Poker Video: MTT/SNG by IWEARGOGGLES (Mid Stakes)

Really solid vid!

unlucky Assassin8tor... 80/20 to finish 3rd without having any chips buuuut nope

im going to say it every thread luke you should do a series. But i really like the points you bring up about ranges, thanks keep it up. I played a few mtts today and i used the min raise strategy in all freezes bc stacks in general were more shallow. IN the rebuys amd cubed events i opened a bit larger bc stacks are deeper and I play pretty TAG in the low and mid stakes and mtt's and really want to build pots with most of my range,

But the point is the tourneys i min raised ppl never adjusted So do u think the min raise strategy is more optimal than opening to 2.5x as you are risking a lower percentage of ur stack when u open pots?

great video, im a little too tight to be min raising on many occasions, im just happy with taking down the blinds with a 2.5x or 3x with premium holdings, i guess it works b/c i build a big stack during rebuy and just wait for a great spot

but i dont consider myself a great mtt player, i just started and again i enjoyed this video and hope to see more in the future

GOOT LUCK AT MAIN EVENT!

I wouldn't necessarily suggest that minraising is optimal compared to 2.5xing or whatever.

I guess the point is that it is an alternative strategy which forces you to think about postflop poker a bit more considering you're going to get flatted a lot more when you minraise (especially from the blinds). It can be very profitable if you do it for a long time and adjust to how players' ranges will change.

absolutely and i think thats for cash and MTT's and probably more important that you have a good idea how ppl will react to opens and constructing accurate ranges and reacting accordingly is going to be most profitable

IWG- The last few tournaments I have ended up semi bluffing my stack off and in general it seems that fish havent been saying I have one pair and he raised i should fold. Its like they think i have one pair and he raised snap call. Is this more from low and mid stakes MTTS.

If this is the things i have been seeing how would you adjust vs these type of fish? Open less speculative hands? Value bet super thin? call less 3 bets since most low/mid stakes players love to mash call.

How mch did he win?

once again great video, im gonna try to implement minraising more in my game to try and mix things up. its crazy how many players spazz when doing this lol

once again great video, im gonna try to implement minraising more in my game to try and mix things up. its crazy how many players spazz when doing this lol

Thanks!

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Is the HH correct? two pair beating trips?

I play USD 10-50 buyins and lately I have seen people min3betting preflop in position early in the tournament. I have seen 99+, AQ+ range being there only 10-20% of the time but it makes it hard to play against since:
1. 4bet will make it easy for them to play against me when I am oop and I can't win many chips if they fold.
2. Calling preflop makes me c/f too much on the flop.
3. I don't want to tighten my openrange or limp too much since there is too much value in playing speculative hands for 3% of my stack in low buyin tournament.
4. Calling and (semi)bluff c/r on the flop is putting too much of my stack in risk too early.

What do you think is an optimal play in this situation?

Is the HH correct? two pair beating trips?

The replayer always shifts the pot to one player and then moves to the winning hand. Had I clicked a button off screen, the pot would've been sent to Benny.

I play USD 10-50 buyins and lately I have seen people min3betting preflop in position early in the tournament. I have seen 99+, AQ+ range being there only 10-20% of the time but it makes it hard to play against since:
1. 4bet will make it easy for them to play against me when I am oop and I can't win many chips if they fold.
2. Calling preflop makes me c/f too much on the flop.
3. I don't want to tighten my openrange or limp too much since there is too much value in playing speculative hands for 3% of my stack in low buyin tournament.
4. Calling and (semi)bluff c/r on the flop is putting too much of my stack in risk too early.

What do you think is an optimal play in this situation?

I think I would fold awful unsuited, disconnected speculative hands and end up calling a pretty wide amount. The pot being smaller allows you to c/r bluff a bit more frequently. Also, even though you feel like you're check/folding too much, you have to realize that often it will be correct. You're getting fantastic preflop odds but you can't always bluff/play back at people/make hands.