was one of those times. :eek!: Oh well not worth creeping into the money for about $2 prize. o:D

I see you made a final table finish :clap: New aggresive Tony any gd then?

Yes m8...
 

tony has serious issues to overcome,i seen many bad folds in my time , but to fold for your last $1k into a $70k pot is lunacy,for the sake of possibley creeping up one or two places,you had so many oppurtunities to push and didnt , I started to feel unwell.

Now im going 2 play..
 

lol Taylor :eek!: Wouldn't like to be your student o:D