I moved up from the $22 STTs to the $33s. Ever since I've been fucked up the arse the whole time.

I don't know if it is me or bad luck but I'm begining to suspect that it is at least inpart down to myself.


What I keep finding is that one of these scenarios happens.

1) I play tight early on, don't gain many chips then go out on a 50/50 once the blinds have increased to push/fold levels.

2) I play a few hands to try and build up and get screwed.

3) I play a few hands to build up, succeed and then...

3a) I get my big stack blinded down by steals then go out on a 50/50

3b) I continue to see a few hands bully people and eventually loose a big hand then go out on a blind steal or 50/50.

I think at the moment I am not winning my 50/50s but still, having to go on a 50/50 every tourney cannot be the best way to go, surely there is a better strategy out there.

Is anyone here consistantly beating the $33 and above STTs? If so I'd really like some strategy advice.

Thanks.

1) seletive aggression
2) punishing stealers every so often with a reraise
3) not calling coinflip situations

What site are you playing? What's the blind structure? How many of what types are you usually facing?

I used to play the $55's a lot on UB, but that structure is amazing. Now, the place is a tough site. SNG's everywhere have tightened up. I'll sit in a $22 to pass time and I know the $55's weren't that tough a year or so ago. Honestly, I'd say if you were doing so well at the $22's, why stop? Good money can be made there. Just play 1 $33 on a great day or something.

Originally Posted by Av8tor009

2) punishing stealers every so often with a reraise

Presumably you need a hand to do this? If not how do you know when it's a steal and when it's a genuine hand?

Originally Posted by Av8tor009

3) not calling coinflip situations

I don't generally call to get into these coin flips, or if I do I don't realise they are coin flips until they show.

for example.

I'm the shortie, 5 people left I get AK, UTG raises to 1/3 of my stack. I push all in he shows QQ and I'm done.

again I'm the shortie, 4 people left I'm on the button with 77, make a push/steal and get called by AK, Ace on board and I'm done.

Or, I'm second shortie, 6 people left, folded to me in the cut-off, I push steal with 88, get called by AQ, queen on the river and I'm done again.

These are three hands that happend to me last night, are any of these bad plays?

Originally Posted by Lamby100

What I keep finding is that one of these scenarios happens.

1) I play tight early on

Sounds good I play the same. Since you're probably facing random opponents, I don't see any other way to play that could be +EV.

Originally Posted by Lamby100

3a) I get my big stack blinded down by steals then go out on a 50/50

That can happen if you get garbage and/or unlucky. I managed to even bubble once where I was CL fourhanded. However I did find major flaws in my play here.

Best you just post some HHs where you're unsure