Hi,

Just this morning, I played in a game that offers a huge pots and with a modest entry fee. If I could remember it right, the game was a $50 buy in and actually has a time limit. It allowed 12 to 20 players back then with around four hours playing time. At mid part, tables should be combined along with the three or four chip leaders.

Well, I must admit, the problems came from by the game setup itself as well as from other players. Specifically, I find playing with time limit difficult. And one thing I noticed, players have been placing their money in the pot then without considering if they have terrible hands with bad position or not.

Any piece of advice? Do you have any strategy to share with me or I’ll just stop playing at those plays with time limit?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Kit Weaver
Kit,

In tournaments you have to adjust your play to account for the increase in blinds. Sometimes you have to loosen your requirements and also steal blinds more. I would loosen your requirements in later position and try and steal more blinds from your opponents.

Of course, if games with time limits and rising blinds bother you, you can always switch to cash games. Many people prefer cash games. There is nothing wrong with that. Some of the top pros in the world primarily play cash games.