Sitting Tight

[Porkrind]

My first major online win was for almost $4000 on the Prima Network in a GTD'd $10 rebuy and I never rebought. How did I do it? Well I sat tight as a rock and took about ten seconds to make every decision. Of course during the rebuy period my only decision was fold unless I had AA or KK then it was all in. Once the rebuys were over most of the gamblers just could not pull back and play good poker. Always the tourney short stack I had the tourney chip leader to my left and he could not help but double me up everytime I pushed. Eventually I made it to the final table and went short stack nuts with suited connectors, Middle to High PP and any suited Ace.
Yes I got lucky he never caught a miracle river but it just goes to show you that there is no subsitute for playing good cards regardless of the of the tournament format, your "M" or who is to your left.

[player5000]

good advice Pork. My favorite thing about rebuys is players willingness to call your all-ins. I also like to call the cheap hands early and fold to the agressive players a few times. They will then pay you off later trying to bluff or calling your overbets because their ego won't let them fold.

this tends to still work after rebuy is closed.

[Porkrind]

Sometimes though the odds do catch you in a bad beat but hey that is poker,,,oops sorry,,, rebuy bingo for ya.

[CanadianPokerPro]

Just remember that you may win a few games here and there but if you continually play tight all the time ..players will get to know and fold when u need them to call you.. Sometimes the best way to throw them off is to bluff and show them a crap hand so next time you go all in you get a call when u have the AA..

[pokerpromotions]

I never play tight in a tournament.

I won already over 150 tournaments with more than 200 players.
when the tournament start i look who are agressive and call a lot hands from those who are agressive.

You hit 2pair or better you will take their stack.

when the agressive players are almost gone than i play a little bit tight to get in the money.

When i'm in the money .I 'm going to search easy players who made a lot off misstake or afraid of me and take them down.

Final table a lot of players are tight but not me.
Make a few bluffs an thy will call you when you go allin with the best hand.

Hope this is useful for everyone

[Porkrind]

"A freeroll a day will keep the donks at bay"
Sorry that might be your style but it rarely works at anything beyond the micro-limits. Try that in the sunday big ones and they will eat your lunch.:cool:
You can't beat good cards from good position.

[pokerpromotions]

it worked .

I play tournaments from freeroll till $20+2 and sng from 10+1 till 100+10 .
And i win a lot of SNG's.
I'm playing at Fulltilt now and already have $4000 mgr .I will get my own rake back.

A friend of me is affiliate at Fulltilt.

[Porkrind]

What is your screen name on full tilt so I can watch.

[DangerMouse]

Just remember that you may win a few games here and there but if you continually play tight all the time ..players will get to know and fold when u need them to call you..

That is true if you`re playing a league or small MTT`s against the same players but in big field MTTs you might recognise 1 player at the table, if that. Also, being brutally honest most online players just aren`t that observant, I`ve sat and folded hands for an hour and still had 3 callers when I`ve finally bet.

I`m with Pork TAG is the best style for consistently getting deep into tourneys. Besides even if a few players catch onto the fact that you`re tight you can turn that to your advantage when you`re in position because whatever your cards you can be pretty sure everyone is going to fold when you bet. Playing TAG also allows you to change gears much more smoothly IMO, when you notice the table tightening up you can take advantage stealing the pots no one seems to want.

I`m not saying LAG isn`t a good style to play because it can be (hell, look at Negreanu and Hanson) but most players just aren`t good enough to do it consistently well in tourneys. They tend to get carried away and end up giving away a huge chunk of chips to . . . the TAG rock that has been quietly waiting to bust them.

[Porkrind]

Back when the BPT was in full swing PureChaos LAG'd his way to infamy among the players. The BPT was so tight it was easy to LAG it up and build a huge stack for later. He managed to run really deep a few times and if am correct he won the WSOP seat the first year.
However he took a huge load of grief from the players and thier websites/blogs. So much in fact he felt it necessary to write several articles defending his play. Actually those articles helped me loosen up under the right circumstances and I ran fairly deep in the next BPT.

The whole key to being a successful LAG/Blind Stealer is to have a tight table image, knowledge of odds, and most importantly an ability to leave half your stack on the table when you get popped.:D

[thecat]

Hi quite an interesting topic you guys started up... I am also a tournement player, i've been making a living playing single table sit and goes... and this is my motto.. or the motto of my new website i'm goign to launch in the near future.. instead of sit&go... it's "sit&wait&go ALLIN" makes sense huh?

Well you guys are right, it's all about playing the high percentage hands and pushing all in when the pot is big enough to steal... and ofcourse here and there you have to steal blinds to stay alive, ofcourse by picking on the tight players...

but anyways, just wanted to introduce myself for now... and I will be back.. I like this thread =)

Cheers.

[cerberi]

some interesting advice in this thread.I tried to play the same way in the Bpt and got me some good results but sometimes i feel no matter how u play theres always someone willing to take risks but on the whole its very sound advice.

[teddy-kgb]

hi pork iam a new mem. i was wondering if u knew off any real good online poker books out thier on da market 2 improve my game.thx

[Porkrind]

I liked Matt Hilger's "Internet Texas Hold'em" for online play. He gives good sound advice for an online player in a entertaining style. Harrington's books are excellent reads if you feel like reading phone books. Lots of good stuff.
Welcome to the forum.

[GoodMusicForever]

Well wait now.. "tight" doesnt mean you cant be agressive.. The idea when playing tight is to play only a few pots, but play them agressively.A tight player isnt going to be playing KTo or J9o under the gun, but that player is going to open the pot for a raise from that position with pocket kings..

[skinski]

Well wait now.. "tight" doesnt mean you cant be agressive.. The idea when playing tight is to play only a few pots, but play them agressively.A tight player isnt going to be playing KTo or J9o under the gun, but that player is going to open the pot for a raise from that position with pocket kings..Totally agree. But mix it up just enough to try and keep opponents offbalance. You do not want them getting a read on you .

[milabee]

HI, i quit my job 6 months ago and moved.I now work part time, with no benefits.....can i have my old jobs 401K started withmy new company, even if they dont havehealth insurance benefits, but maybe a 401kplan.....otherwise, what do i do with my 401kmoney that is just sitting there...there is about26K in the account.........help

[skinski]

HI, i quit my job 6 months ago and moved.I now work part time, with no benefits.....can i have my old jobs 401K started withmy new company, even if they dont havehealth insurance benefits, but maybe a 401kplan.....otherwise, what do i do with my 401kmoney that is just sitting there...there is about26K in the account.........helpAnd this has what to do with the topic ? :confused:

[megan isla]

To avoid elimination you need to play tight in the beginning of the tournament. There's no hurry to build a big stack in the early stages.But when the blinds begin to rise it is time go get in there and gamble.

[BennyG]

Well wait now.. "tight" doesnt mean you cant be agressive.. The idea when playing tight is to play only a few pots, but play them agressively.A tight player isnt going to be playing KTo or J9o under the gun, but that player is going to open the pot for a raise from that position with pocket kings..

i agree, you can be aggressive sometimes