Playing Monsters on first hand
Nov 15, 2008 5:28 am
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So you pick up AA first hand of a tourney and you don't know what to do. Go all in, you may just get blinds, but shoving on the first hand of a tournament gives other opponents the impression that your a complete donk. Some people may call you with just a weak ace. Trust me shoving on first hand with a monster pays off more than it doesn't.
Also when you make it heads up. I'll give you an example. 5 minutes ago I was playing a 9 man SNG and I made it heads up. He had a little less than a 3:1 chip advantage on me. First hand I got was JJ. I shoved and the guy called me with A5 and my jacks held. 2nd hand is a bit irrelevant, but I got Q10 he min-raised from SB and I called, Flop was Q rag rag and I shove because I now have him covered and he folds. Next hand I am dealt KK (lucky me) I shove and he calls with A9 and I win the tourney.
Even if you don't get a caller this helps give you a very loose image and people will start to call you with less then great hands. Don't get angry if someone sucks out on you, because you decided to create the loose image, rather be happy that you didn't have to play for 2 hours only to go out on the bubble. On another note this is the 3rd straight 1st place in the 3.40 SNGs, woohoo me.
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