Just wondering when it is that you guys start loosening up your calling range (i.e. what stack / blind ratio) and by how much.
Was just multi tabling $3.25 45 man sit n go turbo, came second twice being fairly tight (not really calling anything with less than AQ 99+), It worked well most of the time, sometimes it would lead me to become short stacked and lead me to claw back up with coinflips and blind steals.
It was surprising though how many times a re raise would cause these blokes to fold...
Came second twice, placed in the other two (like 6 - 7).
Would you say paying the extra 15 cents is worth it to not play in the turbo? (stars rake is 15 cents higher in non turbos), the turbos do seem like a fair bit of a crapshoot.
EDIT: I was also wondering about your bankroll management strategies, have you guys plateaued and taking out almost all profits into your bank account, or are you constantly increasing the size of your buy in (i.e. do you have plans to move on above and beyond $75 45 man sit n gos Fjones)
I started with $50 2 nights ago and am up to $120, that is in no small part due to luck, and I'm thinking of taking out the initial 50 and then going from there. 100 FPP down, 400 to go for my bonus too.
loosening up the calling range shouldn't happen until pretty mate in the game. Calling = bad. betting and raising = good.
Why call other people's bets? What does that do?
"Hi, here, take my chips, I don't want them."
"came second twice being fairly tight (not really calling anything with less than AQ 99+), It worked well most of the time, sometimes it would lead me to become short stacked and lead me to claw back up with coinflips and blind steals."
MOST of the time it will leave you short stacked and clawing back with coinflips and stealing. That's the way short stacked fast paces SNGS work online.
"Would you say paying the extra 15 cents is worth it to not play in the turbo? (stars rake is 15 cents higher in non turbos), the turbos do seem like a fair bit of a crapshoot."
YES to not playing turbos, and AGREED about crapshoots.
"I started with $50 2 nights ago and am up to $120, that is in no small part due to luck, and I'm thinking of taking out the initial 50 and then going from there. 100 FPP down, 400 to go for my bonus too.[/QUOTE]"
This makes no sense. You are playing $3.50 games with 45 people, with only 35 buy-ins, and you want to take out almost half your bankroll? The amount you have in there now isn't enough.
You said to yourself, "in so small part because of luck." So, you take $50 out and then get unlucky, and have no roll left.
"EDIT: I was also wondering about your bankroll management strategies, have you guys plateaued and taking out almost all profits into your bank account, or are you constantly increasing the size of your buy in (i.e. do you have plans to move on above and beyond $75 45 man sit n gos Fjones)"
They do not have higher than $75. I wish they did.
A bankroll must be sufficient such that you never go broke.
So, if you are playing STTs, 30 buy-ins is a good bankroll....if you want to go broke.
If you are playing 45 mans SNGS, 50 buy-ins is a good bankroll.... If you want to go broke.
If you are playing large multi-table tournaments... well, that's nto even in the bankroll discussion, because there really isn't a long term for those.
For STTs, I would recommend 50 buy-ins MINIMUM. For 45 man sngs, I would say 100 at least, preferably more.
