Need Help In Large Fields

[Footballguru 0]

Hello all,A bit of a dillema in my MTT play has arisen in my last few MTT cashes. I seem to make it to the money, and stay a while, but cant seem to final table any big tourney lately. I havent had this problem, and it may be variance, but i am sure there is something I can do to change this.Examples: My last few PokerDB cashes: 12th in a 5NL, 21st in the "big" 5R, 46th in the 10r 55k guarenteed, and this morning 21st in a 30$ tourney.Stats for the 10r:You finished in 46th place (eliminated at hand #5147227647).334 hands played and saw flop: - 17 times out of 39 while in small blind (43%) - 19 times out of 39 while in big blind (48%) - 27 times out of 256 in other positions (10%) - a total of 63 times out of 334 (18%) Pots won at showdown - 14 out of 22 (63%) Pots won without showdown - 32And this morning:You finished in 21st place (eliminated at hand #5160777387).207 hands played and saw flop: - 9 times out of 25 while in small blind (36%) - 6 times out of 24 while in big blind (25%) - 13 times out of 158 in other positions (8%) - a total of 28 times out of 207 (13%) Pots won at showdown - 7 out of 12 (58%) Pots won without showdown - 26Unlike a lot of people with this problem, I play aggresive as we get in the money. Sometimes I play a little too aggressive I think, and am forced to make some bad calls with good odds when people play back at me. Other times I will have a legit hand, and either lose a race or lose as a favorite. I do not really try to conserve chips, I am more concered with accumulating chips. I may have some flaws in my game/line of thinking, if anyone has some advice for me it would be greatly appreciated!

[Smasharoo 0]

it may be varianceOtherwise post hands.good luck

[RDog 0]

You want to be aggressive but not too aggressive, just for the reason you posted. You end up having to call short stacks with less than stellar hands. Before I make a raise in these situations I always look at what stacks could come over the top and depending on the hand, give myself room to fold or call with hands I want to be in a battle with a small stack with. The key is to be just aggressive enough than you really do get a big hand that someone comes over the top because they are aggravated that you keep "stealing the blinds".

[Footballguru 0]

it may be varianceOtherwise post hands.good luck

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[gregdon8 0]

only playing 13% of the hands could be the problem....I would try and play closer to 25-30%very basic without knowing too much more

[timwakefield 68]

only playing 13% of the hands could be the problem....I would try and play closer to 25-30%

This is terrible advice.

[Footballguru 0]

This is terrible advice.

lol.

[timwakefield 68]

I do agree that 13% is a little low, but that's what happens when you aren't getting cards. IMO 15-18% is usually "correct" in big tourneys. 30% is ridiculous at a full table.

[gregdon8 0]

my mistake was making it seem like i was referring to the overall tourney......I should verify by saying more so to that percentage at lower/earlier levelsget in cheap, hit a couple big flops and ACCUMULATE.....which is what was stated was guru's strategy to accumulatephrased it wrong way....either way 13% is very low

[Footballguru 0]

the reason my flop % is so low is that I rarely call a raise preflop. I am usually folding, and sometimes re raising. I dont like to take flops from the blinds with hands liek AJ, KQ, and 89, since I will be OOP. however, if i feel the raiser is weak and made his raise from LP, I will re raise him...