I play more suited connectors in earlier positions and call any pocket pair at the beginning of the tournament if it's not raised before me. I try to see cheap flops and make a big, well hidden hand to accumulate a big chunk of chips. This is before I know anything about the table. After observing the table, if it's on the aggressive/loose side I'll tighten up and wait for a hand. If it's tight/passive I'll continue playing my style. I'll steal a little more as well.
In the middle of the tournament my style all depends on my chip stack size in the tournament at the time. I like to tighten up and give myself a chance to make the money if I have a decent chip stack. Once I make the money I loosen up again. But that's just a general strategy I use depending on my situation. I'll loosen up if the table compsition warrants it. If I'm short on chips I'm looking for a hand to double up with. The hand I choose is relative to my stack/BB ratio. If I'm in the top ten chip leaders or so, I'll play a conservative style and try not to risk my chips too often.
The structure of the tourney is important as well. That's why I love PokerStars. They have the best tourney structures in my experience so far.
So much more to say in this general of a question so I'll end this post now before going into late tourney play.
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11-25-05, 08:22 PM
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