Anyone have an easy "squeezeplay" oppurtunity assesment
As I attack some bigger games, it is obvious I don't stand a hope in hell without really recognizing oppurtunities to steal in multiway pots.
Thinking I will be able to rely on late position blind attacks and getting in limped pots late with suited connectors or PP is a pipe dream against advanced players.
Option one is to stay the hell out of games where I am the fish.
option 2 is to pick some brains and learn to engrain the situations that allow for a steal in less than optimal position.
Give it to me simple.
Thinking I will be able to rely on late position blind attacks and getting in limped pots late with suited connectors or PP is a pipe dream against advanced players.
Option one is to stay the hell out of games where I am the fish.
option 2 is to pick some brains and learn to engrain the situations that allow for a steal in less than optimal position.
Give it to me simple.
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What stakes do you want to try next?
Think I'll stick to that till I get consistent.
$60 freezouts and 1/2Nl I do ok.
How many players?
SNG's or MTT's?
I'm guessing the typical casino tourneys in Alberta
You also want to start squeezing when the blinds are relatively higher because most live players won't do the math to realize what is happening. I like to squeeze the amount of all the limps combined.
IE Blinds are 400-800
3 people limp plus blinds I make it 3600 to go....it really messes with people's heads but at the same time it also gives you fold equity in case you get re-raised. If a limper calls your raise (most times I do this when I have position, never on the button as it looks too obvious unless I have a monster then I fist pump my squeeze, but usually just before cut off is a good spot) you have good position on him and he basically has to hit the flop.
Now when the flop comes you have two options and these are read dependant.
1. You c-bet if you know the player is a fish and puts you on a hand as chances are they will not check raise
2. If the player is tricky you may want to check the flop along with him and then fire out on the turn repping a monster allowing the villian to "catch up"
You will find most live tournies are very passive and people are looking to see flops and you can take advantage of this, once again don't do it too often as the live player tends to adapt after the 3rd-4th time you do the same move so your best bet is to mix it up a little and show down a couple of good hands so you can start squeezing with any two.
GL and hope that helped a bit with your question.
Tourney size 40-400 players live. $60 generaly have 50-110, don't really need to make advanced plays to win or cash in those.
$200, I haven't played in awhile, just came out of back to back $550s
1st one finished 130 out of 378 second, 40 out of 209. I know I have to find more spots to steal in these, players don't make many mistakes as far as letting you in cheap late or paying you off without monster vs monster.
Most action is preflop, few flops seen really. Need to bone up my preflop plays.