Full Tilt 3.30 KO Question

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I'd also like to know your thoughts on how position, and how much it affects the tournament early on, and also how big you bet. Obviously the betting is a lot different since you start with 3k, but I find people tend to bet pot and WAY overbet a lot more. What do you guys think?

So with 34 left, I get QQ. Blinds 100/200 w/ two limpers so I raise it up to 1100. Two all ins, I call. One has 1010 the other has...K2. K2 rivers a K, and takes down main pot worth 7.5k. I'm still left with an OK stack, but obviously could've used that pot. This kind of revises my whole view on the 3.30 KOs...

I find that if you just be patient and utilize position you can usually garner more then enough chips to coast to the final table

I never go for an early double up in an MTT,... I think 'patience' is always the best strategy in early going. Hopefully your opponents will also notice that you're playing tight /aggressive poker, so when you do change gears and start picking off the blinds, you'll be able to do so much more easily (that's if they're even watching,.. in that tourney??? pfff... who knows??).

My best strategy for playing in the $3KO-90plyr. is to just NOT play it. I think a person would be way better off to play in the $5 - 90plyr., where top 18pays and you might not get as many donks sucking out on ya (but then again, that one can be pretty bad too,... just my opinion).

Normally (in a good tourney) if there's a 3rd player coming in 'allin' you could most certainly expect AA, so in other words, QQ was actually a weak holding for 3rd in with two allin ahead of you. BUT,.. look at the retarded hands they were on??? I think that part of the reason for all the pathetic play in that tourney is that sooo many of the novices are focusing their attention on getting a KO and not keeping their eye on the prize (trying to win the battle, instead of realizing their in it to win the war). This KO hungry stuff seems to bring about TONS more garbage play. Then again, maybe picking up a KO or two is all these kinds of players can hope for?

For playing in micro NLHE games, I would suggest sticking to 9 & 18-man sngs, and work on perfecting a sit n go strategy for them (it's different from playing MTT's by a longshot,.. something ALOT of the players in lowlimit sngs aren't even aware of with the most common mistake being that they play WAY TOO MANY HANDS --- it's really not necessary in a sng). Other than the sngs, I'd suggest playing in some of the MTTs (if that's what you play well in,.. and if you're a good player, you might gain more of an advantage over your opponents by avoiding 'Turbos' (same goes for sngs,.. stick to reg. speed, with reg. blind struture).

GL,.. micro buy-ins can be a tough go at times

I never played this tournament on full tilt but I think you'll find donks in every tourney you'll play, and especially on full tilt I guess. I played some 11$ or 22$ on party poker and I found also some donks. My strategy is to let go during the first hands and play very tight. When donks are out you can play more hands like 9/10 or 10/J suited or else. Playing tight usually works with that kind of players, but when I hit a monster hand preflop I usually don't pay more than one donk's all in.
Some would say it's not a good strategy but you know in a tourney you have to survive till the cash... so be patient see a flop that fits you and be agressive it's better than going all in and risk your tourney.
Otherwise when you play against donks and have a chance to see the flop, if it's a killer flop for you, don't bet or make a low bet, many times he will go all in and you can now earn more chips with low risks. I saw too many times some guys going all in when they have a killer hand, then everybody folds and he won some peanuts. Remember that the goal when you have a good hand is to steal the more chips you can to your opponents...

lol, u can't use position in these kind of micro stakes games. they don't even know what position is, lol. micro-stakes = gamblers. they don't care if you have AA and raise, they are calling with ANY suited cards... its not even poker at those stakes. they will never put you on a hand, they will never respect your raise. sorry to say this but, if you want to become the best player u can be, u gotta play in higher stakes anywhere from $50+ buy-ins. at those levels, players know what REAL POKER is. its just not AA vs.88, its thinking the hand out, asking questions with chip bets, etc.

LMAO @ Drewster.

Your telling me that the only place that real poker is played is at the $50+ buy ins? lmao that is sooooooooo funny. I'm sorry bud but your way off base on this one. WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY off base. I have watched a fellow bird play $500 games where the first 3 hands at least 3 people were all in pre-flop with the best hand being A/8 off, how is that any different?

I truly hate to disagree with all of you, but well............. I do. If you guys can't money in a $3 K.O. game you aren't going to do it in the larger buy in ones. You have to learn to beat the lower level buy ins in order to be successful in the long run.

Good luck to you

I agree with you watchdog you just have to adapt the table you are playing in. I think if there are some donks the better way is to play tight, if everyone is tight play a litlle more hands than usual. That's just my strategy perhaps you don't agree with that but till now I made benefits so it's not so bad...

Wow WATCHDOG,

You have so much time on your hands, u follow me around on this site trying to see what ive typed. congrats. and of course there are going to be fishes at all stakes. but the majority of the players at 50+ buy ins, know the game. thats what im trying to say. so to berail me, and try to think you know what your saying in every blog you post. i dont care if your a prorail or not, your 34 years old, and your complaining to a 20 year old student.

IF you play tight and become aggressive when you have real good cards, Then what would you do if you go card dead? I think the best thing is to play good poker, make good decisions, and read your opponents. Take advantage of position when you are able. And, just try to sell a story that others on your table are willing to buy. Also, don't forsake winning an entire tournament, because you just had to have the 50 cent bounty. Play to win the tournament not the bounty.