Am I really a moron?

[losttrem]

Hey folks,

I got a question. Lately I've been playing a lot of 2-table Turbo SnGs at Stars. (1,50+25). And so far I have been doing pretty well. I start out playing extremely tight and try to pick up a few easy pots and wait for the big hand to double me up. In the first three levels I usually play less than 20% of my hands. As the blinds increase I loosen up a bit, but not very much. When I have reached the final table I stay tight until the blinds are 200/400. Then I start to push quite a lot from the button and the small blind. Finally when it gets down to 4 or 5-handed (depending on chipcounts) I transform into quite a maniac. If I have the chiplead I push with a really wide range of hands (every face card is just fine), telling my opponents, that they have to play for their whole stack if they want to play. At this time no one wants to got out next. I push with just about every hand (even 72o) if their is someone with a really really small stack at the table and I am up against a middle stack.

Now my question. Tonight I finished third in a SnG. After I was busted the other two chatted about what a moron I was and how glad they are I was out. That is actually a good sign isn't it? It means I pushed them off of some hands they wanted to play and stole some blinds they wanted to steal, doesnt it?

[AHiltz]

Yep

and a 25 rake on a 150 game is large

[losttrem]

I know, but I didnt have too much of a bankroll to start with, so I am trying to grind my way up till I am properly rolled for 5 + .50.

And by the way "Yep, you are right" or "Yep, you are a moron"?

[AHiltz]

yep

BAWHAHAHHAHAHHA

[AHiltz]

Anytime you can get people to play differently and in a more -EV fashion you win. You are not a moron.

[Harry]

You play goot!

[ekillian]

Sounds like a fine way to play. But be ready to tighten up a little if you think you're playing with people who'll call with weak face cards of their own.

[spoonitnow]

Don't forget about the $3.40s.

[pokerroomace]

sounds like you play a good style of sng poker to me.

and, no, you are not a moron. it sounds you played like a king and got a bit unlucky not to win.

i used to play like that at paradise and i did really well at the sngs there. i need to go carry on playing there. at other sites like pokerroom or fulltilt or holdempoker it's hard to play so aggressively when the blinds get big. because they don't really get big enough quick enough