Short at tourney, calling stacks on my left - what do I do? (1 Viewer)

[upNdown]

Day two of mtt I’m shorr. Bagged 53k - blinds are 2k/4K/400. There will be three shorter stacks at my table, but the big stacks are all on my immediate left, of 125k, 135k, 175k.
94 left, not sure what the payouts are, probably paying about 50.
Any tips?

 

[BGinGA]

If the big stacks are agressive, fold a lot, and limp when you have a monster -- and then play back hard. If they are playing passively to preserve the stack, then crank it up. Don't get involved when two or more of them are going at each other without something special in store.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Pick your spot and jam.

Three big stacks gives you a little protection. Hero+1 can't williy-nilly call, because +2 and +3 are still in the hand (Dealer Button not-withstanding). If you get called by anyone other than Hero+3 you might be facing a real hand.

I might go as low as KQs or 88, but no lower. With 3 big stacks to follow, there's a good chance one might take you on in a flip, so make sure you have a little edge in the flip-a-ment.

 

[Beakertwang]

If I were you, I'd prefer to have a big stack, rather than a small one.

 

[upNdown]

Three big stacks gives you a little protection. Hero+1 can't williy-nilly call, because +2 and +3 are still in the hand

That’s a great point.

 

[upNdown]

If the big stacks are agressive, fold a lot, and limp when you have a monster -- and then play back hard. If they are playing passively to preserve the stack, then crank it up. Don't get involved when two or more of them are going at each other without something special in store.

Maybe if I can double up. But I don’t think I have the chips to get cute at this point. I think my best weapon is my 50k stack - it’s not big enough to mess around with, but it’s still big enough that those big stacks aren’t going to want to call that down lightly.

 

[Beakertwang]

I see it as a good thing that the big stacks all directly to your left, rather than scattered around the table. That puts them in the blinds and out of position while you're close to the button. Lots of opportunity for stealing.

 

[BPTDirector]

You still have a damaging stack for any of the big stacks to just call with shit so it's definitely not auto call for them. Only the 175k stack could lose and still have more chips than you if any of them were to call a jam - keep your eyes on him - the other two have to at least think before calling.

 

[upNdown]

Here we go

 

[DarPodo]

Advice: run good.

Good luck!

 

[Nex]

M of just a little over 5 means red zone for Harrington.

My strategy would be push with any hand that has >50% preflop equity (and hope the big stacks call with lower equity hands so you can double), else fold.
If you keep receiving so much crap in a row that your M drops further down to 3, push any two.

 

[RowdyRawhide]

Nice faux snakeskin rail!

GL!

 

[JustinInMN]

This is one of the hardest things in tournament poker. 12bb is such an awkward starting stack because you have to commit 20% to open, but just shoving is so much it's almost a game theory disaster.

I would hope there's a guy opening loose on my right that I can reshove and keep myself afloat that way. If you slide under 10bb, then you are probably in two gear mode pf, which takes a lot of skill out of your game.

But there is one edge here, don't wait as long as scared players would. Double up while it means something.

 

[Mr Tree]

If I see 8s or better or a couple of paint cards I’m jamming here. Got to get it in and hope. If you hold out for a perfect spot chances are you will get ground to dust.

 

[upNdown]

I got past that initial rough stage - I jammed the very first hand, actually, out of middle position with K9 suited. I got called by the short stack with K10 and miraculously caught my flush.
I doubled up an orbit later, shoving A10. I played another hand really well and got up comfortably above average. Then I played a hand badly and lost way too many chips when I had to fold top pair to a rivered straight.
Still, I was on the comeback trail again and should have doubled to back above average when somebody jammed K10 and i called with AA. K in the window, K on the turn, finished 43rd out of 489.
Not bad. I had some good luck and some bad luck and cashed for double the buy-in for my first two day tournament.

 

[JustinInMN]

Congrats, good game.

 

[Mojo1312]

Big congratulations! Finishing in the top 9% is no easy feat. You made a profit while gaining experience. Win, win!

 

[upNdown]

Here we go
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It was so nice to play with clay chips. The tournaments I regularly play in all use ceramic, and I haven’t run a cash game in a while, so playing with paulsons felt like a special occasion.
But this set was a little annoying with the dark blue 5ks being so close to the black 100s

 

[Mr Tree]

It was so nice to play with clay chips. The tournaments I regularly play in all use ceramic, and I haven’t run a cash game in a while, so playing with paulsons felt like a special occasion.
But this set was a little annoying with the dark blue 5ks being so close to the black 100s

It always amazes me how badly designed many and maybe even most casino sets are.

 

[luckroy]

Late to this thread, but nice work! Hope you get a bit more rungood next time