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Title: Rearguard Action Post by: jjandellis on February 08, 2008, 07:23:56 PM Just been felted in the Stars 20k. Down to 180 with the blinds at 150/300.
Shoved caught 2 pair and upto 1000. Then proceeded to keep doubling through with a variety of cr*p and good hands/good calls. Was on 10.5 k (just dropped a bet)...so about average stack... Got me to thinking...am I the only person to take perverse enjoyment out of short stack play???? I have managed to come back from similar on FT to take 2nd the other week. Previously (against admittedly US forces) I've come back from really low stacks to win MTTs. Am I sick for enjoying the challenge/buzz of these comebacks??? Oops..bokked myself...just gone pushing ak into kk... Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: kinboshi on February 08, 2008, 07:28:14 PM Short-stack is the new big-stack.
I'm actually coming round to the idea of playing cash short-stacked. It's definitely interesting... Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: byronkincaid on February 08, 2008, 07:29:45 PM i think every MTT player in the world believes that they play great with a short stack.
Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: Nakor on February 08, 2008, 07:32:42 PM i think every MTT player in the world believes that they play great with a short stack. Some of us get more practice then others. Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: boldie on February 08, 2008, 08:00:40 PM I used to be great at shortstack play...and then I found out that it was only because I was a nit.
Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: gatso on February 08, 2008, 08:10:51 PM shortstack FTW
so much more fun if you're a bit of an action junkey as you get to play any 2. no need for starting hand selection, just shove any unopened pot and there's also the perverse pleasure gained from tilting the CL when you crack his AA Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: Claw75 on February 08, 2008, 08:44:30 PM I'd say most of my best MTT results have come after being very short at some point in the tournament. I cashed in a STT the other day after being down to 20 chips, all in on my small blind at 20/40 with 6 players left :) Was actually chip leader at one point 3 handed :D
Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: amcgrath1uk on February 08, 2008, 11:06:10 PM I love being short stacked.. I don't feel the pressure for some reason
On the old Tribeca mtt's I played a $6 speed, within 3 hands I had 30 chips yet finished 2nd On the old $54 rebuy on a sunday night, I was 82/82 on the bubble, yet finished in the top 20. Admittedly got a huge chuck of luck at one stage just into the money, when I pushed all in with J10 for about 8.3k chips, he'd raised pre to 8k ( on 2k/4k blinds) and he folded which was hilarious.. next hand got dealt rockets and tripped up! Title: Re: Rearguard Action Post by: Grier78 on February 08, 2008, 11:16:57 PM The best thing about being shortstacked is that its hard to make mistakes and very easy to play if you know what you are doing.
You only have to make one decision, to push or not to push. Other players have a harder time of it, do I call? do I isolate? what if someone behind me has a better hand? is he pushing with a pair? |