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Block up to FT
I hope I am able to generate a convo with this thread that digs a little deeper than "here is my hand, how is my line". I would like to discuss how I approach MTTs and how the previous quote doesn't really help your game.
For me, a MTT is an entire entity. Its not just KQ, AJ, or even a range of hands. Its one big puzzle and each player has a puzzle piece I am trying to take from them to put the whole thing together. I'm sure everyone thinks like this on some line but we can dig a little further.
Each piece of the puzzle is represented by x starting stack (I'll use 180s as an example). In the 180s we start with 1500 chips, so 1500 = to 1 puzzle piece, and there are 180 starting puzzle pieces. As the tourney continues, players begin to collect pieces until someone has taken all 180 sections and completed their own full puzzle. Once this is done, the tourney is over and there can only be 1 winner who can see the whole picture.
I always keep this is my mind as I go. My goal is not to collect chips but to collect as many blocks of the puzzle as I can. Chips for the most part are too small of a fraction and I can find it difficult to range bet sizes based on that. For me, it is much easier to do it by pieces of the puzzle.
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