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#1 Royal_Tour

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:04 PM

Does anyone do, or heard of anyone who does the followingplay large MTT tourny's and fold everything except AA,KK or AKs, and push all-in if these cards show up?



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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:18 PM

Royal_Tour said:

Does anyone do, or heard of anyone who does the followingplay large MTT tourny's and fold everything except AA,KK or AKs, and push all-in if these cards show up?
Im sure there are people who do this, but I just don't see it as very profitable.You aren't going to get those hands very often, and even when you do, you can still be knocked out.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:23 PM

I have done maybe three times...twice got big hands and doubled up early but eventually has blinded off because I didn't find a big hand. The other time got outdrawn AA vs. A8.
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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:24 PM

It dependsIf you played with smart players then no this wouldnt work because then they would noticed it and you would never get paid off

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:38 PM

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It dependsIf you played with smart players then no this wouldnt work because then they would noticed it and you would never get paid off
That image is best for stealing blinds though.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 04:57 PM

or do you me use "the system"

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 05:10 PM

DeadlySkillz said:

XXEddie said:

It dependsIf you played with smart players then no this wouldnt work because then they would noticed it and you would never get paid off
That image is best for stealing blinds though.
nobecause eitherA) You do it too much and people will realize it and call you eventuallyorB) youll do it so little that people will think you have it but why would you do it??? for the blinds, hell no

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 06:04 PM

Example: Big Tourney Final Table (Can't remember which, probably WSOP event. )Play went something like this:Blinds are something like 20 000/40 000. Player 1 is in late position, DN is in early position, and Player 2 is in middle position. DN raises to 120 000. Player 2 raises to 320 000. Player 1 looks down and sees 6 4o. He thinks for a while, and raises another 600 000. Both DN and player 2 fold. Takes down a big pot. This table image isn't only good for blind stealing Eddie.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 06:09 PM

This is a common squeeze play. I think we all know this wouldnt have worked if the guy was up against people who knew what they were doing.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 07:00 PM

DeadlySkillz said:

Example: Big Tourney Final Table (Can't remember which, probably WSOP event. )Play went something like this:Blinds are something like 20 000/40 000. Player 1 is in late position, DN is in early position, and Player 2 is in middle position. DN raises to 120 000. Player 2 raises to 320 000. Player 1 looks down and sees 6 4o. He thinks for a while, and raises another 600 000. Both DN and player 2 fold. Takes down a big pot. This table image isn't only good for blind stealing Eddie.
did this guy only raise with AA/KK/AKnonow STFU

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 07:09 PM

I dont know how you can win a MTT tourney like that..the blinds will probably eat you in the late stages but its good for stealing blinds if you loosen up

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 07:13 PM

It's not unlikely that you will go through tournies w/o catching aa kk or aks.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 07:30 PM

I know someone who uses this tactic, only with a slightly looser range of starting hands. Usually he only plays a pot all in pf, unless hes in the blinds, with any pr 77 or better, or AQ, AK. He picks his spots well, usually in LP with short stacks on the blinds. He's actually won the weekly tlb on AP, and he ranks quite high on the yearly also.
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Posted 07 August 2005 - 07:30 PM

Here is sklansky's "system" for this type of playhttp://web.archive.o...re&art_id=13194I have screwed around with it and made it in the money in very large fields (1k+). Try it in freerolls or $1 buyins...you'll be surprised of how many loose calls you'll get even after you continually show down monsters. However,If you follow the "system" properly, on occasion, you'll be making some painful folds of hands like kk and qq --Very Painful! But if sklansky says it's the right thing to do..well then, who am I to argue with the man? Good luck. Let me know if any success.

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Posted 07 August 2005 - 09:05 PM

dr0ck said:

Here is sklansky's "system" for this type of playhttp://web.archive.o...re&art_id=13194I have screwed around with it and made it in the money in very large fields (1k+). Try it in freerolls or $1 buyins...you'll be surprised of how many loose calls you'll get even after you continually show down monsters. However,If you follow the "system" properly, on occasion, you'll be making some painful folds of hands like kk and qq --Very Painful! But if sklansky says it's the right thing to do..well then, who am I to argue with the man? Good luck. Let me know if any success.
This is funny that u put this article up.The reason i asked this question, was because my buddy lets his g.f. play MTT's online, and told her the exact same thing Sklansky said to this guys daughter.He said she has made it into the money at times, and does well until the blinds get deep and she no longer has any advantage



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Posted 07 August 2005 - 10:37 PM

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Example:  Big Tourney Final Table (Can't remember which, probably WSOP event. )Play went something like this:Blinds are something like 20 000/40 000. Player 1 is in late position, DN is in early position, and Player 2 is in middle position. DN raises to 120 000.  Player 2 raises to 320 000. Player 1 looks down and sees 6 4o. He thinks for a while, and raises another 600 000. Both DN and player 2 fold. Takes down a  big pot.  This table image isn't only good for blind stealing Eddie.
Dan Harrington did that at the final table last year, remember? DN wasn't at the table, but the situation was about the same.
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Posted 07 August 2005 - 10:51 PM

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DeadlySkillz said:

Example: Big Tourney Final Table (Can't remember which, probably WSOP event. )Play went something like this:Blinds are something like 20 000/40 000. Player 1 is in late position, DN is in early position, and Player 2 is in middle position. DN raises to 120 000. Player 2 raises to 320 000. Player 1 looks down and sees 6 4o. He thinks for a while, and raises another 600 000. Both DN and player 2 fold. Takes down a big pot. This table image isn't only good for blind stealing Eddie.
Dan Harrington did that at the final table last year, remember? DN wasn't at the table, but the situation was about the same.
Yeah, I remembered someone posting that a while ago and I hijacked it. :club:

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Posted 08 August 2005 - 12:14 AM

Read Skalansky's Tournament THeory book and read the section on THe Improved System and mod that to make it work for you.




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