| Re: Pre-flop Tournament Play Interesting perspectives. I think I play much tighter than the two of you based upon the type of hands you discuss playing pre-flop. In a tourney, unless I have very good knowledge of the types of players I'm up against, I play a lot of straight, tight, a-b-c poker, which in my mind means playing good hands. It's boring, but effective.
In the game I play - lot of limpers pre-flop - lot of limpers with fairly strong hands - I find that you can wait and wait and basically fold your way into the money. Granted these are small 8-14 man tourneys, but still. You wait for a premium hand, play it strong and, hopefully, get paid.
The one thing that still amazes me is - never underestimate your opponent! I have a very tight/aggressive image with the group of guys I play with and at a full table I will still get two callers when I raise out of position. It's crazy, but it happens. |