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Want to Experience How It’s Like to be a Winner

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Hello,

For a year now or so, I’ve been playing at NL Holdem tournaments. As a player, I’ve also had my fair share of some ups and downs.

Now, I’m just curious if there’s anything I need to finish 1st on a tournament of 500 or more players. Any idea? I have already experienced being on the 9th, 7th, & 5th places but not on the first two or three. Any help?

Another thing, I’m having trouble when I get extremely excited in case I got a hand like AK, AQ, AJ or 99, TT, JJ. I tend to be loose, most especially when I’m on my way to the final table. Please, any advice?

Thanks,
John Hart
John,

It sounds like you are making your share of final tables. That is good. On thing I would recommend is playing more single table sit n go’s to give yourself more final table experience. You may also want to play some 4 and 6 handed sit n go’s.

A-K, A-Q, and A-J are really just glorified drawing hands. If they hit, they can be strong, but don’t get too crazy with pushing them preflop. 9’s are hands that I would only play aggressively late. Otherwise, I hope to hit a set or flop a low board. Tens I would play a little more aggressive from middle and aggressively late. Jacks are good middle and late position hands.

If you are being loose and its working for you as you are headed to the final table, you may want to try and tighten up a bit at the final table. Your loose nature heading to the table will help your hands get paid off at the find. I would also try and see some flops cheaply at the final table and hope to flop lucky.

Replenishing Chips in the Middle of a Hand

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Hi,

Along with some old friends, I played NL holdem cash game. I usually play NL cash games on the internet and so I was quite confident I’d be well. Also, I’m quite familiar with the rules, particularly those at Party Poker.

To start, well, all of us bought in with 25 dollars. We all agreed then that the chips could be filled up many times as we want as long as we don’t go beyond the maximum which was 25 dollars back then.

At some point, a certain player placed a 10 dollar bet on the turn though he only had 5 dollars. There was a possibility of a side pot then as there were players who were willing to call the bet, also considering they were still in. But in the middle of the hand, the player who bet 10 dollars wanted to buy more chips. I believe he can’t buy chips in the middle of a hand and so I tried to tell him. He asked why and I explained to him that there’ll be a good and bad effect if he’d do such. Well, the good effect is that we play side pots, the short stack would have the option of buying more chips if he’d go for the pot or using the side pot if he only had a mediocre hand. The bad effect is that he’ll be giving the short stack an unfair advantage. Am I right?

By the way, at Party Poker, as long as you don’t go beyond the table maximum, you can replenish your chips in between hands, but in the middle of a hand it’s a BIG NO!

Thanks and great site!

Warm regards,
Moore
Moore,

A player may not replenish their chips in the middle of a hand. This changes the natural course of action and can even influence action.