Actuary 3 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 just from my short term experience and I can understand why.I lacked the nerve and discipline to go along with the math and sense I bring. Not disciplined enough to lay down TPTK to a caller-turned- riverraiser, and not ballsy enough to push all in for 400t with oesd, and two overs into a 3 way 300t pot with 100t blinds, post flop. Now with perhaps 15 outs thats not balls at all, but it's not guaranteed either. (btw, that's not a dumb play is it?...)After playing NLHE for cash; however, I have a slightly better discipline to hang on to the chips when likely beat, but also stronger nerves to be more aggressively betting when appropriate. Ok..so I only play 5 & 10 SnG's and $25 NL, but it has heped tremendously. Before I would need solid cards to finish in the money and would do so 30-50% of the time. Now, I'm doing it 60-70% of the time, spread evenly across 1,2,3.Has anyone expereinced this? Or do you have comments on the emotional fortitude gained from playing for cash and how that impacts your tourney play. Link to post Share on other sites
custom36 4 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 You're cashing in MTT's 60-70% of the time? :shock:I agree though, playing a cash game can immensly help your tournament play. Link to post Share on other sites
Actuary 3 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 I thought that implied single table, my faultnah, I don't play too many MTT's. I like the 1 hour tournies, but will likely start playing some more MTT's. Link to post Share on other sites
custom36 4 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Ah. I don't believe SNG's to be "tournies," so I thought of something else. 60-70% still seems astoundingly high though. Link to post Share on other sites
Cory 0 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 $5&$10 sng's, 60-70% isn't too hard. On Pokerstars anyways. Link to post Share on other sites
Actuary 3 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 if you consider at a minimum 3 of the players dead money walking, then you just have to be slightly better than the average of the remaining 7 to finish in the money. My new challenge is trying to get the dead money before the more aggressive players do. Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierAlum 0 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 $5&$10 sng's, 60-70% isn't too hard. On Pokerstars anyways.Play 500 sit and goes. Im willing to bet you $5000 you cannot finish in the money 70% of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierAlum 0 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 60-70% still seems astoundingly high though.Thats because it is. No way anybody can sustain a 70% ITM over an extended period of time. Link to post Share on other sites
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