Short Stack Strategy in Tournaments

[ITMguy]

Originally Posted by PokerDude

I always do the same. At the begining of my poker play i have always lost half of my pot at the tournament start and then tightened up and took everyone else and usually went to ITM, i dont know why. Maybe the lost of my pot was like an advertisind and other people thought that i was fish :P (i was actually )

This happened to me also. Now i dont play loose even at the beginning of a tournament when blinds are very low. Its a waste of chips to play loosely at any time of tournament.

[PokerDude]

Originally Posted by ITMguy

This happened to me also. Now i dont play loose even at the beginning of a tournament when blinds are very low. Its a waste of chips to play loosely at any time of tournament.

Well you can play a bit loosely at the very start of the tournaments when the blinds are 20 and your stack is 1500. I think you can handle an investment of 20 in at least a mediocre hand in the beginning of a tourney

[ILovePoker]

Originally Posted by PokerDude

Well you can play a bit loosely at the very start of the tournaments when the blinds are 20 and your stack is 1500. I think you can handle an investment of 20 in at least a mediocre hand in the beginning of a tourney

I think that depends on which position you are in. If you are on the button sure, but in early position I wouldn't advise it.

[game1]

This one vary from my point of view. I do according to what situation demands and try to guess what is other people can have and how bright changes are there of my winning.

[maria00]

Originally Posted by ITMguy

This happened to me also. Now i dont play loose even at the beginning of a tournament when blinds are very low. Its a waste of chips to play loosely at any time of tournament.

Well I am agree with you ITMguy. Recently I have also changed by trick in this fashion only and now I am waiting to see more big win.