My short stack game is so terrible

liyahjames · #1 () 03-23-2008, 01:15 AM

Whenever I make a crucial mistake, I always end up going out nearly right after the mistake. A few minutes ago, I was playing in a tournament on Pokerstars, and I was critically short stacked. The blinds were 500/1000 and the antes were 100, I had a little over 2000 in chips with maybe 3-4 hands until the big blind hit me when K10 off suit came my way. It was a difficult debate, because as it is my favorite hand suited, it’s still a moderate hand (and with a full table of nine it can be less than a moderate hand), but I know that with only a few hands left until being blinded out I should make my push with the next moderate hand. My mistake was folding, and not just because the flop was KKT, but because I had just told myself prier to that in order to improve my short stack game I need to start taking those risk with the moderate hands.

piv · #2 () 03-23-2008, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liyahjames

Whenever I make a crucial mistake, I always end up going out nearly right after the mistake. A few minutes ago, I was playing in a tournament on Pokerstars, and I was critically short stacked. The blinds were 500/1000 and the antes were 100, I had a little over 2000 in chips with maybe 3-4 hands until the big blind hit me when K10 off suit came my way. It was a difficult debate, because as it is my favorite hand suited, it’s still a moderate hand (and with a full table of nine it can be less than a moderate hand), but I know that with only a few hands left until being blinded out I should make my push with the next moderate hand. My mistake was folding, and not just because the flop was KKT, but because I had just told myself prier to that in order to improve my short stack game I need to start taking those risk with the moderate hands.

no

Kayos · #3 () 03-23-2008, 03:01 AM

You should never let yourself get into a position where you only have 2 bb 6-8 is my breaking point.

KRE8R · #4 () 03-23-2008, 10:19 AM

With a 2k stack, blinds of 500/1000, and 100 antes I am shoving 72o.

youngplayer9 · #5 () 03-23-2008, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KRE8R

With a 2k stack, blinds of 500/1000, and 100 antes I am calling with 72o.

Tournaments over.

liyahjames · #6 () 03-23-2008, 06:52 PM

Haha, I'm from Portland as well.

piv · #7 () 03-23-2008, 07:41 PM

gross

KRE8R · #8 () 03-23-2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liyahjames

Haha, I'm from Portland as well.

Where abouts?

jakoro · #9 () 03-26-2008, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liyahjames

Whenever I make a crucial mistake, I always end up going out nearly right after the mistake. A few minutes ago, I was playing in a tournament on Pokerstars, and I was critically short stacked. The blinds were 500/1000 and the antes were 100, I had a little over 2000 in chips with maybe 3-4 hands until the big blind hit me when K10 off suit came my way. It was a difficult debate, because as it is my favorite hand suited, it’s still a moderate hand (and with a full table of nine it can be less than a moderate hand), but I know that with only a few hands left until being blinded out I should make my push with the next moderate hand. My mistake was folding, and not just because the flop was KKT, but because I had just told myself prier to that in order to improve my short stack game I need to start taking those risk with the moderate hands.

As you are a poker player so I will suggest you to always avoid this condition.

MJPerry · #10 () 03-26-2008, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liyahjames

My short stack game is so terrible

Yes. Yes it is.