My TOP 10 Tips to Crush Small Stakes Tournaments [MTTs]

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@MyPokerCoaching Жыл бұрын

What is your favorite tournament poker memory?

@davidoberry5309 6 ай бұрын

I knocked my EX WIFE out of the same live mtt TWICE and she was soooooo upset. It was an amazing feeling especially cause I went on to chop it two ways I think. Maybe three but I think it was two of us. Can anyone beat that lol?

@RCEcriollo 6 ай бұрын

I'm from Venezuela, and a few months ago I won fourth place, it was $60, that's more than my salary, so I woke up my wife at 2 AM and told her that I would treat her to lunch the next day because there was money in a tournament. He was very happy. Thank you for your content.

@diviningoildesigns 5 ай бұрын

Favorite poker memory just happened recently. I played a huge tournament (for me anyway). I cashed 1st in this tournament for $3k. It was the biggest field that was run by this group in my area who has a lot of pros in it. My area does have quite a few pros and it’s great that I get to meet some of these people who have made the main at Vegas. I really love that. I cashed 2nd in that same tournament last week. So…these have been some of my favorites. I’m just working on my game. I’m proud of where I’ve come in a year but I still have so far to go.

@malcolmwasher2308 3 ай бұрын

Being down to 90 chips then came back and won

@burdetterobb2247 3 ай бұрын

This was almost 20 years ago now, but it was the first hand of a MTT live game in a home league. An early position player raised 3BB, I looked down on the button or cut off and had KK. I re raised to 7ish big blinds. the small blind AND BB called and so did the early raiser (I have a reputation for being a somewhat wide range player) Flop was Ace Low card medium card. My open raiser was acting like his hand was a big pair based off live table tells. That puts his hand on 10's plus. Blinds are tight players that will fold a weak ace but call or raise if they hit a set or 2 pair. So I C Bet pot when its checked around to me. Blinds look disgusted and fold. Early raiser thinks about it and decides to call. turn is another low card. there's no straight draws that make sense for early raiser and there's no flush draws. Early raiser checks to me, and I bet half pot. He tanks again, and calls. River is a queen. I was watching this player as the card came out and while he wasn't jumping up and down, he was excited. It was subtle but I could tell. He goes all in for his remaining stack which is about 1/2 our starting stack. I think it through, and Muck my hand face up. He turns over Pocket queens incredulously.

@charlesbarkley6234 Жыл бұрын

As someone who regularly plays MTTs, I can say that most of these are worth their weight in gold, very helpful.

@MatWalter-q3h Жыл бұрын

Great videos you are putting out. I am so glad 90 % of people WONT study anything as you are really giving up the goods. I have watched probably 5-6 vids and there is no doubt at all my game is improved. Plug the leaks basically. Keep up the good work for my sake. Cheers

@PokerCoaching Жыл бұрын

Good luck at your next poker tournament :)

@lawrenceclowney5688 Жыл бұрын

I would like to learn about ICM. please make a video about ICM. You're one of my favorites and I would like to hear your input

@MyPokerCoaching Жыл бұрын

It is coming!

@PokerTrolls Жыл бұрын

Another great vid - simple and to the point!

@zachhuntington 5 ай бұрын

Can’t lie no matter how bullshit this sounds I watched this video before going into a tournament after not cashing ever (played over 15-20 in person) and I finally got my first ever live cash.. thank you for posting these they help out so much

@samuelnemetsky4088 25 күн бұрын

Hell yeah man. Great job. How much was the score? I like to listen to training videos while playing sometimes (online tournaments on ACR). I used to do it a lot more often when I first got into poker and was focusing on strategy more. I haven't cashed a tournament in a while, so I decided to turn on some training vids while playing like I used to and what do you know....lol. Final tabled for the first time in months! 🤙 Just a reminder that learning never stops.

@adrianalvarado1309 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. ICM video would be very helpful

