So I have been kinda lazy about updating this blog everyday, and I think I am going to stop until next month. I dropped about 10 buy-ins yesterday in SNG's, so that sucked. I almost made the final table of the $55 rebuy yesterday too.
I had a really nice stack and made a reallllllllly stupid play on a weak player. He had just raised the 2 hands previous to this 3x and took them down. This hand he minraised (blinds 1k/2k), I was in the SB with 77, I really wanted to raise, but insted just called with the intention of hitting a set or folding. However, the flop came a harmless looking 9T4, checked to the pre flop raiser, who underbet the pot, I stupidly check-raised allin and was insta called by QTs. That cost me most of my chips and put me in push/fold mode. I was soon out with 2 tables left. Really disapointing.
I however really feel that my MTT game is progressing by leaps and bounds. The #1 thing is confidence, after that win I sure have a lot of it. I am also realizing the important concepts to bring over from my SNG play, and am also realizing the important differences. The main thing in MTT play is patience, and switching gears. You always hear and or read about these people who make elaborate bluffs and "play the people," but I find that if you just play a fairly straightforward game, you will continually get deep. There are so many people who will donate all their chips to you with 2nd pair and nothing else, that it is almost pointless to try and bluff them. There is obviously more too it, but this is one concept that I feel is often overlooked and over thought about. Also I am really supprised by how important it is to be the first one in the pot, and not call raises with marginal hands. While not as important early, when it gets really deep just before bubble time, I think this is a very important concept. I am also supprised by how easy it is to build your stack around the bubble. While the better the players the harder it is, the worse the players, the easier it is. Ok, enough rambling on..
July is almos here, and I will try to keep a daily account of everything I am doing that month. Hopefully I will be able to win my WSOP seat too.
I had a really nice stack and made a reallllllllly stupid play on a weak player. He had just raised the 2 hands previous to this 3x and took them down. This hand he minraised (blinds 1k/2k), I was in the SB with 77, I really wanted to raise, but insted just called with the intention of hitting a set or folding. However, the flop came a harmless looking 9T4, checked to the pre flop raiser, who underbet the pot, I stupidly check-raised allin and was insta called by QTs. That cost me most of my chips and put me in push/fold mode. I was soon out with 2 tables left. Really disapointing.
I however really feel that my MTT game is progressing by leaps and bounds. The #1 thing is confidence, after that win I sure have a lot of it. I am also realizing the important concepts to bring over from my SNG play, and am also realizing the important differences. The main thing in MTT play is patience, and switching gears. You always hear and or read about these people who make elaborate bluffs and "play the people," but I find that if you just play a fairly straightforward game, you will continually get deep. There are so many people who will donate all their chips to you with 2nd pair and nothing else, that it is almost pointless to try and bluff them. There is obviously more too it, but this is one concept that I feel is often overlooked and over thought about. Also I am really supprised by how important it is to be the first one in the pot, and not call raises with marginal hands. While not as important early, when it gets really deep just before bubble time, I think this is a very important concept. I am also supprised by how easy it is to build your stack around the bubble. While the better the players the harder it is, the worse the players, the easier it is. Ok, enough rambling on..
July is almos here, and I will try to keep a daily account of everything I am doing that month. Hopefully I will be able to win my WSOP seat too.
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