Playing the big stack

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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Darren B » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:06 pm

muzzington wrote:I avoid getting a big stack to begin with. It's hard, but somehow I manage to keep my stack low.


You're my hero Muzz :D
Love the way you play. Sounds like my strategy :D
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby BigPete33 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:06 pm

Luke05(Jamo) wrote:
here is a big **** up 4th brake at states i was chip leader with 101k with like 30 people left and got knocked out in 22nd.



I would just like to point out that I was right LOL :D
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby BigPete33 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:08 pm

bennymacca wrote:all of the above comments are very true.

what i meant was that if you start thinking about what you are or arent doing when you have a lot of chips, then you tend to over analyse things and make bad calls, i.e make too many loose calls because you made a conscious decision to loosen up and play more hands, or alternatively you go into your shell and throw ur top pair to a river bluff when your read tells you to play it.

does that make more sense?


I think a lot of players are calling when they have a big stack just because they can afford to. It's not the worst idea necessarily (or the best) but they're hardly in a position to complain then if they start bleeding chips. Particularly if it was bad play that got them the big stack to begin with.
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Garth Kay » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:11 pm

Big Stack play should never equal calling with a wider range of hand.
Sometimes it can be raising and re raising with a wider range of opening hands than you normally would.
Chips=bullets. The army with the most bullets will eventually win, unless they can't aim correctly.
Keep firing and pushing people off pots, put lesser stacks to the test again and again and while your at it pray for some luck.
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby RickM » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:16 pm

it's each to their own
I always either go on tilt or pretend to go on tilt.
works or hurts
The best trick the devil ever pulled was making you believe he didn't exist.
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Ondie J » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:18 pm

I just pretend like I can play cards and seem to get by ok.
Will dance for your chips!
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Luke05(Jamo) » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:28 pm

BigPete33 wrote:
Luke05(Jamo) wrote:
here is a big **** up 4th brake at states i was chip leader with 101k with like 30 people left and got knocked out in 22nd.



I would just like to point out that I was right LOL :D


all u faultpete u suck
What do you mean, thats unrelated!
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby BigPete33 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:31 pm

Personally, I'm blaming your teachers :P
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Garth Kay » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:05 pm

Luke can you do me a favour and re read your psots before you post them. Cheers.
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Re: Playing the big stack

Postby Bacon » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:06 pm

Garth Kay wrote:Luke can you do me a favour and re read your psots before you post them. Cheers.


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