@diviningoildesigns 5 ай бұрын

This was really good. So, long story short, I started with stud as a child. My parents played and that’s how I learned. Fast forward to 2018, my father passed away and I wanted to do something to honor our family and I picked up poker again. I started back in 2019 and it was the first time I started with Hold ‘Em. Covid rolled around and I took a break. Well since last year, 2023, I’ve been playing regularly and have really seen growth in my game in the last year. I tend to make a lot of final tables and cash often but here’s my issue…that I need help with. While I’m proud of my poker play for only playing for one year…I’m struggling with these things: 1.) I’m always the short stack at final. I keep wondering why I’m never chipped up and where I’m going wrong there. 2.) This goes a long with number one…I can’t seem to grow my stack like I want it early on. Sometimes I do but most times I’m not. 3.) I play too much in fear when I know I should be calling. I think everyone has Aces or something because I make the mistake of thinking these players play like I do and I fold too much even if I’m winning. I’m being bluffed off too much and I know it. I need to figure out how to hero call way more and stop playing scared. Scared is not making money and I know it. 4.) I need more help with my post flop game than my pre. I think my pre is better than my post but both need work. 5.) I’d definitely like to know more about ICM payouts for sure. That’s helpful. 6.) I’m struggling with the grind. Toward the end of big tournaments and I’ve been at the table for 7+ hours I start getting really punchy and can’t see cards and focus. My mental stamina needs help. And finally I’m about to go play the WSOP circuit here at Cherokee next month and I really want to be prepared for it. What is your advice for me considering what I just said above? Your videos are great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@periodicdinamo7388 5 ай бұрын

Hey man, just seen all the work you put into this comment and I think it's really cool. I struggle with very similar things as you, especially with being bullied off pots by bluffs. Players sniff that out in you very quickly. The only thing I can think is to call more when you think you have decent equity and also depending on the type of player they are you should have a rough idea of their range. I've also heard that people don't often re raise without a good hand and also don't bluff on the river. Hope any of that helped

@christophersmith13 Ай бұрын

I would love a long video going through icm I’ve done some studying on the subject but it’s kinda complex and i feel like I would need someone to go through it with me at the time of the tourney to really help me maximize….

@kynox265 8 ай бұрын

I didnt understood if you're saying that as shortstack, one should settler for little money insted of using the bubble for trying to grow up and play for the win, or the opposite. Anyone could make it clear for me? thanks

@erikseidler793 6 ай бұрын

He's saying if you have a big stack, try to make it bigger, but if you have a medium stack you should consider tightening up and taking pay jumps instead of battling for all the chips. And short stacks should definitely be willing to accept pay jumps instead of trying for the dramatic comeback.

@kynox265 6 ай бұрын

@@erikseidler793 thanks dude

@jasonmaguire7552 5 ай бұрын

The smaller your stack, the harder to build chips. You have to go all in a lot, and the risk of this is asymmetric - you win, your double a small stack which doesn't make you a lot more likely to win, but you lose you're out and get no money

@luminrabbit9488 7 ай бұрын

Low it, absolutely fantastic video!!

@davidoberry5309 6 ай бұрын

Should we or can we use the preflop chart in tip 3 in a cash game or should this chart only be for mtts?

@daveb3904 Ай бұрын

JL has posted separate free charts for cash games

@daveb3904 Ай бұрын

This chart is ante and no rake

@Richtofen-xc5lp 13 күн бұрын

What do you mean by “suited aces”?

@cameronmartinez4334 8 күн бұрын

Suited aces are when both of your cards are the same suit and one is an ace. Like A9 both hearts or AJ both spades. Gives you the chance for the nut flush.

@Fischer9LX 6 ай бұрын

I’ve noticed at my local live tournaments ($20/$40 buyin) there are a lot of people who limp in with premiums and a raise is essentially a 3-bet strength. Any ideas on exploiting? Tighten up and work to outmaneuver post flop?

@ahzobeats 6 ай бұрын

idk i think the same stuff he mentions here

@mjrushjacobsgaming8450 Жыл бұрын

Ty 🙏💚

@poafm6529 2 ай бұрын

I've found the bubble should be aggressive... Post bubble is when you should tighten up because recreational players start dropping in large tournaments by the hundreds... Watch the WSOP hundreds go out in the level after the bubble

@mastodon781 6 ай бұрын

I dont understand the consept of 'defending the blinds".... Why you have to protect it?? If you steal the pot on button preflop for example,, then you already have the blinds. Its hard for me to explain what I mean but I think you can "defend the blinds" on every position the future blinds.

@adyajlp 3 ай бұрын

It's about maximising your BB win rate. If you can learn to defend your blinds properly and can add even 2BB won per 100 hands to your overall BB win rate that is a massive gain. Also if players notice you always fold your blinds they will attack you relentlessly and near the end of a tournament you will blind out fast. Conversely if players know you will fight for your blinds you may get a few walks which can be huge with a 12/15BB stack

@mastodon781 3 ай бұрын

@@adyajlp But you could add 2bb won any other position also than big blind...

@mastodon781 3 ай бұрын

@@adyajlp You can play, let say, 8 different positions/round. That cost you 1.5 big blinds. If you want to add 2bb or 3bb/100 hands, why the big blind position?? Why dont you say that you must defend button more??

@clydealford916 2 ай бұрын

Because at BB you are out of position, but you have money in the hand(1BB + ante). As he said, you gain more BBs, and you will be slowing the leak of your chips to other players.